Val Hoeppner
Executive DirectorVal 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.
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Langhorne Slim performs "Alright to Hide", "Lonesome Times", "Red Bird" and "House On Fire" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.Colleen Orender performs…
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Maia Sharp joins Words and Music to talk about her album, 'Mercy Rising' and perform songs from it at The Purple Building in East Nashville.
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Korby Lenker performs "All in My Head", "Papercuts", "Soft as a Cactus" and "Now I Once Thought That I Was Strong" for WMOT's Finally Friday from…
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Paula Cole joins Words and Music to talk about her new album, 'American Quilt' and perform " Black Mountain Blues", "Wayfaring Stranger", and "Wonderful…
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Blackberry Smoke performs an acoustic set from their recent album, 'You Hear Georgia' for WMOT's Tuesday Night Special.American rock band Blackberry Smoke…
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Shannon McNally performs "I've Always Been Crazy", "Black Rose" and "We Had It All" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.DL Rossi performs "Don't Wait Up",…
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Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke joins host, Jessie Scott for Words and Music to talk about the new album, 'You Hear Georgia'. Starr and the band perform…
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Danny Burns performs "Mercenary Song", "Many Moons Ago", "Trouble" and "Great Big Sea" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.Parker Millsap performs "It Was…
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Shannon McNally is our guest on Words and Music talking about her Waylon Jennings cover album, 'The Waylon Sessions' and performing "I Ain't Living Long…
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Grace Pettis performs "Never Get It Back", "Oklahoma", "Pick Me Up", and "Mean Something" for WMOT's Finally Friday From Home.Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno…