Each broadcast of “The Local Skinny!” on WIZS will feature your phone calls at 492-5594. The calls can be about anything on your mind as well as items you have for sale, or items you are looking for.
Plus, there’ll be local news and information, guests, business spotlights and the latest from Vance County Cooperative Extension.
Run down for Wednesday:
11:30 a.m. – Items to Buy or Sell;
11:45 a.m. – Business Spotlight with RCE Theaters Marketplace; How fortunate we still have a local movie theater!
The show podcast is always available at wizs.com/thelocalskinny and by clicking on the show logo atop wizs.com.
Tomorrow (2-11-21) on the program, local calls, items to buy and sell, plus Brandon Boyd, president of Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society and Jamon Glover with COOP with a weekly parenting tip.
Next week on the program, guests include Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, H-V Chamber President Michelle Burgess and Britt Sams with Sam’s Furniture and Mattress Center … plus your calls and items.
Stay tuned and tell a friend!
RCE Theaters-Marketplace is open for business, and owners Blaine and Janelle Given hope families in the area will fall in love with the movie-going experience all over again. They bought the former Henderson Marketplace last year and, since then, have worked to make sure patrons can enjoy a movie in a place where cleanliness is key.
Opening a movie theater in the middle of a pandemic may not have been ideal timing, but Blaine Given told Trey Snide during Wednesday’s show on WIZS “The Local Skinny” that interior updates, lower ticket prices and a strict attention to wiping down surfaces between seatings all contribute to an enjoyable, safe place to visit.
Blaine and Janelle Given breathed new life into the area’s only multi-screen movie complex, which opened in 1991. RCE Marketplace joins their other two theaters in Roanoke Rapids and Elizabeth City, which faced closure before they took ownership.
They bought the Roanoke Rapids theater in 2013, the Elizabeth City theater two years later, then learned that the Marketplace was for sale last year – just as the nation began to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic. They met with then-owner Dr. Mike Smith and his wife and everybody agreed to make it a win-win for buyers and sellers, as well as for the community. “Our big focus was the people of Henderson and the surrounding area. How we could make sure we kept that facility open and available for families to have a place to come and make memories and spend time together,” Blaine Given said.
Among the upgrades, he noted, is a renovation of, including new seating, in one of the auditoriums. If his prediction holds true, all auditoriums could be equally renovated by the end of 2021.
Just like other businesses when they re-opened during the pandemic, the theater had to build in extra cleaning steps to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. That, Blaine Given said, is one thing they can do to contribute to the effort to combat the virus.
“We have the opportunity in the movie theater to do it on a bigger level,” he said. All high-touch surfaces, including seats, get wiped down between every show. In addition, the seats get an extra solution sprayed on them at the end of each evening. The air systems are monitored to make sure everything’s running properly and Given said they installed hand-sanitizing stations “all over the theater” for patrons’ use. “We are just trying to make sure that people are not concerned about the cleanliness (of the theater) or the risk of coming to the movie theater is any greater than it would be anywhere else, he added.
He and wife Janelle, president of RCE Theaters, want other families to have the same love of going to the movies as they have, “where families come to make memories,” Blaine said. So, they have lowered ticket prices to make the experience more affordable. “We want families to walk through the door and be entertained together,” he said.
“The Local Skinny,” a new program that WIZS launched on Feb. 8, is a way for the community to stay connected to a variety of local opportunities – it’s Tradio, public service forum and call-in show all rolled into one.
The Henderson-based station has long devoted air time to keep the listening community informed, and this new program is a fresh way to present information over the air waves. John C. Rose hatched the idea as a way to deliver in shorter bursts different forms of information. “The Local Skinny” bundles a few services under a new name as a way to keep things fresh.
Monday’s show included some callers who had items for sale, as well as some other items for sale that had come in earlier to the Tradio program.
“It’s gonna be a hodgepodge of things,” Rose commented during the initial program.
You just never know where the show may go, and that’s what may appeal to the listening audience.
Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington was the first official guest on the show Tuesday, and christened the program’s official launch with a proclamation of sorts. “I hereby officially proclaim this inaugural show,” Ellington said. Rose reminded listeners that the governor of North Carolina sent a message to the radio station when it signed on for the first time – May 1, 1955. So he felt it was appropriate to have another government official operate in a similar capacity.
On Tuesday’s show, for example, Ellington and Rose discussed what had happened at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The police department and fire department got the green light to pursue a few grant opportunities. “It’s a no-brainer when you have grants coming your way,” Ellington said.
