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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.

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK | Andy Sparhawk

Andy Sparhawk (Craft Beer Program Web Manager) talks with Les Sinclair about American Craft Beer Week

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

Health Dept. Offers SERVSAFE Manager Certification | Eric Meyers

Eric Myers, TJHD Environmental Health Supervisor, talks with Les Sinclair about the Servsafe Manager Certification Course and Exam for new regulations.

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

Charlottesville Introduces New Police Chief Candidate

The City of Charlottesville Manager and City Council introduce the newly recommended person for Chief of Police in Charlottesville. She is RaShall Brackney, Ph.D.

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

Tammy Arnette with AAA-Mid-Atlantic talks Gasoline prices.

Tammy Arnette with AAA-Mid-Atlantic talks with Les Sinclair about Gasoline prices.

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

How OLLI’s Fit Into Aging | Beth Barber

It’s Older Americans Month and this year’s theme is Engage at Any Age. Beth Barber, Exec Dir. of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UVa (OLLI), talks with Les Sinclair about OLLI’s at UVA. 

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

Calorie Counts, Nudges and More  | Dr. Vivica Kraak

Vivica Kraak, assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and talks  with Les Sinclair about the new requirements for restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus. 

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–5/11/18

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Brother of Florida school shooting suspect coming to Virginia | Michael Donovan & Zachary Cruz

Michael Donovan, with Nexus Services, in Verona, VA and Zachary Cruz, brother of suspected Florida School Shooter (Nikolas Cruz) is moving to Virginia. They talk with Les Sinclair about the details and purpose of the move.

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Spring Musical at Monticello High, Benefiting Heather Heyer Foundation | Amaya Wallace

Amaya Wallace, director of Monticello High School’s production “A King’s Story”, and was part of the community performances and a group that went to New York where they gave a presentation to a conference on innovation in student theater.

Thursday, May 10, 201805/10/2018

DOT awards Virginia a Drone Pilot Program | Ed Albrigo

President and CEO, of the Center for Innovative Technology, Ed Albrigo talks with Les Sinclair about the pilot program from the Dept. of Transportation to test drones in Virginia.

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