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How clean are the waterways in our area? If the answer is no, that doesn’t just affect the quality of life in Central Virginia. That’s because rivers and streams in our area eventually empty into the Chesapeake Bay. Pat Calvert of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Chris French of the Rivanna Conservation Society join Rick Moore on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call to talk about the state of the bay, how pollution affects marine life, and potential solutions.
A first person perspective of the Darfur conflict with Mohammed Yahya, founder and president of Damanga Coalition for Democracy and Peace in Darfur. With commentary from Hy Martin a member of the group Students Taking Action Now Darfur, UVa Chapter. See the STAND website for links to how you can get involved.
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Lynn, a heterosexual mother of three, and Rosie, a lesbian mother in an 18-year committed relationship, join Rick Moore on this edition of the Wake-Up Call. They discuss the Marshall-Newman Amendment, and the impact it might have on all Virginians (heterosexual and homosexual alike) if it is passed on election day.
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The 2006 Virginia Film Festival begins this week with the theme “Revelations.” Rick Moore spends this week talking about what audiences can expect with festival director Richard Herskowitz, local filmmaker Paul Wagner and Andy Herz of “Live From the Hook” discuss this year’s festival–it’s theme, and some of the featured films.
You can listen to Herskowitz announcing the line-up during this September news conference.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
Jeanne McCusker, the owner of Home Instead Senior Care; Larry Zippin, the President of the Central and Western Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association; and Ward Campbell, whose spouse has AlzheimerGuv,!v,,us, join Rick Moore to discuss Alzheimer’s and the medical system. Federal funding, private donations, and how you can help people that have been diagnosed are explored. You can call the toll free, national hotline for further information at 1-800-272-3900.
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It’s fundraiser time on the October 1st edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Jackie Bryant is the executive director of Children Youth and Family Services in Charlottesville. Jack Gallagher is on the of the organization’s education coordinators, who teaches a class called “Surviving the Teen Years.” Bryant and Gallagher talk about the history of the non-profit, which exists to serve the needs of children in the community.
Intuitive Analysist Lee Channing takes calls on this weekGuv,!v,,us edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, answering callerGuv,!v,,us questions about life, careers, and general advice. Lee can be contacted at her website, www.spiritsevolving.com, where she also produces a live online radio show of her own.
Shawn Decker is a 31-year-old hemophiliac from rural Virginia diagnosed with H-I-V twenty years ago. He joins Rick Moore on the September 17 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call to discuss his new book, MY PET VIRUS: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure.
Decker was recently profiled in the Hook, and will be speaking at Barnes and Noble in Charlottesville on Tuesday night.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
Charlottesville/Albemarle Chief Public Defender Jim Hingeley visits The Wake-Up Call this week. Jim & Rick discuss the perception of public defenders, the inequality of pay between state-employed prosecutors and defenders and the State’s interpretation of the Gideon v. Wainwright case.
Charlottesville/Albemarle Chief Public Defender Jim Hingeley visits The Wake-Up Call this week. Jim & Rick discuss the perception of public defenders, the inequality of pay between state-employed prosecutors and defenders and the StateGuv,!v,,us interpretation of the Gideon v. Wainwright case.
Can abstinence-only education prevent teen pregnancies? That’s the question discussed on the August 27th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Becky Reid is the grassroots coordinator for Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge. Mary Sullivan is the STD-education coordinator for Charlottesville-Albemarle schools.
On the August 20th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick discusses the controversy surrounding Virginia’s State Climatologist, UVA Professor Patrick Michaels. Prof. Michaels failed to accept his guest invitation, but Kevin Lynch joined in. Kevin has been investigating the concerns regarding Prof. Michaels’ lack of re-appointment since 1980, his conflict of interest between private funding, his state roll, and the professor’s belief that global warming is exaggerated.
For further information on the subject:
Aaron Kessler has the story in the Daily Progress.
Read up on the discussion on cvillenews.com
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The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.