“The Local Skinny!” is a format that the community can participate in and benefit from. “The Local Skinny!” will be live at 11:30 a.m. Mon-Thurs right after “TownTalk,” which has the 11 a.m. time slot M-F.
Tune in to 1450 AM or 100.1 FM to listen live. Find recorded shows
WIZS Local News 2-11-21 Noon
/by Bill HarrisWIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM
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Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m.
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“The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at 11:30 a.m.
“The Local Skinny!” Thurs, Feb 11
/by John C. RoseEach broadcast of “The Local Skinny!” invites you to call 492-5594. You can call with an item you’d like to sell or something you are looking for. Also, you can call about anything on your mind…a grip, a praise, a news item of interest, a question you’d like to know more about.
And, we’re always ready with local news and information, guests, business spotlights and the latest from Vance County Cooperative Extension.
Run down for Thursday:
11:30 a.m. – Items to Buy or Sell and your calls
11:40 a.m. – Brandon Boyd, president of Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society
11:50 a.m. – Jamon Glover, Parenting Task Force with Vance County Cooperative Extension
And, The show podcast is always available at wizs.com/thelocalskinny and by clicking on the show logo atop wizs.com.
Next week on the program, guests include Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow Monday, H-V Chamber President Michelle Burgess Tuesday, Britt Sams with Sam’s Furniture and Mattress Center Wednesday and Marcia Allen, Vance County Democratic Party Chair, on Thursday … plus your calls and items.
Stay tuned and tell a friend!
The Friday night “Freedom Runs” that leave the Vance County Animal Shelter ferry animals from the confines of a kennel to foster or adoptive homes. For Brandon Boyd, president of the Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society that sponsors the event, it’s a dream come true.
Boyd spoke with John C. Rose on Thursday during a new program called “The Local Skinny.” He started the RCAPS in 2011 and, a decade later, the rescue effort continues. “We’ve had a great start to the year,” he said, “rescue has just been fantastic.”
He is especially pleased to be working with the folks at the shelter in Granville County, and said his plan is to continue growing partnerships with other counties. “We’ve just got a lot of things going on for this new year that is very exciting,” Boyd said. The Granville shelter recently reported a record-low euthanasia rate of 6 percent, which Boyd called “fantastic news.” Incorporating the RCAPS model in Granville could push that percent rate even lower.
In the last month, the group has purchased two new vans to add to the “Freedom Run” fleet. They’re outfitted with kennels to transport the animals. “All of this is about saving lives and getting animals out” of the shelters and to adoption and rescue partners so the animals can find loving homes, Boyd said.
Of course, RCAPS relies on donations and volunteers to make the mission a reality. “There have been so many great things that have been done and so many great things that we are going to continue to do, thanks to the help and support of our wonderful donors,” Boyd said. “We’re only as strong as our network and the people that support this cause,” he said. There’s still a lot of great work to be done. And we plan to do it.”
Among the newer partnerships is Rescue Ranch, which operates in Statesville, NC. Consider volunteering to walk a dog at the animal shelter, he said, or check out RCAPS on FaceBook for a livestream of the Friday evening Freedom Runs.
“We’re doing everything we can to get these dogs out of here and placed in their forever home,” he said. “The work is amazing, the results are just astonishing,” Boyd said. “In my wildest dreams, I never would have believed that (RCAPS) could become what it has become and it makes me so happy and so proud to know that we’re making a difference and we’re saving lives.”
Visit rcaps.org to learn more.
“The Local Skinny,” a new program that WIZS launched on Feb. 8, is a way for the community to stay connected to a variety of local opportunities – it’s Tradio, public service forum and call-in show all rolled into one.
The Henderson-based station has long devoted air time to keep the listening community informed, and this new program is a fresh way to present information over the air waves. John C. Rose hatched the idea as a way to deliver in shorter bursts different forms of information. “The Local Skinny” bundles a few services under a new name as a way to keep things fresh.
Monday’s show included some callers who had items for sale, as well as some other items for sale that had come in earlier to the Tradio program.
“It’s gonna be a hodgepodge of things,” Rose commented during the initial program.
You just never know where the show may go, and that’s what may appeal to the listening audience.
Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington was the first official guest on the show Tuesday, and christened the program’s official launch with a proclamation of sorts. “I hereby officially proclaim this inaugural show,” Ellington said. Rose reminded listeners that the governor of North Carolina sent a message to the radio station when it signed on for the first time – May 1, 1955. So he felt it was appropriate to have another government official operate in a similar capacity.
On Tuesday’s show, for example, Ellington and Rose discussed what had happened at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The police department and fire department got the green light to pursue a few grant opportunities. “It’s a no-brainer when you have grants coming your way,” Ellington said.
