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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, January 29, 201801/29/2018

Ed Hess | Being Smart in the age of A.I.

Ed, Hess, Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden School of Business at UVA, talks with Les Sinclair about what it means to be “smart” in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

Friday, January 26, 201801/26/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–1/26/18

Friday, January 26, 201801/26/2018

Peter Lynch | Albemarle County Mails 2018 Reassessments

Peter Lynch, Albemarle County Tax Assessor, explains what you can expect as the County mails the 2018 Change of Assessment…

Friday, January 26, 201801/26/2018

Stacy Pethia | 2018 Charlottesville Housing Summit

Stacy Pethia, Housing Program Coordinator for City of Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services describes the First Annual Charlottesville Housing Summit.

Friday, January 26, 201801/26/2018

Kostadin Kushlev | Is Your Smartphone Making You Unhappy?

Kostadin Kushlev, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, discuss his research on an unhappiness link to smartphones.

Thursday, January 25, 201801/25/2018

Pat Levy-Lavelle | Court Reforms Don’t Ease License Suspensions

Pat Levy-Lavelle, Attorney with Justice Aid Legal Center talks with Les Sinclair about their new report “Driving on Empty” which details how court reforms haven’t eased drivers license suspensions, in Virginia.

Thursday, January 25, 201801/25/2018

Shelly Smith | Nurse Practitioners in Favor of HB 793

Nurse Practitioner and Professor at VCU, Shelly Smith, talks with Les Sinclair about House Bill 793.

Thursday, January 25, 201801/25/2018

Doug Ehman | Update on McIntire Park’s Pedestrian Bridge & Skate Park

Doug Ehman, Parks Division Manager, updates Les Sinclair on the progress of McIntire Park’s Pedestrian Bridge and Skate Park. Construction is set to begin on March 5th.

Thursday, January 25, 201801/25/2018

Dr. Kurt Elward | What if Virginia’s “Scope of Practice” is Scrapped?

Kurt Elward, a primary care physician in Charlottesville, and President of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV is a membership-based…

Wednesday, January 24, 201801/24/2018

Gene Cash | Workshops “Race Inside and Outside the Therapy Room”

Gene Cash of The Counseling Alliance of Virginia (CAVA) talks with Les Sinclair about the Workshops “Race Inside and Outside the Therapy Room”.

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