Charlottesville Right Now

Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

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.

Friday, October 12, 201810/12/2018

Open Enroll for Medicare Part D Starts Oct 15 | Randy Rodgers

Randy Rodgers, Manager of Community Services with JABA, talks with Les Sinclair about the importance of updating your information for Medicare Part D Open Enrollment.

Friday, October 12, 201810/12/2018

SPARC OF HOPE 5K is Oct 20 | Cynthia Hash

Cynthia Hash, of the Mithcell Hash Foundation, joins Les Sinclair to discuss suicide prevention and the SPARC OF HOPE Walk & Run, October 20 in Louisa.

Thursday, October 11, 201810/11/2018

Ensure Your Donation Goes Where You Want | Larry Lieberman

Charity Navigator’s COO, Larry Lieberman, talks with Les Sinclair about how you can ensure that your donations are going where you expect.

Thursday, October 11, 201810/11/2018

Albemarle Broadband Asking for Input | Mike Culp

Mike Culp, Albemarle County Director of IT talks with Les Sinclair about the Albemarle Broadband Authority identifying projects for the Virginia Telecomm Initiative grant.

Thursday, October 11, 201810/11/2018

The Mid-Term Races heat up | Kyle Kondik

Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor Sabato’s Crystal Ball University of Virginia Center for Politics, talks with Les Sinclair about the forecast for the mid-term elections.

Thursday, October 11, 201810/11/2018

Pancakes for Parkinson’s at UVA | Mary Caroline Sloane.

Mary Caroline Sloane is Outreach Co-chair of Pancakes for Parkinson’s at UVA. They have an event on Saturday.  Here is…

Wednesday, October 10, 201810/10/2018

CAAR 3rd Q Report | Tele Jenifer

The 2018 CAAR Third Quarter Market Report will be released on Wed., Oct. 10th.

Wednesday, October 10, 201810/10/2018

Virginia Tech and partners to develop nationally recognized high school engineering course |Ken Reid

Ken Reid, associate professor of engineering education in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, discusses the new program with Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” to pilot a program creating an advanced high school course in engineering principles and design that will train and prepare teachers.

Wednesday, October 10, 201810/10/2018

PVCC’s first Cybersecurity Day | Richard Seweryniak

Richard Seweryniak, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at Piedmont Virginia Community College, talks with Les Sinclair about the first ever Cybersecurity Day Oct. 11, 2018.

Wednesday, October 10, 201810/10/2018

PM Academy Award Winner Christoph Waltz Comes to Va Film Festival | Jody Kielbasa

Director of VAFF and vice-provost of the arts at UVA, Jody Kielbasa talks with Les Sinclair about the latest announcements for the Virginia Film Festival

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