Charlottesville Right Now

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, December 5, 201712/05/2017

Millie Winstead | Shop To Stop Hunger

Millie Winstead, Director of Development for Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, talks, with Les Sinclair, about Thursday’s event “Shop To Stop Hunger”.  

Tuesday, December 5, 201712/05/2017

Jay James | The Future of the NFL

Jay James discusses with “Charlottesville Right Now with Les Sinclair” the future of the NFL.  With all of the awareness…

Tuesday, December 5, 201712/05/2017

Price Thomas | Montpelier Host Student Symposium

Price Thomas, Montpelier Director of Communication, talks with Les Sinclair about the group of students from Albemarle, who’ll be heading to Montpelier for a series of discussions with scholars concerning memorialization.  

Tuesday, December 5, 201712/05/2017

Allison Farole | Winter Preparedness Week

Allison Farole, Emergency Management Coordinator Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle
talks with Les Sinclair about being prepared for Winter.

Monday, December 4, 201712/04/2017

Sue Friedman | The Holidays and Alzheimers

Sue Friedman, President/CEO Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia discusses with Les Sinclair, the holidays and Alzheimer’s….
warning signs, brain health, holiday gatherings, holiday gifts.

Monday, December 4, 201712/04/2017

Dave Fafar | Recap of Toy Lift 2017

Dave Fafar, President of Toy Lift, recaps the event with Les Sinclair about the weekend event.

Monday, December 4, 201712/04/2017

Randy Rodgers | ACA Open Enrollment

Randy Rodgers, Insurance Counseling Manager with JABA talks with Les Sinclair about ACA open enrollment.

Thursday, November 30, 201711/30/2017

Bryan Lewis | Virginia Tech and AccuWeather Team to Forecast Flu Spread

Bryan Lewis, Research Associate Professor with the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, details the partnership with AccuWeather to implement EpiCaster the tool, which predicts where the flu will hit in the coming weeks. It could dramatically change the level of flu knowledge and awareness for people across the U.S.

Wednesday, November 29, 201711/29/2017

Shawn Tevendale | Bikes Needed for Toy Lift

Shawn Tevendale, of Blue Ridge Cyclery, talks with Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” about the need for over 200 bikes.

Wednesday, November 29, 201711/29/2017

Mark Beliles | Healing for Charlottesville

Mark Belilies, of the “Healing for Charlottesville” event chats with Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” about the event, which starts at 2pm on Saturday 12/2/17.

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