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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.

Tuesday, November 24, 202011/24/2020

The 2020-2021 Pack Line Pledge

WINA News spoke with Brian Leung of “Streaking The Lawn” blog fame the Pack Line Pledge to benefit the One…

Monday, November 23, 202011/23/2020

How the TJHD Prepares for Vaccine Distribution

WINA NEWS spoke with Jessica Coughlin, Thomas Jefferson Health District Emergency Coordinator, about how the vaccines might be distributed when…

Monday, November 23, 202011/23/2020

Mask Research from Virginia Tech

Airborne disease transmission expert Linsey Marr, in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, spoke about the best materials for filtering masks.…

Friday, November 13, 202011/13/2020

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Jay Hart joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–11/13/20

Friday, November 13, 202011/13/2020

Community Dental Center

Les Sinclair talks with Madison Ray – Practice Manager for the Community Dental Center about the organization. The Community Dental Center…

Friday, November 13, 202011/13/2020

Albemarle Public School To Hold Community Forums

Les Sinclair speaks with Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, Albemarle County Public School’s Chief of Strategic Planning and has the lead on…

Thursday, November 12, 202011/12/2020

You Can Help Decide What Replaces the Lee Statue in the U.S. Capitol

Les Sinclair discusses with Julie Langan, Virginia Department of Historic Resources Director & State Historic Preservation Officer the process of…

Thursday, November 12, 202011/12/2020

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Food Pharmacy

Les Sinclair talks with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Abena Foreman-Trice about their Food Pharmacy partnership with the University…

Thursday, November 12, 202011/12/2020

The Presidential Transition

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, a practitioner senior fellow at the Miller Center,  nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a…

Wednesday, November 11, 202011/11/2020

Virginia Based Company Surpasses 500 EV Charging Stations Nationwide

Les Sinclair talks with Robert Barrosa, Senior Director of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Virginia based Electrify America, about…

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