What is Asheville FM?
Asheville FM is a volunteer-based, grassroots community radio station created by Friends of Community Radio, a non-profit entity. The idea for Asheville FM was hatched in early 2009. Radio lovers from Western North Carolina came together to serve pipin’ hot sounds and have fun while doing it.
Our goal is to add to and reflect the rich stew of arts, culture and community involvement that is Asheville. We want to hear music, news, and the unusual all produced right here in our neck of the woods. We want to hear sounds from around the world, discerned and distilled just for us by our neighbors. We want to help make connections between diverse groups and support the local economy of ideas. We believe people from all parts of our community should have a chance to let their voice be heard.
Asheville FM began broadcasting as an internet radio station in September of 2009. We’ve built our broadcasting studio and are in the process of building our production studio, in order to bring you the latest news and local music. Sound Good? It’ll sound even better if you get involved and help us bring this vital local programming to our community!
Our Friendly All-Volunteer Management!
Before returning to his native Asheville, Greg was a DJ and the Music Director at WXDU (Durham, NC) and WPRB (Princeton, NJ). He's also lived in Berlin and Zurich, where he suffered withdrawal from freeform radio. He now hosts "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" at Asheville FM, Fridays 2-5 pm, and that--along with watching Asheville FM grow--makes him happy.
When Kama realized her kids didn't need quite so much raising anymore, she looked into raising other things. Hell? Farm Animals? No... How about a radio station?-- It's a little bit of both! She has a BA in communication and in her spare time enjoys domestic policy, eating, and traveling to exotic thrift stores for old records.
Born and raised in South Carolina, I moved to Asheville with my husband Nathanael in the fall of 2006. I have a BA in Music, with a concentration in Music Industry, from James Madison University. I work at Harvest Records and The Admiral, and I teach piano. Nathanael and I host Top Hat Radio on Tuesday nights from 10-midnight. Independent radio is a passion of mine—I love...
Lee Ann Rorex became involved with ashevillefm at the recommendation of the instructor of a writing class she took last summer. She has a background in performance, video, and intermedia arts. One hour of her week is spent on ashevillefm with My Friend The Show on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 pm.
Trained by the US Marine Corps as a Radar Technician, then 30+ years of aerospace experience in Southern California building commercial and military aircraft, followed by working on power handling equipment for the US Space Station, he brings us engineering technology awareness not often found in the field of Internet Radio. His engineering degree is from Western Carolina...
Randy has experienced commercial radio in Florida, Alabama and Asheville. Besides being Production Director, he host's the Friday night record party ...And the Address. And, for contrast, help's to produce The Global Report Radio Edition. He's prone to pick up after you as well.
Joe Graziano is host of The Rabbit Hole on Thursday nights from eight until ten. He got started in radio during college at Tennessee Technological University. There he hosted Rock N' Roll Casserole for two years on WTTU. He found out about AshevilleFM through the good people at Harvest Records and has been in love ever since!
Heather is not very good at bios- but will give it a shot. Host of Diet Riot, every Sunday from 4-6pm EST, I've volunteered for two radio stations since 2007 and have learned some valuable lessons along the way: make sure to pronounce "Patti Smith" correctly, turning cell phone to vibrate can be quite provocative when speaking on air, and during interviews try not to overuse...



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