Rick Moore interviews Coy Barefoot
Coy Barefoot joins Rick Moore on a special taped edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Coy and Rick have been working together on and off for years, and this time it’s Coy’s turn to be interviewed.
{ Monthly Archives }
March 2008
Barhoppers bring theatre to the masses
It’s the annual Barhoppers show on this week’s edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call! Members from Offstage Theatre’s Barhoppers 2008 join Rick Moore in the studio to present some samples from their show. The show’s various directors and producers explain what exactly Barhoppers is and how it got started, while the actors perform excerpts from some of the skits - “Automatic Writing,” “Tragic Hero,” “Big Fish, Little Fish,” and “Answer Man.”
Barhoppers is theatre performed in bars - and this year, all seven skits are by local playwright Joel Jones. You can see the show at Rapture for the next two weeks, Sunday through Tuesday, 7:30 at Rapture. The show is open to all ages, though parental discretion is advised. Tonight is the only non-smoking show.
What will a new coal power plant mean?
On the March 9th edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN, two representatives from Appalachian Voices join host Rick Moore to talk about Dominion Virginia’s plans to build a new coal power plant in Southwestern Virginia. Tom Cormons is the director of the Charlottesville offices for Appalachian Voices, and Mike McCoy is a field organizer from Richmond - they discuss the so-called “green” power plant: why it’s important to Dominion Virginia, what makes it “green,” and what it could have on the area.
Callers chime in with their questions about the plant: How many jobs will this provide? Why has this plant been getting so much media attention? What are the pros and cons? Find out all about the proposed power plant, as well as learn about some of the other environmental issues Appalachian Voices deals with - only on the Wake-Up Call!
Express your opinion about the power plan by commenting after the show!
For more information, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has posted links to Dominion’s application for a permit that will explain the company’s attempts to limit air pollution from the facility, including mitigation plans. The facility is known as the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, and the engineering analysis is halfway down the page.
DEQ is taking public comment until March 12.
Dealing with Epilepsy
On this March 2nd, 2008 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Suzanne Bischoff of the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia; and Howard Goodkin, Assistant Professor at UVA’s Department of Neurology, join host Rick Moore for a discussion about Epilepsy. Is medication the only way to treat Epilepsy? What about diet and nutrition, or other less conventional solutions? The guests discuss this, as well as how loved ones of those with Epilepsy deal with the disorder.
They also talk about the stigma associated with Epilepsy, and the challenges Epileptics deal with in many parts of life: dating, socializing, even getting to work. Learn about this “invisible disorder” that affects millions of people every year - only on the Wake-Up Call.
