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Interviews with newsmakers and everyday folks in Central Virginia. Some are conducted by Coy Barefoot on his WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now or Sean Tubbs of Charlottesville Community Media.
Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, and for the homeless in our area, there’s possibly some good news coming. First Christian Church on West Market Street may soon be getting a new tenant. An anonymous donor has agreed to pay for the structure, so that it can become the home of the first COMPASS Day Haven to give homeless men and women a place to go during the day. I met up with Erik Speer, project coordinator for COMPASS, to find out more.
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Roger Burchett is the general manager of the Charlottesville Newsplex, the new ABC, Fox and CBS stations that have recently cropped up in town. Burchett joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the stations’ first two and a half years, and plans for the future. Recently, Comcast announced the new stations would get higher placement on the cable franchise’s channel listings. He also gives a preview of MyCharlottesville.tv.
Virginia faces a shortage of trained executives to run Virginia’s non-profit sector. So says Greg Werkheiser, the executive director of the Phoenix Project. The Phoenix Project is a non-profit organization created to build partnerships between “Virginia’s universities and distressed communities.”
Werkheiser joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the group.
“The non-profit sector has grown by 71 percent in just the past 15 years,” says Werkheiser. But, he says institutions need to do more to train replacements for the baby-boomers, who will soon begin to retire from public service.
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Charlottesville City Manager Gary O’Connell celebrates his 25th year as a city employee this week. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about his career. He talks about how the city has changed during his tenure. There have only been three city managers in Charlottesville in the past 65 years.
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling is on a mission to lose weight, and so this Thanksgiving and Christmas, he’ll be watching what he eats. He joins Coy Barefoot on the November 13 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to update us on where he stands, and also to announce a campaign dedicated to “Ending Cervical Cancer in Our Lifetime.” It’s a project between Bolling’s office and the VCU Massey Cancer Center. Over 3,700 women die each year from the disease.
Did you know that Charlottesville is considered a technology zone? Companies considered to be in several technology-related fields qualify for tax breaks from the city as incentive to do business within city limits. But, the status is currently up from renewal. A meeting will be held at City Hall on Thursday morning to discuss the technology zone status. I phoned Gary Henry of the Virginia to find out more. He’s chairman of the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council.
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling announces that he plans to lose 30 pounds by the end of the year. “One of the focuses of our office has been health care and trying to look for ways to promote a healthier Virginia.”
In that spirit, Bolling has announced a program called “Steptemper” to encourage Virginians to become more physically active in the next month. He tells Coy Barefoot on the August 30th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now just how he hopes to meet his own fitness goals.
Albemarle County Commonwealth Attorney Jim Camblos joins Jay James and Jane Foy on the August 25th edition of the WINA Morning Show to discuss the recent Albemarle County High School bombing conspiracy. One of the four juvenile defendants in the case was acquitted last week, but the other three have been found guilty of charges to blow up the school.
Camblos says he can’t talk about much of the case, because other appeals are still pending. He says the media is misconstruing the way in which some of the defendants were questioned by police, and takes this opportunity to give his office’s point of view.
“This was a conspiracy that was caught in its very early stages,” says Camblos. He also defends the way in which Darby Lowe prosecuted the case in court.
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Dan Olmsted is an investigative reporter for UPI who has written extensively about the autism epidemic, including a series called The Age of Autism. He joined Coy Barefoot on the August 24th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to speak with Coy Barefoot about his work. He’s been described as autism’s “Dick Tracy” by writer Evelyn Pringle.
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.
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Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis Rooker is Coy’s guest on the August 22nd edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow sits in as well as Dennis talks about his tenure on the Board of Supervisors, the possibility of a million more square feet at the Fontaine research park, and the importance of funding new transportation projects.
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.
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