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.

Hundreds expected to march tomorrow as leaders of the NAACP and African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churches of the Eastern District, other civic and religious groups, parents and student groups take part in a mass demonstration against the Wake County Board of Education’s planned policy change that they say will lead to re-segregated schools.  Listen to […]

According to EURweb, Gospel artist Darwin Hobbs has been hospitalized in Atlanta due to large blood clots in his lungs.

On July 24th Coco Brother will be at a rally for Jesus in Charlotte, NC. 

Listen as Melissa and Pastor John P. Kee talk about the rumor.

Unconditional love becomes possible when you practice cultivating these four states of mind: 1.  Friendliness or loving kindness is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. 2.  Compassion is a virtue —one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of […]

Let's make Saturday a "Girl's Day Out." Join me at the Clinique Counter at Macy's at Crabtree Valley Mall.

Gov. Bev Perdue will sign a bill that will expand N.C.’s criminal DNA testing system. 

Clinique has been my morning and evening ritual for the last few weeks. Check out my video of what I do in the mornings....

Cary is one of the best small towns, according to Money Magazine. 

Tuesday’s musical salute to Walter Hawkins will feature some of the biggest names in gospel music.