Tune in! We Sound So Good
Many of the programmers you are hearing on the new WGDR/WGDH schedule, at our May meeting.
New voices are on the air at Central Vermont Community Radio. We just completed the biggest schedule change in a long time and we are feeling really excited about it. This revamped schedule has returned the schedule to a majority of live and local programming. By June the entire new schedule will be live.
This new schedule more than doubles the number of locally made programs, from 23 to 51 shows, with 34 of these local shows live. We also took the schedule from 66 total shows (with lots of reruns) to 103, each with one airtime per week.
The Programming Committee carefully curated program selection, in addition to approving 27 new shows, they ensured that we continue to air many of the long-loved national shows like Letters & Politics, Sprouts, UpFront Soul, All Mixed Up, Democracy Now, and that we added quite a few new syndicated shows.
Our overnights are now transformed into a listening delight with music shows of diverse genres.
Our Monday-Friday early mornings are now “more awesome in the AM” with a balance between news and information and more creative content. This will begin in June by:
Starting the morning news/information programs with the Thom Hartman Program from 5-6 am.
Background Briefing with its mix of interviews and analysis is up next in its current 6-7 am slot.
We’ll then add new local and Vermont-made creative content, including Rumble Strip and Write the Book, in the 7-8 am slots.
We’ll finish the start of the day with the live broadcast of Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now from 8 am-9 am.
These changes are reflective of the Program Committee’s goal to present favorite national shows as well as prioritizing locally made content. Rumble Strip, produced by Erica Heilman, is a Peabody Award-winning show that features powerful and personal stories from everyday Vermonters. Write the Book by host Shelagh Shapiro offers wide-ranging interviews with authors about their work and their creative process. These morning adjustments were made after the feedback we got from listeners on our previous schedule changes.
Check Out All the New Shows, Local & Syndicated
New & Returning Locally-Made Programs
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The Immanent Grove w/ Conni Mags - cultural music, traditions, and stories that celebrate diversity and will entertain.
The Revel Level w/ Emma Manion-Kohr - a music show with a variety of music to make you dance.
Kaleidoscope w/ Will Ibey - a youth-programmed music show of progressive rock and beyond.
Blluminations w/ Stefanie Lingenfelter - a talk show focusing on healing, plant medicine, and more through interviews and music.
*Returning on the air & live! Magpie in the Morning w/ Delia Gillen - a music show with world, folk, cajun, and bluegrass.
Theme Time Radio w/ Sydonia Axis - themed shows with poems, musings, and music from all parts of the world.
Gilded Splinters w/ Kevin Titterton - a free-form music show with experimental, obscure psych rock, ambient and global sounds.
Borderlands w/ Stefan Nickum - dance music, from house to electronic music, celebrating club culture sounds.
Deep Blues w/ Les Mawson -a music show keeping the love of blues alive.
All the Crooked Saints w/ DJ Sacramento - A music show featuring covers and educational content on themes and topics of the day.
Get Fresh with DJ Llu - new music focus, featuring the latest releases in rock, R&B, and RPM each week.
*Returning live! Woodwarbler’s Jazzgrass Show w/ Brian Aust - jazz, folk, and more muisc.
Still Life with Club Soda w/ Serena Matt - a variety show of music and talk, focused on community engagement and sharing of resources.
Still Live with Orange Peel Ada Bowman - a variety show of music and talk, focused on community engagement and sharing of resources.
*Returning on the air & live! Women Stirred Radio w/ Merry Gangemi - A talk and interview-based show (returning on the air & live!)
Country Sounds in Modern Music w/ Barry Matthews - a music show focusing on Americana and non-mainstream country.
Rumblestrip w/ Erica Heilman - A Peabody award-winning Vermont-based podcast, telling the stories of Vermonters everyday lives.
August’s Show - a youth-programmed variety of music
Oliva’s Show - a youth-programmed variety of music
The Jive Turkey Show w/ Turkey Joe - a youth-programmed variety of music
Barn Dance Bluegrass w/ Daniel & Kellon Menucci - bluegrass music featuring traditional and local music
Write the Book w/ Shelagh Shaprio - a Vermont-based podcast interviewing Vermont authors.
Bread & Salt w/ Maria Shuman - a story-based show of family oral histories and traditional music.
Pollinator Report w/ Emily Lanxner - a talk show with interviews and other content focused on Vermonters focused on protecting pollinators in our state.
Kitchen Permaculture w/ Rebecca Beidler - a talk show about local and seasonal food, cooking, growing food, and more.
