Author: Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call

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Wake-Up Call: Personal Finance with Karin Bonding

Listeners to the June 29, 2008 installment of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore will get a one-hour lesson in personal finance from one of the region’s top experts. Karin Bonding teaches a personal finance course at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She answers calls from listeners about how to maintaining a good credit score, the importance of taking responsibility for finances in troubled times and the best way to use your economic stiumulus check.

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Wake-Up Call: Father’s Day

On a special Father’s Day edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick talks to three local dads about the challenges of raising children in the modern world, including dating, dealing with contemporary issues, mortality, and alternative lifestyles. What about alcohol? Drug use? Going off to college? Find out what these three dads have to say about their experiences, worries, and hopes about their children.

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Wake-Up Call: No-Kill Animal Shelters

On this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, three board members of the Almost Home Pet Adoption Center, join Rick in the studio to talk about No-Kill animal shelters. Bette Grahame, Sarah Landon, and Tedi Wright discuss topics such as spay and neutering, volunteering at the shelter, and how else individuals can help. What are the ethics surrounding euthanasia? What are the alternatives? How should you protect your animals from the recent heat wave? Find out the answers to all these questions, only on the Wake-Up Call. Callers also chime in with their questions and comments.

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Wake-Up Call: Living With Alzheimer’s

This week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore is a discussion about Alzheimer’s – what it is, how to catch it, and what to expect in those that have it. Sue Friedman is the President of the Central and Western Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and joins Rick in the studio to answer questions about the disease. Why does it occur? How can you distinguish normal age-related memory loss from more serioius concerns such as Alzheimer’s? A mother also relates her experiences dealing with dementia, which both her parents suffered from.

For more information about the disease, you can visit the National Alzheimer’s Association’s website, or the website for the local chapter for Central Virginia. You can also call 1-800-272-3900 to be connected to the National hotline for the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Wake-Up Call: The 2008 Presidential Election

This week’s edition of WNRN’s Wake-Up Call is a discussion about politics – specificially the 2008 Presidential Race. Three guests: Bonnie, Thalia, and Jim, give their opinions on questions such as, “Should Clinton drop out?” “Which Democratic candidate would do better against McCain?” and “How does ageism/racism/genderism play into the equation?”

The conversation then moves to each candidate’s specific policies. How does each one stand on domestic affairs? Foreign policy? What policies are popular with the voters? They also discuss the college vote – what college-age voters care about, and how that could affect the general election this November. Callers also chime in with their opinions on the issues.

Plus, how did you feel about the discussion? Post your comments on the show and let us know!

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Mental Health: Treatment and Recovery

Mental health is the topic of this week’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN. Paul Patrick, a founder of On Our Own, and Frank Blankenship of MindFreedom International, both Mental Health Advocacy groups, join host Rick Moore in the studio. They also consider themselves to be psychiatric survivors, having both been forcibly committed to mental health hospitals. The conversation starts off with the $42 million mental health bill Governor Kaine signed into law last month, and moves on to a discussion about prescription drugs, and their long-term effects. Do Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors (used to treat depression) help or harm the patient? What do psychiatric professionals have to say about it?

The guests and callers also talk about the road to recovery for those with mental health issues – what role do drugs and hostipal committment play in the process? What about more extreme treatments, such as shock therapy?

Find out what members of the community think about these questions, and leave your own responses to the show by commenting after you listen!

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What It’s Like to Be a Mom

This week is a special Mother’s Day edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Two mothers joins host Rick Moore in the studio to talk about what it’s like to be a mom, and how they raised their kids. Vicky – a mother of three, and Molly – who has two children, answer questions about raising children: setting limits, letting go when they leave for college, and even in-vitro fertilization. How do you set a balance between leniency and being strict? What about trusting them to make their own decisions? Callers also chime in with their own questions for the resident moms. Find out what they have to say, only on the Wake-Up Call!

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Wake-Up Call: Local Mysteries

On this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Barbara Nordin, who has written articles for the Hook and the C-Ville, speaks with host Rick Moore about three local mysteries. From the dissappearance of Judy Jones in 1969, to the deaths of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in 1996, to Pat Collins in 1986, Barbara asks the question: What happened to these women? Find out what the experts think, only on the Wake-Up Call.

You can participate in the Wake-Up Call by calling in yourself! The show is broadcast live from 11AM-Noon every Sunday morning – listen and call in by dialing 434-979-0919, or long distance 1-877-967-6762.

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Smart Beginnings: The Importance of Early Education

Smart Beginnings is a program in Central Virginia (1 of 4 in the state) sponsored by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of education provided to pre-K children. Miriam Rushfinn, Kathy Flanders, and Shaele Wood join host Rick Moore in the studio this week to talk about Smart Beginnings, and the importance of quality education early in life. Why is it important to educate children before Kindergarten? Who bears the cost? How can we ensure the quality of the curriculum? Find out the answers to these questions, and find out what parents and community members have to say as they call in with their own questions and comments.

Find out more about Bright Beginning and similar initiatives across the state by visiting their website.

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Exploring Charlottesville’s Earth Week

On this edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Amy Predmore and Tatyanna Patten, Co-Presidents of Charlottesville’s Earth Week, join Rick Moore to talk about the 10-day celebration. Predmore and Patten discuss some of the general trends of the environmental movement, as well as the events coming up locally for Earth Week (which runs April 18-27). From environmental movies to tree plantings and concerts, there are more than a dozen events on the calendar.

The guests also discuss the Discover Transportation Freedom Initiative, a plan to get people to discover alternatives to commuting by car; as well as the effort to popularize Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs.

Amy Predmore says that Earth Week is about “bringing together people who care about change.” If you want to see change, you can get involved by donating or attending Earth Week events. For more information, you can contact Earth Week on their website.

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How Declining Bee Populations Affect Virginia

On this week’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Michael Lachance of the Nelson County Virginia Cooperative Extension joins Rick Moore in the studio for a discussion about beekeeping, and the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. From how a colony operates, to how to get started in beekeeping, Lachance dispels common bee myths and dishes out everything you wanted to know about beekeeping. Members of the community also call in with their own questions about bees and the law, disease, and safety.

Plus, did you know that the US Postal Service delivers bees through the mail? Or that drone bees don’t have stingers? Learn more interesting facts about bees, only on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call!