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, April 24, 201404/24/2014

June Kern

June Kern, “KJ” with Thunder Music, will discuss the local karaoke scene in connection with National Karaoke Week this week (April 20-26).

Thursday, April 24, 201404/24/2014

Dr. Christopher Ali

Dr. Christopher Ali is an Assistant Professor in Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. He discusses with Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe the possible ramifications of the proposed FCC net neutrality rules.

Thursday, April 24, 201404/24/2014

Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs, Senior Reporter with Charlottesville Tomorrow, discuss his recent article about Belmont Bridge options.

Thursday, April 24, 201404/24/2014

David Marotta

David Marotta, President of Marotta Wealth Management and author of a weekly financial column in The Daily Progress, will discuss today’s Tax Freedom Day in Virginia.

Thursday, April 24, 201404/24/2014

Deborah Lawrence

Deborah Lawrence, Ph.D., is a Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia she joins Carole Thorpe & Les Sinclair to discuss University of Virginia’s lead in a massive climate change mapping and modeling project. She also talks about the 2℃ limit and the appearance that we cannot achieve that.

Wednesday, April 23, 201404/23/2014

Greg McBride

The majority of Americans are NOT inclined to invest in stock market right now.

Wednesday, April 23, 201404/23/2014

Mike Lyons

CBS Military Analyst Mike Lyons talks with Les Sinclair about tension building around Russian military exercises that have infringed upon NATO-allied airspace.

Wednesday, April 23, 201404/23/2014

Cynthia Neff

Cynthia Neff talks about ASG, 30 years after HIV.

Tuesday, April 22, 201404/22/2014

Matthew Osborne

Matthew Osborne, Director of Adult Services for the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), joins Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe to discuss the challenges for adults with autism as part of Autism Awareness Month in April.

Tuesday, April 22, 201404/22/2014

Judy Mueller

Judy Mueller, Charlottesville City Public Works Director, joins Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe about recycling in the city.

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