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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.

Thursday, September 18, 201409/18/2014

Kenny Jarels

Kenny Jarels of “Help Save The Next Girl” joins Les Sinclair to discuss the Hannah Graham missing persons case.

Wednesday, September 17, 201409/17/2014

Dori Zook

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair to recap the City of Charlottesville Police Dept’s press confernece on the missing Hannah Graham. Discussed: Where things stand and Cheif Longo’s emotional plea.

Wednesday, September 17, 201409/17/2014

Todd Sechser

Todd Sechser is an expert on threat making and reputations in international politics. He’s a professor of politics at University of Virginia and former fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He joins Les Sinclair to discuss the strategies on Syria and ISIS and airstrikes effectiveness.

Wednesday, September 17, 201409/17/2014

Catherine Boucher

Catherine Boucher of Martha Jefferson Hospital joins the program to discuss the importance of “end of life planning” and a…

Tuesday, September 16, 201409/16/2014

John Arensmeyer

Small Business Majority President John Arensmeyer joins Les Sinclair to layout their agenda that policymakers should follow to help the economy and small businesses thrive.

Tuesday, September 16, 201409/16/2014

Kim Connolly

Kim Connolly,Vice President of Community Engagement with United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area talks with Les Sinclair about the Day of Caring on Wednesday (9/17)

Tuesday, September 16, 201409/16/2014

Sue Drumm

Sue Drumm of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) explains the role of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program

Tuesday, September 16, 201409/16/2014

Lt. Ronnie Roberts

Lt. Ronnie Roberts of the Charlottesville Police Department gives Les Sinclair an update on the missing woman Hannah Elizabeth Graham.

Monday, September 15, 201409/15/2014

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen, CEO of Caring.com, joins Les Sinclair to talk about a new report showing how much money caregivers spend out of their own pockets to support family or friends that they are helping provide care for.

Monday, September 15, 201409/15/2014

Capt. Gary Pleasants

On Sunday September 14th at 4:34 pm, the Charlottesville Police Department received a call of a missing 18 year old female UVA student. Hannah Elizabeth Graham was last seen Friday night/Saturday morning between midnight and 1am.

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