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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, July 7, 201707/07/2017

Mayor Mike Signer: KKK Rally Do’s & Don’ts

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer joins Les Sinclair with advice on the do’s and don’ts for this weekends KKK rally in the City.

Thursday, July 6, 201707/06/2017

Dori Zook: Charlottesville P.D. Plan for KKK Rally

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with details about the Charlottesville Police Dept.’s plan for the July 8th KKK rally, here in Charlottesville.

Thursday, July 6, 201707/06/2017

Andrew Mondschein : Autonomous Vehicles

Andrew Mondschein, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia School of Architecture discusses with Les Sinclair the impact of autonomous vehicles.

Thursday, July 6, 201707/06/2017

Todd Sechser: North Korea Nuclear Threats

Todd Sechser: North Korea Nuclear Threats

Todd Sechser, Associate Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at University of Virginia, specializing in questions of international security, and co-author of Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy discusses with Les Sinclair the nuclear threats of North Korea.

Wednesday, July 5, 201707/05/2017

Stefan Duma: The blast or the projectile

Virginia Tech professor Stefan Duma is the Harry Wyatt Professor of Engineering in the College of Engineering and the interim director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science and talks with Les Sinclair about the damage of explosions to eyes. Is it caused by the projectile or the pressure wave.

Monday, July 3, 201707/03/2017

Leslie Greene Bowman: Monticello 4th of July & Sally Hemings Discovery

Leslie Greene Bowman, President & CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, talks with Les Sinclair about the FREE July Fourth activities taking place at Monticello and the recent discovery, at Monticello, regarding Sally Hemings.

Monday, July 3, 201707/03/2017

Margaret Fitch & Jeanmarie Bader: New Fitness Program Launches

Senior Center program coordinator, Margaret Fitch, and local phsyical wellness instructor, Jeanmarie Bader, talk with Les Sinclair about the new fitness program that’s launching at The Senior Center.

Friday, June 30, 201706/30/2017

Dori Zook: Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week…

Friday, June 30, 201706/30/2017

Rick Britton: Presidential 4th of July History

Historian Rick Britton relates to Les Sinclair some of the important 4th of July moments around the 4th of July.  There’s also a piece on July 2nd.

Friday, June 30, 201706/30/2017

Mayor Gary Lowe: Stanadrsville 4th of July Celebration

Gary lowe, Mayor of Stanardsville, joins Les Sinclair to discuss the 4th of the July Celebration taking place in the town.

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