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Radio station to play tributes to Donna Summer, Chuck Brown
A local radio station will air a tribute to Donna Summer and Chuck Brown on Thursday night.ViBE 100.1 FM in Lynchburg and 97.7 FM in Roanoke will air a one hour tribute to Brown and Summer starting Thursday night at 8 p.m.Tags: Donna Summer, Entertainment, Radio, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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WDBJ7 Wins Five Virginia Associated Press Awards of Excellence
WDBJ7, Your Hometown News Leader, captured four top spots in the Virginia Associated Press awards of excellence for work produced in 2011. Presented at a luncheon ceremony in Richmond today, both the WDBJ7 First Alert Weather team (Robin Reed, Brent...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Entertainment, The Associated Press, Radio, Bedford County (Virginia)
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House. I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...Tags: Health, Arts and Culture, Lara Logan, Kate Gosselin, Science
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Local radio station launches 'Big Brother' type show
ReporterK-92's Mornin Thang has done plenty of crazy things over the years. But the latest stunt may take the cake. "We'll see next week but this is set up maybe to be the craziest thing we've done," said DJ Danny Meyers. What they're doing is locking six...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Rentals, Reality Television (genre)
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K92 announces its reality show winner
WDBJ7 ReporterRoanoke's version of the hit reality TV show 'Big Brother' is officially over and a winner has been crowned. For the past week, K-92 locked six people in an apartment as part of its 'Get a Life' campaign. As of Friday morning, two contestants remained...Tags: Television Industry
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Prince William's Stewart to announce 2013 lieutenant governor
Republican Corey Stewart is making his widely reported intent to run for lieutenant governor next year official this week. Stewart, the chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, plans to make his formal announcement on Wednesday. He...
Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Regional Authority, Government, Republican Party, Politics
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Black History: The magic of the mic
Anchor/ReporterLee Walker knows a thing or two about working her way up the ladder. She began volunteering at Roanoke's WTOY radio station in 2003. Her first job was cleaning the bathrooms and then working the reception area. Within three years, Walker took on an...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Music, Entertainment, Radio
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Campbell County man turns family home into public Christmas show
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefTo say that Steve Frazier loves Christmas is almost an understatement. "My family gets tired of hearing Christmas music, because I play it year round," said Frazier. The holiday excites him so much, he makes decorating for Christmas a months-long...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Christmas, Concerts
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Super Country 99.9 hosts Bikes for Tykes drive
ReporterSuper Country 99.9 WZBB-FM began its 13th Annual Bikes for Tykes Campaign. Over the past 12 years the Bikes for Tykes program has been able to distribute more that 12,000 new bikes to kids in Franklin, Patrick and Henry Countries and the city of...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Religion and Belief, McDonald's, The Salvation Army, Christianity
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Local radio stations put Whitney Houston in heavy rotation
ReporterLocal fans are showing their love for singer Whitney Houston. Roanoke area radio stations are getting lots of requests from people who want to hear her greatest songs. Since the singer's death Saturday night K92 and VIBE 100 have played Whitney Houston...Tags: Apple iTunes, Music, Entertainment, Radio, Whitney Houston
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Valentine's Day wedding for three K92 couples
reporterLove was in the "in" and "on" the air Tuesday morning. Radio station K-92 hosted a wedding. But, there wasn't just one-couple, there were three! Listeners competed to be married by DJ Danny Meyers of K-92's Mornin' Thang. "This was something that we...Tags: Weddings, Entertainment, Radio
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Justin McLeod's Blog
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Anatomy of a story
Last week, we reported the Roanoke Times was pulling most of its funding for the July 4th celebration in Roanoke, Music for Americans. The story aired on Friday. It prompted a debate in our newsroom and at least one...Tags: Panera Bread Company, Woody Allen, Brad Pitt, Arts and Culture, Rob Thomas
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