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Meet the Artist: Singer/Songwriter Randy Fulk

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Singer/Songwriter Randy Fulk.

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Singer/Songwriter Randy Fulk.

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Randy Fulk playing Bryan House Concert.

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Musician Randy Fulk.

By David Ford

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From the age of eight, Randy Fulk worked with his family on the tobacco farm where he grew up. During harvest celebrations and on Saturday nights he played guitar and accompanied his Aunt Bessie on banjo and Uncle Joe on fiddle playing old time ballads.

3:56 am

Wed April 17, 2013

Putting Her Best Foot Forward

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Ellenor Eubanks Shepherd (left) is an internationally competitive ballroom dancer. She trains at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Mill Street in Greensboro. Her coach/partner is Sasha Tsyhankov.

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Shepherd and coach/partner Tsyhankov get a master's lesson from world rhythm champion Dan Rutherford (far left). Shepherd and Tsyhankov are competing in the 2013 Cross Country Dancesport Championship in Las Vegas.

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Shepherd and Tsyhankov will dance Rhythm and Smooth dances during the Las Vegas national competition.

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Shepherd is 81 and has been dancing for 14 years. Her advanced steps and experience ranks her in the Silver skill level in competitions.

By Kathryn Mobley

Ellenor Eubanks Shepherd is a competitive ballroom dancer, and at 81 she’s twirled into regional, national and international spotlights. “It stretches all parts of your body while you keep moving," says Ellenor. "You have to keep up with the music, so you have to stay mentally flexible as well as physically flexible.” She lives in Greensboro and trains at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Mill Street.

5:32 pm

Tue April 16, 2013

Research Conference in Winston-Salem Will Look at Ways to Reduce Health Disparities

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Dr. Louis W. Sullivan will be the keynote speaker at WSSU's research conference on Thursday.

By Keri Brown

A research conference at Winston-Salem State University will take a closer look at the health disparities facing communities across the country.

5:06 pm

Tue April 16, 2013

Film at RiverRun Looks at Triad Native's Impact on Esquire Magazine

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By Keri Brown

Thousands of people are visiting Winston-Salem this week for the 15th annual River Run International Film Festival. More than 140 films, from 35 different countries are being shown at several venues throughout the city through April 21.

One of the films featured at the event is a documentary called Smiling through the Apocalypse: Esquire in the Sixties. Wake Forest University alumnus Tom Hayes produced and directed the film. WFDD’s Keri Brown talked with Hayes by phone from his home in New York City.

9:47 am

Tue April 16, 2013