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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the […]

Jay Jessup (pictured with his daughter Amy) of Pepsi of Central Virginia (PCVA) has offered his support, first with a very reasonably priced home for the Virginia Radio Coop and non-commercial radio stations Real Oldies 97.9 WREN, R&B & Hip-Hop 101.3 Jamz and Rock Hits 92.3 that helped us get a start on our thus 10 years of service to the Charlottesville area. Of course 10 years is nothing as […]