Wake-Up Call: Brad Sheffield

Brad Sheffield (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks to Albermarle County Supervisor Brad Sheffield. Topics include the grade separated intersection at Rio Road and US 29 and it’s effect on the decision to grade separate at Hydraulic Road.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Wake-Up Call: John Unsworth

John Unsworth

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to the new Dean of Libraries at the University of Virginia, John Unsworth.

John may be the new Dean, but he is not new to the University, having graduated in the 1980s, been a lecturer, and then returned in the 1990s to be the founding director of The Institute for Advanced Technology. John brings a broad background in academic libraries and digital humanities, and spoke broadly about the history of scholarship and his plans for the future of the University Library.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is looking for volunteers.

Wake-Up Call: The 2016 Presidential Election

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks to WPVC Homegrown host Clinton Johnston and station founder Jeff Lenert about the 2016 presidential election. Rick Googles “Trump”, reads Trump tweets and asks how Hillary Clinton thinks it a good idea to hire the woman caught having the DNC knowingly stack the primary against Bernie Sanders.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

Wake-Up Call: Dr. Pam Moran, Albemarle County Schools

Dr. Pam Moran

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Dr. Pam Moran, Superintendent of Schools for Albemarle County. Additional guests Rick Kulow talks about The XQ Institute National Competition and Jim Tierney speaks on the November bond referendum.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

Wake-Up Call: Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville Tomorrow Senior Reporter Sean Tubbs about current events affecting Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

Wake-Up Call: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Barbara Adams, Environmental Activist and Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club Pipeline Specialist about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

According to Adams and Bowers, the proposed pipeline will be 42 inches in diameter, requiring excavation of an 8 to 12-foot-deep trench and the bulldozing of a 125-foot-wide construction corridor straight up and down multiple steep-sided forested mountains. The pipeline will require construction of heavy-duty transport roads and staging areas for large earth-moving equipment and pipeline assembly along with blasting through bedrock, and excavation through streams and wetlands.

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Wake-Up Call: The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Dan Gould talks with Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA Executive Director Jackie Bright about the shelter, its past, present and future. Joining the conversation is Animal Care Manager Ryan Willis, Volunteer Coordinator Samantha Davis and volunteer Sarah Silverstone. The interview was recorded on location at the SPCA shelter on Berkmar Drive in Albemarle County.

Topics include the shelter’s innovative Compassionate Care-A-Van initiative and the personal adoption story of Beau, a stray dog who lived at the shelter for over two years before finding a permanent home.

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Wake-Up Call: Andrew Burrill

Andrew Burrill

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to local entrepreneur Andrew Burrill about his fascinating life story. He grew up as an overweight and lonely child of a single mother in Louisa. Following a series of family tragedies, he lost over 150 pounds, moved to New York and L.A. to start a career as an actor, moved back to Virginia after his mother died, became a writer for the Huffington Post, hosted a TED Talk, graduated from UVA, and has now launched his own small business on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.

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Wake-Up Call: Steve Rosenfield

Steve Rosenfield

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to Steve Rosenfield, a criminal defense attorney and longtime activist in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. In this interview, Steve talks about the forces of his life that brought him to a career in the law, his crusade against the death penalty, and why it is so important to always have good representation if you ever find yourself in court.

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Wake-Up Call: Why are Black Kids Arrested More Often Than White Kids?

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks to journalist Jordy Yager about his story in this week’s C-ville Weekly: Searching for solutions: Why are black kids arrested more often than white kids?

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