John Frazier, founder and frontman of FrazierBand, will be making a special appearance on WHUP to play some tunes and promote the band’s latest album, Some People Change. An accomplished mandolinist, guitarist, fiddler and songwriter, John and the band have been at the forefront of the Nashville newgrass and contemporary acoustic scene since forming in […]
New Thursday show, Keep It Locked, to feature soul, funk and beyond
WHUP is pleased to announce the latest addition to our stellar music lineup, Keep It Locked, featuring Durham ’s DJ Ryah. Airing on Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., the show will explore the far reaches of funk and soul music with occasional forays into other musical realms. A regular on the Triangle club […]
Live music on WHUP! Two special live sessions, Friday at 4:00 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am
WHUP leads the nation in on-air live music sessions, and we have two more on the schedule featuring musicians from Texas and Georgia! First, on Friday, April 22 at 4 pm, tune in for a spectacular double bill with Savannah-based swing jazz quintet Velvet Caravan and West Texas singer-songwriter Colin Gilmore. Both will be performing […]
Begathon tastefully profiled in local news story
The debut WHUP Begathon on-air fundraiser is underway, and reporter Nick Brzezinski from the News of Orange captured the spirit of the event in an excellent article published just prior to Day 1. Many thanks to Nick for his hard work and diligence in putting the piece together! The Begathon runs through this Thursday at […]
Dave’s Lounge joins WHUP Sunday lineup
Tune in for the best in chill-out, trip-hop, and downtempo electronic music from independent artists and labels around the world with Dave’s Lounge, Sundays from 3-5 pm and on-demand at https://whupfm.org/show/daves-lounge. The first of a wave of new shows WHUP will be unveiling in coming weeks, Dave’s Lounge has been airing online as a podcast […]
WHUP announces inaugural Begathon, reinvents on-air fundraisers!
Tired of being beaten over the head by public media during their fund drives? WHUP will present the antidote to hours of painful broadcast torture during the week of April 15-21 with our first-ever Begathon! Our skilled show hosts will supplement their typically unique content with special guest appearances, self-deprecating humor and shameless promotion that […]
Social satirist and songwriter Roy Zimmerman to singe the airwaves live from WHUP on Friday, April 8
Slashing satire and topical trashings will be the order of the afternoon when guitarist and songwriter Roy Zimmerman brings his unique brand of musical mayhem to the studio this Friday for a live session that will air at 4:00 p.m. Roy’s original songs about class warfare, creationism, same-sex marriage, guns, marijuana, abstinence, ignorance, war and […]
WHUP show host David Baum named to Hillsborough Chamber board
Congrats to David Baum, host of WHUP’s BaumSquad Sports Show, on his recent appointment to the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce board of directors. David will also serve on the Chamber’s Government Relations Committee. If that weren’t enough, he’s also currently enrolled in Hillsborough’s Citizens Academy. David has been a stellar core WHUP volunteer from […]