Fall 2014 Newsletter

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October 2014
Tidbits & Tales
Penn-Jersey Educational Radio Corporation
WDVR-FM Fall Newsletter
Fall Fund
Raising
Oct 5th thru Nov 2nd
Call 609-397-1620 with your
pledge of support or mail the
pledge form on Page 15.
Grantor Spotlight
WDVR Upcoming Concerts
At the Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts Center
522 Route 604, Sergeantsville, NJ
For Tickets Call 609-397-5991
Or online: www.wdvrfm.org
Saturday October 18th
Concert with SiriOm Singh
His music can be heard on The
Sound Alternative and The Independent Stage on WDVR.
A potluck vegetarian dinner will
take place 5-7pm. $15 admission.
You may pay at door. ¶
Saturday December 13th
Travis Wetzel Trio
The Parker Agency
At 7:30pm WDVR hosts an evening of uplifting world/spiritual music
with SiriOm Singh & The HOBO’s.
Gerry Molter is a man with four
guitars and one more on the way.
Over the past five years he has
taught himself guitar, worked on
his singing, and performed in community theatre. You might think he
is a volunteer DJ at WDVR, but he
is actually an owner partner of The
Parker Agency, a full service insurance firm in Flemington, NJ. Molter,
a 28 year veteran of the insurance
industry, has, along with partner
Russell Oakes, owned The Parker
Agency since 2006. They offer life,
health, home, auto insurance and
more for individuals, as well as liability and other coverage for small
SiriOm Singh is a spiritual teacher and Kundalini Yoga instructor,
singer/ songwriter and percussionist,
teaching and performing in The USA
and internationally. SiriOm’s devotional world music
combines mantras
from many traditions with church
hymns, spirituals,
sacred texts and
his own lyrics with
music that is inspired by Jazz,
Gospel, Reggae
and Folk.
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Fiddler extradinaire Travis Wetzel returns to Sergeantsville from
Nashville with his trio and songs
from a forthcoming album. His music
has many folds including bluegrass, jazz, swing, Celtic, Klezmer, Native
American, gospel, country, and classical. Tickets are $15 and the show
starts at 7:30pm with refreshments
served. ¶
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WDVR-FM 89.7
New Shows
These Days
Talk & Interviews
Host Gordon Ward
Alternate Mondays 5-6pm
Gordon Thomas Ward is a nationally recognized presenter, author,
singer songwriter, and musician. He has worked as a ministry programs
director for a church, a history teacher in the classroom, and as a group
transformation facilitator in the experiential education field where he
designed and facilitated team building programs for twenty-two years.
A lifelong artist, Mr. Ward’s works have included songs, books,
speeches, newspaper and magazine articles, interpretive displays, and
poetry. His CD Welcome to the Past contains thirteen, original, acoustic
songs in a folk rock style. Gordon is the author of Life on the Shoulder:
Rediscovery and Inspiration along the Lewis and Clark Trail, a book of
original poetry entitled Windows, and a timeless meditation on the meaning of childhood’s link to history entitled A Bit of Earth. In addition, Mr.
Ward’s many years of experience with the collection of forensic-based
evidence to both dismiss and support claims of hauntings, especially
in historic locations, led to his book Ghosts of Central Jersey. His most
recently published book Tracing Infinity: Bridging the Gap between Earth
and Heaven is more spiritual in nature and deals with sensing and experiencing the divine in the world around us.
Gordon currently resides with his family in Pottersville, New Jersey,
and is proud to be part of the WDVR family. ¶
The Other Side
Sundays 10PM - Midnight
LPaul Martin - host
Initiated in February 2014, The Other Side is an evolving rock & roll
program appealing to fans of both familiar and obscure music. Originally
begun as a rock program that played obscure tunes from familiar artists,
and songs that have passed out of memory, The Other Side now plays
Beatles originals and covers for the first half of the program. The roots for
the Beatles side stem from a DJ For An Hour stint by LPaul over a year
ago. That hour was fostered by Katy Stone on Katy’s Cafe and received
instant positive feedback from her already attentive audience. It seems that
people never get tired of hearing Beatles music. LPaul mines selections
from the myriad covers of Beatle songs from the entirety of the famous
band’s catalog. Not only does there exist a wealth of music now, but new
covers are constantly being recorded both by established stars, and new
artists. This music spans generations and ages and delivers a breath of
fresh air to rock fans everywhere.
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Tidbits &
Tales
A publication of the Penn-Jersey
Educational Radio Corporation.
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Phone: 609-397-1620
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Design Production: Carla Van Dyk
and Skyborough Group
WDVR is solely responsible for the content
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WDVR Thanks Its
15 Second Spot
Underwriters:
Artisan Interiors -
908-797-0905
Belon Appraisal Group – 610-923-6952
Bill’s Figs – 908-806-4887
Central Liquors – 908-782-2518
Designated Photographer 908-887-1960
Four Seasons Lawn -
908-783-5733
Frenchtown Bus. & Prof. Assoc.
