Category: Interviews

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.

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Interview with transportation activist Zachary Shahan

Environmental groups in Charlottesville and Albemarle County will celebrate Earth Week with a series of events designed to create awareness of sustainability initiatives in our community. One of those is Discover Transportation Freedom, a program of the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation (ACCT), an area non-profit that seeks to help the community learn to take advantage of other ways to get around. In my capacity as Program Officer of Charlottesville Tomorrow, I interviewed ACCT Executive Director Zachary Shahan on board the Route 7 bus to find out more.

More information at Charlottesville Tomorrow.



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Wordplay needs teams to support literacy efforts

On April 23rd, dozens of three-person teams from the area will descend on the Omni Hotel to do battle for a good cause. Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville Albemarle will hold a fundraiser called Wordplay, and it’s something of an evolution for the group. For the past four years the group raised money with a spelling bee for grown-ups, but expanded the game this year to include trivia and word puzzles.

I recently spoke with Beth Golden, the executive director of Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville Albmarle, and game designer Debra Weiss. This is a ten minute interview about the event, and take a listen to find out more about the game. They’re still looking for teams and sponsors.

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Perceptions and the Gender Gap

In todayvDj(tm)s show, adapted from an article published this month on the Oscar Web site written by Anne Bromley, a senior editor/writer for UVa Media Relations, we look at a recent study by University of Virginia Sociologist Elizabeth Gorman which said, no matter how the data was sliced or certain variables controlled: women say they have to work harder than men.

The statement, vDjnjWhatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good,vDjkj may not be totally off the mark in the workplace states a recent study by University of Virginia Sociologist Elizabeth Gorman and Julie Kmec of Washington State University.

For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar ShowvDj(tm)s blog.

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Local woman compares life in Mumbai with Charlottesville

Three years ago, Deepak Singh began producing features on South Asian culture for the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. On one of his recent trips to India,he met with Suzanne Manair, a doctoral candidate from the University of Virginia who is currently living in Mumbai. She was there for a year to accompany her husband who is doing research for his thesis. Suzanne shares some of her experiences in the financial capital of India and compares life in Mumbai with Charlottesville.

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CRN: CBS Correspondent Kim Dozier talks about her recovery from injuries sustained in Iraq

CBS News Correspondent Kimberly Dozier is recovering from injuries she received in Iraq a year ago while serving as the Bagdhad bureau chief.G,V The U.Va graduate joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss what happened to her and her camera crew, and what it’s been like on the road to recovery.

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CRN: Republican Shaun Kenney and Democrat Mark Bergman discuss state politics

Shaun Kenney is with the Virginia Republican Party and Mark Bergman is with the Virginia Democratic Party. They join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss state politics in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre last week. Kenney says it’s important to avoid using the incident for political gain. Bergman agrees, and says Virginians are still in shock and helping the Tech community regroup.

Other conversations include preparations for this year’s elections, when all 140 seats in the General Assembly will be decided.

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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America

There are more than 70 million evangelical Christians living in America, many of whom embrace a conservative outlook. Former New York Times reporter Chris Hedges has written a new book that warns against what he calls the intolerance espoused by a small minority. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.



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Charlottesville–Right Now: Steve Safran of Lost Remote gives an update on new media

Steve Safran is the Senior Vice President for Media 2.0 at new media consulting firm AR&D and the Managing Editor of Lost Remote. He joined Coy for a discussion on the latest from the world of new media. He says newspapers and radio seem to get it, but television stations are very comfortable in their existing business model. Safran also says television news did a terrible job of putting this week’s market sell-off into perspective. Subscribe with Bloglines
Steve Safran of Lost Remote



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Charlottesville–Right Now: Campaigns and Elections Editor Morgan Felchner

Morgan Felchner is the editor of Campaigns and Elections Magazine, which offers a “behind-the-scenes” look at politics. She speaks with Coy Barefoot of Charlottesville–Right Now about how her magazine demonstrates the strategies and tactics next years’ politicians are using now. She says campaign communications staff are utilizing viral websites such as YouTube to promote candidates, and bloggers are revolutionizing how the world views the politicians.

As a special bonus, the January issue is available for free online at their website, campaignline.com. The role of women and minorities in politics are focused on this month, as well as a special segment on Five Women to Watch – a look at the female politicians that don’t get as much press coverage as Hilliary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: UVa’s Dean of Engineering and Applied Science Jim Aylor

Jim Aylor Jim Aylor has always loved electronics. So when he started at the University of Virginia as an undergraduate in 1964, he went straight to its engineering school. 42 years and a PhD later, Aylor is now the Dean of UVa’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, which was recently ranked the third best engineering school in the nation by the Princeton Review. On this edition of Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot, Aylor discusses the important role of women in the engineering field as well as the school’s transformation from focusing on undergraduate education to housing some of the most exciting research of it’s kind in the nation.Aylor explains how research being done at the school is actively being used in real-world applications. He also talks about the importance of Wilsdorf Hall, an addition to the school’s research laboratories, in continuing to be one of the top nanotechnology schools in the country.