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Ron Fetner to be featured on WHRO's Tiny Desk Concert

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Long-time local performer Ron Fetner is the featured artist on this Sunday's WHRO Tiny Desk Concert. Fetner has recorded seven albums including "Down a Gravel Road" which was released in 2023. Fetner was a Kerrville NewFolk Winner, named a Mid Atlantic Songwriter Contest Gold title, and a Chris Austin Song Contest finalist at Doc Watson’s Merlefest. He has had performances at venues like Nashville’s famed Bluebird Café, Atlanta’s Eddies Attic, DC’s Bayou and has played at festivals like South Florida, Tucson, Gamble Rogers and Falcon Ridge. He was the first ever in-studio performance on WHRV's Acoustic Highway and has been a regular on the WHRV traditional Sunday before Christmas program. Ron Fetner epitomizes the incredible talent that thrives in Hampton Roads. Hear his story, his inspiration, and his music on our latest Tiny Desk Concert. Sunday night at 6 on WHRV.

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.