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.

Tuesday, May 27, 201405/27/2014

Chris Gleason

Chris Gleason is with Jim Price Hyundai and reacts to Hyundai/Kia being ranked the Greenest Car Company in the World by The Union of Concerned Scientists.

Tuesday, May 27, 201405/27/2014

Peter Thompson

The Senior Center’s Peter Thompson joins Les Sinclair to tell us about the Action 2020 plan that you may want to participate in.

Tuesday, May 27, 201405/27/2014

Andrew Cohen

CBS Senior Legal Analyst joins Les Sinclair on the topic of the latest ruling from the Supreme Court. They decided that a simple IQ test is not sufficient enough to decide if a mentally disabled individual, on death row, should be executed.

Friday, May 23, 201405/23/2014

Rick Britton

Virginia Historian Rick Britton joined the show to discuss the origins of Memorial Day.

Friday, May 23, 201405/23/2014

John Johnson

Filmmaker John Johnson of Charlottesville joins the program to discuss remaking the “worst movie of all time”: Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Friday, May 23, 201405/23/2014

Dr. Frank Friedman

PVCC president Dr. Frank Friedman joins Les Sinclair to talk about the new job opportunities for Central Virginians and tuition increases.

Friday, May 23, 201405/23/2014

Allison Ferole

Allison Farole, Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator joins Les Sinclair to discuss hurricane preparedness and tax holiday.

Friday, May 23, 201405/23/2014

Anne Holton

Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton from the Regional Chamber of Commerce event on Thursday.

Thursday, May 22, 201405/22/2014

Jonah Newman

Jonah Newman is a database reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education and joins Les Sinclair to discuss the pay of the Presidents of Virginia’s Colleges

Thursday, May 22, 201405/22/2014

Chief Werner

Chief Werner of the Charlottesville Fire Department joins Les Sinclair to share information about a special event taking place at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Charlottesville commemorating the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and our area WWII Veterans.

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Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge’s order

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