Give Me Radio, Or Give Me Death!

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An oral history of Richmond radio, as told by the people who were there.

Charlie Padgett


    • Apr 13, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Give Me Radio, Or Give Me Death!

    Lark Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 61:41


    From pre-med, to broadcast, to aviation, this is the one-and-only, the inimitable Lark Logan.

    Sheri Blanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 50:09


    Rock star, radio host, and ray of sunshine, this is the irrepresible Sheri Blanks.

    Mad Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 65:17


    Equal parts entrepreneur, ranconteur, and provocateur, this is Mad Dog.

    Big John Trimble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 50:02


    "Legend" is a word that has lost almost all of its meaning, until you get to hear one speak. This is Big John Trimble.

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    Paul Shugrue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 48:03


    One of the defining voices of Richmond rock radio, this is Paul Shugrue.

    Bill Oglesby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 50:19


    If anyone could be called a "professional communicator", it is this episode's guest. Radio and television host, writer, attorney, and professor, this is Bill Oglesby.

    Billy Surf

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 52:12


    His personality glows as brightly as his golden locks. This is Billy Surf.

    Keith Dakin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 52:28


    His time in Richmond was brief, but his impact on the market echoes to today. This is Keith Dakin.

    John Harding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 75:25


    Equal parts author, photographer, raconteur, newsman, and duck, this is John Harding. Update: Re-posted fixed audio on 03/01/2022

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    Millard the Mallard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 10:53


    He's Richmond radio's most famous duck, and he's on the phone from his retirement marsh in North Carolina. This is Millard the Mallard.

    Bill Bevins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 62:45


    He's been a familiar voice and a friendly smile on Richmond radio and TV for fifty years. "Mornin' ya'll!", it's Bill Bevins.

    Leslie Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 56:48


    This week's guest was the Cronkite of Richmond radio for close to twenty years. Reliable, kind, patient, and smart as a whip, this is Leslie Taylor.

    Adam Stubbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 40:33


    His is the voice you heard in your doctor's office waiting room for sixteen years as the mid-day host of Lite 98. Here is Adam Stubbs.

    Steve Forrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 59:25


    One does not have a voice like his and not go into radio. Attenuate your volume and bass levels, folks. Here comes Steve Forrest.

    Lori Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 57:06


    This episode's guest was one-half of the juggernaut morning show "Catfish and Lori", and is currently the mid-day host at K95. She is also the most-fun person in Richmond radio. This is Lori Kelly.

    Tim Timberlake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 61:07


    This episode's guest is former WRVA Morning Man and one of the defining voices of my youth, Tim Timberlake.

    An Introduction to Give Me Radio, or Give Me Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 23:33


    In this episode, Charlie introduces himself and the concept behind Give Me Radio, or Give Me Death!

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