All Bluegrass Gospel on Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published April 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM EDT

Tune in this Sunday for the annual all Bluegrass Gospel Program on Pickin. Each Easter evening, we feature Bluegrass Gospel with a variety of uplifting tracks, ensuring that listeners can enjoy the spiritual and musical richness of the music. Bluegrass gospel has a rich history with many artists learning to perform the genre while in a church setting. We'll hear tracks from many of the founding artists of Bluegrass including Flatt and Scruggs, Jim and Jesse, The Country Gentlemen, Carl Story, and plenty of others. Our annual Easter Evening program, where we say we let the music speak for itself without a lot of commentary. Tune in and enjoy. Sunday at 7 here on 89.5

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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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