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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.

Wednesday, July 18, 201807/18/2018

Survivor Saturday at the Women’s 4-Miler Training Program | Pam Whorley

Program Director and head Pink “Pammie”, Pam Whorley, joins Les Sinclair to discuss the Saturday morning event (7/21/18) “Survivor Saturday” as part of the Women’s Four Miler Training Program.

Wednesday, July 18, 201807/18/2018

New Weldon Cooper Center executive director | Larry Terry

Larry Terry is the new Weldon Cooper Center’s first new executive director in more than 20 years. He spoke with Les Sinclair about this new position.

Tuesday, July 17, 201807/17/2018

Young Frankenstein | Four County Players

The cast of “Young Frankenstein” joins Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” to discuss their forthcoming show.

Tuesday, July 17, 201807/17/2018

Preempting Charlottesville’s August 12th Anniversary | Roy Hange.

Roy Hange, who teaches at Summer Peace-building Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, speaks with Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” about how we should prepare for August 12th anniversary.

Tuesday, July 17, 201807/17/2018

Madison County Fair | Scott Daniel

Scott Daniel with Madison County Fair details the events of the fair and how you can enjoy it.

Tuesday, July 17, 201807/17/2018

Poll Finds Only Half Think Elections Free & Open | Geoffrey Skelley

Geoffrey Skelley, Associate Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball and Media Relations Coordinator for University of Virginia Center for Politics, joins Les Sinclair to parse out the results of the latest Center for Politics/ Ipsos poll.

Monday, July 16, 201807/16/2018

Trades/Apprentice Job Fair | Melonie Blosser

Melonie Blosser, Director of Workforce Training Services with Virginia Career Works, has a conversation about the trades/Apprentice Job Fair, at…

Monday, July 16, 201807/16/2018

Virginia Dept. of Transportation Update | Lou Hatter

Virginia Dept. of Transportation Update | Lou Hatter

Monday, July 16, 201807/16/2018

United Way Day of Caring Deadlines Approaching | Caroline Emerson

Caroline Emerson, VP of Community Engagement with United Way-TJA discusses the day of caring projects deadline and the need for…

Monday, July 16, 201807/16/2018

Albemarle School’s Community Speaker Series | Jenn Sublette

Jenn Sublette, Albemarle County Pubic Schools Director of Professional Learning, talks with Les Sinclair about the next community speaker series…

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