Predictably Unpredictable w/ Chris Buckridge - a music show celebrating creativity and freedom of off-beat expression in genres of rock and beyond.
The Metal Edge w/ Willis Pratt (returning on the air!) - a music show featuring rock and heavy rock.
Hoi Polloi w/ Damien Taylor - a variety show of music and talk focusing on activism and the issues of our day.
The weather with Bob has also returned to its former schedule, Monday-Friday live at 9am and Sundays live at 7am.
Continuing Locally-Made Programs
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Curse of the Golden Turnip w/ Alan LePage and Steven Farnham
Transformational Listening w/ Dennis Darrah
Thought Pasture w/ Maura Quinn
Spanning the Chasm w/ Peter Goreau
Bon Mot w/ Rick Agran
Personal & Political w/ Stephanie Fraser
Trailing Edge w/ David Ferland
InCommon Sounds w/ Brother B
Gathering Peace w/ Joseph Gainza (returning live!)
The Quilting Hour w/ Maura Quinn or Sasha Thayer
Spawning Stones w/ Ben Bashore
Music as Art w/ Uku Meri
Relocalizing Vermont w/ Carl Etnier
Hittin’ the Note w/ Bill Hahn
Xav Wax w/ Xav Jimenez
Flow Eclectic & Heavy Metal Radio w/ DJ Eben Flow
Magical Mystery Tour w/ Tonio Epstein
Long and Winding Road w/ Dave Tucker (now 3 hours!)
Geezer Rock w/ Jeff Lindholm (now 2 hours and back live!)
The Meltdown w/ KingTone
Amy’s Kids’ Show w/ Amy Hornblas
Boxful of Blues w/ John Foster
Acoustic Harmony w/ Mark Michaelis
The Beatdown w/ Z-Point
New Syndicated Shows
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Food Sleuth - a national program exploring food systems and challenges in the U.S.
Green Bubble Tea - a music show focusing on the music of South-Eastern Asia
Prison Pipeline - a national program about the prison industrial complex
Train to Skaville - a music show focusing on Jamaican music and the genre of ska
Rockin’ the Rez - a syndicated music show of Americana and classic rock from KPRI, a station is owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians.
Dancehall/Reggae Show - a syndicated music show of dancehall beats and reggaeton.
Cafe Chill - a syndicated music show of ambient music.
Soul Star Radio - a syndicated music show of R&B and soul.
All Things Cage - a syndicated music show featuring the music of and inspired by John Cage.
Green St. News - a national program about environmental health
Latin Explosion - a syndicated Latin music show
Modern Jet Set - a syndicated variety music show
Adagio - a syndicated variety music show
Squeakers Sea Castle - a syndicated variety music show
Bike Talk - a national show all about biking and bike culture
Writers Voice - a national show featuring interviews with authors
Continuing Syndicated Shows
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Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Big Picture Science Show
Timeless Oldies Radio Hour
Short Wave Report
Rock Sexy
Out of the Woods
Thom Hartmann Program (1 hour best of)
Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Democracy Now, 8am live show and 6pm daily rerun
Making Contact
Economic Update
Letters & Politics (Monday-Thursday)
Deep Threes
Rising Up with Sonali
Alternative Radio
The Final Straw
All Mixed Up
New Dimensions
And You Don’t Stop
Oldies Time Machine
Indigenous Music
Afronsonic Taxi
Upfront Soul
Baroque and Beyond
Counterspin
Law and Disorder
Peace Talks Radio
Sprouts
This Way Out
TUC Radio
Radio Free Albany Blues Show
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Planetary Radio
The Children’s Hour
Full Moon Hacksaw
Syndicated Shows Retiring
Juke in the Back - Retired due to violation of the DMCA law, a liability we could not risk with broadcasting and streaming the show anymore.
Moccasin Tracks, Dark Side of the Tune - Retired due to frequent technical and length issues.
Explorations - Retired due to no longer providing new content.
Thom Hartmann Programm (3-hour full show, overnights)
Dark Side of the Tune - retired due to technical issues with our new scheduling system
For the Wild - retired by Programming Committee decision
Vets for Peace - retired by Programming Committee decision
Rock Sexy - show retiring in June, by its producer
Feedback on the Schedule
We know that these changes may not please all listeners. However, we’re confident that once you hear about these new shows, you will enjoy the freshness and diversity that it adds to our schedule. It’s a work in progress, and we’ll continue to adjust as the need arises.
We welcome your feedback about our programming at CVCR. You can send an email to the Station Manager, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org and they will pass it on to the Programming Committee.
Thank you for listening.
