Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 12, 1990 TAG: 9005110476
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
WKEX will feature spots all day today during its auction to benefit the station. Souvenirs from country stars - such as autographed records and tapes from Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and the Oak Ridge Boys - will go on the block at the Holiday Inn in Blacksburg 1-4 p.m. Other items such as furniture, clothing and jewelry will also be for sale.
Today, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., WVVV broadcasts live from Goody's in Christiansburg.
On Thursday, 6-7 p.m., WPSK's Rich Freeman will interview the stars of the Triple Valley Rodeo. The rodeo will be broadcast live from the New River Valley Fairgrounds all weekend beginning Friday at 3 p.m.
WKEX will be at a pancake breakfast fund-raiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at Townside Realtors in Blacksburg Friday, 6-9 a.m.
WFNR plans a walkathon May 19 to benefit the Bennetts, who are paying for a family member's heart transplant. Sponsors and walkers can call 382-6106 or 731-1594.
\ LIVE: WPUV's "Gospel Express" today, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., includes "June Draper's Wonderful World of Country Music the Way It Was" at 10 a.m., the Famous Max Mountain Gospel Singers at 12:30 p.m. and "Banded Hub Hoedown" at 1 p.m. with the Harvest Time Singers and the Dixie Gray Band.
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 airs preacher Rev. Don Crowder's "Harvest Revival" Sunday, 6 a.m.-noon.
\ BASEBALL: WKEX covers Virginia Tech at Southern Mississippi today at 7:20 p.m. and Sunday at 2:50 p.m. WKEX will cover the Metro Tournament starting Wednesday in Southern Mississippi. Game times to be announced.
\ RACES: WJJJ airs the GM Parts 300 from Pennsylvania at 12:45 p.m. today.
WRAD and WRIQ cover NASCAR Daytona Dash Cars racing from Pulaski Speedway at 6:45 tonight.
WPSK's prerace "Fast Lane '90" tonight, 5-7, at Pulaski County Speedway offers interviews and track and weather conditions prior to the NASCAR race.
\ COUNTRY: On WPSK this week: "All Request Saturday Night" will take calls tonight on 633-1071 from Montgomery County and on 980-1071 from elsewhere. "Bob Kingsley's Country Countdown," 6-10 p.m. Sunday, plays America's top 40 hits.
A George Strait special is set for 7 p.m. Monday on WKEX. The "Ralph Emery Show" is weekdays at 2:30 p.m. on WKEX and at 10:30 a.m. on WRAD.
"Country Crossroads" is broadcast on 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 "Mellow Tones" is 9-11 a.m. Sunday.
WVRU's "Long Live Rock" Monday at 9 p.m. features the first part of an Aerosmith series with host Jim Newberne.
On WVVV this week: Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon, "Reeling In The Years" with Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Dickie Betts and Elvin Bishop; Monday, 11:30 p.m., "Rock Line" featuring Midnight Oil. "Rest of the Record" all day Tuesday plays cuts from "Ghost Nation" by Hunters & Collectors.
WVVV's "Metal Shop" is Wednesday 11 p.m. "Five at Five" on Friday features Jimi Hendrix.
\ NEWS: WUVT is on Break Radio until Sunday. The station is accepting applications for summer radio jobs. Licensing and training are available; the only requirement is an interest in many kinds of music. Call 552-0640.
WKEX's "Focus on the Family," weekdays at 9 a.m. and 6:05 p.m., features "The Gift of Sex: Parts I and II" Monday and Tuesday; "Clyde Narramore: Mentor & Friend" Wednesday, and "Making Your Children Mind Without Losing Yours" Thursday and Friday.
WKEX's "Blacksburg Town Report," with host Ron Secrist, is Thursday at 6:05 p.m.
by CNB