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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, October 29, 201910/29/2019

TEDx Tuesday for TEDxCharlottesville

Les Sinclair speaks with ASMR Researcher, Craig Richard, Professor of Physiology at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. about ASMR and…

Tuesday, October 29, 201910/29/2019

10th and Dairy Breaks Ground

“Charlottesville Right Now”‘s Les Sinclair discusses with Jodi Mills, of Stony Point Development Group, about the new apartments at Tenth…

Monday, October 28, 201910/28/2019

Latest Virginia Political Poll

WINA’s Les Sinclair talks with Rachel Bitecofer, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Wason Center for Public Policy, Christopher Newport University on their…

Monday, October 28, 201910/28/2019

City Council Candidate Affordable Housing Forum October 30

Les Sinclair interviews Garrett Trent, Associate Director of Community Partnerships with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, about a City…

Friday, October 25, 201910/25/2019

POSTAL at VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL

Les Sinclair speaks with Tyler Falbo, director of Postal, part of the Virginia Film Festival. Postal      

Friday, October 25, 201910/25/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–10/25/19

Thursday, October 24, 201910/24/2019

Downtown Safe Halloween Returns

Les Sinclair talks with Kate Purnell, of Charlottesville Parks & Rec, about Charlottesville’s Downtown Safe Halloween at Sprint Pavilion Saturday,…

Thursday, October 24, 201910/24/2019

Cancer Drug Shortage Explained | Dr. Mike Engel 

WINA NEWS spoke with Dr. Mike Engel, of UVA Children’s Hospital, about the drug shortage of chemotherapy medication vincristine. Acute…

Thursday, October 24, 201910/24/2019

AMERICAN HERETICS: THE POLITICS OF THE GOSPEL VAFF

Les Sinclair talks with Charlottesville-based director  Jeanine Butler about her film at the Virginia Film Festival. 

Wednesday, October 23, 201910/23/2019

Weldon Cooper Center’s Social Capital Survey

Les Sinclair discusses some of the Social Capital Survey, with Kara Fitzgibbon, director of the Weldon Cooper Center’s Center for Survey Research. 

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