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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.

Wednesday, October 19, 201610/19/2016

CAAR Publishes Third Quarter 2016 Home Sales

Donna Patton, CAAR President, (Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS®) Publishes Third Quarter 2016 Home Sales. She and Les Sinclair dig into the details.

Monday, October 17, 201610/17/2016

Clinton Expands Lead Over Trump in Virginia

Rachel Bitecofer, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy Christopher Newport University, discusses their latest poll numbers.

Monday, October 17, 201610/17/2016

Voter Safety Concerns Addressed

Clara Belle Wheeler, Vice-Chair of the State Board of Elections, discusses with Les Sinclair, on the last day of voter registrations.

Monday, October 17, 201610/17/2016

Sexual Assault Response Team

Sheri Owen, Director of Community Outreach at Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA), talks with Les Sinclair about SARA, SART and the Memo of Understanding.

Friday, October 14, 201610/14/2016

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending 10/14/16

Friday, October 14, 201610/14/2016

Fourth Forum for 5th District

Dena Imlay, Director of Voter Services of The League of Women Voters, talks with Les Sinclair about Tuesday’s (Oct 18, 2016) fourth forum for the candidates running for the 5th District of Virginia.

Friday, October 14, 201610/14/2016

Digital Humanities Conference at University of Virginia

David Germano, a professor of religious studies here and the founding director of SHANTI (Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Network of Technological Initiatives) at UVA, talks with Les Sinclair about the “DH@UVA” conference at University of Virginia.

Friday, October 14, 201610/14/2016

Martha’s Market, This Weekend

Diane Thomas, Vendor Chair for Martha’s Market, talks with Les Sinclair the event this weekend. http://www.mjhfoundation.org/marthas-market

Friday, October 14, 201610/14/2016

Charlottesville City Registrar on Deadline and Special Hours

Rosanna Bencoach, General Registrar, City of Charlottesville Voter Registration and Elections talks with Les Sinclair about the deadline to register and special hours this Saturday.

Tuesday, October 11, 201610/11/2016

Political Talk: Analysis of Presidential Debate

Dr. Robert Roberts, Professor of Political Science at James Madison University, analyzes Sunday’s Presidential debate.

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