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.

Wednesday, May 14, 201405/14/2014

Jill Schlesinger

CBS Senior Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins Charlottesville Right Now to discuss the S&P 500 touching 1900 for the first time.

Wednesday, May 14, 201405/14/2014

Corinne Geller

Corinne Geller, public relations manager for the Virginia State Police, joins the show to shed light on “The Drive to Save Lives.”

Tuesday, May 13, 201405/13/2014

Mark Weinstein

Mark Weinstein is a privacy expert and joins Les Sinclair to talk about the ruling in an E.U. court saying the Google must honor requests to delete some links. They talk about internet privacy in the U.S.

Tuesday, May 13, 201405/13/2014

Carter Johnson

Carter Johnson, spokesperson of Albemarle County Police joins Les Sinclair to tell more about the human remains found in Keene area of the county.

Tuesday, May 13, 201405/13/2014

Daniel Willingham

It’s a widely held believe that each child can have a different learning style, like visual, kinesthetic or audio. However, most of the research disproves the hypothesis. Daniel Willingham Professor Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia joins us to debunk the hokum.

Tuesday, May 13, 201405/13/2014

Jane Freeman

Jane Freeman, heads Virginia Film Festival’s Outreach and Education program and joins Les Sinclair to discuss the third annual “Action!” High School Film Making Competition.

Tuesday, May 13, 201405/13/2014

Marco Grimaldo

Marco Grimaldo of Virginia Interfaith Center joins Les Sinclair on the topic of the Nigerian kidnappings and the plight of women in the world.

Monday, May 12, 201405/12/2014

Rick Behr

The owner of Boars Head Ballooning discusses safety measures involved in hot air ballooning following the recent tragedy in Richmond

Friday, May 9, 201405/09/2014

Chief Charles Werner

Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner joins Les Sinclair to talk about the grand opening of the Fontaine Ave. Station and an upcoming fundraiser for the Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad.

Thursday, May 8, 201405/08/2014

Bri Warner

Bri Warner, Director of Sales and Marketing for Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau joins Les Sinclair with today’s announcement of winners of the Tourism Awards and photo contest.

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