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WGXC Morning Show: Michael Whalen, Christopher White (Audio)

May 27, 2020
In the first hour of the broadcast, composer Michael Whalen will discuss his new release, Sacred Spaces,, a large scale electronic project that has been in the works for 10 years. Whalen, the winner of two Emmy awards, is a composer of more than 650 television and film scores and thousands of advertising jingles. In the second hour, Christopher White, Deputy Director of Planning for Ulster County, will join host Cheryl K to discuss the Ashokan Rail Trail, its reception since opening in October 2019, its COVID-19 protocol for visitors, and more. White served as the rail-trail project manager.

The WGXC Morning Show is a radio magazine show featuring local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. At 10 a.m., national headlines from Public News Service are on WGXC. Tuesdays the show is live from HiLo on Main St. in Catskill.