Tidbits & Tales - WDVR

October 2012
Tidbits & Tales
WDVR-FM Newsletter
fall fund raising
Is october 1-30
Call 609-397-1620 with your
pledge of support or fill out
the pledge form on Page 15.
grantor Spotlight…
I m p r o v i n g
the Quality of
Life for those
We Serve…
Right at Home
has been providing
care and
assistance for
the elderly and
Janet Kuebler, CSA, CDP disabled adults
in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties
for the past 8 years. Janet and
Carl Kuebler, the Owners, become
interested in senior care due to
arranging care for their own family
members.
Janet, the Managing Partner,
became a Certified Dementia Practitioner
and Certified Senior Advisor
to better serve their clients and their
unique needs. Right at Home provides
personal care as well as companion
care services on an hourly,
overnight or live-in basis.
Our aides will also provide transportation
to clients. Right at Home’s
hospital to home and rehab to home
discharge programs help get you
back home and settled safely.
Janet Kuebler, Certified Senior
Advisor (CSA) Certified Dementia
Practitioner (CDP)
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Penn-Jersey Educational Radio Corporation
The Uniqueness of This Station
WDVR-FM was founded by
Frank and Ginny more than twenty
years ago and they were responsible
for its direction as it grew.
And the listeners supported that
direction, just as they do today.
If the management of this station
or, any business, does not listen to
their customers, in this case the listeners/supporters,
they will eventually
fail no matter how valiant the effort.
The management of WDVR-FM
has always insisted on this theme.
William Paley, founder of CBS
once said “ What we are doing is
satisfying the American public.
That’s our job. I always say we
have to give most of the people
what they want most of the time.
That’s what they expect from us.”
Here at WDVR-FM we strive to do
just that. Do we satisfy everyone? Of
course not. But we try and think the
listeners understand that and that’s
why they support us. The larger
commercial stations listen to different
voices – the marketers, the pollsters
and critics but not the person that listens
– and that’s where you come in.
Who are you – our faithful
listeners and supporters?
Every host has received calls or
e-mails from listeners at all hours
in the day and night. We love the
compliments, take criticism seriously
and seriously try to accommodate
the person’s concerns.
You are the person next door, the
guy and gal at the gas station, in
the supermarket or the next pew at
church. You are our children’s teacher,
the school nurse, the surgeon and
Is Because of You.
the police officer, the truck driver,
the janitor, the farmer, the chemist,
or clergy. You may be just starting
out on you first job or just retiring.
Perhaps you’re finishing up a degree
at a college or taking classes just
because you want to keep learning.
You are a farmer, a consumer,
or provider of services or anything
in between. It doesn’t matter
because everyone is equal to
us and in this country you’re free
to listen to whatever you want.
During my time at WDVR-FM, I’ve
had the pleasure of speaking with
many of you and I can say that by and
large every phone call and greeting
from those that have walked into our
studio has been a great experience.
I speak of Emma from Manville,
Edith from Flemington, Ron from
Perth Amboy, Pam and Bob from
Pa., Frank, Carmen, Nancy, Bill
and of course Rose and Herb from
Princeton plus others too numerous
to mention and did I mention YOU.
In addition, because of the internet
we have listeners from far and
wide across the USA and abroad.
I’ll never forget a call I received on
the evening of September 12, 2001 –
the day after the attack on the World
Trade Center. The gentleman called
from Australia and asked me to tell
our listeners that everyone “down
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The virginia Napurano
Cultural arts Center
522 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
Sergeantsville, NJ 08557
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a message from our President Tidbits &
Tales
A Salute to the
Faithful Listeners
of WDVR
By Frank Napurano,
President
As a listener and supporter of WDVR you have allowed us to
carry out our main mission of serving the community in many ways
for over 22 years. Whether it was providing emergency information
during local floods and storms, doing on-air benefits for our military
men and women in Iraq, airing Community Bulletin Board messages
for churches, volunteer fire companies and other non-profits, doing
remote broadcast at county fairs and producing live cultural events,
you have made it all possible. We are very proud of our listeners
here at WDVR, we consider you part of the family. Your continued
support has allowed us to purchase the needed equipment to do
things that most other, bigger radio stations won’t even attempt.
After last year’s Halloween snow storm with its extended power
outages, we quickly saw the very real need to be independent of the
local power company during weather emergencies. Because of your
financial support that month we were able to afford and install a 20
Kilowatt, automatic standby generation system. That new addition
will ensure that WDVR will never again be off the air for even one
minute when you need us the most—during natural or man-made
emergencies. It’s been that way ever since 1990, you have always
been there for us when we needed you.
This year we will be in need of your financial support more than
ever to further improve our reliability and extended coverage. I’m
very happy to announce that the Penn-Jersey Corporation is the
owner of a new station, WPNJ, 90.5 FM in Easton. We are presently
in the process of constructing the new addition. WPNJ will of
course simulcast WDVR 24/7 and provide a more powerful signal
to Easton and points west and extend our coverage area to 75,000
new listeners. WPNJ is the end result of over 4 years of engineering
and planning. The initial cost of equipment and construction will
be in the neighborhood of $30,000 with subsequent and on-going
monthly operating expenses for tower space rental and electricity.
WPNJ will be on the air before January 2013.
