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, May 8, 201405/08/2014

Jill Schlesinger

CBS Senior Business Analyst, Jill Schlesinger, joins Les Sinclair to talk about the new Jobless Report and the effect of the IPO of Alibaba a huge Chinese e-commerce site.

Thursday, May 8, 201405/08/2014

Andy Farmer

Andy Farmer, manager of the Virginia Energy Sense program joins Les Sinclair about gadgets that can help reduce energy consumption at home, putting money back into your pocket in the process.

http://www.virginiaenergysense.org/at-home/energy-saving-gadgets/

Thursday, May 8, 201405/08/2014

Mary Nelson

Calling all screenwriters: Mary Nelson, Deputy Director of the Virginia Film Office, joins Les Sinclair to discuss 26th ANNUALVIRGINIA SCREENWRITING COMPETITION.

http://www.film.virginia.org/for-virginians/how-to-get-involved/virginia-screenwriting-competition/

Thursday, May 8, 201405/08/2014

Jim Brock

Jim Brock is the VP of Privacy Products at AVG Technologies and the app PrivacyFix. He talks, with Les Sinclair, about the app revealing your true worth to Google and Facbook users and the possibilities of managing your own public profiles in the future.

www.privacyfix.com

Wednesday, May 7, 201405/07/2014

John Larson

John Larson of Dominion Virginia Power talks about a wind energy project off the shore of Virginia.

Wednesday, May 7, 201405/07/2014

Cartie Lominack

Cartie Lominack joins the program to preview “Design House”, the signature fundraising event for Shelter for Help In Emergency.

Wednesday, May 7, 201405/07/2014

John Ince CAAR

John Ince CEO of CAAR joins Les Sinclair to talk about the changes to the guidelines for its signature program available to local residents who are employed in important public service roles.

Tuesday, May 6, 201405/06/2014

Bernard Wray

Bernard Wray talks with Les Sinclair about an upcoming increase in water rates throughout Charlottesville.

Tuesday, May 6, 201405/06/2014

Deborah Lawrence

Deborah Lawrence, Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, joins Les Sinclair to discuss why climate change is a problem that will affect us sooner rather than later if ignored.

Monday, May 5, 201405/05/2014

Judy Robinson

Judy Robinson explains the VICAP program for Medicare insurance counseling being run through JABA.

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