Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 5, 1990 TAG: 9005040072
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The parade begins at the middle school and ends in the First Street parking lot.
The New River Valley Mall's car show is today, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., inside and outside. It's free.
WKEX features Carl Ratcliffe & the Gospel Strings and Tommy McKee & the Strings of Praise at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Today is WBLB's "Kid's Break with Enock Flake" at 3 p.m. Enock makes personal appearances and sells cassettes of the show for $5.
WPUV's "Gospel Express," Sunday noon-4 p.m., includes the Revelators, Outreach, Rowsey Family and Barker Family.
WPUV's "Curtis Mathes Bluegrass Hour" Friday at 4 p.m. features Bruce Jarvis, banjo picker Garland Finn and other local talent.
WPUV airs radio preacher Rev. Don Crowder's "Harvest Revival" Sunday, 6 a.m.-noon.
WPUV's "Banded Hub Hoedown" is live next Saturday, 1-3 p.m., with artists such as the Dixie Gray Band. If interested in appearing, call Ron Green at 980-1580.
\ BASEBALL: WPSK and the Hokie Club will sponsor the Virginia Tech-UNC game Sunday at 3 p.m. in Calfee Park in Pulaski.
WKEX covers Tech vs. Duke in Martinsville on Monday at 6:50 p.m. On Tuesday, Tech takes on Florida State in Salem at 6:50 p.m. On Friday, the team plays Southern Mississippi away; air time is 6:20 p.m.
\ RACES: WRAD and WRIQ cover championship racing from Pulaski County Speedway live at 6:45 tonight.
WPSK's prerace "Fast Lane '90" tonight 5-7 at the speedway offers interviews and track and weather conditions.
WJJJ covers the Winston 500 from Talladega at 1:45 p.m. Sunday.
\ COUNTRY: On WPSK tonight, call 633-1071 for "All Request Saturday Night" from Montgomery County; from elsewhere call 980-1071. "Bob Kingsley's Country Countdown" 6-10 p.m. Sunday plays America's top 40 hits. "Best Night of Radio on Radio" is Tuesday at 8 p.m. with the valley's top 25 and "CD Feature of the Week" sponsored by Disc Jockey Records & Tapes.
"Ralph Emery Show" is weekdays on WKEX at 2:30 p.m. and on WRAD at 10:30 a.m.
"Country Crossroads" is broadcast over WRAD Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and on WKEX Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
\ JAZZ: WVRU's "Jazz Notes" airs Friday at 7 p.m. and WVRU's "Mellow Tones" is 9-11 a.m. Sunday.
\ ROCK: WVVV and WJJJ offers "Flashback" today, 9-11 a.m.
WVRU's "Long Live Rock," Monday at 9 p.m. features a three-part series on Bob Dylan. Host Jim Newberne profiles the artist from 1977 to the present. Also on WVRU are "Golden Oldies" today, 12-2, and "Funny Farm," a comedy extravaganza, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
On WVVV this week: Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon, "Reeling In The Years" with Tommy Shaw, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel; Sunday, 9 p.m., "In the Studio," "Aja" by Steely Dan; Sunday, 11 p.m., "Album Feature," "Doors" by the Doors; Monday, 11:30 p.m., "Rock Line" featuring Sam Kenison; Tuesday, "Rest of the Record" plays "Shake Your Moneymaker" by Black Crows.
WVVV's "Metal Shop" is Wednesday at 11 p.m. "Five at Five" on Friday features Eric Clapton.
\ NEWS: WUVT goes on Break Radio until May 13. The station is accepting applications for summer radio jobs. Licensing and training is available at WUVT; the only prerequisite is an interest in many kinds of music. Call 552-0640 for info.
WPUV will have a Mother's Day drawing on May 11. Listen for details.
WFNR sponsors a Walk-a-thon May 19 to help the Bennetts, who are paying for a family member's heart transplant. Sponsors and walkers can call 382-6106 or 731-1594 for details.
WVRU's "Talk of the Town," a public affairs program, airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 1:30 p.m.
WKEX's "Blacksburg Town Report," with host Ron Secrist, discusses the Price House and gardens with Virginia Hummell on Thursday at 6:05 p.m.
WKEX's "Focus on the Family," weekdays 9 a.m. and 6:05 p.m., features host James Dobson on "Career Homemaking" on Monday; "Give Me A Break: Advice for Working Moms" Tuesday and Wednesday; and "Mom & Children: Time Out For Devotion" on Thursday and Friday.
WBLB seeks businesses to participate in its 1990 Spring Home Show at the New River Valley Mall May 17-20. A space and advertising package is available for one price. Call 980-3411 or 800-924-WBLB for details.
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