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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.

Monday, April 23, 201804/23/2018

Gov. Northam Signs Nurse Practitioners Bill | Shelly Smith

Nurse Practitioner, Shelly Smith, talks with Les Sinclair about the signing of House Bill 793.

Monday, April 23, 201804/23/2018

Get Out of Credit Card Fees by Asking | Matt Shulz

It’s easy to get out of credit card fees if you simply ask, according to a new CreditCards.com report. Senior analyst, Matt Schulz explains it with Les Sinclair.

Monday, April 23, 201804/23/2018

Why Predictions of Apocalypse Continue | Matthew Gabriele

Matthew Gabriele is an associate professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech, talks with Les Sinclair about the end of the world (which is supposed to be 4/23/18)

Friday, April 20, 201804/20/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–4/20/18

Thursday, April 19, 201804/19/2018

Women, Wine & Wellness Event | Elyse Kopecky

Elyse Kopecky, co-author of Run Fast. Eat Slow., talks with Les Sinclair about the Women’s Wine & Wellness event, put…

Thursday, April 19, 201804/19/2018

UVA Discovers How Cancer-Causing Virus Cling to Our DNA | Mitchell Smith & Dean Kedes

Joining Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” Dr Mitchell Smith talks about the microscope he built, and Dr Dean Kedes talks about the human health implications.

Thursday, April 19, 201804/19/2018

31 Organizations Issue Joint Statement Supporting Health Care Coverage for Uninsured Virginians | Julian Walker

Julian Walker Vice President of Communications Virginia Hospital &Healthcare Association, discusses the joint statement from thirty-one organizations supporting coverage for uninsured…

Thursday, April 19, 201804/19/2018

Modeling Adversarial Activity | Bryan Lewis

Virginia Tech’s Brian Lewis talks with Les Sinclair about building an early alert system for terrorists activity.

Wednesday, April 18, 201804/18/2018

Virginia War Memorial Summer Teacher Institute | Morgan Guyer

Morgan Guyer Assistant Director of Education Virginia War Memorial, discusses their 2018 Summer Teacher Institute Schedule.

Wednesday, April 18, 201804/18/2018

Allen & Allen’s Hometown Heroes | Richard Armstrong

Allen & Allen’s Richard Armstrong, joins Les Sinclair to discuss the nomination period for Allen & Allen’s Hometown Heroes awards.

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