Thank you again, for being part of the family. We the management
and volunteer staff, promise that we will continue to bring you
that WDVR sound and that magic, that you have so generously
supported these many years. Please show your continued support
during our October on-air fund raising campaign. We cannot do it
without you... Frank §
A publication of the Penn-Jersey
Educational Radio Corporation.
PO Box 191
604 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
Sergeantsville, NJ 08557
Phone: 609-397-1620
www.wdvrfm.org - Email: host@wdvrfm.
org
Editor/Publisher: Frank Napurano
Design Production: Carla Van Dyk
and Skyborough Group
WDVR is solely responsible for the content
herein and law prohibits reproduction of
this publication in whole or in part without
prior written consent of the copyright holder.
Upcoming Events at The
Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center
• Oct. 19 Patrick Clifford’s
CD Release Party
• October 26 SoundWaves:
Teen Music Jam
• November 17 Musical
Showcase of Local Talent
• November 23, 24 & 25
Covered Bridge Artisan
show
• December 1 WDVR’s
Holiday Show with guitarist
Tim Farrell, Mixx & others
• W DV R ’s H e a r t l a n d s
Hayride
Featured Bands:
• Sep 22 - Mark Miklos,
Bluegrass
• Oct 13 - Borderline
• Oct 27 - Willow Creek
• Nov 10 - Big Valley,
Bluegrass
• Dec 8 - Jet Weston
For details check our website
and listen as information
is posted.

Showcase Concert Nov 17th at
virginia Napurano Cultural arts Center
...by Deirdre Gilmartin
On Saturday November 17th from 6pm to 8pm at the Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center, there will be a show case of some of the best independent
original artists in the States of NJ and PA. These are some of the
creme de la creme of musical artists donating their musical talent for WDVR
89.7 FM fund raiser.
If you are among the folks who go to coffee houses and clubs for what’s
new, now and next in music and think supporting the arts and public radio
your local arts and YOUR public radio station, then this is the show for you.
The acts (in no particular order) are as follows:
The Virginia
Napurano Cultural
Arts Center in
Sergeantsville, NJ
• For three years, Sarah Jean gigged throughout the Tri State area developing
songs that mixed blues, folk, and country into a solo sound that lent
itself to quiet coffee shops and low key bars.
Playing together since High School, Tom Corea (drummer and keyboardist)
and Tom Dipaolo (lead guitarist) who make up members of The Hounds
of Winter, toured for many years throughout the US and Canada.
Sarah Jean and the Hounds of Winter began collaborating in 2005. Since
2005, Sarah Jean and the Hounds Of Winter have released two full length
albums; “Sarah Jean and the Hounds of Winter” and “Girl Will Run”.
• J.B. Kline is
a solid, seasoned performer with over 30 years of steady
playing under his belt. Starting with local New Jersey bands whose members
would go on to play with Bruce Springsteen and Patti LaBelle and
B.B. King.
J.B. Kline has focused in on his roots, which are blues and R&B based music.
His CD “Music Mountain” features seven original tunes and four covers, all
in that vein. And his new cd “Belvidere Line” was just released.
• Michael Janus’
sound is cool, eclectic. A modish blend of contemporary
rock, sprinkled with an ethereal mysticism. He is a published songwriter
and a member of BMI.
He has played at the Whiskey A G0-GO, Coconut Teaser, The Viper room
in LA and, on the East coast at Maxwell’s, the Stone Pony, Kat Man Du. A
natural singer and musician, Michael engages his audience with his capti-
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vating, smooth flowing style.
• Start in New York, travel up the
mountains and check out the view,
go to Chicago, then glide down
the Mississippi and flop in new
Orleans. Funk in our feet, Blues in
our Gut, Jazz in our heart and Love
on our mind. Whether it’s acoustic
guitar finger picking or more jazzy
electrified excursions TFT paints
colorful scenes and creates moods
evocative of the American landscape.
Roots Rockers Ten Foot
Tall Have performed from Boston
to New Orleans.
• With their appreciation and love
for classic folk and contemporary
singer/songwriter music,
Kati Kertesz and Gerard Dutka
formed their duo Acoustic Mellow
Drama in 2006. Since then,
they have been playing gigs in the
local Delaware river-town areas of
Hunterdon County, NJ and Bucks
County, PA. Joining with sweet vocal
harmonies and instrumentation.
• Ian Patrick Gentles band: Working
Class Hussys is an original alternative
rock band with a southern
blend. Like Lynyrd Skynyrd meets
the Beatles. It’s sometimes called
whimsical or quirky; the songs are
melodic with many changes, with
some of the most original stories
told in song.
• Jenny & The Felines are a power
pop trio fronted by local songwriter
and guitarist, Jenny Ketrow. With
her as always are her trusty bassist
and violinist, Liz Gonzalez and
drummer and all around great guy,
Mike Wojick. Together, they have
played shows all over NJ and are
proud to be featured on WDVR FM.
Currently, the group is working on
their first big album, “Cheaper Than
Therapy
Please join us for a pre-show
meet & greet with the artists and a
lite service of food and beverages.
Tickets are $10 with a $5 for the
food & beverage service. §
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wdvr-fm:
The House That Frank
Built (part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a two-part interview published in this newsletter.
The first part was included in the last issue. In that opening piece, Frank
Napurano was revealed as the multi-talented, multi-faceted creator, owner,
and manager of WDVR FM. Of course, his able wife Ginny and other key
individuals were a part of the dream. In the first installment, Frank described
his long held interest in radio and the steps he took to become a part of the
communications field. He described his early radio experiences, his career
long role at the public TV station, NJN, and the beginnings of WDVR-FM from
an idea, to an opportunity taken.