908-797-3569
Frenchtown Hardware - 908-996-2283
John B. Hoff & Son Plumbing & Heating
609-397-0427
Homestead Coffee Roasters 610-982-5121
Home Gym Doctor - 908-788-0102
Jamison Eaton Wood - 973-805-2050
KJK Door Systems – 908-713-4911
Mac’s Oil Burner Service –
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Mr. Electric – 908-782-7829
Oaks Family Restaurant –
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Ottoman Ceramics -
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Parker Insurance -
908-782-5212
Perfect Taste Grill -
215-794-1818
Plum Creek Designs – 908-303-5944
Raab Coins – 908-782-0840
Raritan Agway – 908-725-9252
Sal’s Family Image Clinton
908-782-4009
Son Rise Bible Church
www.sonrisebiblechurch.org
Stark & Stark Attorneys - 609-896-9060
Tyro Insurance Agency - 215-579- 9000
Soundings
Thursdays 10PM - Midnight
Bill & Mark - hosts
Music has been part of Bill Osler’s life since he was a young boy. He
remembers, “We did have one of those big old radios. I was listening to Elvis
and thinking it was different from the music of my parents. Fabian and Ricky
Nelson were around but the Beatles changed everything. I thought about
being part of a band all the time…then I was in a band playing everything
from rock to Jazz. I played trumpet initially then bass guitar. I was just into
music. An old friend turned me onto Jazz and from the British I learned that
the roots of blues came from here, USA.”
“Though I was always interested in music, going to festivals like Woodstock and most recently BCBS, concerts in big and small venues, being a
musician just wasn’t happening. But the music was always there…even the
house I lived in after I left home, was always filled with people doing their
tunes. I got off the path of mainstream pop. With the exception of opera, I
appreciate just about anything from crazy to folk…Captain Beefheart to Tony
Bennet. to Pacific Island songs. Music…if it’s good it’s good.”
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Heartlands Hayride
6 to 8pm - Tickets $12.00
Doors Open 4:30 for Food
At Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center
Broadcast live on WDVR
Featured Bands:
October 11 - Willow Creek
October 25 - NJ Corn Pickers
November 8 - Big Valley
November 22 - Boulevard
Express
December 6 - TBA
December 20 - Christmas
Show
“I started to listen to WDVR because it was the only station I could get on
my radio. Gems like “Honkey Tonk Road House” with Ted Lyons and “Hotel
California” with Bill Kalke really caught my ear. I got drawn in and listened
to more shows. Not your every day radio station and that is great.”
“Then I met Mary who gave me DJ for an Hour as a birthday present.
Loving Ted Lyons and his show, I naturally went there and was hooked. Mary
and I started to train with the DJ’s…had to go later in the day so sorry Ted.”
Sitting in with Frank showed Mary about the world that a DJ could create
for the listeners. Bob Jackson with humor and tact helped Mary, the new
trainee, when she was suddenly and unexpectedly left on her own to run Don
Collester’s show during fund raising. She is forever grateful!
“It was Carla who really gave us an education. She would often just walk
out the door so we just had to do it. But it paid off and we learned fast.”
“Having a show is a real high point in my life. Thanks to Melissa aka Melba
Toast, Bob Wick and Rich Kazimir, Mary and I record most of our shows. We
love listening to them and “Boy, what a great show” we say laughing.”
Both Mary and Bill are working artists. Bill is a stained glass artisan by
trade and also makes jewelry, sculpture and whatever moves him to create.
Mary is a painter and gardener. She says, “Meeting Bill opened up a whole
new world or me. I have learned to really listen. Putting a show together is
just another form of creativity.”
“Our show, “Soundings”, is about great music. There are too many songs
out there to confine the show to just one genre. We even put in surprises
of the spoken word with people like Ken Nordine and his “Word Jazz” and
Carl Sandburg with his poetry. Mary says it’s like wearing cloths that don’t
seem to match but in the end it works.”
“I have been collecting vinyl for years [Bill is often seen at the flea market
searching for new finds] so that is my main source. I really do spend a lot of
time planning the show with mostly vinyl and some cd’s, so it is not a request
show. But we just love hearing from people. We want our listeners to love
it as much as we do.” ¶
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The second half of The Other
Side is devoted to introducing and
reminding listeners of the music by
artists that did not received much, or
any, airplay in the past and present.
Most albums and CDs are loaded
with songs regarded as “filler” as
they are often overshadowed by a
single hit from the release. The Other
Side brings these often surprising
songs to the surface and gives its
listeners an opportunity to hear music from their favorite performers that
can now sound new. Included in that
mix are familiar tunes that stopped
getting airplay years ago. These occasional songs help you relive times
and feelings that provided inspiration
and enjoyment. Each week an eclectic blend of obscurities and forgotten
his are played with pride and reverence on The Other Side. ¶
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WDVR-FM 89.7
About NJ
AniMeals
From The Hideaway Girl
by Heidi
by Lynn Henderson
New Jersey AniMeals is a nonprofit organization that provides free
dog food, cat food, and kitty litter
to qualified households throughout
Hunterdon County and parts of Warren County. The mission of the program is to enable shut-ins, persons
with disabilities, and low income
households to maintain their pets.
