WNRN’s Weekly Public Affairs Program
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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 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.
This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call the conversation is all about the ‘Buy Local, Eat Local’ food scene. Area restaurateurs Kate Collier (Feast!) and Will Richey (Revolutionary Soup) join Melissa Harris and Jennifer Seidel from the new Flavor magazine along with host Rick Moore to discuss independent farms and sustainable agriculture. How do current Virginia laws help the large, industrial food system while hurting area farmers? How is it financially viable for a small restaurant to use better tasting but more expensive foods? Exactly what is a super-model vegetable and why are they to be shunned? What can you do to help this concept continue its growth?
Have you ever wondered how to start your own business? The first edition of the Wake-Up Call in 2008 examines the stories of three local business owners who took the plunge.
Dan Epstein of Eppie’s on the Downtown Mall, Stefanie Marshall of M3 Marshall Contracting and Masonry, and Kirt Gray of Maggie Moo’s discuss some of the hurdles they had to overcome — location, staffing, parking, and regulations set out by the city and county.They also give advice on how you can go about following your passion and starting a business of your own.
