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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.

Tuesday, September 27, 201609/27/2016

Virginia Film Festival Announces Line-up and dates

Jody Kielbasa, director of the VFF and Vice Provost for the Arts at the University of Virginia talks with Les Sinclair about the Virginia Film Festival. The upcoming 29th Virginia Film Festival will once again turn Charlottesville into a film lover’s paradise this November 3-6, delivering a lineup of more than 120 films that will include legendary film icons in addition to some of the hottest new titles on the festival circuit, beloved classics, fascinating documentaries, as well as up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world, and right here in the Commonwealth.

Tuesday, September 27, 201609/27/2016

5th Congressional District Debate Scheduled

Gerald Warburg, Professor at UVA Frank Batten School of leadership talks about Wednesday’s event.

Tuesday, September 27, 201609/27/2016

Political Talk: Analysis of Presidential Debate

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

Monday, September 26, 201609/26/2016

Independents Much More Pessimistic about their Personal Finances than Democrats or Republicans

Bankrate.com analyst Claes Bell chats with Les Sinclair about their most recent Financial Security Index.

Monday, September 26, 201609/26/2016

Cville Ranks Seventh in Best Places in America to Work in Manufacturing!

Asees Singh with SmartAsset talks with Les Sinclair about Charlottesville being ranked seventh in a new poll of Best Places in America to work in manufacturing. Only 5.3% of workers in Charlottesville work in manufacturing, so it may be a surprise to see it so high on our list. But thanks to strong recent growth, the area makes it into the top 10.

Monday, September 26, 201609/26/2016

Libertarian Johnson Sapping Votes from Both Clinton and Trump in Virginia

Dr. Rachel Bitecofer, Asst. Dir. of Wason Center for Public Policy, discusses with Les Sinclair the latest CNU poll.

Monday, September 26, 201609/26/2016

Albemarle County Voter Registration and Elections Office is Observing National Voter Registration Day

Lauren Eddy, Deputy Registrar for Voter Registration & Elections, talks with Les Sinclair about the event where Albemarle County citizens are invited to come by the tent outside the County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road from 10am – 2pm and register to vote, check their registration status, apply for an absentee ballot, or pick up a sample ballot for the November election.

Monday, September 26, 201609/26/2016

Open Mic Night for TEDxCharlottesville

Debi Burdick on the TEDxCharlottesville Steering Committee, talks with Les Sinclair, about the open mic night Monday for the event.

Friday, September 23, 201609/23/2016

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending 09/16/16

Friday, September 23, 201609/23/2016

Virginia Tech Families Condemn Trump & Endorse Clinton

Republicans Rebuff Democrats held a conference call for some of the families and Clinton supporters. The Republicans respond. We have the details.

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