The all-volunteer program has been
supported by product donations and
cash contributions from the public
since 2007. Economic conditions
have significantly decreased these
donations and the program was
forced to reduce or eliminate their
monthly deliveries and put many
persons on a waiting list.
Living For A Cause (LFAC), an
organization dedicated to providing
resources and tangible giving to organizations like AniMeals, recently
presented a check for $5,000 as part
of their commitment to support the
group, and help to further promote
their growth and success.
Living For A Cause is comprised
of a team of passionate professionals
with over six decades of experience
starting, managing and helping to
grow many non-profit organizations.
What matters to organizations like
AniMeals, matters to them.
Living For A Cause will work with
AniMeals to create a strategic plan to
build volunteer and donor networks,
and meet more specific and urgent
needs by expanding services to
more communities. If you would
like to participate in the progress,
donate, or learn more about these
organizations, you can visit www.
newjerseyanimeals.org and www.
livingforacause.org.
Product donations may be delivered to WDVR Radio Station.
Cash contributions may be mailed
to P. O. Box 12, Stanton, New Jersey
08885. ¶
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I’m known as the Hideaway Girl.
The Girl who spins the Classic Rock
hits the first 3 Tuesdays of the Month.
But if you’re a regular wdvrfm listener
or just tune into Heidi’s Hideaway,
at 10:30pm we pause and salute an
American Hero.
It could be anyone, a group or
special cause like cancer or heart
month. We’ve Honored All.
The Inspiration came from being
the baby sister to a Fallen American
Marine who gave his life in Vietnam
at the age of 19.
I remember standing on the seat of our old farm truck bobbing up and
down to the music he had playing on the radio. I’m amazed how my life zig
zagged until ending up at WDVR playing many of those same songs and
Honoring someone else’s brother or sister who needs recognition.
Each week when I read the tribute and play the special song that goes
with it, a part of me is taken back to an easier and more joyful time with two
big arms wrapped around me to always keep me safe. Thank you all who
listen.
Heidi AKA “Hideaway Girl”
¶
Attention eBay
Sellers and Shoppers:
WDVR is now part of
eBay Giving Works.
For sellers: that means you can direct proceeds from your sales to your
favorite radio station. You can direct anywhere from 10 to 100% of any of your
auctions. As a bonus your items will appear on the charitable listing page—
giving them secondary exposure. Plus you may be eligible for a credit for
seller fees on auctions for charity. You may receive a tax deduction for the
amount donated, and, best of all, you will help WDVR. To get started look for
the link on WDVR’s website or drop by http://tinyurl.com/WDVRauction.
For shoppers: Now you can shop for a good cause. Just try the link on
WDVR’s website or http://tinyurl.com/WDVRauction. There you will find items
offered by WDVR and its supporters. Each item has a statement of how much
goes to the station. Get selling, get shopping and help WDVR. ¶
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serve their communities and much more. There is much diversity in project
areas including arts, sciences, animals and recreational activities.
Interviews conducted included Somerset County Freeholders Peter
Palmer & Patricia Walsh. Various club members discussed their experiences
with 4H activities and the Piano Club provided a live performance.
Overall it was a great day to be a part of the WDVR team and meet
such talented and inspirational young people. Thanks Somerset County
4H. ¶
It All Started
in March
By Ted Valerio
The snow & cold were still
part of life in central NJ when an
e-mail from Kim M. the Entertainment Committee Co-Chairperson for the 2014 Somerset County 4-H
Fair arrived. WDVR was invited to
participate at the Fair with a remote
broadcast. WDVR has been involved
with the Somerset County 4H Fair
for a number of years. For the last
few years DJs Ted & Roger have
hosted the broadcast which usually
runs on a Thursday afternoon from
2 to 5 PM.
This year the broadcast was
on Thursday, August 7. The guys
were joined by WDVR’s Victoria
who provided techincal engineering
support for the broadcast. WDVR
has started using a different system
for remote broadcasts and Victoria’s
support was an essential part of the
remote braodcast.
The show consisted of music,
live interviews and even a live musical performance.
4-H members ”learn by doing.”
Standard 4-H Clubs, for members in
grades 4-13, are organized around
a common interest and meet regularly under the guidance of volunteer
leaders. Members may participate in
the annual Fair, give presentations,
attend camps, travel on 4-H trips,
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The Song and
the Story
by Walt Haake
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
It’s early January, 1967. Lyricist
Gerry Goffin is leaving the Oyster
Bar at Grand Central Station, when
he bumps into Jerry Wexler, an executive with Atlantic Records. Wexler asks him “Why don’t you write
a song called ‘Natural Woman’?”
Goffin heads home and does just
that with his wife and songwriting
partner, Carole King.
Wexler was well aware of Goffin’s knack for expressing the feelings of women.
That was established with Goffin’s lyrics to the
pop masterpiece
“Will You Love
Me Tomorrow,”
which had been
a #1 hit for The
Shirelles back in
1961. With “(You
Make Me Feel
Like) A Natural
Woman,” Goffin
was going for a
soulful love song
expressing fulfillment.
