Lisa Provence of the Hook joins Coy Barefoot to talk about the woman who was wrongly held in prison for a month after a grand jury failed to indict her on charges of obtaining money on false pretenses.
Local realtor upset about Woolen Mills dam destruction
Woolen Mills resident and Realtor Roger Voisinet joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the recent destruction of the Woolen Mills dam.
Phil Wendell of ACAC
Phil Wendell is the man behind ACAC, one the region’s best fitness facilities. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to describe how his teaching career evolved into an entrepreneurial career that began with an interest in providing better travel services. Wendell tells the story of how ACAC got started, and how U.Va’s kinesiology program helped get things moving.
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss his future plans. After a direct question from Coy, Gilmore said he has yet to make a decision, and is concentrating on electing Republicans to the General Assembly. The former governor outlines his reason why the Republicans need to hold on to the Presidency.
William and Mary Archaeologist Martin Gallivan on Werowocomoco
Martin Gallivan is an Archaeologist at the College of William and Mary. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about his work studying Werowocomoco, the political capital of the Powhatan Confederation, the civilization that existed just before the arrival of European settlers to North America.
Sweet Briar College Anthropologist Lynn Rainville
Dr. Lynn Rainville is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Sweet Briar College in Amherst. Rainville is an expert on Turkey, and she begins this appearance on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot to talk about how the Iraq War is affecting stability in Turkey. Rainville is also a scholar who studies African-American cemeteries in Central Virginia. Check our her register, which is a fantastic resource. She also blogs at LoCoHistory, which covers local county history.
Scott Moyers, editor of Greenspan’s The Age of Turbulence
Perhaps no other recently published book has attracted as much attention and press coverage as former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan’s memoir, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World. The editor of the book, Scott Moyers formerly of Penguin Publishing, joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss the work.
Political strategist Karen Kolber
Karen Kolber is a long-time political strategist, who joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about national and Virginia politics. Coy asks her thoughts on Hillary Clinton’s visit to Central Virginia, the rest of the Republican and Democratic candidates, Mark Warner’s run for the U.S Senate, and the Democrats chances of recapturing one of the two houses of the General Assembly.
Bob Gibson on Hillary Clinton, John Grisham’s political future
Charlottesville Daily Progress Political Reporter Bob Gibson joins Coy Barefoot each Monday on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about Virginia politics. This week began with Hillary Clinton’s visit to Charlottesville,G,V and Bob has the details of what happened. He and Coy go on to talk about a possible run for statewide office by John Grisham, the influence of IMPACT,G,V and efforts to stop illegal immigration in Virginia.
Jennifer Gonnerman on the School of Shock
Jennifer Gonnerman is the author of Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett, which is described as “the first major work of journalism on the subject of re-entry: the challenge of leaving prison and re-entering the free world.” Gonnerman joins Coy Barefoot on “WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss “School of Shock“, a recent investigative piece in Mother Jones about a mental health facility in Massachusetts that uses electric shocks to treat autistic children, as well as children with other serious mental illnesses.
Steve Safran on the iPhone’s success, Google’s online applications
Steve Safran is the editor of Lost Remote, a blog that covers the continuing media revolution powering sites like the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. On this installment of “WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now!” he reviews the iPhone, U.Va’s move to Google for calendars and e-mail, as well as recent articles on Lost Remote. Most notably, Safran talks about things that he was told about online media that have proven to be wrong.
Charlottesville educator John Gaines talks history
Charlottesville native John J Gaines III joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about growing up as an African-American in a Southern city. For instance, his mother couldn’t give birth to him at Martha Jefferson Hospital in 1937. Gaines grew up in the 10th and Page neighborhood, which has changed drastically in his seventy-year life. He spent forty years working as a teacher and an administrator in the Charlottesville City school system. Gaines also weighs in on the recent rash of late night beatings in downtown Charlottesville.