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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.

Friday, June 15, 201806/15/2018

Heritage Theatre Festival | Jenny Wales

Heritage Theatre Festival season opener is a production of A Chorus Line starting June 22. Artistic Director Jenny Wales talks with Les Sinclair about this year’s Heritage Theatre Festival.

Friday, June 15, 201806/15/2018

New Interest in Secretariat’s Legacy as Justify Wins Triple Crown | Leeanne Ladin

Leeanne Ladin, Secretariat tourism manager/historian at The Meadow Event Park and author of Secretariat’s Meadow—The Land, The Family, The Legend, talks with Les Sinclair about the legacy of the great horse.

Thursday, June 14, 201806/14/2018

Broadcasters for Blood Drive | Michele Westbay

Michele Westbay with Virginia Blood Services, talks with Les Sinclair about the Broadcasters for Blood Drive event on Monday June 18th at the Double Tree Hotel.

Wednesday, June 13, 201806/13/2018

Effects of FED Rate Hike | Greg McBride

Bankrate.com’s Greg McBride talks about the effects of the federal reserves rate hike on your personal economy and the larger economy, as a whole, with Les Sinclair.

Wednesday, June 13, 201806/13/2018

IIHS Passenger-side Crash Test Show Major Flaws in Mid-size SUVs | Russ Rader

Russ Rader, Senior Vice President Communications for the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), joins Les Sinclair to discuss recent crash tests of midsize SUVs

Wednesday, June 13, 201806/13/2018

Analysis of the U.S/North Korean Summit | Todd Sechser

University of Virginia’s Todd Sechser, a senior fellow at the Miller Center who is one of the nation’s foremost experts on nuclear security issues, analyzes the U.S. North Korean Summit with Les Sinclair .

Friday, June 8, 201806/08/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–6/8/18

Friday, June 8, 201806/08/2018

Corey Long Guilty of Disorderly Conduct | Dori Zook

Corey Long, who was accused of using a homemade flamethrower on Aug. 12, was found guilty of disorderly conduct Friday (6/8/18) and sentenced to 20 days in jail. WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the details.

Friday, June 8, 201806/08/2018

TJHD Expansion of Services | Kathryn Goodman.

Kathryn Whitestone Goodman, Communications & Public Relations Lead with Thomas Jefferson Health District Virginia Department of Health talks with Les Sinclair about the Community Health Survey and the expansion of services of TJHD to offer Birth, Marriage and Divorce Certificates.

Friday, June 8, 201806/08/2018

How to Deal with Celebrity Suicides | Emily Warren

Emily Warren, Co-Chair of Suicide Prevention Awareness Resource Council talks with Les Sinclair about how we can better manage celebrity suicide effects on our society.

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