“The Local Skinny!” is a format that the community can participate in and benefit from. “The Local Skinny!” will be live at 11:30 a.m. Mon-Thurs right after “TownTalk,” which has the 11 a.m. time slot M-F.
Free Covid Tests; Free Groceries; Free PPE in Oxford, Henderson, Warrenton
/by John C. RoseUPDATE 12 NOON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 2021
THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF A SECOND ICE STORM FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE EVENTS WILL BE RESCHEDULED, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY WILL BE ANNOUNED ON WIZS RADIO AND POSTED ONLINE.
UPDATE 7:45 P.M. FRIDAY —
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Free covid testing, free food and free PPE distribution events are coming to Oxford, Henderson and Warrenton.
Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (GRRO) has partnered with City of Oxford Public Works, Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson and the Warren County Health Department to present the events over a seven day period.
GRRO Deputy Director Lucette Mercer announced the events with a series of press releases:
On Saturday, February 13th, a COVID-19 community testing and resource distribution event will be
held from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the City of Oxford Public Works Building parking lot located at 127 Penn Avenue in Oxford;
On Thursday, February 18th, a COVID-19 community testing and resource distribution event will
be held from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Shiloh Baptist Church parking lot located at 635 South College Street in Henderson;
On Friday, February 19th, a COVID-19 community testing and resource distribution event will be
held from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Warren County High School parking lot located at 149 Campus Drive in Warrenton.
At these drive-up events, people who get tested will also received free groceries and free personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves and sanitizer. Information about coronavirus vaccine will be available.
Additional partners making the community events possible are Groundwater Solutions and Genesis Project 1.
For more information call 252.430.7999. Free transportation is available by calling 803.207.6511.
“North Carolina continues to see high numbers of Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The CDC and local health departments recommend that we all continue to get tested and observe all safety precautions. Even with the distribution of the vaccine, getting tested and knowing your COVID status are very important for your safety and the safety of those around you,” Mercer wrote.
ATTENTION! RABID RACCOON FOUND NEAR REGIONAL WATER LANE
/by John C. Rose— from Vance County Animal Services
Courtesy of Vance County Animal Services and Chief Frankie Nobles
In Honor of Black History Month, FLVF Recognizes Shamecka McNeil of Slice 325
/by John C. Rose— submitted by Families Living Violence Free
In honor of Black History Month, Families Living Violence Free would like to recognize Shamecka McNeil, CEO and Executive Director of Slice 325. (https://slice325.org/ and facebook.com/Slice325)
Shamecka founded Slice 325 to educate low-income people on the many creative ways to serve healthy meals using affordable ingredients.
Shamecka believes that families are unique as plates, and she is passionately committed to meeting the challenge, one appetite at a time.
(FLVF is a paying advertising client of WIZS. This is not a paid ad.)
Shamecka McNeil will join WIZS for TownTalk on Tuesday (Feb. 16) at 11 a.m. Tune in!!
HENDERSON MAN GETS MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING HEROIN
/by WIZS StaffFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Henderson man was sentenced last week to 144 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.
According to court documents, law enforcement in Vance County received information that Theodus Lewis Williams, 50, was distributing heroin from his residence, including from a tent in his front yard, and from his neighbor’s residence. Law enforcement utilized confidential informants to conduct controlled purchases of heroin from Williams and his co-conspirators on several occasions. As a result, on August 1, 2019, officers executed a search warrant on both residences and the tent, and found quantities of heroin laced with fentanyl, suboxone, more than $3,500 in U.S. currency, and firearms. Williams pled guilty on August 20, 2020. He is a convicted felon, having prior drug, gun, and assault convictions, including a 1996 conviction in federal court for possession of a firearm by a felon for which he received a 10-year prison sentence.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III on February 4, 2021. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Henderson Police Department, and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Dodson prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:19-CR-494-D.
Perry Memorial Library Alerts, Printing, Curbside Pickup
/by WIZS StaffIt may feel a little different than browsing the titles shelved by genre in a spacious room filled with books, but Perry Memorial Library is finding new ways to make sure its patrons have access to the newest additions to its collection – all from a computer screen in the comfort of their homes or workplaces.
Wowbrary is a free service that sends email alerts to let patrons know what’s new in the library each week. “The alerts feature everything from the latest bestsellers and children’s books to audio books and movies,” according to information received at WIZS from the library. The alerts are free and do not require a library card. Sign up at Wowbrary.org.
