We’re About To Sound Even Better!

Friends of WGDR/WGDH -

Late last year we put out a call for new shows and wow did we get a response! Starting in March, you will begin to hear changes to our schedule as we prepare to bring on 25 new locally-made shows.

This is what you, our supporters, have so patiently waited for and what we have dreamt about since we took over ownership of the station. Our ability to train these folks this spring is also a direct result of the fall on-air drive support many of you gave us. Thank you!

How we will sound even better?

• We will more than double our current local lineup going from 23 to 49 locally-made shows.
• Live programming will dramatically increase from the current 15 live shows to 38 by May.
• There will be new genres of music to enjoy including bluegrass, Americana, electronica, jazz, northern traditional music, and international music.
• New local talk shows will expand your listening into family oral histories, local storytelling, local and statewide news, and teach you about permaculture, alternative healing, and more.
• We've got Vermonters of all ages and very varied backgrounds joining us who will help us better tune you into the diverse voices of your community.

We are so grateful to our Programming Committee of John Dillon, Erica Heilman, Tonio Epstein, Dave Tucker, Merry Gangemi, and Mark Michaelis. These folks dutifully reviewed all the show applications and decided who would be a good fit with our station mission.  Thank you to them!

Who are these new programmers?

Show Name	New Programmer	Show Type
Country Sounds in Modern Music	Barry Matthews	Music - country/roots/Americana
TBD	Will Ibey	Music - prog rock
Revel Level	Emma Manion-Kohr	Music - to dance to
Seat of the Pants Radio	Steven Farnham	Talk - guests & call in & discussion
TBD	Serena Matt & Ada Bowman	Talk - discussion, unheard voices, and a mix of music
TBD	Dave Gram	Talk - local news issues, call in
TBD	Delia Gillen	Music - variety
TBD	Daniel & Kellon Mencucci	Music - bluegrass
Blluminations	Stefanie Lingenfelter	Talk - medicinal topics, alternative healing
Gilded Splinters	Kevin Titterton	Music - jazz, freeform rock
TBD	Conni Magnuson	Music - international music & stories
Theme Time Radio Hour	Sydonia Axis	Music - world music & musings
Kitchen Permaculture	Rebecca Beidler	Talk - permaculture and veggie discussions & call-ins
Borderlands	Stefan Nickum	Music - underground electronica
A Northern Tradition	Kevin Dunwoody	Music - northern traditional music
TBD	Willis Pratt	Music - metal
TBD	Richie Walker	Music - variety
TBD	Les Mawson	Music - blues
Bread and Salt	Maria Schumann	Talk - oral history of family and memoirs
TBD	Poa Mutino	Talk - multi-generational conversations
Undercover Lover	Audrey Homan	Music - cover songs
TBD	Barry Zimmer	Talk - variety
TBD	Chris Buckridge	Music - jazz
The Pollinator Report	Emily Lanxner	Talk - pollinator and activism issues, interviews, and call in
TBD Get Fresh with DJ Llu	Damian Taylor Llu Mulvaney-Stanak	Talk - activist news, talk, and music Music - new music releases in rock, hip-hop & RPM

When will we hear it?

New programmers will begin training in March, with special live-on-air "shadow slots" occurring for 3 weeks as part of the process. This is the best way to teach folks the studio and introduce them to listeners. If you catch one of these training shows, please call in and welcome the new folks to the WGDR/WGDH community. They are excited, but also understandably a little nervous. New shows will start appearing in the schedule throughout April, with a full new schedule running by May 1.

Many of our current programmers are helping us train these new folks beyond studio time, mentoring them, teaching them about broadcast rules, and how we collectively make the station a success. We are so grateful to all who are part of making this a warm welcome for new programmers.  

Schedule changes are to begin in March.

• "The Long and Winding Road," with local host Dave Tucker moving to 3 hours, 1-4pm on Fridays.
• "Geezer Rock," with local host Jeff Lindholm, moving to 2 hours and returning live to the airwaves, 4-6pm on Fridays.
• Temporarily we will rerun "Afronsonic Taxi" 1-2pm on Fridays and WGDR/WGDH's "New Music Mix" Saturdays 12-1pm. New local shows will take over these slots by April.
• These changes mean the Friday rerun of "Woodwarbler's Jazzgrass Show" and "Gathering Peace," as well as the Saturday rerun of "Geezer Rock" will retire.
• By April we will also say "see you again soon, thanks for all the tunes" to the long-running music show "InCommon Sounds" with local host Brother B. This great thematic music show has inspired many of our new local shows. We will miss you Brother B and hope to have you back on the air again in the future.
• Once the new schedule kicks in, we will have the beloved "Bob's Weather Watch" return to its prior Monday-Friday 9am and Sunday at 7am regular schedule too.

All Syndicated Programs Are Sticking Around

Even with all this new local programming, we will still have room in the schedule to air all the syndicated shows you have come to enjoy. We had to heavily rely on these shows to help fill the schedule during covid and the station ownership transition. Now, we get to retire runs and adjust the schedule to prioritize locally-made shows during the most listened-to times of the day. The syndicated programming will find new airtimes during the week and all our content can always listen on demand through our archives.

Exciting things are happening on the air at Central Vermont Community Radio.

Stay tuned!

Llu Mulvaney-Stanak

WGDR/WGDH Station Manager

Central Vermont Community Radio is the non-profit managing WGDR/WGDH. Our community-owned stations broadcast at 91.1 FM in the greater Plainfield area, 91.7 FM in the hollows and hills of Hardwick and beyond, and at WGDR.org to the whole world. Our studio is located in Plainfield, Vermont.

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