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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.

Tuesday, February 19, 201902/19/2019

VDOT on Storm Preparation | William Merritt

Will Merritt, with VDOT, speaks to Les Sinclair about how the organization is preparing the roads for impending winter weather storm.

Tuesday, February 19, 201902/19/2019

Wintersongs Fundraiser on Saturday | Craig Jennings

Choral Director at Burley Middle School, Craig Jennings, talks about the Wintersongs fundraising event, to benefit Shelter for Help in…

Monday, February 18, 201902/18/2019

Candidate for Charlottesville City Council 2020| Bob Fenwick

Bob Fenwick, former City Councilman, talks with Les Sinclair about his decision to run again for a seat on Charlottesville City Council.

Monday, February 18, 201902/18/2019

Candlelight Tour of Monticello, This Weekend | Brandon Dillard

Brandon Dillard, Monticello’s Manager of Special Programs, deatils the Candlelight Tour of Monticello this Saturday and Sunday at the President’s…

Friday, February 15, 201902/15/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–2/15/19

Friday, February 15, 201902/15/2019

Heritage Theatre Festival Announces 45th Year | Jenny Wales

Heritage Artistic Director Jenny Wales talks with Les Sinclair about the launch of the 45th season of Heritage Theatre Festival. More info at www.heritagetheatrefestival.org.

Thursday, February 14, 201902/14/2019

Charlottesville Continues Deer Culling | Brian Wheeler

Charlottesville City Communications Director, Brian Wheeler, speaks with Les Sinclair about the decision to continue working with wildlife management specialists to implement deer management in the City of Charlottesville.

Thursday, February 14, 201902/14/2019

City/County/UVA Announce Regional Effort on Climate Initiatives | Narissa Turner

Narissa Turner, Climate Program Coordinator for the County of Albemarle, discusses the regional coordination on climate initiatives.  more at www.ClimateActionTogether.org

Thursday, February 14, 201902/14/2019

The Cost of Free Speech Panel Discussion | Timothy Longo

There’s a panel discussion at UVA on 2/19/19 titled: “The Cost of Free Speech: A View from Charlottesville” convened by Timothy Longo, Senior Program Director and asst. prof. at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia. He talks with Les Sinclair about the event. More info https://www.scps.virginia.edu/news-events/news-detail/february-19-panel-discussion-discusses-free-speech

Wednesday, February 13, 201902/13/2019

Save the Environment When You Gas Up | Liam Madden

Liam Madden is a co-founder of Green Gas and he talks with Les Sinclair about how you can reverse the environmental impact of your car every time you fill up at The Markets of Tiger Fuel Company.
http://www.greengasmovement.org/

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