Wake-Up Call: Sports Writing and UVA Sports

Zach Carey

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with journalist Zach Carey from Streaking The Lawn about University of Virginia sports and sports reporting. The 2021-22 UVA football and basketball seasons are discussed.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Secret Charlottesville

Marijean Oldham

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Marijean Oldham about her new book Secret Charlottesville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Topics include: Baby goat snuggling and the Blue Ridge Tunnel.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Local News Update with Charlottesville Tomorrow

Erin O’Hare (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville Tomorrow Equity Reporter, Erin O’Hare, about recent stories in the local news. Topics include: Charlottesville’s Future Land Use Map and the situation at Midway Manor. Also, Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker’s decision not to run in the November election.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville / Albemarle

Ellen Osborne (left) and Catherine McCall

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Ellen Osborne, Executive Director and Catherine McCall, Citizenship Coordinator, of Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville / Albemarle about their organization’s efforts to help people achieve full literacy. Topics include: Literacy, illiteracy and functional illiteracy and the role of literacy tutors. Also, WordPlay tournaments.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: International Rescue Committee

Harriet Kuhr

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville Executive Director, Harriet Kuhr, about her organization’s efforts to facilitate the immigration of refugees from around the world. Topics include: How refugees are settled in Charlottesville and efforts to settle Afghans in the wake of the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Voting Rights – Past, Present and Future

Kevin Gaines

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with University of Virginia Department of History Professor Kevin Gaines about voting rights in America. Topics include: The effects of Reconstruction and the 15th Amendment on voting rights and an investigation of voting rights today.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: 50th Anniversaries Throughout US Culture

Andrea L. Press (left) and Fiona Greenland

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with University of Virginia Department of Media Studies Professor Andrea L. Press, and University of Virginia Department of Sociology Professor Fiona Greenland about the cultural significance of 50th anniversaries. Topics include a review of some of the biggest media stories of 1971.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Anniversary of Title IX and its Impact on Sports

Bonnie Hagerman

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with University of Virginia Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Professor Bonnie Hagerman, about the role of Title IX on sports. Topics include: The origin of Title IX and pay inequity for female athletes. Also, the progress of female athletics during the almost 50 years since Title IX was established.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Virginia’s Redistricting Plans

Liz White

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with OneVirginia2021 Executive Director Liz White about the implementation of Virginia’s new rules for defining political districts. Topics include: How members of the redistricting panel are selected and inviting the general public to be a part of the process.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Youth and Social Innovation

Melissa Levy (left) and Juliana Parra

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with University of Virginia Program Director and Assistant Professor Melissa Levy and YSI graduate Juliana Parra about the university’s Youth and Social Innovation Program. Topics include: Working with youth in the community and the changing needs of today’s youth.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Global Health Issues

Kathryn Quissell

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Global Public Health Program Director at the University of Virginia Department of Public Health Sciences and Assistant Professor, Kathryn Quissell about some of the global health issues surrounding the COVID pandemic. Topics include: Vaccine passports, mandates and global vaccine equity.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Wake-Up Call: Unsolved Mysteries in the Universe

Allison Costa

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Assistant Scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Visiting Scholar at the University of Virginia, Allison Costa, about some of the as yet unsolved mysteries of the Universe. Topics include: The Big Bang and Black Hole Origin Theories. Also, the role of free will in our understanding of the Universe.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on Real Oldies 97.9 The WREN, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.