Paul Shugrue
Host, Out of the BoxPaul Shugrue has been a Virginia radio personality his entire career, working his way up from his "humble" beginnings at the Virginia Tech student station, WUVT in Blacksburg, through Charlottesville, Richmond and finally Hampton Roads. He has been married over thirty five years to his college sweetheart, a Norfolk native and they have two twenty-something boys.
Paul was Program Director and afternoon host of the now defunct adult rock station "The Coast", which pioneered the commercial "AAA" (Adult Album Alternative) format in Hampton Roads. With it's demise, WHRV becomes the only source for intelligent, adult oriented album rock in Hampton Roads.
You can reach Paul at Paul.Shugrue@whrv.org.
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Nickel Creek is a band that takes their time. Their new album “Celebrants” is their first in nine years. -
The War and Treaty is the husband and wife duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter. On their new album “Lover’s Game” they draw on traditional folk, country, R&B, and spirituals, often combining them all in one song. -
There’s a thin line between blues and soul and Marc Broussard straddles that line on his new album "S.O.S. 4: Blues For Your Soul.” -
The hard charging new album by Lucero “Should’ve Learned By Now” is an antidote to their last couple of albums, tapping into their bar band ethos. -
Joe Louis Walker is a long-time San Francisco bluesman whose newest album, “Weight of the World” is one of his most adventurous. -
Yo La Tengo is one of rock’s most enduring bands. After 38 years their relentless experimentation comes to fruition on their 16th studio album, “This Stupid World,” brilliantly toggling between loud and quiet textures. -
Mark Erelli has been recording since the late 90’s and his new album “Lay Your Darkness Down” is inspired by a recent diagnosis of a degenerative eye disease that could leave him blind. -
Songs about teenage angst are so much more meaningful coming from an actual teenager. Ann Gray is a sixteen-year-old Hampton Roads high school student who’s just released her debut album “The Half of It.” -
Lucky 757's new album “Rockabilly Revival” brings the 1950’s genre kicking and screaming into the 21 st century by recalling the frenetic energy of its pioneering artists. -
Margo Price’s debut album six years ago made her an Americana darling but each subsequent album has defined her more as a traditional rock and roller. "Strays," her fourth release is a synthesis of styles and, more than anything, shows off her abilities a diverse singer songwriter.
