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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.

Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020

UVA Introduces ‘HOOS Health Check’ App

Les Sinclair talks with Brian Coy, University Spokesman, about the new app ‘HOOS Health Check’ Beginning Today (8/10/20), UVA community…

Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020

Demographer investigates Income Gap Between Black and Non-Black Virginians

Les Sinclair speaks with Hamilton Lombard, a researcher at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service about…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

History: August 7, 1942.

In this segment, Les Sinclair talks with historian Rick Britton about Today in U.S. History (August 7, 1942—that would be…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Unemployment numbers explained.

Bankrate.com‘s senior economic analyst Mark Hamrick with WINA’s Les Sinclair discussing the latest unemployment claims figures and July jobs report. You…

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Safe Vehicles for Teens

Les Sinclair talks with Russ Rader, Senior Vice President Communications for the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), about the…

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

Ranked Choice Voting

Les Sinclair talks about ranked choice voting.

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS ERRORS BY OUTSIDE GROUP CAUSE CONFUSION in VIRGINIA

Les Sinclair discusses and confusion issue stemming from unsolicited absentee applications in Virginia with Janet C. Boyd, Director of Voter…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

PVCC4U Tuition Assistance Program Launches

Frank Friedman – President of Piedmont Virginia Community College discusses with Les Sinclair the  PVCC4U   tuition assistance program that’s just…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Understanding the COVIDWISE App

Kathryn Goodman, PIO at Thomas Jefferson Health District, joins Les Sinclair to talk about the COVIDWISE app that’s launched in Virginia. They also talk about possible new antigen tests.

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Charlottesville Women’s Four miler IS Happening. Here’s How:

Audrey Lorenzoni reveals the plan for the 2020 Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler to Les Sinclair.  It is happening, just differently.…

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