A Healthy Dose of Local Artists on The Acoustic Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published August 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM EDT

Courtesy of Mike Proffitt / Facebook — Mike Proffitt opening for REO Speedwagon

This Sunday, the Acoustic Highway features a great mix of national and local artists. Tune in for selections from Ron Fetner, Mercy Creek, Jim Masters, Bobby Plough, Logan Vath, Mike Proffitt, and plenty of others. We'll even hear from three artists who have called Hampton Roads home- Michael Lillle, James Lee Stanley and Emmy Lou Harris. Also, music from John Denver, Nanci Griffith, Daryl Mosley and Rhiannonn Giddens. It's a jam-packed Highway- just perfect to wrap up your weekend- tune in as you pack those lunches and get the kids ready for that first day of school-which many have on Monday! The Acoustic Highway- Sunday at 9 on WHRV.

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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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