Pickin on Whrv: Thankful and Home

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published November 22, 2024 at 12:27 PM EST

Pickin on WHRV celebrates themes of Family and friends with our annual Thanksgiving Show. Tune in for classic first-generation bluegrass from Ralph Stanley, Jimmy Martin, Charlie Moore, The Lilly Brothers, and plenty of others including Red Allen covering the Bill Monroe classic “I’m On My way back to the Old Home.” The track is included in the Lonesome and Blue – the Complete County Recordings release which features classic recordings from Allen’s career. We’ll also kick off our first holiday recordings for the season with Claire Lynch, Del McCoury, and Dave Evans. Your Sunday night go to place for free good bluegrass is on Pickin- 7 pm here on 89.5.

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Barry Graham

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.

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