LIVE FROM THE UNDERGROUND
A HISTORY OF COLLEGE RADIO Katherine Rye Jewell joins Davyne Dial to discuss her new book and the history and significance of college radio stations
Discussion. Conversation. Interviews. Lively exchanges. From WPVM.
Thomas Wolfe 1900-1938
Asheville’s own Thomas Wolfe “made it possible to believe that the stuff of life, with all its awe and mystery and magic, could by some strange alchemy be transmuted to the page” (William Gay). “Look Homeward, Angel is one of the most important novels of my life. . . . It’s a wonderful story for…
Needle “Exchange” Programs in Asheville
Todd Weatherly joins WPVM’s General Manager to discuss the reasoning and the unintended consequences of needle “exchange” programs Asheville has embraced needle exchanges as part of a comprehensive strategy, rooted in public health data, to deal with addiction and its effects on the community. The programs remain controversial but are firmly established locally as…
DOWNTOWN
WPVM Interviews “Answer Man” John Boyle to discuss Asheville Watchdog’s important series on “Downtown” Asheville.
History Above the Treetops
The Alpine Tower is a 400-foot, three-armed tower located in Alpine, N.J., overlooking the Hudson River north of New York City.
Future of Radio
There has been lots of talk about AM radio being removed from automobiles or that the young don’t even have a receiver in the home.