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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.

Friday, June 7, 201906/07/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–6/7/19

Friday, June 7, 201906/07/2019

THIS WEEK IN VIRGINIA & US HISTORY | RICK BRITTON

In this segment Les talks with historian Rick Britton about THIS WEEK IN VIRGINIA & US HISTORY: The big history…

Friday, June 7, 201906/07/2019

Update on Virginia’s growth | Sec. Commerce & Trade Brian Ball

Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball talks with WINA’s Les Sinclair about the growth in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area, and…

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

Law Enforcement Torch Run | Lt. Steve Knick

Lt. Steve Knick helps organize our region’s portion of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Benefiting Special Olympics Virginia, and he…

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

What The Bond Market Might Be Trying to Tell Us | Les Sinclair

Les Sinclair details the article from the New York Times about the bond market, He broached the subject in a…

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

The 100 Deadliest Days | Valerie Quick

UVA Health System’s Trauma Program Performance Improvement Coordinator, Valerie Quick talks with WINA’s Les Sinclair about how to stay safer during the 100 deadliest days of the year.

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

Is your state ripping you off with the college savings program? | Quinn Curtis

Quinn Curtis is the Albert Clark Tate Jr. professor of law at the University of Virginia. He has written extensively…

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

Jobs Market Outlook | Mark Hamrick

  Job market overview from Bankrate.com’s Mark Hamrick as he speaks with Les Sinclair: The low level of the national…

Tuesday, June 4, 201906/04/2019

Yellow Door Foundation Turns 2 | JoAnne McTague

JoAnne McTague, Executive Director of the Yellow Door Foundation, providing lodging& holistic support for immunocompromised patients and their families, talks…

Monday, June 3, 201906/03/2019

50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots | Doris W. Gelbman

Local Elder Law Attorney, Doris Gelbman, talks with Les Sinclair about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a…

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