The Faces Behind the Voices
Bobbie Barajas Classical Music Host, Music Director A 23 year radio veteran, Bobbie Barajas has been WCVE Public Radio's Music Director since March 2000. Her years in Richmond have been spent building our classical music library, developing collaborative efforts with local musicians and arts organizations and bringing back to radio the live concert broadcast. bbarajas@ideastations.org
George Maida “The Electric Croude” Host, Producer Producer George Maida had been on the air in public broadcasting for 25 years. As a part of WCVE Public Radio since 1988 he has produced numerous radio programs from dramas to musical shows including the current nightly Classical Evening and Virginia's longest running eclectic show, “The Electric Croude,” every Saturday night. gmaida@ideastations.org
Peter Solomon Jazz Host, Operations Manager Peter Solomon hosts the jazz program on WCVE Public Radio Monday-Friday evenings from 7-10. He began working as WCVE-FM's Operations Manager and Jazz Host in 1999. He's originally from Statesboro, Georgia. psolomon@ideastations.org
Wayne Farrar News Director and “Morning Edition” anchor Wayne Farrar has been with WCVE Public Radio since 1996, after working as a radio announcer and reporter, newspaper reporter, and public information director. wfarrar@ideastations.org
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The Producer’s Notebook
- Gypsy Roots New CD Release
Richmond’s local Jazz Manouche band, Gypsy Roots is releasing it’s long awaited CD, Chakra Odyssey. In this 20 minute conversation, mixed with musical examples, guitarist Thomas Wakefield explains why the word Chakra, normally associated with Hinduism and Buddhism, has here a Gypsy context.
WCVE Public Radio Blog
- All Things Memphis
For the next two weeks on Time for the Blues (3/21/10 and 3/28/10), John Porter and Henry Cook will feature the music of Memphis, with a focus on Memphis Slim and Elvis Presley.- “Silver Rights” Book Review
March’s Central Booking with Angel Limb focuses on Constance Curry’s “Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family’s Brave Decision to Send Their Children to an All-White School and Claim Their Civil Rights.”- “The Grapes of Wrath” Review
WCVE Public Radio Theatre Critics John Porter (heard during NPR’s All Things Considered) and Joan Tupponce (heard during NPR’s Morning Edition) review this production from Barksdale Willow Lawn and Theatre VCU.