THE BOPST SHOW
MONDAY-FRIDAY 1-4 PM (EASTERN STANDARD TIME, USA)
WCLM 1450 AM

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THIS ACCLAIMED RADIO SHOW HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE SCROOGE OF CORPORATE MANDATED PLAY LISTS AND GENRE SPECIFIC FORMATTING SINCE JUNE 2002 WHEN THE SHOW FIRST APPEARED ON THE LOCAL RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AIRWAVES ON WVNZ 1320 AM. HOSTED BY CHRIS BOPST, THE RADIO SHOW CELEBRATES ALL FORMS OF AUDIO EXPRESSION FROM YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW IN WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION APPLIED TO RADIO MUSIC FORMATTING. THE ECLECTIC PROGRAM HAS BEEN A CRITICAL & LISTENER SUCCESS AND CONTINUES TO OFFER LISTENERS A WELCOMED REPRIEVE FROM THE HORRORS OF CORPORATE RADIO.

GUESTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON THE BOPST SHOW: DAVID CROSS, BIG LAZY, SAVE RICHMOND, CLAY McLEOD CHAPMEN, DAVID REES, GARY LUCAS, DAVID BROCKIE, MICHAEL KAPLAN , FOUND MAGAZINE, JAMES RIDGEWAY, CHUCK DUKOWSKI , DAY BY DAY , JOE CARDUCCI & VIRGINIA GOVERNER, TIM KAINE.

BANDS THAT HAVE PLAYED LIVE ON THE BOPST SHOW: THE PASCHALLS, CIGARBOX PLANETARIUM, MATT CONNER, CORNTOOTH, ANTHONY CURTIS, WISEACRE , LOUIS LEDFORD , THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND, LUGGAGE & THE FLESH MOUNTAIN BOYS.

CHRIS BOPST SPENT 20 YEARS AS A TRAVELING MUSICIAN WHO HAS TOURED AND RECORDED WITH THE ALTER NATIVES (SST RECORDS), GWAR (METAL BLADE RECORDS), THE HOLY ROLLERS (DISCHORD RECORDS), MAO TSE HELEN (SHAMELESS RECORDS), THE DAVE BROCKIE EXPERIENCE (METAL BLADE RECORDS) AND SMALLTOWN SUPERSTAR (PORCELAIN PRODUCTIONS).

CHRIS IS A MUSIC PROMOTER WHO HAS BROUGHT A WIDE RANGE OF BANDS AND ARTISTS TO THE RICHMOND AREA OVER THE YEARS SUCH AS THE BAD BRAINS, THE SUGARMAN THREE, THE NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALL STARS, ALICE DONUT, ROGER MILLER, THE CIGARBOX PLANETARIUM, THE RAH BRAS, MARK RIBOT, MARK HOSSLER OF NEGATIVLAND, DOO RAG, MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD AND MANY OTHERS.

CHRIS BOPST'S WEEKLY COLUMN, "SOUND ADVICE" APPEARS IN BRICK MAGAZINE .HE WROTE FOR RICHMOND.COM FROM SEPTEMBER 2002 TO JULY 2004 (THE BOPST SHOW). CHRIS ALSO WAS A CONTRIBUTING WRITER TO STYLE WEEKLY AND THE LATE GREAT URBAN MANIFEST, PUNCHLINE MAGAZINE.

CHRIS IS AN ARTIST, WEB DESIGNER & GRAPHIC ARTIST WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN SHOWN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, WASHINGTON DC AND RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. HE HAS PUT TOGETHER SITES FOR ARTIST JENNIFER HOLLOWAY AND THE WORLD FAMOUS RESTAURANT, MILLIE'S DINER.

CHRIS BOPST POSTER DESIGNS CAN BE SEEN AT GIG POSTERS.