Frank Napp nurtured the radio station before its beginning and has been
its guiding light since that time. Enjoy this “part two” of a conversation with this
fascinating doer. In it, Frank reveals his vision for WDVR, how it was started,
who were his partners, and his thoughts about the future of radio.
Q- When and how was WDVR-FM born?
A- I always wanted
to own a radio station. In
1983 I did an engineering
study seeking a commercial
FM frequency that
would fit geographically
in the Hunterdon county
area. Well, finding commercial
FM frequencies
was and still is, like finding
hen’s teeth; the Good
Man upstairs isn’t creating
any more. So I consulted
with a good friend and
colleague, Charles Loughery, who is whiz at FCC law and owner of many
stations. Together, we did a study of the non-commercial band and found a
fit at 89.7Mhz.
Q- What did it take to bring WDVR-FM to market? Who were some
of your key collaborators?
A- Building a radio
station is a very complex
project. It could be the
subject of an extended
seminar. In a sense, starting
a radio station is similar
to a drug company
bringing a new drug to
market. The drug company
has to prove to the FDA
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that the drug will, first, do no harm.
The company then has to prove the
drug’s efficacy. In radio, we had to
prove things to the FCC. We had to
do all the complex engineering to
show, first of all, that our study has
uncovered a frequency that won’t
interfere with existing stations. We
had to show that we could afford to
construct a station and define the
new population that will be served
by our broadcasts. We did our engineering,
incorporated WDVR and
applied for a construction permit
back in 1986. It took the wheels of
government four frustrating years to
award us our license. This February
19th was our 22nd anniversary on
the air. Charles Loughery, Bob Wick,
my wife Ginny and I were the original
principals of the project. Charlie
and Bob also worked for NJN as
engineers. Their efforts were indispensable;
WDVR would never have
been built without them. And aside
from Ginny’s business acumen,
she became the prime
mover and my “steel magnolia”,
pushing me onward,
whenever cracks started to
appear in my resolve.
Q- What roles did your
on-air and technical experience
play in WDVR’s establishment
and growth?
A- We were able to
avoid all kinds of expensive
unpleasantness, because
of broadcasting, technical and engineering
knowledge. An individual
without technical knowledge can
build a new radio station, but he
or she would have to hire a radio
engineering company to
engineer all the original
complexities that we were
able to do ourselves, includ-
ing the actual construction.
Once on the air, by having
in-house knowledge, we
were able to save the astronomical
costs of having
steady engineering expertise
to keep things operating
legally and within FCC
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regulations.
Q- When WDVR-FM first went
on the air in 1990, what were your
feelings?
A- Like Christmas morning.
Q- Do you still have those
feelings?
A- Yes I do, every time I turn on
the radio. On many occasions when
returning from long motor trips and
hearing the first faint audio from
WDVR on my car radio, I knew I
was home.
Q- What was your original vision
for WDVR? Has it changed
since the station started?
A—WDVR has developed just as
I had planned. Every so often, we get
an influx of new, younger DJs who
try to persuade me to “modernize
and improve” the station by bringing
in contemporary rock music. They
have to learn that WDVR’s success
is due entirely to its soft, friendly
sound. Over the last 22 years, we
have formed a niche for DVR. Being
a medium power station, WDVR was
crafted to be an alternative to the
fast-paced, noisy sameness of the
rest of the FM band. It is a place of
refuge for those listeners seeking
a soft, friendly respite. It makes no
sense for a small, 5,000-watt station
to offer the same format as a 50,000watt,
blow-torch rock station.
Q- Where do you see WDVR
and radio, in general, going and
why?
A- WDVR will survive all of us
as long as those in charge, in the
future, will look back into the history
of WDVR to learn why it is a success.
I have no doubt that radio in general
will be around indefinitely. TV was
supposed to kill it in 1947, and then
Color TV was to be its demise in
1954. Now in our modern digital age,
it’s actually drawing new strength
from the internet and all those handheld
wireless gizmos.
Q- What on your journey did
you find the most rewarding?
A- Two things quickly come to
mind. First, the unsolicited positive
testimonials from our listeners and
the knowledge that we are providing
a public service has meant a
lot to me.
Second, giving everyone on staff
the experience of living their impossible
dream is a genuine source of
comfort. I always thought of WDVR
as fifty individual glowing gems that
come together to create a beautiful
mosaic. §
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under” considers themselves to be
Americans today. I could hardly
get the words out that evening to
relay his request especially since
my wife and I spent the previously
day and evening in Newark watching
the buildings burn, fall and then
help many of the survivors get home.
You, each and every one of
you, are our great and loyal listeners
from the four corners of the
listening area, all fifty states, this
beautiful country and now the world.
Please permit me to take the
liberty, on behalf of the staff and
management of WDVR-FM to
simply say Thank You for your time
– we know you have a choice and
we appreciate that you choose us.
Dave McDaid
Monday Morning Magic §
Your unique radio station is
as diversified as its listeners
and supporters…
“Blossom’s autumnal mewsings”
It has been a great summer for this cat soaking
up steamy weather and hiding under the shrubs. But
now something new is in the air.
On a recent warm afternoon, I strolled across the
carpet to investigate a noise. And there it was! A kitten
that looked like me in a wire crate.
