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WHSV | March 25, 2021
New radio show shines spotlight on people behind downtown Staunton
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NBC 29 | March 24, 2021
New radio show shines spotlight on people behind downtown Staunton
In Staunton, a couple nonprofits are teaming up in a unique way to shine a spotlight on the people who make up downtown. The Staunton Downtown Development Association and WQSV are producing a radio show called Staunton Stories. “We’re not the only community that has an old train station or a Main Street, or sells tacos or candles you know,” said SDDA Executive Director Greg Beam. “It’s the people behind all of those businesses, behind all those logos and graphics and beautiful buildings.”
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The News Leader | March 22, 2021
New radio podcast showcases Staunton businesses and nonprofits with SDDA, WQSV collaboration
When Greg Beam stepped into the role of executive director for the Staunton Downtown Development Association in 2019, he wanted to find ways to showcase what makes Staunton so special — the people behind the scenes. He had been kicking around the idea to host a type of show that would shed the spotlight on Staunton’s business and nonprofit community. He then reached out to Staunton’s independent radio station WQSV’s Ben Leonard to see how to make something like that possible.
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WQSV | February 12, 2021
WQSV Celebrates Five Years of Broadcasting
Staunton’s first and only not for profit, listener-powered Community Radio Station – marks 5 years of broadcasting on February 12th. In-person celebrations will be on-hold until it is considered safe to do so, but all at the station extends their appreciation to listeners and supporters, and invites everyone to tune-in and look forward to another five years.
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WQSV | June 15, 2020
WQSV Announces Ben Leonard As New General Manager
Ben Leonard has been appointed the new General Manager of The Staunton Media Alliance, which operates Staunton’s first listener-powered community radio station 106.3 FM. Ben will succeed the station’s founder Tom DuMontier, who is leaving Staunton after more than 18 years to pursue a Masters of Divinity at The University Of The South in Sewanee, TN.
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