Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow appears on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now each week to talk with Coy Barefoot about growth and development issues. Charlottesville Tomorrow is covering this year’s races for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council, and is posting video of these announcements to YouTube. Brian and Coy also discuss the latest in Biscuit Run and other large developments.
On the Best Seat, Jed interviews Will Brown, head coach of Virginia’s opponent in the NCAA Tournament, the Albany Great Danes. Brown talks about building Albany’s program and preparing his team to play against Virginia. Tip-off in that game begins at 12:15 today.
Judy Daubenmier is a veteran AP reporter, and a history lectures at the University of Michigan. Her new book is Project Rewire, which takes a look at how journalism in America can be improved by watchdogging from new media. Daubenmier was a consultant on the documentary Outfoxed, and is a contributer to the media monitoring blog Newshounds.
On WINAs Best Seat, Jed talks with Andy Glockner of ESPN.com. Andy gives his insight to how the bracket shaped up and what teams he thinks may be able to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.
On WINA’s Best Seat, Ben D’Alessandro was in-studio with host Jed Williams for the Hardcore Hoops segment. Jed and Ben took listener calls and discussed with fans what Virginia is doing well heading into the NCAA Tournament.
The Rutherford Institute routinely gives out pocket constitutions to help educate Americans on their system of government. John Whitehead joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss freedoms, and threats to liberty. Topics include the conviction of Scooter Libby, Ann Coulter’s position in the media, and the role of habeas corpus in American history.
This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, the local theatre group Barhoppers come in to the studio to talk about their current season. Barhoppers is made up of local theatre buffs – some professional actors, others new to the stage, but all with a sense of humor. All their skits take place in bars, which is where these actors perform. This year, the lineup includes everything from issues with speed dating to what a bartender hears on bad day, with scripts from both local and published playwrights.
Their 2007 season begins tonight at Rapture on the Downtown Mall, and continues through the end of March. Entry costs $8, and the shows at Escafe are smoke-free.
Rapture: March 11, 12, 13
Escafe: March 18, 19, 20
Rapture: March 25, 26, 27
This week on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, the local theatre group Barhoppers come in to the studio to talk about their current season. Barhoppers is made up of local theatre buffs – some professional actors, others new to the stage, but all with a sense of humor. All their skits take place in bars, which is where these actors perform. This year, the lineup includes everything from issues with speed dating to what a bartender hears on bad day, with scripts from both local and published playwrights.
Their 2007 season begins tonight at Rapture on the Downtown Mall, and continues through the end of March. Entry costs $8, and the shows at Escafe are smoke-free.
Rapture: March 11, 12, 13
Escafe: March 18, 19, 20
Rapture: March 25, 26, 27
On March 6, 2007, the Free Enterprise Forum hosted a luncheon at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jim Bacon was invited to discuss the political realities of transportation policy as well as the links between economic opportunity and mobility in Virginia. Mr. Bacon is the publisher of the online newsletter Bacon’s Rebellion which he launched in 2002. Prior to that he was Publisher and Editor in Chief of Virginia Business magazine. Mr. Bacon, who lives in Richmond, is among the most prominent and well respected of the new media writers providing insights on Virginia public policy issues and the Virginia General Assembly. [Read more on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog]
Eric Boehlert is a senior fellow at Media Matters, an organization that says it monitors press coverage for Republican bias. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss recent comments made by Ann Coulter about presidential candidate John Edwards, as well as Washington’s reaction to the Scooter Libby conviction.