The Campaign for Youth Justice
On the June 14 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Andy Block of the Charlottesville Legal Aid Justice Center on the Campaign for Youth Justice.
On Pet Adoption
On the June 7 edition of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Bette Graham, Director of the Nelson County Almost Home Pet Adoption Center, and Makena Yarbough, Associate Director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle ASPCA. In conversation and phone calls, Rick discusses the important of adopting shelter animals, how pets end up there, and the Michael Vick controversy.
President Obama’s first four months
On the May 31st episode of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moorse chats with Jim Sofka, adjunct faculty at the Federal Executive Institute, on the many issues facing the freshman Obama administration.
On Medical Marijuana
On the May 17 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Mary Lynn Mathre and Al Byrne of Patients Out of Time (POT), about therapeutic cannibus, or medical marijuana.
Lee Channing, Intuitive Analyst, on Mother’s Day
On the May 10 edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, intuitive analyst Lee Channing drops by to offer her advice to callers on everything from relationships, to school, to jobs and the economy. Some technical issues aside, Lee offers a calming presence and her own brand of wisdom.
The Real Voices of Job Loss
On the May 3 edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick puts real voices on the subject of job loss in today’s economy. Rick first talks with Amelia Williams who recently lost her job as a medical writer with PRA and now freelances at Inkville.biz. Rick also converses with local business owners Stephanie Marshall and Amy Keenan on the difficulties of letting employees go.
On Leadership: Katrina and Iraq
On the April 26 edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick talks with UVA McIntire School Professor Tom Bateman, a specialist in organizational behavior who conducts research on leadership, motivation, decision making, personality, stress, and managerial goals. Professor Bateman recently wrote on article entitled Leading for Results: Brief but powerful lessons from Katrina and Iraq, an examination of how successful leadership can be identified by its impact.
The Meadowcreek Parkway: A Long and Winding Road
On the April 12 edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore opens with a conversation with Ari Daniels of the Earth Week Eco-Fair, scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 18, at the Charlottesville Pavilion, a free event spreading knowledge about how to repair and conserve our environment, with green-minded businesses, government organizations, conservationist societies, local food producers, natural health care practitioners, along with live music, speakers, children’s activities, and more.
Rick then turns to a conversation with John Cruikshank of the the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club and Stratton Sallidis of the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park about efforts to stop the controversial Meadowcreek Parkway, a project to build a road through Charlottesville’s largest public park that has been in the planning stages for 40 years.
Subprime Nation
On the April 5 edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick talks with Herman Schwartz, UVa professor of international relations and author of “Subprime Nation: American Power, Global Capital and the Housing Bubble.” In a wide-ranging discussion covering global lending practices, Prof. Schwartz explains how the entire financial crisis is actually the fault of a single homeowner in Modesto, California.
Blue Star Families of Central VA
On the March 29 edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore returns to talk with Jacqui Cecalupo and Karen Bobbitt of Blue Star Families of Central Virginia, a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-profit and multi-racial group supporting friends and family of those currently serving or who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
