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.

Wednesday, May 31, 201705/31/2017

Abena Foreman-Trice: Summer Food Program

Abena Foreman-Trice, Communications Director Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, chats with Les Sinclair about the kickoff to the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program.

Wednesday, May 31, 201705/31/2017

Sara Bon-Harper & Lisa Reilly: Monroe’s House Is Not What We Thought

Sara Bon-Harper, Highland’s executive director, and Lisa Reilly, University of Virginia School of Architecture  architectural history professor, join Les Sinclair to discuss the recent findings at President James Monroe’s home — Highland.

Wednesday, May 31, 201705/31/2017

Dori Zook:  New Demonstrations in Lee Park

WINA’s Dori Zook, talks with Les Sinclair about the demonstrations today (5/31/17) in Lee Park.

Tuesday, May 30, 201705/30/2017

Kurt Burkhart: Possible New Local Conference Center?

Kurt Burkhart, executive director of the he Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, chats with Les Sinclair about the possibility of a new local conference center. 

Tuesday, May 30, 201705/30/2017

Teri Kent:  Water levels good in our area

Teri Kent, with RWSA & RSWA talks about the water levels in our area.

Tuesday, May 30, 201705/30/2017

Angelina Santus: Greene County’s Early College Scholars

Angelina Santus, Director, WMHS Counseling Center, who runs Early College Scholars program in Greene County discusses the successful program with Les Sinclair on NEWS Radio WINA.

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending 5-26-17.

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

Michael Guthrie: Seller’s Market in C’ville Area.

CEO and Managing Broker for Roy Wheeler Realty Co., Michael Guthrie talks “Real Estate Matters” with Les Sinclair. Rising prices and faster transaction speed makes it a “Seller’s Market”

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

Dan Kern: VHDA First Time Buyers

VHDA Dan Kern,Business Development & Training Manager, talks with Les Sinclair about the program for Virginia first time home-buyers. More at VHDA.com/LoanCombo

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

Geoffrey Skelley: JFK America’s Favorite Recent President

Geoffrey Skelley Associate Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball University of Virginia Center for Politics discusses with Les Sinclair the recent Center For Politics Poll on recent Presidents.

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