What? Why? Hissss. And whose bright idea was
this? The mewlings were deafening and long winded.
And rumors have started that it will be trained to cohost
and engineer a certain show. And it’s called Picabo.
Am I to mentor this intruder? We need a bigger
bed now and extra bowls. As WDVR grows, the in house cat population has
to keep pace. Stay tuned. And furthermore, this photo of me is unflattering.
The inept photographer made me look bloated. - I am Blossom §
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The Song and
the Story…
by Walt Haake
Oh Pretty Woman
It begins with a powerful walking
cadence played on the
drums. Then comes
the signature guitar
riff that repeats, expands
and builds
to the moment that
Roy Orbison takes
the microphone.
Then, in his haunting
tenor voice, we
hear: Pretty woman,
walkin’ down
the street/ Pretty
woman, the kind I’d
like to meet.
“Oh, Pretty Woman”
is musical drama. A beautiful
lady walking his way instantly becomes
his heart’s desire. Roy’s trademark growls and “Mercy!” underscore
the physical attraction. But she ignores his repeated pleas and walks by,
dashing all hopes he has of meeting her: If that’s the way it must be, okay/ I
guess I’ll go on home, it’s late.
Then--with just 30 seconds to go in this three-minute song-story comes
the part that every young man prays for each time he falls hopelessly in love
at first site: Wait!/ What do I see?/ Is she walking back to me?/ Yeah, she’s
walking back to me! Roy’s final Oh, oh, pretty woman! brings the story to a
sudden joyous climax.
What inspired this great record with the infectious beat, classic guitar
lick, impassioned vocals and everyman story line?
Her name was Claudette-Claudette Orbison, Roy’s pretty wife. Six years
earlier in 1958, she inspired Roy to write the song “Claudette,” which launched
his song writing career when the Everly Brothers recorded it and released it
as the flip side of their #1 hit “All I Have to Do Is Dream.”
In 1964, Roy and Claudette had recently reconciled after some tough
times in their marriage. Roy’s song writing partner, Bill Dees, was at the
house, kicking around ideas for songs with Roy, when Claudette came in
and said she was going into town to buy something. When Roy asked if she
needed money, Dees quipped, “Pretty woman never needs any money.” That
prompted Roy to started singing “Pretty woman, walking down the street”
with Dees keeping the beat by banging his hand on a table.
By the time Claudette returned
40 minutes later, Orbison and Dees
had just about finished the song.
They recorded it a week later, and
got the record released a week after
that. “Oh, Pretty Woman” shot up the
charts and landed in the #1 position
a month later. It also became a #1
hit in the UK.
The record was on the charts
for 15 weeks and sold seven million
copies in 1964 alone! The song that
Chet Atkins called the “best rock &
roll record ever made” never lost its
popularity or influence. Mick Jagger
acknowledged that “Oh, Pretty
Woman” was a direct influence on
The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No)
Satisfaction,” which was released
less than a year later.
The kick-off guitar riff in “Oh,
Pretty Woman” inspired quite a few
rock records over the years, including
The Beatles’ “Day Tripper” and arguably
“Ticket to Ride” and “Paperback
Writer.” “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith,
“Whip It” by Devo and “The One
I Love” by R.E.M. are among others
that were influenced by “Oh, Pretty
Woman.” And of course, Van Halen
had a hit with their cover version of
the song in 1982.
In 1990, “Oh, Pretty Woman”
inspired and became the title track
to the hit movie “Pretty Woman,” starring
Richard Gere and Julia Robert.
This introduced the song to a huge
new audience. Since then, “Oh,
Pretty Woman” received a Grammy
Hall of Fame Award in 1999 and was
added to the Library of Congress National
Recording Registry in 2007.
Just think: none of this would
have happened if Claudette had not
decided to go shopping that fateful
July day back in 1964.
Walt Haake hosts Wed-with-
Walt, 9 a.m. to noon, every week
on WDVR. §

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
6 AM - 9 AM
Monday Morning
Magic
David McDaid
Morning Mix
of Big Band & More
6 AM - 9 AM
Hotel California
Bill Kahlke
California Folk &
Rock
6 AM - 9 AM
Bluegrass
Breakfast
Susan Rose
Blue Grass,
Country
6 AM - 9 AM
Honky Tonk
Roadhouse
Ted Lyons
Folk & Rock
6 AM - 9 AM
Hot Wax
Studebaker Hawk
50’s & 60’s Rock
6 AM - 9 AM
Under Western
Skies
George Gamble
Cowboy Western
9 AM - Noon
Swing Time
Art & Deb
Big Band, Swing,
and Vocals
9 AM - Noon
Country Roundup
Frank Knight
Traditional Country
9 AM - Noon
Wednesday with
Walt
Walt Haake
Walt’s Favorite
Tracks
9 AM - Noon
Curtain Up
