🎙️ It’s Monday morning on The Call Flo Show as Noah Messarge, Paul Barlow, and intern Sean Bang start the week with trail stories, summer heat, bear trouble, typing class memories, and excitement over WFLO being up for Virginia Association of Broadcasters awards.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🥾 Sailor’s Creek State Park
Sean talks about visiting Sailor’s Creek State Park over the weekend and walking every trail. He enjoyed the park but says he wants to go back in the fall when it is cooler and less buggy.

☀️ Summer Heat Talk
Noah and Paul talk about how hard it is to enjoy outdoor walks when the heat is already rough. Paul jokes that, being Irish, he belongs in the highlands or a bog instead of the Virginia heat.

🐻 Mr. Sprinkles the Bear
Paul shares that the bear is back. The bear knocked over a trash can with chicken feed and was calmly eating it until Paul yelled. Grace thought he was cute and named him Mr. Sprinkles, inspired by a Simpsons mix-up with Mr. Sparkle.

📺 Simpsons Memories
That leads to a conversation about The Simpsons, guest voices, Dustin Hoffman, and the show’s long run over the years.

⌨️ Typing Class and School Memories
Paul talks about taking typing class, learning on an IBM Selectric, using whiteout, and getting up to more than 100 words per minute before deciding he had learned enough.

🎙️ Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards
Noah talks about WFLO being up for two Virginia Association of Broadcasters awards, including one connected to a Farmville Spotlight episode with Mark Smith of Sandy River Distillery and Sandy River Outdoor Adventure.

📻 Local, Funny and Wide-Ranging
From Civil War trails and bears to typing class, summer heat, The Simpsons, and award nominations, this episode has the loose, funny, unpredictable Call Flo energy listeners know.

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🎙️ It’s Friday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood, Noah Messarge, and intern Sean Bang recap the previous night’s data center community meeting, talk weekend plans, and take calls from familiar voices. The episode mixes local concerns, faith, food, summer plans, and National Donut Day.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🏭 Data Center Meeting Recap
Sean and Noah talk about attending the data center community meeting the night before. Sean says it was his first time at that kind of public forum and describes the experience as eye-opening.

🗣️ Community Concerns
The hosts discuss how the meeting gave residents a chance to voice concerns about the proposed data center project, power bills, water use, and the future of the community.

📞 Henry Calls In
Henry calls with jokes and a story about meeting relatives of the Skillet Lickers while recovering from a broken ankle during a trip to Myrtle Beach.

🍩 National Donut Day
Chris, Noah, and Sean talk about donuts, whether they are pro-donut, and how donuts fit into the day’s national celebrations.

🎩 Weekend Plans
Chris talks about fishing and attending a Mad Hatter-themed tea at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, while Sean shares that his dad is visiting from Virginia Beach.

🎙️ Meet Sean
The show gives listeners more time with intern Sean Bang, who talks about growing up in different places as part of a military family and studying at Longwood.

📻 Friday Morning in Farmville
From community meetings and church events to donuts, fishing, and weekend visits, this episode has the full Friday morning Call Flo mix.

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🎙️ It’s a Thursday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood and Noah Messarge enjoy beautiful low-humidity weather and open up the phones for listener calls. The biggest topic of the day is a proposed data center project, with Jenny McIntosh calling in to invite the community to a public meeting at the Barn at Poor House.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

📞 Henry Calls In
Henry starts the show with jokes about sleep, telephone operators, soul music, and more before sharing a faith-based story about praying for a young boy who spent time on a breathing machine.

🏭 Data Center Meeting Announcement
Jenny McIntosh calls to invite listeners to a community meeting about a planned data center project. The meeting is set for 6 PM at the Barn at Poor House in Rice.

💧 Water, Soil and Power Concerns
Jenny shares concerns about the possible impact of data centers on water use, soil, air, noise, power bills, farming, wells, creeks, and the Sandy River Reservoir.

🗣️ Community Voices
The show encourages listeners to attend the meeting, learn more, and make their voices heard. Senator Luther Cifers and Harrison Jones are mentioned as expected representatives.

😄 Dad Joke 3000
Noah shows off the Dad Joke 3000, leading to jokes like “Why doesn’t an oyster share its pearls?” and “What’s it called when kittens get stuck in a tree?”

🎂 Birthday Calendar
The show includes the regular birthday calendar and open phone lines for listener announcements.

📻 Local Issues, Local Radio
From lighthearted jokes to serious community concerns, this episode shows the range of The Call Flo Show: a place for humor, faith stories, and public issues that matter to Southside Virginia.

