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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.

Tuesday, July 3, 201807/03/2018

The Lynching of John Henry James 1898 | Brendan Wolfe.

Brendan Wolfe, Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia a program of Virginia Humanities, joins Les Sinclair to discuss the 1898 lynching of James Henry James. This is important because of the Charlottesville Civil Rights Pilgrimage Week and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center’s “Community Conversation about Lynching”.

Tuesday, July 3, 201807/03/2018

Dogs & Fireworks Don’t Mix | Dr. Mark Freeman

Dr. Mark D. Freeman is an assistant professor of community practice in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. He talks with Les Sinclair about how to help your dog get through the fireworks celebration.

Tuesday, July 3, 201807/03/2018

NEED TO KNOW: Medicaid Expansion in Virginia | Randy Rogers

Randy Rodgers, Manager of Community Services with JABA talks with Les Sinclair about Medicaid expansion in Virginia.

Monday, July 2, 201807/02/2018

Heat Advisory Explained | AccuWx’s John Ferrick

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Ferrick joins Les Sinclair to discuss the weather situation in our area. Heat Advisory is in effect. When will it abate?

Monday, July 2, 201807/02/2018

Virginia’s 5th Congressional District Democratic Candidate Leslie Cockburn

Leslie Cockburn is an American investigative journalist and filmmaker. She is the 2018 Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives and joins Les Sinclair to discuss her candidacy

Monday, July 2, 201807/02/2018

Community Health Survey | Kaki Dimock & Rebecca Schmidt

On Charlottesville Area Alliance’s age friendly community research. Kaki Dimock of Charlottesville City and Rebecca Schmidt of Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) join Les Sinclair to discuss the Community Health Survey and why it’s important to our area and how it supports and age friendly community.

Monday, July 2, 201807/02/2018

July 4th at Monticello | Andrew O’Shaughnessy

Vice President of Monticello, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, talks with Les Sinclair about the Independence Day celebration at Monticello.

Friday, June 29, 201806/29/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–6/29/18

Friday, June 29, 201806/29/2018

Charlottesville Municipal Band | Director Steve Layman

Steve Layman, Director, joins Les Sinclair to discuss the upcoming performances of the Charlottesville Municipal Band, More info at www.CvilleBand.org.

Friday, June 29, 201806/29/2018

Is Travel Insurance Needed with Your Credit Card? | Jill Gonzalez

WalletHub analyst, Jill Gonzalez, discusses weather or not you need Travel insurance or Car Rental Insurance with Les Sinclair.

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