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On the August 8 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Dr. Rosa Atkins, Charlottesville City Schools Superintendent, and Dr. Pam Moran, School Superintendent of Albemarle County. The discussion covers use of technology in schools, funding, parental involvement, and recent changes to the school boards.
On the Aug. 1 2010 edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Pete Ronayne, Dean of Faculty at the Federal Executive Institute about generational differences in the workplace.
On the July 25 Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore speaks with “Kathy”, a long-time teacher (who remains anonymous) about how schools have changed, and not necessarily for the better. Topics includes funding, SOLs, and parental involvement.
Host, Rick Moore speaks with Bill Antholis (managing director and senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, and co-author of the book Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming) about global warming. If this warm weather pattern continues, it can have a negative effect on lifestyles, such as the production of agriculture. Obama has taken necessary steps by establishing the Copenhagen Accord, which has China and India cut back on the greenhouse gases being emitted into the air. Did you know that the people in America are one of the main causes of global warming?!?
On July 11, Host Rick Moore speaks with intuitive analyst, Lee Channing. Channing has had psychic abilities ever since she was a child, and now works as an intuitive analyst for people near and far. Topics such as today’s solar eclipse and how the new moon is a great time to set your intentions for the following month, the different energies in the current oil crisis, personal health, and more.
On the June 27 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Virginia real estate agent and blogger Jim Duncan about the housing market and the new economy.
(We regret that audio for this podcast is no longer available.)
On the June 13 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Mark Maynard, Chief People Officer of the Wintergreen Resort office of Human Resources. Mark relates the difficulties of both hiring and firing staff in the current economic environment, and gives valuable tips to those seeking employment. Also joining in the conversation are Howard Parsons and Stefanie Corman, two professionals currently looking for work in the area, who talk about their own challenges in these times.
John Pringle came by WNRN on June 3rd for an interview with Anne Williams. John played songs from past albums as well as one from his upcoming release “Simple Act”. You can see videos from his visit at youtube.com/WNRNradio
Host Rick Moore talks with Julie Arbelaez, the owner of Peace Frogs in the Barracks Road Shopping Center. She and Rick discuss traveling and the mission of Peace Frogs does.
Peace Frogs works with people to set-up their leisure travel in order to have good experiences. They also talk about how much weather impacts people’s travel plans. Should you get travel insurance?
Host Rick Moore talks with Rodney Thomas (Albemarle County Board of Supervisors) about local politics; taxes, economic development, school funding and emergency services. What needs would justify a tax increase? Doesn’t cutting the County budget affect area families through those lost jobs? How do we keep the schools so strong if we cut the budgets and trim the staff?
On May 16, Rick Moore (host) talked with Brenda Lambert and Dion Lewis and Sean McCord about Charlottesville’s Dialogue on Race. The event’s mission is to to discuss race, racism and diversity while identifying problems and proposing solutions and paths to action. Categories such as education, the economy, culture, the work place, and more were included. Visit the website if you are interested in taking action.
On the May 9 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore marks Mother’s Day first with a call to his own mother, then a look at non-traditional models of mothering with Judy, a grandmother raising her grandson as her own, and Shannon, a single lesbian mother raising two children. The discussion covers challenges of raising children without consistent male role models, the importance of community and extended family, and how to answer difficult questions that children ask.