Category: Wake-Up Call

Chad Zikaib of Jefferson Vineyards and Shannon Rooke of Whitehall Vineyards talk about the science and art of producing wine in Virginia and selling it around the world. They also discuss the new legislation restricting the sale of wine.

On this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, David Izakowitz, an attorney with McGuire-Woods, and Libby Whitley with Mid-Atlantic Solutions discuss the topic of immigration in the US. Some of the topics covered were border security, so-called “chain immigration,” and the different ways to get green cards. There are currently about 12 million immigrants in the United States without citizenship – what would happen to our lives if they were forced to leave? To our economy?

Rick opens the show with a monologue about dealing with loss.

This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore speaks with Reid Nagle – the Chairman and founder of SNL Financial, a information and research firm for the financial sector, with headquarters based in Charlottesville. SNL turns 20 years old this year, and Nagle discusses how his company went from a start-up business struggling to make a profit, to the global firm that it is today with over 700 employees worldwide. They also talk about some of the unique aspects of SNL Financial, such as the almost-absent dress code, and why the company chose Charlottesville for its home.

On this June 3rd edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore talks with Bob Gibson, a political writer for the Daily Progress, about the decades-old issue of Charlottesville and Albemarle merging several of their public services. The idea is that certain issues such as poverty and unemployment cannot be solved by either locality’s government alone, and need to team up to tackle them. How far would a merger go?

Gibson also comments on yesterday’s Democratic candidate nominations for city council. Satyendra Huja, Holly Edwards and Mayor David Brown were selected for the Democratic ticket for this fall’s election – why were these three chosen out of the five candidates? How do they stand on the issue of county-city mergers? Find out, only on the Wake-Up Call.

Organizers of the first Festival of the Photograph Nick Nichols and Andrew Owens join Rick in the studio this morning to discuss the event, which will take place June 7-9. Some topics discussed include how the idea for the festival came about, what events will be available to the public, and “YourSpace” – a place where all festival guests can display their own work. Events will include exhibits at the Charlottesville Pavilion and Warehouse IX, as well as screenings of short films by several of the festival’s photographers. More information can be found of the festival’s website.

Passes for the 3-day event are $99, or $50 for high school and college students. Gallery events are free of charge.

On this special Mother’s Day edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, local moms Katie Whittier and Nola Miller join Rick in the studio to talk about all things mom. What are the differences between bringing up boys and girls? Some topics discussed are whether children of different genders should be raised differently, the troubles empty-nest moms experience, and what exactly makes a great mom. Callers go on air to reminisce about their moms, and Rick starts off the show by calling his own mom on the golf course.

This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, Todd Barnett of the Field School of Charlottesville speaks about his all-boys middle school scheduled to open this fall. Callers discuss the benefits and disadvantages of single-sex education for boys, and how the Field School will attempt to cater to boys’ unique needs. Barnett also talks about the difficulties in starting up a school from scratch: the financial needs, attracting teachers, and recruiting students.

The Field School will hold an information session at the Village School on May 19th at 2:00 PM.

This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore and Professor Emeritus R. K. Ramazani at the University of Virginia discuss the topic of Iran, and the public and foreign policies of that nation. They open things off by talking about the recent seizure of 15 British sailors by the Iran Revolutionary Guard. Why did they do it, and what should it be called? A kidnapping? An arrest? The professor, himself born in Iran, speaks about the interaction between Middle Eastern nations, as well as how our own foreign policy ties into that interaction.

Rick opens the show with a brief statement about the tragedy at Virginia Tech last week.

This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, we discuss local recreational sports such as soccer and football, and the dangers of withholding needed funds from organizations like SOCA (the Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle). Dan Rosensweig, the Director of Coaching at SOCA, David Dean from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Youth Football League, and Angie McHugh of the Jefferson Swim League joined Rick Moore in the studio to explain the benefits of non-competitive community sport teams.

Rick opened the show with at tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away last Wednesday.

On this Easter Sunday edition of the Wake-Up Call, intuitive analyst Lee Channing joins Rick Moore to discuss callers’ careers, relationships, and general energy. People had questions about what paths to take in their lives – Lee gives them advice about where to turn and how best to deal with crossroads in their lives. Lee also hosts her own weekly online radio show every Friday at noon.

This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, Dr. Vito Perriello – a pediatric physician, and Bob Rannigan – a professional counselor, join Rick to discuss behavioral disorders in kids and teenagers. With ADHD and ADD, society has seen more and more diagnoses in recent years than ever before. Perriello and Rannigan discuss possible reasons for the higher prevalence of these disorders, as well as the different treatments currently available. Are learning disabilities such as ADHD learned in childhood, or are they present at birth? Listen in on some of the current theories on this edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call.