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.

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Health care professionals will be at the NC State Fairgrounds Exposition Center until 4pm today giving  free community health screenings to people with limited access to care.  Professionals are doing blood pressure screenings, glucose and cholesterol checks for adults 18 years or older. Free immunizations will also be available.  The screening is a partnership of WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Duke […]

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 Amendment 1 is up for vote in NC…. it’s base is surrounding same sex marriage.  There has been some confusion on exactly what you are voting for or against.  So I asked Nationally syndicated talk show host and People’s attorney Warren Ballentine to join me to give us more understanding.  Listen to what he says: […]

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It’s graduation time for many area colleges and on Saturday, first Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.  On Friday she will speak to the graduates at Virginia Tech. Michelle Obama is a graduate of Pinceton University and Harvard Law school. source:  the N&O