What
knew just
rounding
ing artist
Columbia
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neither Goffin nor King
yet was that Wexler was
up songs for a recordhe had just lured from
Records to come over to
his Atlantic label. That artist was
Aretha Franklin, and Wexler wanted
to unleash the soulful intensity of
the singer that had been kept under wraps during her five years at
Columbia.
Wexler arranged a recording
session at Fame Studios, Muscle
Shoals, Alabama with the crack backing band there that came to be known
as the Muscle Shoals
R hy t h m
Section. It
was at Fame
where a year
earlier Percy Sledge
recorded
“When a
Man Loves
a Woman,”
and Wexler knew he
could get the
sound he
was looking
for there.
It’s been said that in Muscle
Shoals on January 24, 1967 Aretha
Franklin’s career was reborn. As
Aretha herself put it, “They made
me sit down at the piano, and the
hits came.” Aretha’s first single on
Atlantic was “I
Never Loved a Man (The Way That
I Love You).” It flew up the charts to
#9. Nothing like that had ever happened for her when she was with
Columbia. Then came Aretha’s first
#1 hit, “Respect,” a song written by
Otis Redding. That was followed by
the #4 charting “Baby I Love You.”
Then, Atlantic released Aretha’s recording the Goffin/King/Wexler song
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural
Woman,” which became the fourth
Top Ten hit for Aretha to come from
the January-February 1967 sessions
with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Aretha Franklin was becoming
known as The Queen of Soul.
A year after writing “Natural
Woman,” Gerry Goffin and Carole
King’s songwriting partnership and
marriage dissolved. Despite the
break up, King’s regard for her
former partner’s lyrical abilities remained high, and she included reinterpretations of both “Will You Love
Me Tomorrow” and “(You Make Me
Feel Like) A Natural Woman” in her
1971 blockbuster album Tapestry.
Over the years “(You Make Me
Feel Like) A Natural Woman” has
been covered by Laura Nyro, Labelle,
Bonnie Tyler, Whitney Houston, Rod
Stewart, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey,
Mary J. Blige, Gloria Estefan, Shania
Twain and others.
Sixteen years after its initial release, Aretha’s hit version of “Natural
Woman” was used to great effect in
the 1983 movie The Big Chill, a film
loaded with musical gems from the
Sixties in its soundtrack. The song
is a timeless classic. ¶
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WDVR-FM Program Schedule
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6 AM - 9 AM
Monday Morning
Magic
David McDaid
Morning Mix
of Big Band & More
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SATURDAY
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
MONDAY
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9 AM - Noon
Swing Time
Big Band
Host
Mike Stokes
Noon - 3 PM
Echoes From the
Hills
Richard Evans
Bluegrass
10 PM - Mid
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 7 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
Out & About With Gage on the Market The Lowdown
Bluegrass Horizon Mix of Rock and
Folk
Manny Garcia
Bruce Gage &
Victoria & Rosalind
Mike Wuerstle
Interviews, Music Joan Vanderveen
Davis
Today’s Bluegrass
and Chat
Alternate Weeks
Gossip & News
These Days
Talk & Interviews
Host Gordon Ward
6 AM - 9 am
9 AM - Noon
Noon - 3 PM
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 6:30 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
Hotel California Country Roundup Memories & More Battle of the Groups Stepping Stones The Children’s Shelf
The Sound
Bill Kahlke
Radio Rita & Karen Tim Bush & Marga
Joe Bud
Hilary Murray
Dee Smith & Kids
Alternative
California Folk & Traditional Country
McKay
Vocal Group
Social Issues
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Carla Van Dyk
Rock
50’s thru 60’s
Harmony
Technology Today New Age, World,
Oldies
Richard Kazimir
Acoustic Guitar
Computer Info
6 AM - 9 am
Bluegrass
Breakfast
Susan Rose
Blue Grass,
Country
9 AM - Noon
Wednesday with
Walt
Walt Haake
Walt’s Favorite
Tracks
Noon - 3 PM
Midweek Midday
Matinee
Bob Wallace
Popular Hits
6 AM - 9 am
Honky Tonk
Roadhouse
Ted Lyons
Folk & Rock
9 AM - Noon
Curtain Up
Don Collester
Theater & Cabaret
Noon - 2 PM
High Noon
Country
Bob Jackson
Country
6 AM - 9 am
Hot Wax
Studebaker Hawk
50’s & 60’s Oldies
9 AM - Noon
TGIF
Ted & Roger
The 60’s
Experience
Noon - 3 PM
Bleecker Street
Cafe
Chris Poh &
Ed Petersen
Conversation &
Folk Music
6 AM - 9 am
Route 66
Russ Hunsberger
Americana,
Bluegrass &
Country
9 AM - Noon
Radio Ranch
Charlie Harrison
Country
10 PM - Mid
Heidi’s Hideaway
Classic Rock
Left Bank of Seine
Tom Bleck
(4th Tuesday only)
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 7 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
10 PM - Mid
Dogs Rule
Into the Garden
The Lowdown Nashville Nightlife Mix of Rock and
Michele Armstrong
Carl Molter &
Victoria & Rosalind
Nancy Supko
Folk
All About Dogs:
Leslie Guli
Davis
Country
Interviews with Talk about gardens Gossip & News
Experts & Info on
plants & more
Canine Care
2 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 7 PM
Cruz In
Tempus
Scott O’Dowd
John Cole
50’s & 60’s Classic News & Interviews with a Little Music
R&B, Oldies
Thrown In
7 PM - 10 PM
freewheelin’
Jethro Kin
Folk, Rock &
Lots of Dylan
10 PM - 1 AM
Soundings
Bill & Mary
Rock, Folk, Blues
and Jazz
4 PM - 5 PM
The World of Work
Shep Cohen
Interviews with
Authors & Misc
Walks of Life
7 PM - 10pm
Country Routes
Len “LJ” Werner
Country &
Yodeling
10pm to Midnight
Arriba
Carla Maria
Latin Rhythms
3 PM - 4 PM
Anything Goes
Rock w/ Gene M.
