Welcoming August on The Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published August 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM EDT

The Acoustic Highway welcomes the arrival of August with music by Red June, John Prine, Joy Williams, John Paul White, and plenty of others. Joy Williams and John Paul White were the acclaimed duo known as the Civil Wars. They formed in 2008 and would win four grammy awards before splitting in 2013. Both continue to record and release new music. This year, they released a "Greatest Hits" of the Civil Wars. Also featured a set from local and regional artists Michael Lille, Jim Masters, Logan Vath, Molasses Creek, and Ben Eppard. Eppard is a Charlottesville based artist, and the track featured is from Eppard's live performance in the WHRV studio in 2014. Wrap up your weekend on The Highway. Sunday night at 9 on WHRV.

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Barry Graham

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.

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