Don Collester
Theater & Cabaret
Noon - 3 PM
Echoes From the
Hills
Richard Evans
Bluegrass
Noon - 3 PM
Memories & More
Tim Bush & Marga
McKay
50’s thru 60’s
Oldies
Noon - 3 PM
Midweek Midday
Matinee
Bob Wallace
Popular Hits
Noon - 2 PM
High Noon
Country
Bob Jackson
Country
3 PM - 5 PM
Out & About With
Manny Garcia
Interviews, Music
and Chat
3 PM - 5 PM
Battle of the Groups
Joe Bud
Vocal Group
Harmony
3 PM - 5 PM
Dogs Rule
Michele Armstrong
All About Dogs:
Interviews with
Experts & Info on
Canine Care
2 PM - 5 PM
Thursday Afteroon
Cruisin’
Diane Jordan
50’s & 60’s Classic
R&B
5 PM - 6 PM
Backstory
Joan Van Der Veen
Talk & Interviews
Gage on the Market
Bruce Gage
Weeks 2 & 4
Talk & Information
5 PM - 6 PM
Stepping Stones
Hilary Murray
Social Issues
5 PM - 6 PM
Arriba
Carla Maria
Latin Rhythms
6 PM - 7 PM
The Lowdown
Victoria & Rosalind
Davis
Gossip & News
6 PM - 6:30 PM
The Children’s Shelf
Dee Smith & Kids
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Technology Today
Richard Kazimir
Computer Info
6 PM - 7 PM
The Lowdown
Victoria & Rosalind
Davis
Gossip & News
5 PM - 7 PM
Tempus
John Cole
News & Interviews with a Little Music
Thrown In
www.wdvrfm.org
wdvr-fm Program Schedule
9 AM - Noon
TGIF
Ted & Roger
The 60’s
Experience
9 AM - Noon
Radio Ranch
Charlie Harrison
Country
Church Services
Moody Church - 6 AM
Milford Presbyterian - 7 AM
Amwell Church of the Brethren - 7:30
Cornerstone Christian - 8 AM
Family Life Center - 8:30 AM
South Branch Bible - 9:00 AM
River of Life - 10:00 AM
Walk of Faith - 10:30
89.7 Delaware Township, NJ - 91.9 Lawrenceville, NJ - www.wdvrfm.org
Penn-Jersey Educational Radio Corporation
Noon - 3 PM
Bleecker Street
Cafe
Chris Poh & Ed
Petersen
Conversation &
Folk Music
Noon - 1 PM
Classic Country
Gold
Richard Evans
1 PM - 4 PM
Bluegrass
Richard Evans
11 AM - 1 PM
Celtic Sunday
Brunch
Walt Haake, Patrick
Clifford, Eileen
Fisher, Ed Saultz
Celtic Music
3 PM - 4 PM
Anything Goes
Music w/ Gene M.
4 PM - 6 PM
The Road Less
Travelled
Melba Toast
Eclectic Mix, Folk,
Country & More
1 PM - 4 PM
Tin Pan Alley
Barbara Zentner
1900-1950
With British Tea
Time Segment
4 PM - 5 PM
The World of Work
Shep Cohen
Interviews
5 PM - 7 PM
Country Store
Frank Napp
Traditional
Country
6 PM - 8 PM
Heartlands Hayride
Country Music Live - 2nd & 4th weeks
Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts Center
Sergeantsville, NJ
Musical Mix 1st, 3rd & 5th weeks
4 PM - 7 PM
Katy’s Cafe
Katy Stone
Rock
7 PM - 10 PM
Route 66
Russ Hunsberger
Americana,
Bluegrass &
Country
wdvr-fm - Po Box 191 - Sergeantsville, NJ 08557
Tel: 609-397-1620 - www.wdvrfm.org
7 PM - 10 PM
Monday Night
Soiree
Tommy J
A Mix of Musical
Favorites
7 PM - 10 PM
The Sound
Alternative
Carla Van Dyk
New Age, World,
Acoustic Guitar
7 PM - 10 PM
Nashville Nightlife
Nancy Supko
Country
7 PM - 10 PM
Freewheelin’
Jethro Kin
Folk, Plus
Lots of Dylan
7 PM - Midnight
Country Routes
Len Werner
Country &
Yodeling
8 PM - 11 PM
Jukebox Saturday
Night
Rick & Melissa
Charwin
40’s thru 50’s
Music & Games
10 PM - MID
My 70’s, My 80’s,
My Music
Christopher Lee &
Connie
Pop Hits
10 PM - Mid
Bluegrass Horizon
Mike Wuerstle
Today’s Bluegrass
10 PM - Mid
Left Bank of Seine
Tom Bleck
Jazz & Rock
Alternating With:
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Folk Rock
3 AM - 6 AM
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Buckeye Mel
Country
10 PM - 1 AM
Currents &
Traditions
Eileen Fisher
Folk/Celtic
1 AM - 6 AM
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Tim Bush, Mel Kays
Country All Night
11 PM - 2 AM
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Deidre Gilmartin
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A Musical Haunting
in Hunterdon?
In 1958 it cost my
father a week’s salary.
For most of my
childhood this piece
of furniture occupied
a place of honor in
our home. When illuminated
it highlighted
stemware and delicate
glass items which
we could only look
at, never touch. The
top proudly displayed
some of the trophies
my father won from his many years raising and racing homing pigeons. When
it was time for chores it was the only piece of furniture I relished dusting.
The left-side of the piece was a cabinet, complete with glass shelving, a
mirrored base, and tufted satin walls. There was a light, so visitors could
clearly admire the treasures housed behind the sliding glass door. But the
right side of the piece held its true magic. Behind its Macassar ebony door
was a classic piece of technology: a Blaupunkt stereo and phonograph. It
was a tube set, complete with AM, FM, and short wave radio. It even had a
built-in tuning indicator - a bulb which emitted a pulsating green light which
grew more forceful and hypnotizing as the strength and clarity of a station’s
signal was realized.