5 PM - 7 PM
Country Store
Frank Napp
Traditional
Country
Noon - 1 PM
4 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 8 PM
8 PM - 11 PM
11 PM - 2 AM
Classic Country
The Road Less
Heartlands Hayride
Jukebox Saturday Independent Stage
Gold
Travelled
2nd & 4th weeks
Night
Deidre Gilmartin
Richard Evans
Melba Toast
Live Barn Dance Show - from the
Art & Deb
New singers/writers
1 PM - 4 PM
Eclectic Mix, Folk, Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts Center Music of the 40’s
4 AM - 6 AM
Bluegrass Junction Country & More
Mix of Country & Bluegrass
thru 50’s
Inspirational
Richard Evans
1st, 3rd & 5th weeks
Fun and Games
Country
Russ Hunsberger
With L.J.
Church Services
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1 PM - 4 PM
Moody Church - 6 AM
Celtic Sunday
To Be Announced
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Brunch
Amwell Church of the Brethren - 7:30
Walt Haake, Patrick
Cornerstone Christian - 8 AM
Clifford, Eileen
Family Life Center - 8:30 AM
Songtime Weekend w/John Debrine 9:00 Fisher, Ed Saultz
“Times Refreshing” Pt. Pleasant, PA 9:30 Irish & Celtic Music
River of Life - 10:00 am
“Let My People Think” w/Ravi Zacharias 10:30 - 11:00am
4 PM - 7 PM
Katy’s Cafe
Katy Stone
Rock ‘n’ Roll
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tune in.
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We play music
tions
Unfamiliar tracks you’ll love all night
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becomes the one and only feature
of the design. Lastly, your choice of
seating should be comfortable and
relaxing, but also simple, to enhance
the garden’s meditative quality.
Looking Inward:
Into the Contemplation
Garden
by Carl Molter, Host of Into the
Garden, Wed. 5-6pm
Life is often hectic as we juggle
work, family and community obligations, leaving little time for ourselves.
“Getting away from it all” is not always an option, and vacations can
also produce stress, as you might
have recently dealt with.
We propose a solution no
further than your own backyard,
creating a space designed for rejuvenation and inner restoration: a
contemplation garden.
The requirements are simple,
but require some planning. The scale
of the space should be intimate, with
room for seating for one or maybe
two, with a feature you can focus on
to promote meditation. The garden
should be absolutely private, where
you can go and be by yourself.
Whether this means using evergreen
screening or privacy fencing depends
on your situation and style. Outside
distractions should be minimized, if
not eliminated. This is key in creating
a place where your mind can focus
inward. If outside noises are present,
the gurgle of a simple water feature
will go far in masking them. The form
of the garden should be simple, as
complex patterns and colors will
also become distractions. If your
spot has a view you cannot bear to
screen out, we suggest framing it as
you would a picture and simplifying
your design further so that the view
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Using these principles can help
you create a serene spot you can escape to, right at home. Depending on
your timetable and budget, you can
make it a DIY project that will take
up a weekend or so, or you can hire
a designer/contractor to make your
dream come true with the stroke of
pen to checkbook.
“Blossom Plans
Ahead”
I am just in time to guide you in
preparing for upcoming holidays.
Think of me as your personal
shopper and party planner rather
than an aloof cat with a radio spot.
Halloween is a no brainer. All
costumes should have whiskers
and require guests to bring along
their newly adopted black cats.
Be sure everyone is fed well
so they don’t complain. During
Thanksgiving dinner, allow cats to
be fed at the table or on the table.
Don’t invite anyone who might
disapprove. And Christmas time is
when you go all out breaking the
bank with cat theme purchases for
gifts. Adorn that tree with cat face
ornaments, dead mice and litter
scoops. These guidelines make a
big statement and will have people
talking. -I am Blossom. ¶
So get outside, find that private
spot, visit Houzz or Pinterest for
ideas, and start to create for yourself
your special place to get away from
it all. ¶
Simulcasting on
WPNJ 90.5 Fm
Easton, PA
DJ for an hour
on WDVR
Makes a great gift!
$100 donation for a
one hour show.
