WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call

This week on the Wake-Up Call, two local car mechanics visited the studio to talk with callers about car problems in an hour long “Automobile Discussion.” Steve Bullock and WNRN’s own Rusty Cempre answer questions about prepping your car for the winter season, what to check when buying a used car, and provide other useful information about your car. When should you take your car to a dealership versus an independent mechanic? What types of types of tires are best for your car? Find out the answers to these questions and more, only on the Wake-Up Call.

Host Rick Moore opened the show with a call to Jeanne McCuscker, who runs Home Instead Senior Care, which sponsors the Be a Santa to a Senior charity program.

 

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Andrew Goddard, his son and Virginia Tech student Colin Goddard, and U.Va student and activist Dillon Hauptfuhrer talk about loopholes in gun law, gun violence and its aftereffects. Dillon organizes protests of permissive gun purchase policies as part of a Group of 32 who perform 3 minute public lie ins. The website is www.protesteasyguns.com.

 

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This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Dr. Elizabeth Mumper joins host Rick Moore to talk about Autism in children. Dr. Mumper just opened the Rimland Center in Lynchburg which serves children on the Autistic spectrum and with other behavior/developmental disorders. She goes over some of the problems Autistic children face - such as digestive problems, sleep disorders, and hypersensitivity to touch and sound - and how parents can try to cope with them.

Callers chimed in with their own questions and comments about Autism in general and treatment for the disorder. How do different types of food affect children with Autism? And what about medications? Behavioral Therapy? Find out what a professional thinks about all this and more, only on WNRN’s Wake-Up Call.

 

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Richard Herzkowitz, artistic director of the Virginia Film Festival, talks about decisions and challenges of putting together the film festival each year. Terri Allard gives input on “Kid Pan Alley“, the songwriting of local elementary school children. Celebrity guests, recruitment, unusual acts and stories from the past round out this hour of the Wakeup Call.

 

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This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, House of Delegates Representative David Toscano joins host Bob Gibson to talk Virginia politics. From his own uncontested race, to that of Albemarle District Attourney and Sheriff, Toscano discusses the progress of each race in the area, and how voters are reacting to each candidate’s campaigning. He also goes over some of the issues these elections could be decided on, such as illegal immigration and regional growth.

Toscano dives into the national race near the end of the program, going over the Democratic presidential candidate. With Barack Obama coming to Charlottesville next week, and <a href=”http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/09/24/john-grisham-interviews-hillary-clinton-at-the-paramount/” target=”_blank”>Hillary Clinton having already appeared</a>, who does Virginia want?

 

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This week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore brought out the kid in every listener, with two staff members from the Virginia Discovery Museum in the studio. Peppy Linden, Executive Director of the museum, and Margie Rein, volunteer coordinator, talk about what goes on at their museum on the East end of the Downtown Mall. How do they create exhibits designed for very young children? And how has their relatively small museum managed to rank among the top 50 children’s museums in the country?

The guests also talk about the importance of volunteers to the museum. About 120 volunteers help out throughout the year, including dozens of high school students in their summer program. Volunteers greet visitors, answer questions, set up exhibits, and even play with the kids. Interested in volunteering for 2-3 hours a week? Contact Margie Rein, or visit the museum’s volunteer page.

The Virginia Discovery Museum is open every day except Mondays and major holidays.
Tuesday-Saturday: 10AM - 5PM
Sunday: 1PM - 5PM

 

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