Charlottesville Podcasting Network

Bill Bolling answers questions on state budget and national politics

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:40:51 +0000

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joined “Charlottesville Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot to discuss the possibility of offshore drilling, Virginia’s state budget, and Tim Kaine as a possible Vice President running mate for Barack Obama.

ACC Nation: Week of August 18, 2008

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:47:20 +0000

Bill Rosinski, who is the play-by-play announcer for ISP’s coverage of college football and Westwood One’s NFL coverage, joins Patrick this week to talk ACC football, as well as look at the NFL futures of former ACC starts, Matt Ryan and Chris Long. Also, Maryland has named a starting quarterback and Virginia Tech has lost another [...]

Wake-Up Call: China’s Coming Out Party

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:22:02 +0000

On the August 17th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with UVA Professor Bradley Reed, specialist in Late Imperial and Modern China. The 2008 Olympics have served to introduce post-Mao China to the world. Our guest provides a sense of history and culture to modern China’s 21st century “coming out” [...]

Jesse Harper at WNRN

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:40:10 +0000

Jesse Harper dropped by the WNRN studio on August 15 to give an interview with Anne Williams and play some songs. Jesse is the front-man for Old School Freight Train. He performed at Gravity Lounge on August 16 to celebrate the release of his new CD. You can watch the video of his visit here.

Fifth Congressional District Candidates Showcase

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:00:58 +0000

Republican incumbent Congressman Virgil H. Goode, Jr. and Democratic Challenger Tom Perriello spoke at a Senior Statesmen of Virginia event held August 13th, 2008 at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Following opening statements by the candidates, questions were taken from members of the audience. Senior Statesmen board member and treasurer, Bob McAdams, moderated the program. Congressman [...]

Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Grant

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:04:56 +0000

In today’s show, adapted from an article written by David Foreman, writer for UVa’s Health System Media Relations Department, we look at University of Virginia researcher; Richard J. Price, who has received a three-year grant from The Hartwell Foundation to further his research on an innovative method to treat pediatric brain tumors. Technical advancements in the [...]

ACC Nation interview with Jeff White of the Times-Dispatch

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:14:47 +0000

The ACC Nation has posted an interview with Jeff White with the Richmond Times-Dispatch in a companion piece to their preview on U.Va football for 2008.

91 Seconds on Film: Pineapple Express

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:43:40 +0000

In this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film Ben Nuckols asks, is Pineapple Express just another stoner comedy, or is it something more? James Franco is the stand-out in this newest Seth Rogan project. Pineapple Express is now playing at the Regal Seminole Square Cinema 4.

Martin Clark at New Dominion Bookshop

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:02:26 +0000

Author Martin Clark was at New Dominion Bookshop on July 23, 2008 to discuss his new book, The Legal Limit, a novel the L. A. Times calls, “fun you can think about.” Clark, a circuit court judge in Patrick County, Virginia, talked about his dual careers as writer and judge, read a selection from The Legal [...]

Wake-Up Call: Art and Life

seantubbs@gmail.com (Sean Tubbs) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:04:43 +0000

On the August 3rd edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN, Rick Moore discusses the artistic life with Beryl Solla, Chair of the Piedmont Virginia Community College Art Dept. and Gallery Curator; Laura Parsons, Arts Editor for The Hook, and Maggie Guggenheimer, Executive Director of the Piedmont Council of the Arts. In [...]