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, April 22, 201404/22/2014

T.D. Layman

T.D. Layman, Dogwood Festival President, joins Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe to discuss this week’s schedule of events to conclude this month’s Dogwood Festival.

Tuesday, April 22, 201404/22/2014

Ambassador W. Nathaniel Howell

Ambassador W. Nathaniel Howell joins Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe to share details about a lecture on Yemen tomorrow at UVA.

Monday, April 21, 201404/21/2014

Timothy Heaphy

US Attorney Timothy Heaphy joins the show to discuss the three child pornography charges brought against Michael Morris.

Monday, April 21, 201404/21/2014

Karen Jackson

Virginia Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson joins Les Sinclair to share details about “Data.virginia.gov”

Monday, April 21, 201404/21/2014

Music Monday with Brad Savage

Brad Savage of our sister station 106.1 The Corner joins the show for a new segment named “Music Mondays!”

Friday, April 18, 201404/18/2014

Lisa Lane

Lisa Lane is with the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA and joins Les Sinclair to talk about free spaying and neutering for cats.

Friday, April 18, 201404/18/2014

Rick Daniels

Rick Daniels, co-host of WINA’s Morning News, joins Les Sinclair to talk about Fridays After Five.

Friday, April 18, 201404/18/2014

Levar Stoney

Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney joins Les Sinclair to talk about the restoration of voter rights. Les also talks about the launch of Data.Virginia.gov.

Friday, April 18, 201404/18/2014

Mike Culp and Phillip Freeman

Mike Culp and Phillip Freeman are with Albemarle County and join Les Sinclair to talk about a survey and speed test they are conducting about broadband service in Albemarle.

Friday, April 18, 201404/18/2014

Brad Savage

Brad Savage, Brand Manager for 106.1 The Corner, joins Les Sinclair to talk about Fridays After Five.

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