WHUP is pleased to announce the expansion of our live-music programming with a new show of live sets recorded at the Eno festival, which has been presenting the best in traditional and contemporary music from North Carolina and beyond for the last 38 years. Curated by eminent music authority Art Menius, Classic Eno Festival Live will air […]
(Old News Dept.) WHUP named 2016 Non-Profit of the Year by Hillsborough Chamber!
We’re not as good at tooting our horn as maybe we should be, and we just noticed that we failed to post the news back in October that the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce honored WHUP as the 2016 Non-Profit of the Year at its annual awards banquet. Noting that WHUP has provided an ongoing forum for our […]
Renowned guitarist Will McFarlane plays WHUP Friday 6/2 at 4:00
Will McFarlane, guitarist extraordinaire, songwriter, member of the legendary Muscle Shoals studio rhythm section, in-demand session musician and a former member of Bonnie Raitt’s band, will be making a stop at WHUP on Friday, June 2 for a 4:00 live acoustic session in advance of the annual WillFest three-day extravaganza at Durham’s Blue Note Grill. He’ll be […]
Boston roots/blues guitarist and singer Danielle Miraglia plays solo on WHUP this Friday 4/28 @ 3:00
Tune in for another great WHUP live special session this Friday at 3:00 featuring Boston guitarist Danielle Miraglia, who will bring her stellar voice and vintage Gibson to the studio for an hour of original blues-flavored roots music. Danielle will be appearing later that evening with local favorite Jon Shain at the Cary Theater and […]
Support WHUP during Begathon week!
WHUP depends in part on listener contributions to keep us going and move us forward, and it’s time once again for our biannual week-long Begathon. Don’t turn the dial – we take an alternative approach to our on-air fundraiser, adding special programming to our usual high-quality, original, locally produced lineup without the usual interruptions and […]
Special live session on Wednesday 4/19 @ 4:00 with blues and soul singer Lauren Mitchell
Join us on the opening day of WHUP Begathon week for another fabulous live WHUP Special with Tampa blues and soul singer Lauren Mitchell and her band, who will stop by our studios for an hour of music and conversation in advance of their show at the Blue Note Grill. This will be Lauren’s only […]
WHUP special live session with duo Cicada Rhythm, Wednesday 10/12 at 4 pm
Join us during Begathon week for another great live music session in the WHUP studios with new Athens, GA folk duo Cicada Rhythm, who will stop by for an hour of music and conversation in advance of their show that night at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room. Georgia natives Andrea DeMarcus and David Kirslis meld classically […]
Wine Fellers Go Coast-To-Coast!
WHUP is pleased to announce that our most alcohol-fueled show, The Wine Fellers, has established an outpost in Alaska as a first step in its march to radio domination and can now be heard on KMXT in Kodiak. KMXT joins Asheville community station WPVM as Wine Fellers affiliates. We assume that both stations know what […]