Call us at 609-397-1620 ext. 0 for information.
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thority on R&B/R&R vocal groups in
the world. and states in his e-mail:
“THE KING OF ROCK& ROLL
HE TURNED THE RECORD BUSINESS UPSIDE DOWN IN THE MID
TO LATE 50’S
(BEFORE IT TURNED HIM UPSIDE
DOWN)
HE HELPED EVERYBODY… BUT
NOBODY WAS THERE WHEN HE
FELL!”
The one and only Mr. Angelo
Pompeo sent me the following…
The King of Rock and Roll
by Joe Bud
Several years ago Judy and I were dinning at a local restaurant when
several friends came by our table, at which time the conversation turned to
“Oldies” ( I hate that word )! They wanted to know the origin of rock & roll
music ? So I started by saying it probably began during the roaring 20’s with
jazz, then mixed in with blues, country & western , bluegrass, show tunes ,
rhythm, big band, and pop. The majority of the artists who recorded this new
rhythm & blues music, which in essence began in the mid forties were African
American. It evolved primarily in the major urban cities starting with New
York City, Philly, Baltimore, Washington D.C. Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati,
and out on the west coast in L.A. It was at this time when another buddy
yelled out “then why the hell is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
in “CLEVELAND OHIO”
“I have to thank Mr. Alan Freed
for bringing his love of the music to
me. I lived in Jersey City so I didn’t
miss a beat. He brought blacks
and whites together, that it wasn’t
uncommon to have “mixed groups”
singing songs together on the street
corners, in the hallways, or just about
anywhere they would be “looking for
an echo”!!! He gave me something
that no one could ever take away
from me…the love of music.”
Luv ya Judy !!! ¶
Alan Freed had been a disc jockey on several radio
stations in Pa. and Ohio and finally settled in at WJW in
“CLEVELAND OHIO”
At the urging of Leo Mintz, proprietor of the “Record
Rendezvous, “ he played only rhythm & blues records on
his show but christened the style “Rock & Roll” to avoid the
racial stigma of the old classification. Thus in June, 1951
the “Moon Dog Rock and Roll Party” debuted.
In 1954, Freed moved to New York and 1010 WINS.
His first program aired on September 8. He was forced, by
court action, to drop the name Moon Dog from his show
by the real Moondog (the Times Square character) . The
name of the show became “Rock and Roll Party”. The rest
is history……..
On Wednesday , January 20th 1965, Alan Freed died
in Palm Springs, California. Alan Freed will always be remembered as the “King of Rock and Roll”, and as the man
who fathered the term.
I received two e-mails just recently. The first from my
good friend Val Shively proprietor of R&B Records in Upper
Darby Pa. Val is considered THE, I mean THE leading auPage 9
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WDVR’s Diversity of
Recorded Music Formats
by: Walt Haake
WDVR’s diversity isn’t limited to the variety of musical genres and styles
we play. We’re also diverse in terms of the recorded music formats we use,
everything from cassettes and LPs to CDs and digital files and streams. Not
surprisingly, each music host has her or his own preferences, but most mix
it up a little.
Jethro Kin, host of Freewheelin’, brings in lots of vinyl and CDs each
week. But you can tell he has a special fondness for LPs. As he says,
“There’s something romantic or nostalgic about taking that big record out
of it’s cover and putting it on the turntable. It’s a warm feeling of memories
and anticipation. I call some of my albums ‘rice krispies,’ because they’re
so worn you hear a lot of “snap ,crackle and pop.” Yet listeners call and say
they love hearing them.”
Ed Saultz says that for his turn in the “air chair” for Celtic Sunday Brunch,
“I use a laptop bought at a garage sale for $20. I replaced Windows with an
open source operating system, and
assembled a digital music library
with more than 300 hours of sound
files to bring our listeners the traditional music of Ireland the way it
was heard ‘round the kitchen table,
and in the cottages, dance halls, and
crossroad fairs.”
Although, most of what Manny
Garcia does on the Out and About
show is talk oriented, he does use
“bumper music” when returning from
a quick break, or at the top or bottom
of the hour. And that music usually
comes from compilation CDs that his
son, Brandon, burns for him. Manny
has a knack for finding songs with
titles or themes that relate to the topics being presented and discussed
on his show.
Over at The Bleecker Street
Cafe, host Chris Poh and producer
Ed Petersen rely on CDs from their
personal collections and occasionally play tracks from CDs they receive
from promoters, “…if they make the
cut.” “More and more,” Ed adds,
“we rely on an iPad to play obscure
requests if we can find them on Youtube or an online jukebox.”
The Country Roundup is cohosted by Radio Rita and Calamity
Karen. Rita explains, “Each of us
sits ‘in the saddle’ half of the time
each show, and each plans her own
music.” Rita draws mostly from the
Internet and occasionally from CDs,
vinyl, and an external hard drive.
Karen plays from her extensive CD,
cassette and vinyl collection.
Studebaker Hawk’s Hot Wax relies on a mix of old fashion and new
technologies. His playlists include
tracks from vinyl, CDs and his iPod.
