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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, January 14, 202001/14/2020

ERA Legislation Makes It Out of Committee

WINA’s Les Sinclair and Chris Callahan talk about the ERA legislation that’s passed through committee today.

Tuesday, January 14, 202001/14/2020

Reaction to Virginia gen Ass. Gun legislation

Gun Rights Lobby Day at General Assembly Philip Van Cleave, President of Virginia Citizens Defense League talks with Les Sinclair…

Tuesday, January 14, 202001/14/2020

CIC is the new host for the Small Business Development Center

Les Sinclair is joined by Stephen Davis, of  Community Investment Collaborative .  CIC is will be the new fiscal sponsor and…

Monday, January 13, 202001/13/2020

Update: Influenza in the area

Ryan McKay, TJHD’s Senior Policy Analyst, talks with Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” about influenza in our area.

Friday, January 10, 202001/10/2020

Top 10 Soundbites of 2019

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 10 soundbites of 2019

Friday, January 10, 202001/10/2020

Today in History | Rick Britton

Description:In this segment, Les talks with historian Rick Britton about Last Week in U.S. History: Last week, in 1863, on…

Friday, January 10, 202001/10/2020

Analysis: Jobs Report | Mark Hamrick

The Labor Department releases the final jobs report of 2019 Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com’s senior economic analyst, discusses the findings with…

Thursday, January 9, 202001/09/2020

Cville Tax Aid

Les Sinclair talks with Barbara Hutchinson, Vice President, Community Impact United Way of Greater Charlottesville, about Cville Tax Aid. You…

Wednesday, January 8, 202001/08/2020

Virginia Attorney General Herring Want to Crack-down on Hate Crimes

WINA’s Les Sinclair talks with Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring about his reintroduction of bills targeting hate crimes. He also…

Wednesday, January 8, 202001/08/2020

Medical Clinic at The Haven

WINA’s Les Sinclair interviews Dr Ross Buerlein who is working with groups like; Region 10 and The Salvation Army, a…

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