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🎙️ It’s Wednesday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood and Noah Messarge talk through local calls, national history, birthdays, weather, and a few hot-button topics including chemtrails and the ongoing Confederate flag case. The episode also includes Edgy updates, potato salad trouble, and the usual midweek mix of local conversation.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

📞 Henry Calls In
Henry checks in after a rough night and shares jokes before telling a faith-based story about medical tests, healing, and what he describes as a miracle involving an aneurysm.

✈️ Chemtrails Discussion
A listener calls in to talk about trails in the sky and concerns about what aircraft may be spraying. Chris and Noah discuss how theories like this become part of public conversation, while also keeping the tone open and conversational.

🏳️ Confederate Flag Case
The same caller also updates the show on a hearing involving a large Confederate flag visible from the road. The conversation covers private property, local regulations, court fines, and whether the flag owner may appeal.

🐶 Edgy Gets Into Potato Salad
Chris shares another Edgy story after the dog managed to get into a potato salad container from the sink. Edgy also continues her habit of guarding whatever she finds in the bedroom.

📚 This Day in History
The episode includes historical notes on Muhammad Ali, Mel Brooks and The Producers, Ed White’s spacewalk, the zoot suit riots, Lou Gehrig, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Drew, the Battle of Cold Harbor, and Jefferson Davis.

📻 Open Phones and Local Talk
From local court hearings and sky trails to dog stories, weather, and history, this episode captures another unpredictable morning on The Call Flo Show.

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🎙️ It’s Monday morning on The Call Flo Show as Noah Messarge and Paul Barlow kick off June with a surprise visit from John Staton and Mandy, some classic radio shop talk, memories, birthday shoutouts, and plenty of random conversation along the way. From studio upgrades to old-school broadcasting, this one has a fun behind-the-scenes WFLO feel.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🎧 John Staton Returns
John Staton stops by the studio with Mandy, bringing jokes, radio memories, and classic Staton energy. The conversation quickly turns into headphones, microphones, studio habits, and what it feels like to be back around the WFLO setup.

📻 Radio Shop Talk
The crew gets into old-school radio memories, live shows, taped segments, voice tracking, carts, and how people often assume everything on the radio is happening live.

🔊 WFLO Studio Upgrades
Paul talks about plans to install an outdoor speaker near the station entrance so people walking by can hear WFLO from the sidewalk.

🕰️ The Big Studio Clock
The new studio clock becomes a topic of conversation, especially because it switches to military time after noon.

🎂 Birthday Calendar
Today’s birthday shoutout goes to Joan Jacob Simpson of Farmville. The crew also notes celebrity birthdays including Marilyn Monroe, Andy Griffith, Pat Boone, and Morgan Freeman.

📸 Night Photography Talk
Noah talks about experimenting with night photography, longer exposures, older lenses, tripods, shutter speeds, and light streaks from cars.

🌆 Los Angeles Memories
Paul shares stories from visiting Los Angeles, including Hollywood, Venice Beach, limousines, and the feeling that everyone there is trying to be discovered.

🌯 Burrito Bowl Weekend
Noah talks about making burrito bowls with a friend and then leaving the leftovers in the station fridge for a little too long.

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🎙️ It’s a Friday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood, Noah Messarge, and intern Sean Bang head into the weekend with listener calls, National Donut Day, memories from school, and a special call from Reverend Jeffrey Schroeder about Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s 250th anniversary tribute to the American military.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🇺🇸 250th Anniversary Military Tribute
Reverend Jeffrey Schroeder calls in to invite listeners to Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s 250th anniversary tribute to the American military. The weekend includes living history encampments, rifle and artillery demonstrations, a World War II Stuart tank, a military movie night, a patriotic concert, veteran recognition, local law enforcement recognition, and a community meal.

🎖️ Veterans and Local Law Enforcement
The Sunday program will recognize military veterans and local law enforcement, including representatives from Virginia State Police, Farmville Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Virginia State Park System.

📞 Henry Calls In
Henry Fulcher joins the show with jokes and a story about meeting relatives of the Skillet Lickers while recovering from a broken ankle during a Myrtle Beach trip.

🍩 National Donut Day
The crew talks about donuts, who is pro-donut, and whether donuts are something you crave or can easily leave behind.

🎒 School Smell Memories
Chris and Noah talk about smells that bring back school memories, including Play-Doh, peanut butter and jelly, lunch bags, apples, and the smell of paper from early school days.

🎩 Weekend Plans
Chris talks about going fishing and attending a Mad Hatter-themed tea at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, while Sean shares that his dad is visiting from Virginia Beach.

📻 Local, Faith, Food and Memories
From military history and community service to donuts, school memories, and weekend plans, this episode brings together local voices and classic Call Flo conversation.

