Carol Beaugard

In the "where are they now" department, we check in today with a longtime member of the bluegrass community, Carol Beaugard, who served for nearly 30 years as the host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU, broadcast from the campus

When longtime radio host Carol Beaugard announced recently that she would be signing off from her Lonesome Pine RFD program on WFDU-FM in the New York City market, it also affected the schedule at WAMU’s Bluegrass Country, which streams bluegrass 24/7 online.

Carol Beaugard, host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU is the latest recipient of the Brown Jug Award, an honor bestowed on those who have made a positive impact on traditional bluegrass and old time music in the Northeastern US.

Carol Beaugard is known to the bluegrass world as a performer in the NY/NJ area, and as the long time host of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM and WAMU's Bluegrass Country. But Carol has a second passion in the arts,