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Follow Our Weekend Program Changes!

August 30, 2011Lisa GrayUncategorizedCandice Agree, classical music, jeffrey freymann-weyr, lauren rico, myelita melton, Sam Van Hallgren, WDAV11 Comments

UPDATED September 9, 2011 — We’re shaking up the weekends on WDAV, starting September 1st! New hosts, new times, new days — update your listening calendar here!

Fridays
7-9 p.m. Carolina Live – Our popular co-production with South Carolina Public Radio moves to Friday nights!

Saturdays
12 mid.-5 a.m. The Early Shift with Lauren Rico
5-7 a.m. The Morning Air with Lauren Rico – we add two more hours of Lauren Rico on Saturdays and Sundays!
7 a.m. -12 noon Classical Music with Mike McKay
8:06 a.m. – Classics for Kids
12 noon-3 p.m. Classical Music with Sam Van Hallgren
3-6 p.m. Classical Music with Candice Agree – New York City radio veteran Candice Agree takes on a WDAV slot of her own.
6-10 p.m. NPR World of Opera
10 p.m. – 12 mid. Concierto

Sundays
12 mid.-5 a.m. The Early Shift with Lauren Rico
5-7 a.m. The Morning Air with Lauren Rico – we add two more hours of Lauren Rico on Saturdays and Sundays!
7-11 a.m. Biscuits and Bach
11 a.m. – Noon Davidson College Presbyterian Church Service
Noon-3 p.m. Classical Music with Myelita Melton – Long-time WDAV staffer Myelita Melton takes over Sunday afternoon music hosting duties.
3-5 p.m. Classical Music with Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr – Jeffrey’s Sunday afternoon spot now shifts from 3 to 5 PM.
5-6 p.m. From the Top – It’s a new day and time for this NPR show that celebrates the energy of America’s kids and the power of classical music!
6-7 p.m. Choral Showcase – same day and time, new personnel! Former WDAV Program Director (and Davidson musician) Theresa Woody takes over as producer and host of Choral Showcase.
7-8 p.m. Pipedreams – same start time but one hour now instead of two.
8 p.m. – 12 mid. Sunday Evening with Tom Burge – CSO trombonist Tom Burge picks up another hour on Sunday evenings, sharing his musical favorites with trademark Aussie charm.

Thank You For Your Support!

March 11, 2011Lisa GrayUncategorizedclassical music, classical public radio, membership, WDAVLeave a comment

On Thursday, March 10th, WDAV wrapped up its Spring 2011 Membership Campaign – 9 hours earlier than expected and more than $11,000 over goal! Thank you to all the volunteers who answered phones. To all the restaurants who donated meals. To all the guests who joined us on-the-air. And to the 1,403 people who are investing more than $196,000 to lend their support to WDAV and classical public radio in this region.

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WDAV to Broadcast Christ Church Cathedral Choir Concert Mar 29

February 24, 2011Lisa GrayUncategorizedchoral, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, classical music, Frank Dominguez, lauren rico, Stephen Darlington, WDAVLeave a comment

Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Oxford, England, begins its 2011 USA/Canada concert tour with first-ever appearances in the Carolinas. On Tuesday, March 29, 2011, the choir performs at Charlotte’s Covenant Presbyterian Church, and WDAV Classical Public Radio will be on-hand to present a live broadcast, beginning at 7 p.m. The next evening, Christ Church Cathedral Choir performs at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, NC. From recordings of these two Charlotte-area concerts, WDAV will produce an Eastertide choral program, to be made available to public radio stations across the country. You can find out more about it at our Eastertide with Christ Church Cathedral Choir page.

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Your First Classical Love

February 14, 2011Lisa GrayUncategorizedclassical music, Frank Dominguez, jeffrey freymann-weyr, Jennifer Foster, my first classical love, WDAVLeave a comment

What was your first classical love – that first piece of music that “lit your fire” for classical music? Several WDAV staffers share their funny-wacky-touching classical love stories below. Take a listen, and then let us know YOUR first classical love using this form – or by posting your story on the WDAV Facebook page!

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The Charlotte Observer’s Profile of WDAV’s Tom Burge

January 15, 2011Lisa GrayUncategorizedBen Roe, Charlotte Symphony, tom burge, WDAVLeave a comment

Music That Moves Me
By Steven Brown
Posted at Charlotteobserver.com on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010
There’s no other show on WDAV-FM quite like this. Sure, it’s all classical music – liberally defined. Beyond that, it defies definition. Except for this: “This is the music that floats my boat,” the host tells his listeners. “I hope you’ll like it, too.”

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WDAV Presents B24 – the Beethoven Birthday Marathon

December 11, 2010Lisa GrayUncategorizedBeethoven, classical public radio, WDAVLeave a comment

Pity poor Beethoven. Because of WDAV’s traditional December focus on holiday music, the great master’s December 16th birth anniversary has usually been overlooked. But not this year!

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Holiday Meet-Ups with WDAV

November 15, 2010Lisa GrayUncategorizedholiday concert, Jennifer Foster, mike mckay, Rachel Stewart, WDAVLeave a comment

WDAV Classical Public Radio has a number of special broadcasts and events planned this holiday season. Join us!

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WDAV Has Best Membership Campaign Ever – Thank You!

October 15, 2010Lisa GrayUncategorizedclassical public radio, membership, WDAVLeave a comment

Thank you for making WDAV”s 2010 Fall Membership Campaign one of our very best ever. 1,336 contributions, 313 new members, supporting, saluting and sustaining classical public radio to the tune of more than $200,000. Check-out across the globe that gave to WDAV during this campaign. WDAV and wdav.org are here for you on-the-air and online twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Thank you for being there for us!

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