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.

Monday, August 18, 201408/18/2014

Miriam Dickler

Miriam Dickler, Director of Communications for City of Charlottesville joins talks with Les Sinclair about the new phase of road construction at the 250 interchange and the new traffic pattern Monday night.

Monday, August 18, 201408/18/2014

Christopher Ruhm

Christopher Ruhm is a professor of Public Policy and Economics and associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He joins Les Sinclair to talk about his research showing that part-time jobs teens translates to higher wages and increased annual earnings in the future.

Friday, August 15, 201408/15/2014

Alison Ferole

Alison Ferole is Asst. Emergency Mgt Coordinator for Charlottesville, UVA & Albemarle. She joins Les Sinclair to tells us about this fall’s CERT Basic Training course.

Friday, August 15, 201408/15/2014

Kevin Kochersberger

Kevin Kochersberger is an associate professor with the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and talks with Les Sinclair about the use and future of drones in the state.

Thursday, August 14, 201408/14/2014

Max Smith

Max Smith, reporter with WTOP-Washington, joins Les Sinclair to recap the prosecution’s case in former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife’s corruption trial in Richmond.

Thursday, August 14, 201408/14/2014

Brad Sheffield

Albemarle County Supervisor (Rio District) Brad Sheffield sits down with Les Sinclair to recap last night’s marathon session, including a possible expansion of The Regent School

Thursday, August 14, 201408/14/2014

Skip Stiles

Executive Director at Wetlands Watch Skip Stiles for a conversation on his recent article detailing rapid sea level rise in Virginia

Thursday, August 14, 201408/14/2014

Claire Guthrie Gastanaga

The Executive Director of the ACLU-Virginia Claire Guthrie Gastanaga joins Les Sinclair to discuss the latest in legal proceedings regarding same-sex marriage in Virginia

Thursday, August 14, 201408/14/2014

Laura Adams

Senior Analyst at InsuranceQuotes.com Laura Adams joins Les Sinclair to talk about why Virginia is the 2nd-most expensive state for homeowner’s insurance with poor credit.

Wednesday, August 13, 201408/13/2014

Carter Johnson

Carter Johnson P.I.O with Albemarle Police discusses with Les Sinclair a couple of scams that are in the area.

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