Another service that patrons can access is a new mobile printing service. Send documents to the public printer at the library from your laptop or mobile device. There is a limit of 10 pages to print. But for the next few days, the service is free! Beginning Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, each copy will cost 10 cents for black and white, 25 cents for color. Simply visit the website (or click here) — Printer On Mobile Printing — follow the instructions and you can pick up your copies at the library through curbside pickup.
Patrons may call the library to confirm that the print job was processed.
You can also email files to:
970251737@printspots.com or pml-black@printspots.com for black & white
203170792@printspots.com or pml-color@printspots.com for color
Curbside pickup is available for all holds as well. The library is open, even though, at this time, patrons may not enter. Curbside pickup is available Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm. Library staff will contact you when your item is ready and you can pick it up at the curb. Please contact the library 252.438.3316 to get help placing a hold. The library is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
TownTalk 2-10-21: Dr. Sydney Short, MPH Cardiology; Feb is American Heart Month
/by WIZS StaffFebruary is American Heart Month, and a local cardiologist was happy to steal the medical spotlight from COVID-19 for a short while to discuss heart health, risk factors and ways people can contribute to their own good heart health.
Dr. Sydney Short has more than 30 years’ experience as a cardiologist, and he has been at Maria Parham Health since late January 2019. He spoke with John C. Rose on Wednesday’s Town Talk. In addition to the usual suggestions for improving heart health – regular exercise, watch your diet, and stop smoking – Short offered additional insights to help people feel better about how they treat their hearts.
Although heart disease is an increasing concern, he said, advances in treatments are encouraging. “It’s important,” Short said, “and something that a lot of people deal with in their lives.” And yes, regular exercise is still the best way to improve your heart function,” Short said. During the pandemic, however, regular exercise regimens may have been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. It needs to be sustained, aerobic exercise that gets your heart rate up, Short reminded. Unfortunately, simply being physically active in the workplace doesn’t count.
He said he has enjoyed having an ongoing doctor-patient relationship with his patients. When patients come in with a problem and have a heart catheterization study “and you see that it can be fixed, patients often feel better quickly and get back to a normal life,” he said. “It’s fun to be involved in their lives and see how much better they’re doing after they’ve actually been able to have an intervention,” Short added.
To Hear Dr. Short’s TownTalk Interview, Click Play…and continue reading below.
Of course, it’s always better to maintain good heart health and not need the services of a cardiologist. But for those who need a cardiologist’s care, help is a short drive away. “It’s very exciting and very rewarding to see patients get this health care that previously had been a farther distance away – and now it’s on their doorstep,” Short added. Maria Parham’s Cardiology office is located behind the main hospital in the Jenkins Building.
There’s a difference between heart disease and a heart attack, Short explained. For example, a person who exhibits chest pain each day when he walks to the mailbox is probably describing an ongoing or developing heart problem. Sudden, immediate pain in the chest, however, is more associated with a heart attack.
Symptoms, in addition to sudden chest pain that are warning signs of a heart attack include: breaking out in a sweat, shortness of breath, weakness and dizziness, Short said. “The longer I’ve been in medicine, the more unusual presentations I’ve seen,” he explained. “Most patients have a more typical kind of presentation with their chest pain, with their heart problem.” But that pain could show up in other areas, such as back pain or other areas. And women seem to exhibit more unusual or out-of-the-ordinary symptoms, he said. “All of these symptoms should be taken seriously,” he said.
Short puts family history at the top of the list of indicators of heart disease. Smoking is a very important risk factor, too. Although other health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol can contribute to heart disease, Short said, it’s not a done deal.
“If all those are treated and are under control, you are less likely to have heart disease,” he said. “We do speak of those risk factors when patients come into the office. It’s one of the first things we go through” he said, and then he and the patient try to modify those factors to decrease the chances of having problems in the future.
Similarly, people who have already experienced some sort of heart problem can take steps to maintain good heart health. “Once they’ve had an event of some kind, then we work very carefully … to try to decrease their risk of having further problems in the future.”
“If you still smoke, then you are much more likely to have another problem with your heart in the future,” Short said. “If you have had heart disease in the past, you definitely need to stop smoking,” he said.
(This article and the audio contained within are not meant to offer any diagnosis or treatment or offer medical advice. Maria Parham Health is a paying advertising client of WIZS. This is NOT a paid ad.)
WIZS Local News Audio 2-10-21 Noon
/by John C. RoseClick Play in the player below for today’s Local News Audio.
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM
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Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m.
“TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m.
“The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at 11:30 a.m.
“The Local Skinny!” for Wed, Feb 10
/by John C. RoseEach broadcast of “The Local Skinny!” on WIZS will feature your phone calls at 492-5594. The calls can be about anything on your mind as well as items you have for sale, or items you are looking for.
