Joe Thomas shaves head to fight cancer

One of our own, WCHV's Joe Thomas, shaved his hair (his abundant hair!) Friday to fight cancer.  Joe was recently diagnosed with lymphoma has been undergoing chemotherapy.

He made the decision to shave his head but wanted to raise some money doing it. Donors bid to take his ponytail home, raising over $4,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Donations are still being accepted.  Make your check payable to the "Leukemia and Lymphoma Society." Send it to:

Joe Thomas
Monticello Media
1150 Pepsi Place
Suite 300
Charlottesville, VA  22901

Check out the Newsplex story HERE.

Way to go, Joe!

George
Monticello Media

Well done Joe Thomas and John Peterson

WCHV was runner-up for "Best Newscast" at last night's Virginia Association of Broadcasters awards presentation.  Kudos to Joe Thomas and John Peterson for all of their hard work and devotion to making WCHV THE BEST!

George
Monticello Media

More on Coy Barefoot's move to WCHV

"The Hook" has a well written story about Coy's move to 107.5.

Click HERE to read it.

George
Monticello Media

Coy Barefoot joins the Monticello Media family

We are thrilled to welcome Coy Barefoot to the Monticello Media family!  You can hear him afternoons on WCHV, 107.5 FM.

Thanks to all of you who nominated Hot 101.9 for Best of Cville, we made the list!! Now, all I need is for you to vote for us to win.  Please click the link below and cast your vote (Question #19):

Click HERE

Thanks for your support!

George
Owner
Monticello Media

Monticello Media teams up with Red Shoe Café for the Ronald McDonald House

Last week, P J Styles and our gang from Hot 101.9 teamed up with Red Shoe Cville for an event at Wild Wing Café.  Red Shoe is a local organization who supports the Ronald McDonald House.  It was a huge success.  Thanks for your support!

George
Owner
Monticello Media

Katie Couric and Tina Fey Share Their UVA College Confessions - YouTube

George

Charlottesville scores high in Well-Being

Cville had the second highest Well-Being Index score in the U.S. across the 190 metropolitan areas that Gallup and Healthways surveyed in 2011:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/153095/University-Towns-Score-High-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=Wellbeing

George
Monticello Media

Welcome Jay Lopez!

We're thrilled to welcome Jay Lopez to the Monticello Media family. Hitkicker 99.7 afternoon personality, Jay Lopez, is well known in Charlottesville. He's been on the air in Central Virginia for 23 years.

Jay is heavily involved in the community helping raise funds for the UVA Breast Care Center, UVA Children's Hospital, Virginia Blood Services and Martha Jefferson Hospital's Cancer Resource Center. Jay also developed a program to recognize the efforts of local teachers, too. Jay is the voice of Crutchfield, a nationally recognized electronics dealer, and had worked with ACAC and Brown Auto...you've probably heard the commericals.

Jay has won several awards from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters including "Commercial of the Year" and "Radio Promotional Campaign of the Year". Jay is married to Carlee and they have a son, Tommy and daughter Annie.

Send an email to Jay: jlopez@cvillestations.com

Welcome aboard!

George

First Night Virginia

Monticello Media is one of the many sponsors for this year's First Night Virginia. Come celebrate with us with this different way of bringing in the New Year! For scheduled events and ticket information, visit their website.

2010 Toy Lift

Join us in making sure that every child in Central Virginia has a present to open on Christmas morning! Bring new, unwrapped toys to the Fashion Square Mall on this Friday, December 3rd, or to the Toy Lift drop-off locations in Charlottesville, Crozet, Fluvanna, and Ruckersville. Visit the Toy Lift Foundation website for more information.

Welcome Wanda Birckhead Farrar to the Monticello Media family

Welcome Wanda Birckhead Farrar! Wanda comes to us with over 25 years of sales and management experience in newspapers, cable television and radio. She is happy to be back at the same desk she had when she last worked for these terrific stations.

"I heard Chiumento was putting the band back together and I wanted to be a part of it," Wanda says. She will be actively developing business through sales efforts and community involvement. A native of Charlottesville, Wanda is married to Sandy and has a daughter, Jordan, son-in-law, Matt, and light of her life grand-daughter, Ivy. She is a collector of vintage Christmas decorations.

