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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, January 19, 201601/19/2016

Church A Friendly Force for African-Americans and Latinos

Author and Sociologist, W. Bradford Wilcox, discusses his finding in the new book, Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love & Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos.

http://www.soulmates-thebook.com/

Monday, January 18, 201601/18/2016

Possible Significant Winter Storm

AccuWx’s Frank Straight, talks with Les Sinclair about what needs to happen for a significant winter storm to happen later this week.

Monday, January 18, 201601/18/2016

Addressing the unprecedented barrage of anti-LGBT bills at this year’s General Assembly session

Bill Farrar of Les Sinclari talks about The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia (ACLU-VA) and Equality Virginia scheduling a joint news conference to address the unprecedented barrage of anti-LGBT bills that have been filed so far in this year’s General Assembly session.

Monday, January 18, 201601/18/2016

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jay James talks, with Les Sinclair, about the Family Event remembering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 18, 201601/18/2016

Tuesday is No Pipeline Lobby Day

Kirk A Bowers Virginia Chapter, Sierra Club Pipelines Program Manager, talks with Les Sinclair about No Pipelines Lobby day, in Richmond on January 19th.

Monday, January 18, 201601/18/2016

Soup For Seniors Wraps Up

Carleigh Showalter, JABA Volunteer Coordinator, talks with Les Sinclair about this JABA event.

Friday, January 15, 201601/15/2016

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week end 01/15/16.

Friday, January 15, 201601/15/2016

Expert Analysis: GOP Debate

Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball University of Virginia Center for Politics discusses the GOP debate, winners and losers. He also discusses the news of the Supreme Court hearing fmr. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s case.

Friday, January 15, 201601/15/2016

City Councilor Bob Fenwick on Taxes

Bob Fenwick, Charlottesville City Councilor, talks with Les Sinclair about taxes and his stance on the meals tax.

Friday, January 15, 201601/15/2016

Landmark Hotel Incident

Charlottesville Mayor, Mike Signer, talks with Les Sinclair about the Landmark Hotel situation and budget meetings.

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