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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: Entertainment, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Radio Industry, Donna Summer
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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: The Associated Press, Entertainment, Radio Industry, Bedford County (Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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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: Reality Television (genre), Entertainment, Radio Industry, Rentals
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Students work the radio dial to win a national contest
ReporterSome teenagers have turned off their phones and turned up the radio dial. They're trying to win a nationwide school club round-up contest at William Byrd High School. "Competitive," says student Megan Shell, "We're all out to get each other." So far...Tags: William Byrd, Students, Entertainment, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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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: Entertainment, Music, Radio Industry, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Gov. McDonnell sets the date for Tornado Preparedness Day across the Commonwealth
Last year, 51 tornadoes hit Virginia, the second highest number on record.
To encourage tornado awareness and safety, Governor Bob McDonnell has proclaimed Tuesday, March 20 as Tornado Preparedness Day in the Commonwealth.
Lynchburg Emergency Services...Tags: Entertainment, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Politics, Tornadoes, Bob McDonnell
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Local radio host goes up in the air for a good cause
If you spotted someone sitting by the arch at McDonalds on Thursday, it was not Santa!
Instead radio personality for 99.9 Amy Pendleton was hanging out on a scaffold in Rocky Mount.
The goal was to collect 99 bikes for the Salvation Army by the end of...Tags: Christianity, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, The Salvation Army
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Government agency ready to prepare citizens for magnetic storms
Everyone is familiar with weather systems on earth like rain, wind and snow. But space weather – variable conditions in the space surrounding Earth – has important consequences for our lives inside Earth’s atmosphere. Solar activity...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Radio, Air and Space Accidents, Travel, Environmental Issues
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Road rage incident on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County leads to hammer attack
A North Carolina truck driver is in jail and accused of beating another truck driver with a hammer on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County.
Lewis D. Bumgarner, 34, has been charged with malicious wounding and is being held without bond in the Botetourt...Tags: Entertainment, Prisons, Injuries and Wounds, Prosecution, Vehicles
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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: Entertainment, Music, Radio Industry, Apple iTunes, 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: Entertainment, Radio Industry, Weddings
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Local radio station decides not to play song about a shooting
ReporterIt's a catchy tune that will get your feet stomping. It also could make you shake your fists. Right now "Pumped Up Kicks" is the fourth most popular song played on the radio in the entire country. The lyrics talk about a kid taking his dad's...Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Entertainment, Foster the People (music group), Radio Industry, Television
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