Honoring the Legacy of MLK on the Acoustic Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published January 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM EST

Tune in Sunday night for the traditional Acoustic Highway that honors the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. We'll hear from Greg Greenway, Bob Dylan, The Freedom Singers, Greg Greenway, and plenty of others including Janis Ian and her anthem "Black and White" which recounts the era with the lyrics, "We were marching from Montgomery, Alabama, '65
Freedom riders, Jim Crow heroes
Come to keep the faith alive..."
Tune in for a heartfelt tribute to icons of the era on The Highway. Sunday night at 9 on WHRV.

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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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