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.

Thursday, January 29, 201501/29/2015

Lt. Steve Upman

Lt. Steve Upman joins Les Sinclair with information concerning the dangers of fraud as well as how to avoid and report it.

Thursday, January 29, 201501/29/2015

Chief Ronnie Roberts

Chief Ronnie Roberts joins Les Sinclair to discuss hit and run automobile collisions and their repercussions.

Wednesday, January 28, 201501/28/2015

Kenny Jarels

Kenny Jarels from Save the Next Girl talks about Gil Harrington and Sheriff Harding heading to Richmond asking to request expansion of the DNA database.

Wednesday, January 28, 201501/28/2015

Scott Dobroski

Are you looking for a new job? Glassdoor has identified the 25 Best Jobs in America for 2015! Scott Dobroski, Glassdoor’s Career Trends Analyst, talks with Les Sinclair about the Top 25 jobs in America. Check out the full list. http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/jobs-america/

Wednesday, January 28, 201501/28/2015

Ken Boyd

Albemarle County Supervisor, Ken Boyd, joins Les Sinclair with a preview for his town hall meeting on Thursday (1/29/14) at Southerland Middle School.

Wednesday, January 28, 201501/28/2015

Anthony Martin

Anthony Martin, Special Prosecutor for City of Charlottesville, talks with Les Sinclair about details around Iachetta’s and Commander’s guilty pleas.

Wednesday, January 28, 201501/28/2015

Greg McBride

Only One in Six Americans Spent More Than Expected During Holidays. American’s feelings of financial security hits record high; Millennials are most optimistic. Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate.com chief financial analyst joins Les Sinclair to discuss The Financial Security Index.

Tuesday, January 27, 201501/27/2015

Aaron Press

Aaron Press, Planning, Director, eCommerce and Payments
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions talks with Les Sinclair about the True Cost of Fraud.

Tuesday, January 27, 201501/27/2015

Uber

Legislation allowing Transportation Network Companies like, Uber and Lyft to operate in Virginia has passed the Transportation Committee Tuesday. Les explores the concepts of Uber in Virginia.

Tuesday, January 27, 201501/27/2015

Hamilton Lombard

Hamilton Lombard, Research Specialist at U.Va.’s Weldon Cooper Center joins Les Sinclari to talk about Virginia’s population estimates for 2014.

http://www.coopercenter.org/demographics/virginia-population-estimates

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