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🎙️ It’s a Thursday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood is joined by Paul Barlow for a rainy, stormy, open-mic edition. The episode covers storm cleanup, flooding, listener calls, garden talk, raccoon trouble, and plenty of weather talk after several days of much-needed rain.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🌧️ Storms and Rainfall
Paul talks about driving through Buckingham Courthouse after heavy rain, where red clay mud had washed across the road. The show also recaps strong storms, lightning, power flickers, and cooler air moving in after the front came through.

📞 Henry Calls In
Henry checks in after a few phone-line hiccups and shares jokes, a faith-based story, and his usual phone number for anyone who wants to talk or pray with him.

📞 Fred Gives a Rain Update
Fred calls in from the Rice area and reports about 2.7 inches of rain over several days. He and the hosts talk about how badly the area needed moisture and how the rain arrived in a helpful, steady way instead of all at once.

🌱 Tomatoes and Gardens
Chris and Fred talk about tomatoes, pepper plants, dry grass, squirrels, deer, and what the recent rain could mean for local gardens.

🦝 Raccoon Trouble
Paul shares that he is dealing with a raccoon problem at home, with the raccoon digging through planters and causing trouble around the porch.

📻 Local Weather, Local Voices
From storms and mud to garden updates and critter problems, this episode has the kind of local, everyday conversation that makes The Call Flo Show feel like Farmville’s morning gathering place.

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🎙️ It’s a Friday morning on The Call Flo Show as Chris Wood welcomes Chance Reynolds, Head of Fuqua School, into the Francis E. Wood Studio for a look at graduation, senior traditions, summer camps, and what is ahead for the school. With Memorial Day weekend coming up, the episode also includes weather, birthdays, listener calls, local history, and a reminder of what the holiday is really about.

🌟 Highlights from Today’s Show

🎓 Fuqua School Graduation
Chance Reynolds joins the show to talk about Fuqua School’s commencement exercises, which are being moved inside the gym because of the rainy weather. This year’s graduating class includes 16 seniors, and Chance describes them as a wonderful group.

🌳 Graduation Under the Oaks
The seniors were hoping to graduate outside under the Oaks in front of the Bell Tower, a Fuqua tradition, but the school has a strong backup plan with the gym. Even with the change, Chance says it will still be a special event.

🎒 Kindergarten Graduation
Chance talks about Fuqua’s kindergarten graduation, where the students receive diplomas, walk across the stage, and take photos. He explains why those moments matter so much to families and how they give young students confidence as they move into first grade.

🙏 Baccalaureate Service
Fuqua also held its baccalaureate service, a tradition Chance says he loves. He explains that the service is a way to give God’s blessing over the graduates as they prepare for the next chapter of life.

🍽️ Senior Banquet
The senior banquet gave students a chance to invite faculty members who made a meaningful impact on them. Chance shares how special this year’s banquet felt, especially because he had previously taught several of the students in 10th grade English.

🌅 Senior Sunrise and Senior Sunset
One of the most memorable traditions from this class was the senior sunrise at the beginning of the year and the senior sunset at the end. The students gathered together to watch the sunrise before school started and later returned to the same place to watch the sunset together before graduation.

🏕️ Summer Camps at Fuqua
Chance previews Fuqua’s summer camp offerings, which are open to the whole community, not just Fuqua students. Camps include Lego camp, hiking camp, community service camp, golf camp, football, basketball, softball, and more.

📚 Summer Learning
While Fuqua does not focus heavily on summer school, Chance says students are still encouraged to read and practice math so they do not lose academic progress over the break.

🏫 Looking Ahead
Chance also talks about the upcoming junior class, including his own son’s class, and the school’s work on a five-year strategic plan. Fuqua’s board of trustees will meet in June to help shape goals for the future.

🎙️ After the Interview
After Chance leaves, Chris continues the show with national days, history notes, weather, birthdays, and listener calls. The rainy forecast becomes a major topic with several days of showers expected through Memorial Day weekend.

📞 FTC Calls In
FTC checks in with Memorial Day weekend plans and talks about family visiting from Annapolis. He also brings up the importance of remembering what Memorial Day is really about: honoring those who lost their lives while serving in the military.

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Reminder
Near the end of the show, FTC and the hosts reflect on Memorial Day and encourage listeners to take time to remember the people who gave their lives in service to the country.

📻 Local, Live and Community Focused
From Fuqua School graduation and senior traditions to summer camps, birthdays, listener stories, and Memorial Day reflection, this episode brings together school pride, local voices, and the familiar rhythm of The Call Flo Show.

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