Its glowing eye kept us company when we listened to its music in the
dark. And it was there throughout my childhood in New York, traveling with
us from Queens, to the Bronx, and
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Hi Folks Buckeyemel here,
just wanted to let all my night
owl friends of Hank & Friends
and The All Night Diner that I
had an ACUTE PULMONARY
COLLAPSE WITH BLOOD
CLOTS. I am getting better,
can walk without my walker,
and do small chores. Still, got
a lot of rehab on the lungs. Just
wanted to thank all of you for
the calls, letters, cards, and
prayers. Hope all of you will be
hearing from me soon. Take
care and GOD BLESS.
Buckeyemel.
later to Westchester. In those early
days the FM band was always tuned
to a station which broadcasted out
of Waterbury, CT. The station played
country music, except for Sundays,
when the sounds of polkas, soccer
results, and the news from Germany
accompanied our Sunday paper, real
bagels, and yes, jelly doughnuts.
When the phonograph was called into
service it spun Oktoberfest music,
Strauss waltzes and Arthur Fiedler.
Back then that Blaupunkt and its
inhabitants taught me valuable life
and cultural lessons. Eddy Arnold
shared tales of cattle and the wide
open ranges, Loretta Lynn taught
me about censored pharmaceuticals
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years. And eventually I figured out
that the Blue Danube Waltz was not
composed by a herd of quacking
swans. During my early teen years
the hi-fi had the place of honor in an
empty area which would someday be
a dining room. My sister and brother
and I would dance around to its music,
lie down on the carpet in front of
it and play games or read, and we
even snuck some of our records onto
its phonograph.
But eventually the hi-fi started to
show its age and the stress of living
in a home with three children. The
FM button had difficulty staying depressed.
When we listened, a folded
up match book cover would hold
the button in place and maintain the
connection with the outside world.
My brother broke part of the phonograph
arm and it had to be reset.
Someone put a drink on the top and
it left a permanent ring on the beautiful
finish. And finally the inevitable
happened. My parents purchased a
dining set for that mostly empty room
and a new china cabinet claimed the
wall which housed our loyal hi-fi. A
newfangled stereo with separate
speakers and a cassette tape player,
all efficiently contained on a rolling
cart, appeared and made its home
in a corner of the living room.
Our faithful old Blaupunkt was
demoted and relegated to the downstairs
“playroom,” a space complete
with an orange shag carpet and
wood paneled walls. It was in this
room that my informal education
continued, via New York radio stations,
most long gone now. The
hi-fi introduced me to cool city jazz
clubs, concerts from the Philharmonic,
and dry-humored BBC radio
shows. We even spent Saturday
Nights with Sinatra. Those musical
lessons sparked new conversations
in our house, including shouts of
“Why can’t you sit with the rest of
the family and watch ‘Little House
on the Prairie’?”, “Now you don’t
like polka?” and “Since when do you
listen to that crook, Sinatra?”
Eventually we kids all moved on
and womanly issues well beyond my ...Continued on Page 10
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and out to start our own lives. The hifi
stayed, now all alone, in its slightly
musty spot until the day our home
was sold. Then it was relocated to
my sister’s house and her considerably
mustier cellar. It continued to
age and even started to warp a bit
until she called me one day, almost
ten years ago. “I think the hi-fi is
getting ruined in our basement.” She
said. “Would you like us to bring it
along when we visit next weekend?”
Of course I said yes.
My sister and her husband, Steve,
visited us the next Sunday. Around
2:00 pm Art and Steve went out to
bring in our reclaimed treasure.
What a reunion! The Blaupunkt
quickly found its new home on a
wall where it was a perfect fit and
we could easily sit and enjoy it. We
plugged it in, were delighted that the
light in the curio section still worked,
and then pressed the “On” button.
We waited while the tubes warmed
up and slowly the music began.
Strains of something familiar and
classic came through the speakers.
It was Benny Goodman and “Sing,
Sing, Sing.” We stood there, once
again mesmerized by the pulsating
green light on the console and the
lilting sound of an orchestra which
could only be, at that moment, otherworldly.
Steve, not typically known as being
a man of many words, stared
for a moment, and was the first to
speak. “Holy smokes, man,” he
began. “Did we go back in time or
something? We’re still here in New
Jersey, right?”
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“I think so,” said Art. The two of
them continued to stare at the unit.
“Whoa. Maybe it’s haunted,” offered
Steve.
“Yeah, but at least the music is
good.” Then, the music stopped.
The connection was broken. I had
forgotten about the matchbook cover.
But it was too late. At that moment
we all knew the spell had been shattered.
But just for that day.
The magic of that old Blaupunkt
continued for us. A few months later
we figured out that the big band
sound we heard that day wasn’t
ghosts from ballrooms past, but it
was 89.7 WDVR and Nancy Supko
with her “Sunday Afternoon Ballroom.”
Sunday afternoon became,
and still is, our favorite time to relax
with an old friend, and make a few
new ones.
…By Deb Orchowski
For great big band music, Sinatra,
and some more tales, tune
in to “Swing Time” with Art & Deb,
Mondays 9 AM until noon. Nancy
Supko can be heard each Wednesday
evening at 7 PM on “Nashville
Nightlife.” §
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y Joe Bud
My Introduction To
Rhythm
And
Blues
Vocal
Groups
It all started in the mid 50’s when I was a kid growing
up in Bayonne N.J. My sister and I would listen to the
radio station my mother was tuned into at the time. Tony
Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan were some
of moms favorites and could be heard on WNEW New
York with Martin Block. Unknown to us, 1010 WINS New
York had hired Alan Freed in September of 1954. Little
did I know at the time that R&B/R&R even existed. Less
than a year later that would all change.
