Terry Ward

Art Shows at PublicRadioArtSpace

Terry Ward — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Call to artists info. Past exhibits. Since 2006 WMRA has hosted art exhibits at the Harrisonburg facility. The broadcast media almost never mention visual artists, but WMRA has long supported quality regional art-makers. Artists are mentioned on-air occasionally during the run of the exhibit and also might appear on our news/interview shows (like The Spark).

Deadpan Alley (Art Show)

Terry Ward — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:32 +0000

If one passes by 5000 scenes in a typical commute, maybe one might be "funny" somehow --and photographer Jeff James will notice. Humor and a sort of pop art irony and social critique appear. Now hanging and up until Thurs 30 May 2013, a collection of his art photos / visual jokes will hang at PublicRadioArtSpace in WMRA's Harrisonburg facility. Art peekers welcome weekdays 9-5.

A Tall Tale from Mack Swift

Terry Ward — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:50 +0000

Storyteller Mack Swift appeared on The Spark. Here is his rendition of

Jack Marmorstein on Boston Marathon Bombing

Terry Ward — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:42:38 +0000

A WMRA-area runner was in the 2013 Boston Marathon, and much to friends' relief, he promptly said on Facebook: "I'm fine." He's familiar with the finish line area and his modestly self-described "little sliver of insight" about the attack has gone national.

NPR.org Hacked

Terry Ward — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:40:23 +0000

On Monday night, public radio station websites from New England to the deep South briefly showed odd web "news" articles saying only, "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here" (see examples in our slideshow). ~~Apparently~~ NPR.org was hacked, and many local affiliates who show the official NPR newsfeed on their own websites thus showed SEA's cybergraffiti.

WMRA Alumna leads Festival of the Book Panel

Terry Ward — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:00:39 +0000

Hey Andifans! Past classical music announcer Andi Arndt is moderating a Virginia Festival of the Book panel about audiobooks

Artistic Appropriation or Just Inappropriate?

Terry Ward — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:00:18 +0000

At Harrisonburg arthouse café, The Artful Dodger, a painting in a Rashidi Barrett art exhibit struck one visitor as disturbingly familiar --maybe another artist’s concept. It was. Soon news media from Norfolk to Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley were noticing.

Spark Intern Julia

Terry Ward — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:00:08 +0000

2013 Spark intern Julia Skinner has been tasked with blogging about some potentially-Sparkworthy peers.

Big LOVE (Web Extra)

Terry Ward — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:03:40 +0000

A schoolkids' art project we mentioned on The Spark involved decorating giant letters that spell LOVE --evoking the state tourism slogan, "Virginia Is for Lovers." Now you can peek at the finished creations at the WMRA Harrisonburg studio (map).

We Interviewed This Composer (Thurs 9:30pm)

Terry Ward — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:40:38 +0000

We normally wouldn't trumpet one particular bit of music, but since WMRA's Bob Satterwhite just interviewed composer Rick Sowash for The Spark, gotta mention that Sowash's Variations on the Boar's Head Carol is on our playlist for Thurs 20 Dec 2012. 9:30pm(-ish). Enjoy.