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01/01/2026

Happy New Year!!

12/30/2025

Tune in this Friday at 5pm or Saturday at noon to the first Local Artist Showcase of the year with your host, Izzi Hughes Music ! Slow season is officially here, but don't worry, there are still plenty of chances to catch live shows this weekend! Local Artist Showcase is brought to you each week by Octopus Garden Smoke Shops, Oklawaha Brewing Company , The Purple Onion, Flat Rock Cinema (Home of the Magnolia Concert Series), and J&M Farms . If you miss this week's show when it airs live, you can stream it throughout the week here: https://www.wtzq.com/show/local-artist-showcase/

Artists and venues featured in this week's show include:
Detective Blind, Andrew Thelston Band, Alma Russ, Letters to Abigail, Derek McCoy, Iggy Radio, TrancEnd, Luke Deuce

Oklawaha Brewing, The Grey Eagle, Trailside Brewing Company , Bold Rock Hard Cider - Mills River, NC , Mills River Brewing Co.

If you are an artist or venue and would like to be considered for Local Artist Showcase, send an email to [email protected]. Tune in next week when The Asheville Junction band joins Izzi on the show. Happy New Year, Stay Tuned, and Listen Local!

12/30/2025

Hey Sports Freaks!! If you missed last nights (and last of the year) Sports Freak Hour with Mike Morgan - just click the link below and listen anytime... We'd like to that our Sports Freak Hour sponsors:
Mountain Credit Union
Horizon Heating & Air
Eggs Up Grill

https://www.wtzq.com/show/the-sports-freak-hour-with-mike-morgan/

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12/26/2025

Tune in this evening at 5 or tomorrow at noon to the last Local Artist Showcase of the year with your host, Izzi Hughes Music ! As always, thank you to our sponsors, Oklawaha Brewing Company , Octopus Garden Smoke Shops, The Purple Onion, Flat Rock Cinema (Home of the Magnolia Concert Series) and J&M Farms . If you miss this week's show when it airs live, you can stream it here: https://www.wtzq.com/show/local-artist-showcase/

Artists and venues featured in this week's show include:
Billingsley , Elizabeth McCorvey , Jason DeCristofaro, The Paper Crowns band, Roots and Dore , Steve Robinson, Jarret Forrester , Fine Line

Oklawaha Brewing Co., Trailside Brewing Company , Southern Appalachian Brewery, Burntshirt Vineyards, Blue Ridge Beer Garden , Appalachian Ridge Artisan Hard Cider , Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards , The Dugout

If you are an artist or a venue, send an email to [email protected] for consideration. Happy New Year, Stay Tuned, and Listen Local!

12/24/2025

12/19/2025

Tune in this evening at 5 or tomorrow at noon to Local Artist Showcase with your host, Izzi Hughes Music ! This is the last holiday themed show of the year, with lots of christmas tunes by local musicians along with Izzi letting you know what shows are going on in town the weekend before Christmas! A huge thank you to our sponsors, J&M Farms , Octopus Garden Smoke Shops, Oklawaha Brewing Company , Flat Rock Cinema (Home of the Magnolia Concert Series), and The Purple Onion. If you miss this week's show when it airs live, you can stream it throughout the week here: https://www.wtzq.com/show/local-artist-showcase/

Artists and venues featured in this week's show include:
Victoria Bear, Steve Briggs, Gary Pittilo, Joe Hannah, Angela Easterling , Brian Scott, Dulci, Black Ellege

The Purple Onion, Oklawaha, Barley's Taproom, NC Arboretum, Flat Rock Cinema

If you are an artist or venue and want to be considered for Local Artist Showcase, send Izzi and email at [email protected]. Stay Tuned and Listen Local!

12/16/2025

In case you missed the Sports Freak Hour with Mike Morgan yesterday, click the link below. And be sure to catch the show every Monday at 6pm on the Q!!

https://www.wtzq.com/show/the-sports-freak-hour-with-mike-morgan/

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12/15/2025

Hey fans of Carey O'Cain's "Broadly Speaking, a History and Stories of the French Broad River Valley"... Episodes for the rest of this year have now been uploaded to the podcast page. Episodes include The Stokely Brothers, First English Settlers, Nolichucky Jack Sevier and a 2025 Wrap Up. Click the link below to listen and enjoy!

https://www.wtzq.com/show/broadly-speaking/

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12/12/2025

Tune in this evening at 5 or tomorrow at noon to Local Artist Showcase with your host, Izzi Hughes Music ! Another holiday edition brought to you by J&M Farms , Flat Rock Cinema (Home of the Magnolia Concert Series), The Purple Onion, Octopus Garden Smoke Shops, Oklawaha Brewing Company . If you miss this week's show when it airs live, you can stream it throughout the week here: https://www.wtzq.com/show/local-artist-showcase/

Artists and venues featured in this week's show include:
The Paper Crowns band, Dan Keller, Geriatric Jukebox , Elizabeth McCorvey , John Mason, Izzi Hughes, Hope Griffin Music , Blake Ellege

RAD Brewing, Johnson's Legacy Vineyard, Claywood , Auction House Food Hall , 1898 Waverly Inn , Souther Williams Vineyard, Flat Rock Playhouse

If you are an artist or venue and want to be considered for Local Artist Showcase, send Izzi an email at [email protected] (still taking holiday song submissions)! Stay Tuned and Listen Local!

12/12/2025

Click the link below to hear this week's Local Business Spotlight segment featuring Amy Rognstad, owner of Honeysuckle Holler. Local Business Spotlight is sponsored by Michael Thompson and Anderson Ellis of The Van Winkle Law Firm.

https://www.wtzq.com/local-business-spotlight/

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12/11/2025

From Bethany and Josh at Interfaith Assistance Ministry, along with Mark "Fill The Truck" Warwick and the staff at WTZQ, we thank YOU Q-nation for showing up today and feeding our Q-munity! We also want to extend a huge thank you to the Laurel Park Village Shopping Center merchants for hosting this annual food drive. Go support those local businesses this holiday season!