Celebrating April Birthdays on The Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published April 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM EDT

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Countless talented Americana Artists have April Birthdays and this week's Acoustic Highway is celebrating with an hour-long musical tribute. Tune in to hear the original country outlaws Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Also, music from Dave Mallet, Richard Thompson, and Emmy Lou Harris (who lived in Virginia Beach for a time). Janis Ian and Loretta Lynn also have April Birthdays. It's a jam-packed celebration of April artistic greats. Tune in with your own birthday wish on The Highway. Sunday night at 9 on WHRV.

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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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