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Wake-Up Call: Harriet Kuhr

Harriet Kuhr

This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with International Rescue Committee Executive Director for Charlottesville Harriet Kuhr about the IRC, its mission, history, process and the current politics of refugee settlement since the Paris attacks.

Harriet Kuhr joined the IRC in Atlanta in 2004 as manager of the program that helps resettled refugees find employment. In 2006, she became the manager of resettlement services, eventually overseeing a staff of some 20 case managers, employment coordinators and logistics specialists. She has been executive director of the IRC in Charlottesville since April 2010.

Her prior work experience includes more than 20 years working in the field of international cultural exchange. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Home Grown

The Charlottesville Podcasting Network is pleased to bring you an all new show. Home Grown discusses the art scene in Charlottesville and beyond. Each week hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to people involved in local art.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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The Mind and Heart Show: Dr. Russ Federman

Dr. Russ Federman

This week WPVC’s Mind and Heart host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks with Charlottesville Clinical Psychologist Dr. Russ Federman about the treatment of bi-polar disorder.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

Mind and Heart is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: Robert Chapel

Robert Chapel

This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord stands in for Rick Moore. In this episode, Sean talks with the University of Virginia’s Robert Chapel about his direction of “Our Town”.

Robert Chapel is professor of Drama and former chair (1990-2005) of the University of Virginia’s Department of Drama. He has been with the Heritage Theater since 1987, first as a stage director, then as managing and stage director and, since 1995, as its producing artistic director. Bob also chaired the Virginia 2020 Commission on the Fine and Performing Arts. In addition, he has served as executive director of the Virginia Film Festival. Bob is currently directing his last play at UVA before retiring, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, which concludes with a 2:00 p.m. matinee today.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Straight Talk: Doris Gelbman

Doris Gelbman

This week WPVC’s Straight Talk host Andri Hakes talks with Charlottesville attorney Doris Gelbman about Elder law. Gelbman’s firm Gelbman Law PLLC is focused exclusively on Elder Law in Central Virginia, including the City of Charlottesville, the surrounding counties and Shenandoah Valley.

Before starting her law firm, Gelbman was a technical and marketing computer analyst for a major international computer manufacturer then later worked in broadcast radio and television. She spent many years traveling to, and living in places all around the globe; learning about other languages and cultures as well as international business practices and technology. At age 37 she went to college, graduating summa cum laude in history and three years later completed law school near the top of her class.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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The Mind and Heart Show: The Psychology of Dieting and Weight Loss

Dr. Jeff Fracher

This week WPVC’s Mind and Heart host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks about the psychology of dieting.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: Carolyn Engelhard

Carolyn Engelhard

This Sunday Carolyn Engelhard joins Rick to talk about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Ms. Engelhard talks about the latest ACA enrollment numbers, who is still not insured and the politics of Medicaid expansion. The Kentucky Governer’s plan to reduce Medicaid expansion and how it will affect 400,000 Kentucky residents is also examined.

Carolyn Engelhard is the Director, Health Policy Program, Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Ms. Engelhard also writes for The Hill, a widely read policy/political source for staffers on The Hill in Washington DC. Her most recent story We Are All on the Government Dole talks about the government’s role in providing health care.

WPVC 94.7 is a FM radio station serving the Charlottesville area. Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard the station plans to serve up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and hip-hop music during the evening hours. If you are interested in becoming a producer with The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call, or in volunteering in general, you can contact the station here.

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Straight Talk: Linda McNeil

WPVC’s Straight Talk is hosted by Charlottesville Lawyer Andri Hakes.

Linda McNeil joins the program today to talk about gender identity and sexual orientation. Ms. McNeil is the Charlottesville Outreach Coordinator at ROSMY.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: WPVC Co-founder Jeff Lenert

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard each Sunday morning on WPVC 94.7.

WPVC co-founder Jeff Lenert joins Rick to talk about Charlottesville’s newest FM radio station WPVC.

WPVC 94.7 is a FM radio station serving the Charlottesville area. Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard the station plans to serve up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and hip-hop music during the evening hours. If you are interested in becoming a producer with The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call, or in volunteering in general, you can contact the station here.

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Straight Talk: Denise Lunsford and Robert Tracci

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On the October 31, 2015 edition of Straight Talk with Andri Hakes on 94.7, the two candidates running for Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney dropped by the studio to answer questions and explain why they want the position. Denise Lunsford (D) is the incumbent seeking a second eight-year term. Robert Tracci (R) is hoping to unseat Lunsford.

(Listener’s note: The audio of the phone calls was not recorded, so we have edited out the silences)

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Wake-Up Call: The Charlottesville Real Estate Market

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard each Sunday morning on WPVC 94.7.

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call mainstay Rick Moore returns to the program’s reboot today. Rick’s guests are Matt Hodges, a loan officer at Presidential Mortgage Group and Jim Duncan, a realtor and partner at Nest Realty. Rick talks with Matt and Jim about the Charlottesville real estate market in 2015.

WPVC 94.7 is a new FM radio station serving the Charlottesville area. Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard the station plans to serve up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and hip-hop music during the evening hours. If you are interested in becoming a producer with The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call, or in volunteering in general, you can contact the station here.

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Wake-Up Call: Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Dede Smith

WPVC 94.7 is a new FM radio station serving the Charlottesville area.

On the inaugural episode of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WPVC, outgoing Charlottesville City Councilor and Vice-Mayor Dede Smith talks about her journey as an elected official, what she learned while serving, and her advice to incoming councilors. This week’s program is hosted by long time Wake-up Call producer Sean McCord who will host the show once per month. Wake-up Call mainstay Rick Moore returns to the program next Sunday.

Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Dede Smith

WPVC 94.7 is a new FM radio station serving the Charlottesville area. Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard the station plans to serve up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and hip-hop music during the evening hours. More on Charlottesville’s newest FM station is here.