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Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

We go beyond the headlines into the important stories that matter to us locally.
Join NewsRadio WINA’s Courteney Stuart weekdays for the news and newsmakers of the day.

Thursday, June 24, 202106/24/2021

Maintenance Myth Busting from AAA

Les Sinclair of WINA speaks with Brent Stegner, Car Care Manager at AAA Swift Creek about some of the myths of car maintenance and tips and need-to-knows before your Great America Road Trip.

Thursday, June 24, 202106/24/2021

Blue Ridge Poison Center on Dangers of Delta-8 THC

Christopher Holstege, MD director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center at UVA Health talks with Les Sinclair about Delta-8 THC and other synthetic substances. 

Wednesday, June 23, 202106/23/2021

Chamber Business Spotlight

Les Sinclair is joined by Kirsten Ashbaugh with the Chamber Rising Professionals Steering Committee. They have several upcoming events, bringing…

Wednesday, June 23, 202106/23/2021

40 County, City & Private School Teachers Honored with Golden Apples

Richard Nunley, the creator of the Golden Apple Awards from Better Living Building Supply and Custom Cabinetry talks with WINA’s…

Tuesday, June 22, 202106/22/2021

Vaccine Situation in Virginia

Dr. Danny Avula, the State vaccine Coordinator, talks with Les Sinclair about the vaccine situation in the Commonwealth.

Tuesday, June 22, 202106/22/2021

Critical Need for Blood

Jonathan McNamara, regional communications director for the American Red Cross, talks about the shortage of blood in our area with…

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Grand Opening of Harper’s Insurance

Sherry Taylor talks with Les Sinclair about the grand opening of the new offices of Harper’s Insurance.

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–June 18, 2021.

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Business Unusual | Anthology Senior Living Charlottesville

Les Sinclair talks with David Ter Borg and Terry Hogan of Anthology Senior Living…

Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications

Wednesday, June 16, 202106/16/2021

UVA Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

Les Sinclair talks with James Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at UVA about UVA Children’s…

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