Acoustic Highway explores the sounds of singer-songwriters. From classic bluegrass and traditional Appalachian ballads to songs of the new folk movement, the program takes the listener on a journey of music that is deep rooted in America. The show proudly features local artists who are invited to perform live from the WHRV studio.
The ocean, the bay, the rivers. For centuries, the water bodies around Coastal Virginia have helped it grow and thrive.
Now, they’re a threat.
It's no longer a question of if some areas will go underwater, but when. People's homes, livelihoods and lifestyles are at risk.
At A Crossroads explores how communities are grappling with this reality.
Throughout the year producers from Another View and reporters from the WHRO Newsroom have been exploring unequal access to basic public services—like education—for certain demographics, and how it affects the local community.
In our most recent event on this topic, moderator Barbara Hamm Lee led a conversation with several distinguished guests and members of the community.
WHRV invites you to explore a layered history featuring real stories about the people, culture, art, events, and human experience that make Hampton Roads unique.
Listen to Out of the Box and you'll hear alternative, Americana, blues, reggae, singer/songwriters, Celtic, Cajun, world beat, electronica, local artists and more...all mixed together by Paul Shugrue who will keep you up to date on all the great new music that's being released but rarely played on the radio anywhere else.
Pickin' On WHRV explores the resurgent interest in traditional and contemporary Bluegrass Music. The program is geared towards both the seasoned and new bluegrass listener. Produced in conjunction with Acoustic Highway the program continues a fine Sunday evening tradition of Americana Music.
Show Tune Cafe ends your week on a high note with an hour of tunes harkening back to the Golden Age of Broadway. You’ll hear from icons like Rodgers & Hammerstein, Julie Andrews, John Raitt, Lerner & Loewe, and Audra McDonald. Every Friday, hear classic songs and forgotten gems with fun insights and anecdotes along the way. Raise your voice and let our lunchtime buffet of Broadway take you away!
The best of Classical Open Mic and Writer’s Block come together to form Sonatas and Stories, a live performance featuring local writers and classical musicians, with hosts Wayla Chambo (WHRO) and Gina Gambony (WHRV).
The performers include members of the Virginia Symphony and the USAF Heritage of America Band, as well as Virginia Wesleyan University faculty and students. You’ll hear music by Piazzolla, Glazunov, Handel, and more, and works by local authors Vivian Teter, Jayla Cross, Laura Bortnick and Larry Edge.
WHRV's Take My Word For It from local author and communications expert, Danny Rubin, aims to give professionals practical career advice to help write, speak and lead with confidence—and he’ll provide these tips in 60 seconds! Perfect timing for the professional workspace where time is often one's greatest asset.
Whether you desire to write a more effective resume, chair a more productive meeting or craft an email that is more likely to be read, Take My Word For It can help!
Watching America invites listeners on a quest to examine and understand the process in which organizations, groups, and individuals ‘do what they do’. Why do we cry? What is financial discrimination? Are too many ‘options’ resulting in an over-stressed population? And when ‘exactly’ did country music stop being country music?
Hosted by British born host Dr. Alan Campbell, Watching America combines interviews, engaging audio, and deep dive talks in to our local and national culture through the eloquent and ever-curious lens of a ‘Brit’ who has spent over two decades ‘figuring it all out’; Watching America.