Carlos Untied: Behind the Scenes at Monticello Media

http://www.newsplex.com/video?clipID=5126285&autoStart=true&contentID=103276249

Two videos (Part I and Part II).

George

Inc. magazine's business plan presentation

If you are working on a business plan, Inc. magazine has a good resource: Business Plan Presentation. It is a basic PowerPoint template which may serve you well as a starting point for your presentation. At worst, it would serve as an antidote for writer's block.

George

Have your tried mind mapping? (Article from Inc. magazine)

Here is a good article for small business owners from Inc. magazine on mind mapping. I have found the concept to be very useful for project management; there are a lot of ways for entrepreneurs to put it to effective use.

I use software from Mindjet (MindManager) and can recommend it highly. For project management, ResultsManager is a great add-in.

George

Joe Thomas On the Roof!

Kudos to our own Joe Thomas who is broadcasting around the clock from the roof of the Red Cross building in Charlottesville. Joe is raising money to fund building repairs of the snow damaged facility.

Donate here:

http://centralvirginia.redcross.org/Raise_The_Roof.php

Editorial airing on our six radio stations and four online stations

Editorial

Annc: This is Viewpoint with Dennis Mockler, Vice President/General Manager of Monticello Media

Thomas Jefferson said “Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.” One has to wonder how he’d view what White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs described as the “legislative process game” being considered to pass such crucial legislation without a vote.

Regardless of your position on healthcare reform - we believe the civility and integrity our system of governance was founded on needs to be restored. We strongly believe every member of Congress should cast an up or down vote on-the-record. Legislation that will impact 17% of our economy, but more importantly, each and every one of us deserves no less. Is it too much to ask that they do the honorable thing - allowing us to see how they represented us?

Mr. Jefferson also said, “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” If you agree we hope you’ll call Congressman Tom Perriello at 888-486-6487 and request that congress cast a yay or nay vote on healthcare.

Annc: This has been Viewpoint from Monticello Media.

Charlottesville listed as one of the healthiest cities

From the City of Charlottesville's website:

In the February issue of Men’s Journal magazine, the City of Charlottesville is listed as one of the healthiest cities to live in the country. The new accounting used information compiled by Sperling’s Ranked and Rated in their Best Places to Live survey to give editors a snapshot of long term health conditions. The national magazine looked at quality of life issues that contribute to a healthier lifestyle such as:

• Availability of Local Farms and Products
• Shorter Commute Times
• Sidewalk Access and Pedestrian Friendly Community
• Lower Pollution Levels
• Available and Expanding Green Spaces
• Mild Climate and Sunny Days

Recent other acknowledgements for the City of Charlottesville include:

• 4th Best Place to Live in the Country - Kiplinger's Magazine 2009
• Best Place to Launch a Business – Fortune Magazine 2009
• 11th Best Town to Find a Job - Forbes Magazine 2009
• One of the 30 Coolest Neighborhoods, Belmont - Men's Health Magazine 2009
• 18th Safest Mid-Sized Cities in the Country (populations between 150,000 and 500,000), Farmers Insurance 2009
• AARP, Top 10 Healthiest Places to Retire, 2008
• Best Places to Retire, Black Enterprise Magazine, 2nd in 2008
• Best City for Living and Launching a Business by Fortune and Money Magazines - 18th Place in 2008.
• Best Small Market for Business by Forbes Magazine - 9th Place in 2008.

George
Monticello Media

Charlottesville snow pictures

Click Here for Snowpocalypse pictures from Flickr!

George

Charlottesville one of the ten best drivers' cities in America

According to "Car and Driver," Charlottesville has “one of motoring’s most divine spectacles:” Skyline Drive. “It’s arguably the most scenic drive east of the Mississippi.”

According to the article, Charlottesville is home to 218 days of sunshine a year and 16 city traffic cops.

http://www.c-ville.com/File/PrimarySource_PDF/CarandDriver.pdf

From: http://www.c-ville.com/

George