MISSION: WPVM fm radio station is Asheville’s first community station and the first broadcast occurred in 2002. WPVM fm’s mission is to create radio programming that cultivates dialogue, informs, entertains and raises local, regional and global community awareness. station WPVM fm r
Mark Lieberman speaks with the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative, Brian Huskey and Emily Ball on “The World According to Mark.”
Born After Apocalypse Now. Poet Cathy Lynh Che talks at length about her Cambodian heritage and her life as a modern American poet.
In this provocative and compelling interview, Play of the Duende, poet S. Erin Batiste discusses how The Duende and her life-long love of the written word influence her poetry. What…
Born in the north, raised in Alabama, Cork (an self-described “long hair”) found himself through the music of the early to mid 1960’s. James Brown. Jimi Hendrix. Howlin’ Wolf, The Almond Brothers, Janis Joplin filled his ears.
Bobby Blows Your Mind – a collection of music from the mind of Bob Sacks. A surprising collection this week on LTNF, Lester the Nightfly.
A highly acclaimed consultant and digital marketer, Brian Basilico provides daily bits of business brilliance.
A weekly show that focuses on the Asheville theatre scene, as well as on positive news and information about both people and organizations in the area.
Dawn Westmoreland believes that employees and employers deserve to work in safe and respectful work environments.
Chuck Fink dove into the art of storytelling at age 64. He has appeared in numerous shows throughout the Asheville area.
A Taste for all Seasons is a cooking, cultural, and inspirational way to explore the world of food, with the philosophy of eating with the seasons. Laurie Richardone offers delicious gluten-free recipes for you.
James Navé is a native of Asheville who has made a giant reputation for himself in the world of spoken word, storytelling and poetry. WPVM is lucky to have Navé.
I talk about and interview guests on a variety of governmental, legal and social issues affecting Western North Carolina, the US and the world.
According to program host, PJ Ewing, your new favorite songs are awaiting you on Lester the Nightfly. All the way from Manhattan, NYC this is the show for the music aficionado.
Sebastian is the author of a half dozen books and loves working on collages and collaborating with book artists. He has lived with his family in Asheville since 2000 and teaches for the Great Smokies Writing Program out of UNC-Asheville.
Professional Designer 1982 – 2012. Davyne began her professional career as a designer in New Orleans developing and operating a business in the French Quarter adjacent to Jackson Square. She re-located to Asheville in 1989 to further her studies in metal work at Penland School, and John C. Campbell. Current Designs
She has distributed her designs to exclusive retail shops and catalogs, nationwide. Her work has appeared in national magazines, and graced the display windows of Saks Fifth Ave flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. She has produced instructional lessons on the lost art of couture level millinery that are available on DVDs.
Upon retiring from the design world Davyne fulfilled a dream of attending Penland School of Craft to study fine metal work. She hopes to resume her metal work once the station is well established in the community.
She is a co-founder of the “New WPVM”, the non-profit she helped establish obtained the license to broadcast from MAIN in 2015 and she feels the opportunity to help develop WPVM from a dormant radio station is a thrilling challenge and and honor to be a part of developing the station to it’s fullest potential for the community. Visit Davyne on Facebook.
VISION: WPVM fm radio in Asheville’s vision is to be the trusted voice of an informed Asheville community. A community resource that is a means to build support for the arts, culture and history of Asheville and the surrounding community through civic participation. We are “The Voice of Asheville.”