About once a month on Friday my mother would
take my sister and I over to Staten Island, via the ferry
located on First St. next to Uncle Milty’s Penny Arcade.
When we arrived across the Kill van Kull we would walk
up Broadway and eat at the counter in Woolworth’s. From
there we would cross the street and see a movie at the
local theater ( I forgot the name ).
In the spring of 1955 we had just had a delicious
5&Dime dinner and were relaxing in the theater when
BAA-BOOM out of the screen comes blasting “ONE
TWO THREE O’CLOCK, FOUR O’CLOCK, ROCK!!!” It
hit me and my 14 year old sister right between the eyes
(or is it ears?).
Well of course it was” Rock Around The Clock” by Bill
Haley & the Comets, the opening to the movie Black
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Board Jungle. The next day I had to find out what kind
of music it was and where can I hear more? When I
tuned into the Alan Freed “Rock N Roll Party, on 1010
WINS in NY City, the first song I heard was “Sincerely”
by the Moonglows! Needless to say, I’ve been hooked
ever since.
In August of 1955 we moved to Iselin, in Woodbridge
Township, New Jersey. My new friends were into
the music, and we would stand on the corner of Oak
Tree Road and Plymouth Drive and try to emulate the
vocal groups. Our favorite songs were “In the Still of
the Night”,” Gloria”, and“ Zoom Zoom Zoom”. The song
we sang the most was “Dear Lord” by the Continentals.
It was the most difficult, due to the falsetto. In 1959 I
attended, with my buddies, the Alan Freed “Christmas
Jubilee” at the Brooklyn Fox. The program shown to the
left is from the 1957 show at the Brooklyn Paramount
(my late brother-in-law Joey “O” gave me the program. (
Ya see in 1959 I was to cheap to buy one). The groups
at the 59 show were the Skyliners and the Passions. We
would later sing the Passions “This is My Love” (Sweeter
Than) on the corner.
In the early 60’s vocal group street corner harmony
began to fade away. When the British invasion began in
1964 the street corner sound was gone. In 1965 I was
in the Marine Corps stationed at the Marine Barracks,
8th& I Streets, S.E., Washington D.C.
A couple of my platoon mates, who were African/
American, would take me to their hangout across the
street from the main gate of the barracks. That’s were I
first heard “I’m a Happy Man” by the Jive Five. I immediately
went to the nearby record store, that was also on
8th Street and bought three copies. The flip, “Kiss Kiss
Kiss”, was even better. The song would reach #36 on
the Billboard chart.
It all began in 1955 and I’m fortunate to be able to
share this wonderful sound. WDVR allows me to play
MY music to the greatest listening audience in the world!
Street corner vocal group harmony may never return but it
will always be remembered. OK gang I’ll see ya Tuesday
on the “Battle of the Groups. Luv ya Judy! §
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Hi
Everyone,
I’m Heidi
You know the girl from the WDVR
show Heidi’s Hideaway. Just in case
you’re new to the area or just tuning
in; let me tell you guys what the
Hideaway is all about. You see, last
year I was just a new helper here at
the WDVR radio station. I seemed
to be hopping around from show to
show while learning and just trying
to figure out what type of show would
fit a girl like me. You see I love the
Classic Rock music I grew up on.
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together and share them with folks
that want to stop by or just tune in.
Oh, and I almost forgot my lovable
Black Lab Molly who helps me
out every other Tuesday night from
10pm-Midnight. That’s when she’s
not chasing that darn Rufus from
The Country Store. I have to say
the favorite part of the show for me
personally is at 10:30pm when we
honer a Home Town Hero.
A Home Town Hero can really be
anyone special you know or in your
life that’s gone far and beyond to help
their country, community or even
experienced the loss of someone
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Spotlight on Ken
Ken from Bedminster NJ, has
been a loyal WDVR listener and
supporter since Katy Stone "went
Polish on me," as Ken says. Ken
started listening when Katy became
the hostess in April 2009 of the Polka
Party each Sunday afternoon. He
was incredibly curious to see how
an Italian girl from Bayonne could
pull off playing Polka music -- and
somehow she did it!
What keeps Ken listening to
the station is the wide diversity of
WDVR's programming. He likes
the fact that WDVR constantly has
something for everyone's taste. He
especially enjoys the shows free
wheelin’, The Road Less Travelled,
Tin Pan Alley and Katy's Kafe. He
likes that the on-air personalities are
both interesting – and interested.
As Ken puts it, “There is a different
level of enthusiasm on all the
shows than you would ever get from
commercial radio. The volunteer announcers
are very dedicated, which
is evident in the way they prepare for
their shows. The attentiveness and
responsiveness to the audience by
the personalities is something you
won't find from other places on the
radio dial either. That's very unusual
– and fun!”
Ken feels like he's part of the
WDVR family. He also appreciates
that new talent is embraced and
is featured on numerous shows
throughout the week. He enjoys listening
to up-and-coming musicians
who are very talented, and also the
interesting folks who are guests on
the many talk shows.
Ken also loves the Heartlands
Hayride shows. He feels that show
pays homage to the Grand 'Ol Opry
and old-time radio. He also feels
the performers are very good and
the entire show is run very professionally.
