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Health department wants Virginians to prepare for pandemic flu

The Virginia Department of Health is beginning a public awareness campaign to to educate people and organizations on what to do if a pandemic flu should come to the United States. Sean Tubbs covered a press conference today for WVTF Public Radio, and prepares this podcast of the press conference. The panel consisted of Lilian Peake of the Thomas Jefferson Health District, Albemarle County Chief Executive Bob Turner, Assistant Charlottesville City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney, and Dr. James Turner of the U.Va Student Health Department.



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You can still win tickets to Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Live Arts

Cast of Ain’t Misbehavin, Dec 1 – 23 at Live Arts (Photo: Jack Looney/CVILLE Weekly)

Ain’t Misbehavin’ is still jumping and jiving at Live Arts through December 23rd. The revue presents the music of Fats Waller on the Downstage Theater. And, CPN is giving away a pair of tickets. All you have to do is e-mail us atG, tickets@cvillepodcast.com with your contact info. We’ll hold a drawing this Thursday.

To whet your appetite, take a listen to this preview of the show, featuring comments director John Owen and cast members Lily Bryant and Ricardo Coleman. There’s even a song!



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Wake-Up Call: Non-Christians during the Christmas season

Veronica Michaelsen of the Nature Spirit Ministry and Professor Daniel Perdue, a Buddhist, join Rick Moore to discuss acceptance of religions other than Christianity during the holidays. Should you say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”? Or is your well-meaning intention good enough? Find out on this weeks edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Charlottesville Newsplex prepares for new cable line-up

Roger Burchett is the general manager of the Charlottesville Newsplex, the new ABC, Fox and CBS stations that have recently cropped up in town. Burchett joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the stations’ first two and a half years, and plans for the future. Recently, Comcast announced the new stations would get higher placement on the cable franchise’s channel listings. He also gives a preview of MyCharlottesville.tv.

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New partnership addresses affordable housing “one house at a time”

House prices may be falling across Virginia, but Charlottesville continues to have a shortage of affordable houses. Many service workers have to commute long distances because of high prices. But, at least one new home will be kept at a reasonable cost, thanks to a new partnership between the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors and the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center, in collaboration with Church Hill Homes and the Piedmont Housing Alliance.

I took a tour of the new house, and recorded comments from CAAR’s Dave Phillips, Jeff Gaffney of the CAAR Workforce Housing Fund, and Darah Bonham, the director of CATEC. This nine minute piece features some of what they had to say in their own words.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Jonathan Rintels on the effects of media consolidation

Jon Rintels is the executive director of the Center for Creative Voices in Media, a watchdog which advocates for the freedom of writers to produce intelligent programming. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss how consolidation of media outlets create a situation where O.J. Simpson can be lured into doing a prime-time special. Also, what happened to the Dixie Chicks after 9/11, and the importance of creating local content.

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Judicial selection in the 2007 General Assembly

Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot every Monday at 4:30 PM for a discussion of Virginia politics. This week: The recent retirement of Judge Paul Peatross opens up a new seat. Bob wrote about how the next General Assembly will approach judicial selections in an article called “Eye for an eye on judicial choices.” Coy and Bob also discuss the Republican’s retreat this past weekend at the Hot Springs Resort, where Senator George Allen received a warm welcome.

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Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press on the “battle for the heart and soul of the GOP”

Chris Graham is the editor and publisher of the Augusta Free Press. Graham has recently been reporting on the ideological fights going on within the Republican Party, both in Virginia and on the national stage. Coy Barefoot of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now spoke with Graham about “The battle for the heart and soul of the GOP.”

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Andrew Sullivan on the conservative conscience

Andrew Sullivan is the editor of the New Republic who blogs at the Daily Dish. He’s also the author of The Conservative Soul – How We Lost it and How to Get it Back. Sullivan phoned in recently to WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about his work.



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Charlottesville–Right Now: Are the Democrats taking African-Americans for granted?

Conaway Haskins is a blogger who writes about Virginia politics on South of the James. He and Coy talk about some of the challenges bloggers face in trying to reach wider audiences. In addition, he talks about a recent article he wrote in the Style Weekly called “Red, Black and Blue.” Haskins asks if the Democrats take the African-American vote for granted.

CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com.

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Wake-Up Call: Liberty in North Korea

Howard Kim and Jennifer Yang of the UVA chapter of LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) join Rick Moore to discuss the humanitarian crisis in North Korea. The various groups devoted to helping North Koreans whose basic human rights are being violated are mentioned, as well as how the average citizen can help the cause.

Information at about LiNK can be found at http://www.linkglobal.org/, or to find out about the UVA chapter, you can email linkatuva [at] gmail.com.

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