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David Ekern is the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about how VDOT is dealing with bridge maintenance in the wake of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis earlier this month. Before coming to Virginia, Ekern ran Idaho’s transportation agency, and also has experience working in Minnesota.
Lori McIlwain is with the National Autism Association, which recently launched a new program called Family First, which is designed to give assistance to couples whose relationships are strained by caring for an autistic child. She recently joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to explain.
Victoria Cochran is the Chair of the State Board of Mental Health. Cochran joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about Virginia’s attitude towards the mentally ill in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre.
Alan Weisman is an award-willing journalist whose reports have appeared in Harpers, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, NPR, and more. His new book, The World Without Us, asks the question: What would happen to the Earth if jumanity just disappeared?
“I have tried for a long time to come up with a way of talking about some things I think are very important in the world,” Wiesman told Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” In this podcast, he describes how the book is a way to look at the planet. Don’t miss the website.
Josh Scott is the Associate Director of Development and Dr. Geoff Weiss is the Deputy Director of the Emily Couric Cancer Center. That’s the University of Virginia’s forthcoming free-standing care facility, scheduled to break ground next spring with an anticipated opening date of 2010. The pair joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!”
“It’s been a long, hot summer for transportation,” says Pierce Homer, Virginia’s Secretary for Transportation. He’s a guest on this installment of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot to talk about future of abusive driver fees, the state of America’s transportation infrastructure, and the evolution of regional transportation authorities. Coy also asks the Secretary about the latest on improvements to Interstate 81.
Patrick Griffin is a Professor of History at the University of Virginia, and the author of American Leviathan: Empire Nation and Revolutionary Frontier. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the origins of his book.
Dan Jordan, President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about our City’s most famous residence.
“Monticello is the only home in America to be on the World Heritage list,” he says. “That’s a distinction that Monticello shares with the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Egypt.”
In this interview, Jordan explores the past, present and future of Monticello. Of special note is their award-winning website, which Jordan call an amazing outreach tool for the historic site. Check out their podcast site as well.
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John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” each month. This month, Whitehead’s thoughts on the abusive driver fees, his thoughts on the future of the Republican party, and his concerns over the proposed surveillance cameras for downtown Charlottesville. Libertarian candidate Arin Sime joined in with his opinion. Remember, you can always call the show from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday. The phone lines are open at 977-1070.
Whitehead is also the subject of a new book called Suing for America’s Soul: John Whitehead, the Rutherford Institute and Conservative Christians in the Courts.
Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot each week to talk Virginia politics. This week, the conversation begins with the three-page letter Delegate Bill Janis wrote to Governor Tim Kaine to ask him to stay the collection of abusive driver fees.
As House editor of the Cook Political Report, Dave Wasserman is in the thick of covering next year’s elections. Formerly of the U.Va Center for Politics, Wasserman is a frequent guest on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. This week he looks at the possibility of a primary or caucus before the end of the calendar year, the viability of John McCain’s candidacy, and he assesses the remaining candidates.
Lynchburg cardiologist Dan Carey recently reviewed the Michael Moore documentary Sicko in pages of the Burg. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the medical profession today.