Luke Church
All Things Considered and Roots Down HostLuke has been affiliated with WVTF for many years, with first contact in 1980 on assignment for the Virginia News Network. From the late 80s to the mid 90s he volunteered for Voice of the Blue Ridge and answered phones during fund drives. He was a station stringer reporter in Charlottesville in the early 00s, contributing to Studio Virginia and later working at the station's Water Street studio.
Luke was raised on Country and Bluegrass in Southwestern Virginia coal country. After earning BA and MA degrees in Communications, he strayed into Rock Radio and professional theatre for several years. He is back, hosting All Things Considered weekdays and presenting Americana, Bluegrass, Acoustic, and Folk music on the weekends.
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Documentary directors Tamara Saviano and Paul Whitfield on the making of Without Getting Killed Or Caught -
Humorist, author, and comedian Paula Poundstone returns to in-person performance with a show at Virginia Tech's Moss Arts Center.All Things Considered…
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Soul Sessions plans a performance event to share experiences in dealing with the impact of COVID-19.When Bryan Harvest Blaque Hancock was asked to host a…
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Dale Farmer, writer and director of The Mountain Minor, says his goal was to make an authentic music film.That’s Asa Nelson on the fiddle. He plays young…
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A new biography is out profiling a legendary musician from southwest Virginia. Albert Hash not only played the fiddle, he created hundreds of instruments,…
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues, social distancing, stay at home orders and other efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus are impacting the economy.…
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A storytelling festival held each year near Roanoke is going on this weekend, but not in the traditional way. Camp Bethel in Fincastle, just north of…
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A weekly conversation about what's happened at the General Assembly with Michael Pope and Luke Church.Week Nine:The General Assembly session is scheduled…
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A celebration of southwest Virginia’s music, art, and food begins Friday, spanning the entire region.The annual event, in its fifth year, celebrates the…
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The Kennedy Center recently honored a Hollins University student with the National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award.Sean McCord had no…
