LISTEN TO WVCA ON RADIO.NET
October 2023
The staff at WVCA.com continues to explore new avenues to listen to Simon. The WVCA stream can now be listened to on Radio.net, which is available both on the web and for mobile devices.
LISTEN TO WVCA ON RADIO GARDEN
March 2022
The staff at WVCA.com continues to explore new avenues to listen to Simon. The WVCA stream can now be listened to on Radio Garden, which is available both on the web and for mobile devices.
We suggest you give it a try, it is a truly innovatative way to listen to radio.
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY SIMON
March 2020
We'd like to recognize Simon's 100th birthday, which took place on March 16th, 2020. We are happy to keep sharing some of his life's work with you.
For information on Simon's life, click HERE.
LISTEN TO WVCA WITH ALEXA
December 2019
The staff at WVCA.com have opened up some new avenues to listen to Simon. The WVCA stream can now be listened to on your mobile or Alexa enable device.
Just install Simple Radio on your Alexa device and say "Alexa, ask Simple Radio to play WVCA."
For more information on how to listen to WVCA on your mobile device click HERE.
For more information on how to listen to WVCA on your Alexa enabled device click HERE.
NOTE: As of 2023 this service is no longer working. :-(
MY STATION IN LIFE
April 2018
My Station in Life
By Kenneth Riaf
Playing at The Gloucester Stage Company
October 12, 2018 – October 21, 2018
What's the difference between selling and selling out? From the rubble of his studio dungeon Simon Geller, the last standing single-handed radio operator in the country, broadcasts commercial free classical music from Gloucester - the town that loves and endures his peculiar presence. A recluse who speaks to thousands daily while sawing off the limb he's out on.
Building on the standing-room-only response to the 2017 NeverDark showing, My Station in Life will be presented for 10 performances.
More details can be read on the Gloucester Stage Company's site.
NEW CONTENT ADDED
August 2017
We recently received a generous donation (pictured above) filled with content of Simon Geller during his last days at WVCA-FM.
In early August we again found ourselves converting, editting, and processing, and the final product is pretty sweet.
We've added 34 individual clips to the WVCA-FM programming. The clips generally consist of station id's, contribution announcements, and commercials. These clips will play in between each program, which typically run about 6 hours. We'd say this is about as close to the real deal as we could have ever hoped for.
We also have interview material and the last signoff of the station - those will be posted to the Aircheck section of wvca.com in the days ahead.
MY STATION IN LIFE
June 2017
A reading of a new play by Kenneth Riaf
Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 7:30pm - ONE SHOW ONLY
FREE - No reservations required
What's the difference between selling and selling out? From the rubble of his studio dungeon Simon Geller, the last standing single-handed radio operator in the country, broadcasts commercial free classical music from Gloucester - the town that loves and endures his peculiar presence. A recluse who speaks to thousands daily while sawing off the limb he's out on.
Ken Baltin of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee will read the part of Simon Geller.
More detail on the upcoming reading can be read about in Northshore magazine's article: Gloucester Stage Company's NeverDark Series Presents "My Station in Life"
Simon Geller - Photo Credit: Nathan Benn
KODACHROME MEMORY
November 2016
Simon Geller will be featured as part of a special exhibition of photographs taken in and around Cape Ann in 1978 by Nathan Benn. It will feature more than 30 images taken by Benn while on assignment on Boston’s North Shore for National Geographic Magazine.
The exhibit will be on display at the Cape Ann Museum December 27th through February 19th. For more information click here.
WVCA.COM
February 2016
After many months of hard work WVCA.COM made it's official debut on Valentine's Day, 2016; bringing the sounds of WVCA-FM and Simon Geller back to life.
To read more about the project click here.