Melissa Wade-Cutler is a native of North Carolina, where she was born and raised. She is the wife of Darryl and the mother of two beautiful children, daughter Darius and son Matthew. She attended the University of Carolina in Chapel Hill where she received her B.A. in Communications. She began her radio career in 1991 at WFXC in Durham. She has also worked with WQOK in Raleigh and WAMO in Pittsburgh, PA as a morning show co-host.
Currently, you can hear Melissa Monday – Friday at the midday from 10am – 3pm on The Light 103.9, where she is widely known as Melissa “Wade in the Water.” Melissa has been on the radio for over 25 years and is well known by her listeners and in the community. You can often find Melissa out in the community speaking at different events or even walking for some of her favorite causes.
Melissa also has a love for the stage and is the Owner/CEO of “Wade in the Water” Productions. She has performed in various plays, and musicals, written and directed her own stage plays as well as others under her business umbrella “Wade In The Water, LLC.” She conducts and acting camp for kids every summer; which teaches and features participating youth in an actual play presentation of acting and dance. You can read more about Melissa and upcoming events on her website at wadeinthewaterproductions.com
Melissa is a Sr. Elder at Kingdom Community International in Bahama, NC, where she oversees the Arts department which includes: dance, step, mime, flag and a drama department.
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Here are some local alternatives when it comes to keeping the kids occupied and focused on learning while they are our during this time.
NC School of Science and Math
This local Durham school is rolling out a new initiative that allows students, faculty, staff and alumni to read children’s books on Facebook Live.
Starting Monday, NCSSM Reads will be reading stories for kids of all ages from “Slithery Jake” to “Harry Potter.”
Reading times start Monday at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
NC Museum of History has digital exhibits available along with collections, podcasts and K-12 History-at-Home learning packets on North Carolina history topics.