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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.

Wednesday, March 27, 201903/27/2019

EMBARK a Resource for Local Recruitment | Carolyn Kalantari

WINA’s Les Sinclair chats with Carolyn Kalantari, Dual Career Program Director at University of Virginia about the UVA Dual Career Program (DCP), in collaboration with the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, UVA Licensing and Ventures Group, and the UVA Research Park, has developed Embark, an innovative solution to support talent recruitment and retention. More here: https://embarkcva.com/

Tuesday, March 26, 201903/26/2019

Charlottesville Launches Minority Loan Program | Hollie Lee

Les Sinclair discusses, with Hollie Lee – Chief of Workforce Development Strategies Charlottesville Economic Development, the Business Equity Fund Loan…

Monday, March 25, 201903/25/2019

UVA Center for Politics’ Kyle Kondik on The Mueller Report

Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball from The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Kyle Kondik, talks with Les Sinclair…

Monday, March 25, 201903/25/2019

CHS Black Student Union Walkout Reaction | Jennifer McKeever

Charlottesville City School Board Chair, Jennifer McKeever, talks with Les Sinclair about the walkout lead by the CHS Black Student Union.

Monday, March 25, 201903/25/2019

Apple Launching New Services | Larry Magid

Apple is launching new subscription services, television programming, games, news, and even a credit card. CBS News technology consultant Larry Magid discusses it with Les Sinclair.

Thursday, March 21, 201903/21/2019

A Capella Fest | Will Nichols

WINA’s Les Sinclair talks with the music director and the coordinator of A Cappella Fest, Will Nichols, about the Saturday, March 23rd event. More info at www.STAB.org

Tuesday, March 19, 201903/19/2019

Presidential Ideas Festival | Tom van der Voort

Les Sinclair (WINA) talks about the Presidential Ideas Festival from UVA’s The Miller Center with Tom van der Voort. You can find out more and register here: https://millercenter.org/prezfest2019

Tuesday, March 19, 201903/19/2019

Money Talk with Peter Tuz, CFA, CFP®

Peter Tuz, President of Chase Investment Counsel joins Les Sinclair for an update on the great stock market so far…

Tuesday, March 19, 201903/19/2019

Be Heard Central Virginia | Tom Guterbock

WINA’s Les Sinclair talks with Tom Guterbock, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s Director of UVA Center for Survey Research,…

Monday, March 18, 201903/18/2019

Cville City Council Urged to Support Affordable Housing | Laura Goldblatt

Laura Goldblatt, member of the Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition (CLIHC) talks with Les Sinclair about the organization’s urging of the Charlottesville City Council to commit to solving the communities housing crisis.

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