It sounds great over the
airwaves and the show runs like
clockwork. It sounds like the musicians
and the audience alike are
really enjoying themselves and are
having a lot of fun!
Ken has been to the WDVR
studios and to shows at the Virginia
Napurano Cultural Arts Center and
finds that everyone connected with
the station is genuinely passionate
about their craft and the station as
an entity.
He looks forward to many more
years of tuning in to his favorite
shows and wants to continue his
friendships with his WDVR family!
§
Nancy Supko Is Back In Town
WDVR is pleased to welcome
Nancy Supko back to the airwaves
with Nashville Nightlife Wednesday
from 7 to 10pm. Nancy previously
hosted Sunday Afternoon Balloon
for twelve years. After a few years
off, Nancy is now presenting a mix
of traditional country music with
sounds from the 70’s, 80’s and
90’s. “My musical tastes run the
gamut. I enjoy nearly all types of
music – Great American Songbook,
Broadway, rock, country, you name
it. I like to share my knowledge with
the listeners and tell them about
artists, the songwriters, etc. I, also,
like bringing lesser known artists like
Gary Stewart to the WDVR airwaves.
I know I have learned about several
artists on WDVR that I otherwise
would not have heard of. Nashville
Nightlife has weekly features including
a “honky-tonk heartbreaker” a
“Mavericks moment” and a “last call
bar stool special” as well as a look at
the country music calendar.
Nancy has worked in theater
and different musical formats for
over thirty years. Nancy appears on
WDVR’s Heartlands Hayride and
enjoys enthusiastic audiences at the
Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts Center.
“It’s a great venue and audiences
are very appreciative which makes
the performers want to give it their
all”. That goes for her radio show as
well. “I enjoy all the phone calls and
requests I get and like talking to the
listeners. They actually help me program
the show and that’s what it’s all
about here at WDVR – we truly are
YOUR radio station and we can’t do
it without you.” §
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Hot Wax
Years ago, one Friday morning,
an over the road trucker, Fred (from
Easton, PA), called me on Hot Wax.
He was the second trucker to call
regularly, and he became “Fred, my
second favorite truck driver.” One
year he came to visit the station
with his granddaughters. The eldest,
Jolie, read one or two community
bulletin boards. She was 8 or 9 at the
time, but she was hooked. Several
years later, “granddad” donated to
WDVR by giving her “DJ for an hour”
as a Christmas present.
He has now done that four years
in a row! This year, Jolie, now a high
school sophomore, was not only
poised and professional on the air,
but took over the board with an assist
from “Dead Air” Don. She even
helped me navigate my I-pod more
efficiently (who says old dogs can’t
learn new tricks!). Above is a picture
Fred took of Jolie in the “air chair”
with Dead Air Don and your truly
backing her up. It was fun for us to
see how much she had grown into
the job of being a DJ. We look forward
to having her back next year.
Thanks Fred! Thanks Jolie!
…Studebaker Hawk §
The Monday
Night Soiree
by Tommy J.
It all began as The Friday Night
Soiree on August 7, 2009 with the
Beatles ”Here Comes the Sun.”
Three years later, The Monday Night
Soiree continues to play your favorite
songs, that range in scope from oldies
and contemporary, to classic rock
‘n roll, a smattering of blues, jazz and
country. It is my pleasure to bring you
a radio show that evokes memories
of familiar tunes, coupled with songs
that perhaps you have never heard
before. At least twice a month, I have
a theme based show. Most recently
there have been duos & duets and
rain songs. And it’s always a lot of fun
with my music trivia games.
So how did this all begin? Knowing
my secret alter ego as Tommy
J. the disc jockey, my wife made
a donation to WDVR for DJ for an
Hour. I sat in with Ann Smith for her
entire show and was hooked in the
first five minutes. One more DJ for
an Hour with Richard G. (all about
the Beatles) and I was prepared to
take the next step. After joining several
DJ’s, I learned to run the board
and was later put on the substitute
list. My first gig was Ted Lyon’s
show Honky-Tonk-Roadhouse. My
first official song flying solo was “A
Foggy Day in London Town” by Billie
Holiday. The show went well and the
rest, as they say, is history.
The association I have with this
station and all the volunteers who
keep it running has been a true
delight. Where else could I have
interview Paula Cole or Tommy
James? My listeners are great to
talk with each week, and I can’t wait
for 7pm on Monday to arrive. So if
you’re scanning the dial at that time
and happen to hear “Green Onions”,
stay tuned, find that nice comfortable
chair along with the beverage of your
choice, and brace yourself for the
fastest three hours in radio coming
to you live and in living stereo from
the palatial studios of WDVR fm in
Sergeantsville, N.J., the Paris of
Hunterdon County. §
New CD Release by
Patrick Clifford
In addition to being one of the
hosts of WDVR’s Celtic Sunday
Brunch, Patrick Clifford is a performing
Irish-folk musician based in
Hunterdon County, NJ. On October
1, he will release “Chance of a Start”,
his latest CD featuring both original
songs and classic traditional favorites.
Contact WDVR during our fall
fund raiser to get a copy of the CD
in exchange for your tax-deductible
donation, or join us for a very special
event: The CD Release Party
for ”Chance of a Start” is on Friday,
October 19, at the Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center here in Sergeantsville
-- where Patrick and his
band will perform songs from the
new CD and more. §

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