Author: Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call

Lee Channing local area intuitive analyst takes calls from listeners about life, health and future endeavors.

On the Dec. 18 edition of the Wake-Up Call, Santa Claus comes by the station again for his annual visit, along with his elf helper Gabby, to talk to listeners about what they want for Christmas.

On the Dec. 11 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with 99-year-old Dr. Mort Kassel about his life and memories of the 20th century.

On the December 4 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with staff and talent from Charlottesville’s Live Arts Theater. On hand are Live Arts Artistic Director Julie Hamberg and directors Will Rucker and Leslie Baskfield in a far-ranging discussion about why and how to participate in the Central Virginia live theater scene.

On the November 27 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks about Agri-tourism in Central Virginia with Maureen Kelley of the Nelson County Dept. of Economic Development; Hunter Smith of Afton Mountain Vineyards; and Mark Thompson of Starr Hill Brewery. With so many historical and recreational reasons to visit our area, why agricultural? How is agri-tourism more than just dollars spent, but also land saved as part of “Go Green” initiatives? And why is local beer so expensive?

On the Nov. 20 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with members of the Charlottesville Occupy Wall St. movement. Topics included why so many members of the actual 99% may not support the Occupy concept, and what rules and regulations should be changed to reduce economic disparity.

On the Nov. 6 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with UVA Professor of Politics Sidney Milkis on the History of Politics and Elections. Topics included a historical analysis of whether Congress has always been this divided by political party, and similarities between now-President Obama’s 2008 campaign and Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party.

On the Oct. 30 Wake-Up Call, producer Sean McCord steps in as host to talk about this year’s Virginia Film Festival with Festival Director Jody Kielbasa and Associate Programmer and Production Coordinator Wes Harris. The VFF will offer over 100 films over four days, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6, at venues throughout Charlottesville. Jody and Wes talk about some of their favorites, as well as highlights and mini-festivals within the Festival.

The subject is jobs and job hunting on the October 23 Wake-Up Call. Host Rick Moore talks with Elizabeth Bouldin-Clopton, Manager of the Virginia Workforce Center on Hydraulic Road; Galloway Beck, Director of the Charlottesville Dept. of Human Resources; and Joyce Robbins of Robbins Staffing Solutions. Topics included a discussion of how the job market has changed in the last decade, building a strategy for changing careers, and how to ask and answer difficult question such as salary requirements.

On the October 16 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville independent filmmakers Johnny Johnson (Plan 9) and Brian Wimer (Sugar Daddy) about the process of creating films, the Filmmakers Republik, and the 2nd Annual Danger Zombies 5K Run.

On the October 9 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Sue Friedman, President and CEO of the Central and Western Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association about diagnosing, treating, and living with Alzheimer’s.

On the 9/11/2011 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with a parent, a teacher, and an EMS worker about their lives and careers since Sept. 11, 2001.