Plus, there’ll be local news and information, guests, business spotlights and the latest from Vance County Cooperative Extension.
Run down for Wednesday:
11:30 a.m. – Items to Buy or Sell;
11:45 a.m. – Business Spotlight with RCE Theaters Marketplace; How fortunate we still have a local movie theater!
The show podcast is always available at wizs.com/thelocalskinny and by clicking on the show logo atop wizs.com.
Tomorrow (2-11-21) on the program, local calls, items to buy and sell, plus Brandon Boyd, president of Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society and Jamon Glover with COOP with a weekly parenting tip.
Next week on the program, guests include Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, H-V Chamber President Michelle Burgess and Britt Sams with Sam’s Furniture and Mattress Center … plus your calls and items.
Stay tuned and tell a friend!
RCE Theaters-Marketplace is open for business, and owners Blaine and Janelle Given hope families in the area will fall in love with the movie-going experience all over again. They bought the former Henderson Marketplace last year and, since then, have worked to make sure patrons can enjoy a movie in a place where cleanliness is key.
Opening a movie theater in the middle of a pandemic may not have been ideal timing, but Blaine Given told Trey Snide during Wednesday’s show on WIZS “The Local Skinny” that interior updates, lower ticket prices and a strict attention to wiping down surfaces between seatings all contribute to an enjoyable, safe place to visit.
Blaine and Janelle Given breathed new life into the area’s only multi-screen movie complex, which opened in 1991. RCE Marketplace joins their other two theaters in Roanoke Rapids and Elizabeth City, which faced closure before they took ownership.
They bought the Roanoke Rapids theater in 2013, the Elizabeth City theater two years later, then learned that the Marketplace was for sale last year – just as the nation began to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic. They met with then-owner Dr. Mike Smith and his wife and everybody agreed to make it a win-win for buyers and sellers, as well as for the community. “Our big focus was the people of Henderson and the surrounding area. How we could make sure we kept that facility open and available for families to have a place to come and make memories and spend time together,” Blaine Given said.
Among the upgrades, he noted, is a renovation of, including new seating, in one of the auditoriums. If his prediction holds true, all auditoriums could be equally renovated by the end of 2021.
Just like other businesses when they re-opened during the pandemic, the theater had to build in extra cleaning steps to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. That, Blaine Given said, is one thing they can do to contribute to the effort to combat the virus.
“We have the opportunity in the movie theater to do it on a bigger level,” he said. All high-touch surfaces, including seats, get wiped down between every show. In addition, the seats get an extra solution sprayed on them at the end of each evening. The air systems are monitored to make sure everything’s running properly and Given said they installed hand-sanitizing stations “all over the theater” for patrons’ use. “We are just trying to make sure that people are not concerned about the cleanliness (of the theater) or the risk of coming to the movie theater is any greater than it would be anywhere else, he added.
He and wife Janelle, president of RCE Theaters, want other families to have the same love of going to the movies as they have, “where families come to make memories,” Blaine said. So, they have lowered ticket prices to make the experience more affordable. “We want families to walk through the door and be entertained together,” he said.
“The Local Skinny,” a new program that WIZS launched on Feb. 8, is a way for the community to stay connected to a variety of local opportunities – it’s Tradio, public service forum and call-in show all rolled into one.
The Henderson-based station has long devoted air time to keep the listening community informed, and this new program is a fresh way to present information over the air waves. John C. Rose hatched the idea as a way to deliver in shorter bursts different forms of information. “The Local Skinny” bundles a few services under a new name as a way to keep things fresh.
Monday’s show included some callers who had items for sale, as well as some other items for sale that had come in earlier to the Tradio program.
“It’s gonna be a hodgepodge of things,” Rose commented during the initial program.
You just never know where the show may go, and that’s what may appeal to the listening audience.
Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington was the first official guest on the show Tuesday, and christened the program’s official launch with a proclamation of sorts. “I hereby officially proclaim this inaugural show,” Ellington said. Rose reminded listeners that the governor of North Carolina sent a message to the radio station when it signed on for the first time – May 1, 1955. So he felt it was appropriate to have another government official operate in a similar capacity.
On Tuesday’s show, for example, Ellington and Rose discussed what had happened at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The police department and fire department got the green light to pursue a few grant opportunities. “It’s a no-brainer when you have grants coming your way,” Ellington said.
“The Local Skinny!” is a format that the community can participate in and benefit from. “The Local Skinny!” will be live at 11:30 a.m. Mon-Thurs right after “TownTalk,” which has the 11 a.m. time slot M-F.
Tune in to 1450 AM or 100.1 FM to listen live. Find recorded shows