About Melissa Wade

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.

  A lifeguard who left his section of a Florida beach to help save a man from drowning was fired for doing so. Tomas Lopez, 21, was patrolling part of Hallandale Beach north of Miami when he was told that a swimmer was in trouble in an unguarded area of the beach. “I wasn’t going […]

  LISTEN All DAY SATURDAY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE RADIO ONE FAMILY COMEDY TOUR “SAINTS & SINNERS.”  STARRING MARCUS WILEY FROM THE YOLANDA ADAMS MORNING SHOW, VEDA HOWARD, DL HENRY AND SMALL FIRE.  SATURDAY JULY 14TH AT THE CAROLINA THEATER…..  T HE COMEDY SHOW IS ONE WEEK AWAY […]

    He will need 10%; 100,000 cash to get out of jail which is non refundable.  Sources say that Zimmerman has over 200,000 in funds which has been acquired through his website contributions. Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed teenager Trayvon Martin.   photo:   abcnews.com  

Monday 7/2/12 The first mention of the word “yes” in scripture is Gensis 20:6.  God speaks to Abimelech, King of Gerar in a dream:  “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your hear. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.” What […]

  A new study from Canadian researchers say people who were hit or spanked as children have a higher chance of mental ailments such as:  mood swings, anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse. Research says those who were spanked as children were 2-7% more likey to encounter mental issues as adults.   This […]

        July 4th Celebration will be celebrated Downtown Raleigh this year. A host of resturants, vendors and local artist will be participating in this event. This event begins at 3pm, following the firework finale at 9:30pm, in front of the Progress Energy Center. Durham will celebrate 4th of July events at The […]

The U.S. Census Bureau has just released a list of the fastest growing cities in the nation, and according to its figures Raleigh and Cary are among the top 10. Raleigh came in at #10 and Cary at #9.  For more info. and a full list go to:  www.census.gov

George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting and killing teenager Treyvon Martin, is back in court today.  Zimmerman and his attorney are back in court to see if he will be allowed a second bond to get out of jail.  His first bond was revoked due to a false report of funds available.  Zimmerman’s attorney […]

  Today is going to be another scorcher in the triangle area with temperatures rising to 106 but it will feel like 115.  It doesn’t get to much better over the weekend with temps reaching a highs between 103-105.  Experts are urging people to use precautions by staying inside as much as possible.  Those who […]

  The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch from central North Carolina to the coast Friday morning until Sunday night.   temperatures are expected to reach 105 by Saturday and Sunday and could break the record of 106 degrees.    The heat index is expected to make it feel like 112 degrees.   read more:  […]