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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, January 6, 201701/06/2017

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending 1/6/17.

Friday, January 6, 201701/06/2017

Today in History with Rick Britton

Today historian Rick Britton talks with Les Sinclair about: TODAY IN US HISTORY – On January 6, 1912, New Mexico was admitted as the 47th state.

Friday, January 6, 201701/06/2017

Charlottesville Inside-Out Turns 10

Terri Allard, Local Host of the PBS show “Charlottesville Inside-Out” talks with Les Sinclair about the 10th Anniversary Concert & Celebration. It’s 7PM on Wednesday January 11 at The Paramount Theater.

Friday, January 6, 201701/06/2017

Special Election Set for January 10

Dena Imlay, of League of Women Voters, chats with Les Sinclair about the importance of this election in our community.

Thursday, January 5, 201701/05/2017

Tom Perriello Launches Run for Virginia Governor

Les Sinclair give you sound from the press conference launching the campaign for Tom Perriello to run for Virginia’s Governor.

Thursday, January 5, 201701/05/2017

VDOT Prepares for Bad Weather

Lou Hatter, of VDOT, talks with Les Sinclair about the preparations made for possible wintry weather over the next few days.

Thursday, January 5, 201701/05/2017

UVA Center for Politics Weighs in on Perriello’s Run for VA Governor

Geoffrey Skelley, Associate Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics, talks with Les Sinclair about Tom Perriello running for Governor of Virginia.

Wednesday, January 4, 201701/04/2017

WINA talks with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.

He discusses with WINA NEWS everything from the Abortion Bill, to Bathroom Bill to his legislative wishes for 2017 and local statues issues and Donald Trump.

Wednesday, January 4, 201701/04/2017

Auditions for Oratorio Society of Virginia

Jane Mills talks with Les Sinclair about the auditions for The Oratorio Society of Virginia will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017, and Monday, January 16, 2017

Tuesday, January 3, 201701/03/2017

Coach Tony Bennett (UVA Men’s Basketball) chooses Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as his charity partner in the 2017 Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge.

Abena Foreman-Trice, talks with Les Sinclair about how UVA Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett has chosen Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as his charity partner in the 2017 Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge. If he wins, the charity could win $100,000.00. To vote: go to www.espn.com/Infiniti vote DAILY!

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