Dead Air Don also brings a back-up
binder full of CD’s. “If requests can’t
be filled from those options,” notes
The Hawk, “either Dead Air Don
or I accesses the Internet with our
smartphones, and find the music
there.”
Only one format goes for Anything Goes. Gene M. uses “nothing
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Making Dreams Come True
by Deirdre Gilmartin
Host of The Independent Stage
Saturdays 11pm to 2am
Farewell to Tin Pan Alley
Barb Zentner host of Tin Pan Alley aired
her final show Sunday September 7. General
Manager Frank Napp stopped by to thank her
for 18 years of incredible music which brought
us a deeper glimpse into American musical
history. We all will miss her very much. Thank
you Barb. ¶
Ver y Late last
year in between
Christmas and New
Year’s Day I was tripping through Youtube
for different vids to
check out musical
acts and I happened
across this one video.
It was a video prior to
the video I selected.
And there in a recording studio room
alone, stood this very
determined young
lady (12 YO) in front
of a microphone and
I watched. To be honest I usually click past
these “pre-videos” but something about this one just struck
me and BOOM! Out of this young lady came a gi-nor-mous
voice singing a Tina Turner tune, River Deep Mountain High.
And I was hooked, I had to know more about her, who is
she, where did she come from, is there more tunes by her?
What a style and presence in such a young woman.
So I reached out to her contact information and I was
introduced to Lotte Brown by her mother; Victoria Williams
and the rest as “they” say is history. So let me introduce
you all to the next singing sensation (in my humble opinion)
all the way from the UK, Ms Lottee Brown.
I had the pleasure to interview Ms Lottee via Skype with
her mom Victoria and here are the Q&A we had:
DG: How old were you when you started singing?
Lottee: I started singing before I could talk. My mum
said I was singing in full sentences as a 1-2 YO and I would
sing along to the Bee Gees. I didn’t really speak until I was
about 3 YO. I always loved music even as a baby.
DG: What made you decide to make music your career?
Lottee: I love singing and I sang in the children’s choir at
school and the teachers said I had a terrific voice and when
I was in hospital a while back, I sang when I was there. The
Doctors and nurses said my singing was helping me heal
and I should go out and sing some more. So I healed with
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music and I got released early.
DG: Who are your influences
musically?
Lottee: James Brown, Tina
Turner, Janice Joplin, Paloma Faith
(UK artist), Shaka Khan and Joss
Stone.
DG: What is your biggest accomplishment so far?
Lottee: I have been made
ambassador to the Anti-Bullying
campaign here in the UK having to
take the negative bullying I received
and turned it into a positive. Helping
others with being bullied. I also am
recording a CD of 8-10 songs and
the sales of which go to the Children’s Hospice South West, this is
a place where and families can stay
with their sick children. (note: Children Hospice South West (England)
provides hospice care for life-limited
children and their families from
across the South West of England)
DG: What is your wish for the
future?
Lottee: I wish to become famous
for my singing and music that way I
can continue to help the charities I
am helping.
That last answer I had to tell
you all, choked me up a bit. This is
a wonderful and supremely gifted
young woman and I encourage you
to seek out her music on line.
A BIG thank you to Lottee Brown
and her Mum, Ms Victoria Williams
for their time for this interview. I was
told by Lottee’s mom that one of Lottee’s dreams was to be played and
heard on American Radio and I was
the first DJ and WDVR FM was the
first station to play her music here
in the US. What pleasure, and this
is how we, WDVR FM reaches out
and touches lives here and around
the world. Once again Thank you
Lottee and Victoria, looking forward
to more music and bigger things from
you. All the best!!! ¶
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By Shep Cohen
Host The World of Work Fridays 4-6pm
Only on WDVR can we devote an entire broadcast to how two hummingbirds saved the mental health of a woman who suffered from acute anxiety.
Noelle Meade-Izzi, the author of “The Hummingbird that Answered My Heart’s
Calling,” was extremely apprehensive over her future employment and her
financial status. After being hospitalized with an anxiety attack, which she
thought was a heart attack, Ms. Meade–Izzi began searching for answers
different from those she got from her doctors.
One warm spring afternoon, the answers she was searching for suddenly came to her. As she sat on her balcony, Ms. Meade-Izzi spotted a half
walnut-sized nest situated on a pine tree branch, which hung just over her
railing. This tiny dwelling detailed to her the most remarkable design she
had ever seen. Perched on top of the masterpiece, a mother hummingbird
focused on Ms. Meade-Izzi. As she met the hummingbird’s gaze, Ms. MeadeIzzi suddenly felt the worries of the day simply fall away. All at once, her full
attention was on this amazing creature, and in that moment, through what
felt like a mutual understanding, the hummingbird invited her on a journey
that she accepted.
During the next two and a half months, after seeing a newly born hummingbird come into the world, and watching the two hummingbirds almost
daily, she became better able to personally answer the age old question,
“what is life?” And, when they finally flew away, she was ready, as she had
attained inner peace by concentrating on nature rather than material items.
To Ms. Meade-Izzi, this journey brought to light the parallels between
nature and humans. It helped her bridge the gap between the symbolic and
literal aspects of the hummingbird and our human essence.
