Val Hoeppner

Executive Director
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Val Hoeppner is the executive director of WMOT 89.5, executive producer of Wired In, 895 Fest, 895 Sessions, 895 Feast and the AmericanaFest Day Stage presented by WMOT, World Cafe and NPR Music. Hoeppner joined WMOT in 2014 and helped transition WMOT from mixed format to American Roots in 2016.

Hoeppner also serves as the director for the Center for Innovation in Media at MTSU, supporting student media at Middle Tennessee State University.

Hoeppner moved to Nashville in 2008 to work for John Seigenthaler as the director of education for the Diversity Institute after a 20-year career in newspapers and media.

Finally Friday From Home: The Danberrys and Wil Merrell

By • Feb 26, 2021
Ben DeBerry

The Danberrys perform "Cripple Creek Ferry", "The Mountain", "The River is Wide" and "If I Needed You" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.

Wil Merrell performs "Free", "Someone To Love", "Try" and "Bring On The Dark" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.

Wired In with Liz Longley Replay

By • Feb 24, 2021
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Watch the full Wired In session with Liz Longley from East Iris Studios in Nashville. Longley performs songs from her album Funeral For My Past. Longley also tells the story of the long journey of the album and how she ended up  co-writing with a 7-year-old. 

Wired In is presented by Subaru.

Words and Music with Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut

By • Feb 24, 2021

Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut join Words and Music from the Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio. Kaukonen and Hurlbut perform songs from their album 'The River Flows'.

Wired In with Liz Longley

By • Feb 19, 2021

Join us for our February Wired In, a virtual set recorded with Liz Longley at East Iris Studios in Nashville. Longley self-released her album Funeral For My Past last year and WMOT has been spinning the title track along with "3 Crow" and "Send You My Love" ever since.

Finally Friday From Home: Ward Davis and Jade Bird

By • Feb 19, 2021

Ward Davis performs "Ain’t Gonna Be Today", "Unfair Weather Friend", "Black Cats and Crows" and "I’m Not The Devil" from his living room for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.

Jade Bird performs "Headstart", "Houdini", "I Get No Joy" and "Open Up The Heavens" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.

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