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The final broadcast for Mel Lee’s Songbag<\/em><\/a> and Jan Hill’s Jan’s Jamboree<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Harrisonburg public radio station WEMC-91.7 FM<\/a> will be Saturday, Nov. 7.<\/p>\n

Listeners and fans\u00a0are invited to drop by\u00a0the WEMC\u00a0studios in Harrisonburg between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.\u00a0during these final broadcasts to wish the duo a happy retirement. Both programs will be featuring live music throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Lee began his broadcasting career on WEMC in 1984 when then general manager Bill Miller convinced him to host a regular show. He continued on WMRA until 1991. Songbag<\/em> was resurrected on WEMC\u00a0in 2001 when Phil Easley persuaded him to continue the show.<\/p>\n

November 7\u00a0is the anniversary of Lee’s debut on WEMC and this final broadcast marks 14 years of the Songbag<\/em> on WEMC. Lee’s future plans include more international travel.<\/p>\n

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Jan Hill broadcasting at WEMC. (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hill began her broadcasting career on WMRA\u00a0around 1986 when then general manager Brenda Pennell\u00a0asked her to bring her love of bluegrass music to the airwaves. That first foray into bluegrass lasted a few years. Then in 1991, she was offered an opportunity to create and host Jan’s Jamboree<\/em> on WEMC, and she has been doing so for the past 24 years.<\/p>\n

Hill is retiring from the airwaves to focus on life at home and better manage her rental properties. She is also eager to use her free time to attend many more bluegrass events.<\/p>\n

Starting Saturday, Nov. 14, WEMC will begin broadcasting classical music<\/a> from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1955 as a gift from the class of 1954, WEMC is the oldest public radio station in Virginia.\u00a0 In 2007, James Madison University\u2019s radio station and Harrisonburg\u2019s National Public Radio affiliate, WMRA-90.7 FM<\/a>, assumed management of WEMC, with the concurrence and ongoing input of EMU officials. [An article about the history of WEMC will be published shortly on the EMU news site.]<\/p>\n

From its transmission tower on the crest of the hill west of EMU, WEMC\u2019s signal can reach up to 88,000 people who live within a 25-mile radius of the university. WEMC is also streamed online, and through a new smartphone or tablet app<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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