In our one hour interview we discussed the majesty of these little birds
and the effect they had on the psychological well-being of Ms. Meade-Izzi.
This demonstrates why WDVR is so special. No other station would be willing to devote an hour discussing the philosophical and psychological impact
the two hummingbirds had on my guest. The opportunity to present shows
such as this is the reason that the World of Work is such a joy to host each
week. ¶
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to medium sized businesses. They
specialize in insurance for contractors. Gerry thinks that The Parker
Agency and WDVR make a good
pair. “WDVR is about serving the
community. So are we.”
Radio Theater Returns October 30
Last June during Thursday’s Freewheelin’ show, WDVR was proud
to present
“What Davidson Heard”, a radio play written by former WDVR DJ
William Spear and read by members of the River Town River Theater.
Many listeners have been asking when the next play would be presented
and we’re now happy to announce it will be on Mischief Night. In this
two part story, you will hear a comedic look at people who live and
work along the Delaware River. That leads into the second part which
gets spooky and mysterious . So hold your horses and hang on to your
heads as you tune into WDVR for “old time radio” at it’s best on October
30 between 7 & 10pm during freewheelin! ¶
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but CDs,” noting “They provide the
best on-air sound quality I’ve found
to offer listeners.”
in requests, the songs can be cued
easily from our laptops for playing
when time permits.”
“I haven’t worked up enough
courage to make the change over
to all computer for my music,” says
Susan Rose, WDVR’s Bluegrass
Breakfast gal. “I still use CDs and
LPs, and I especially love browsing
the WDVR library.”
Like the TGIF guys, Walt Haake
relies on his laptop for his Wednesdays with Walt show, “but I think of
it as a huge jukebox filled with the
45s and LPs I’ve collected all my life.
When a request comes in, instead of
pushing B-17, I type in the name of
the song.” When it’s Walt’s turn to
host Celtic Sunday Brunch, however,
he likes to program the music ahead
of time, burn a compilation disk at
home and use that on air.
At Katy’s Cafe, Katy Stone,
sticks with newer digital formats:
mp3s, wav files, CDs and the Internet. “Occasionally, I will use an LP,”
says Katy, but those instances are
very rare.”
Ted & Roger’s TGIF show is
like dueling laptops. Each guy pulls
up mp3s from his laptop, but they
also use CDs and sometimes the
Internet. As Ted says, “There are
plenty of other buttons we need to
remember to push. As listeners call
Eileen Fisher, host of the longrunning “Currents & Traditions” show
says, “My favorite resource is the
WDVR library. I like putting a show
together that spans folk, world, native american and roots music and
we have all that and more. I also
mix in digital resources like mp3s
on a laptop.”
The Parker Agency is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary
this year, although Gerry believes
the business actually dates back
further. “When going through old
paperwork in the building we found
files dating back to the late 1800s,”
he said. “Nineteen-fourteen might
be the year they officially incorporated, but I think the business has
been serving Hunterdon County
residents much longer than that.”
Molter believes the word “serve” is
what defines his company. “It is
standard in the industry for an agent
to write the policy and a call center
to handle claims, billing, and other
issues. At The Parker Agency, we
not only write your policy, but answer
your phone calls and help you with
your questions or claims. It’s pretty
basic: we try to treat our clients the
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Bill Osler, who hosts Soundings
with Mary Hoffman, has an extensive
vinyl collection. In fact, according to
Mary, “Bill’s LPs hold up the walls of
his place.” Bill uses mostly vinyl, but
his CDs help keep the music flowing
on the air. Bill creates a planned
show, but he and Mary love hearing
from listeners who call in.
Over at Heidi’s Hideaway, you’ll
find Heidi with her Apple iPhone,
“which has been the new toy I use
to download and play a lot of listener
requests and to find that special
song for my Home Town Hero’s
segment.”
There’s an old milk crate in a
corner of the WDVR music library.
It belongs to Ted Lyons, host of
The Honky Tonk Roadhouse. On
the crate there’s a sign that invites
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other DJs to help themselves to
the LPs and CDs contained within.
The thing about that crate is that it
seems to hold an endless supply of
great music. Lyons is a spur-of-themoment kind of guy, and you can
hear his spontaneity on his show.
“Well, I usually arrive about five to
ten minutes before the National
Anthem. I get the news rolling, do
some technical fundamentals and
then the universe leads me to either
the WDVR record library or my old
milk crate.” ¶
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way we would want to be treated.”
And what about that fifth guitar,
the one “on the way”?
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“A while back I did an internet
search for ‘Molter’ and ‘guitars’, just
to see what would come up. It turns
out that I have a long-lost cousin in
Florida who is a luthier. He made
me a guitar for my 50th birthday
and it should be here any day.” By
the time we read this it will have
arrived and Gerry will no doubt be
practicing diligently, in anticipation
of an appearance on Jethro’s show,
freewheelin’.
The Parker Agency is located at
403 US 202 in Flemington, NJ. Their
phone number is 908.782.5212, and
their website is www.parkeragency.
com.
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