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Charlottesville–Right Now: Author Jonathan Coleman

Author and journalist Jonathan Coleman joins Coy Barefoot on the November 16th installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about his work. Coleman got his start as a producer for CBS News. He soon decided to pursue two stories full-time. The two stories became At Mother’s Request and Exit the Rainmaker. He talks with Coy about race relations in 2006, Coleman’s current project about the blacklisting of the 1950’s, the importance of challenging the status quo, and a recent article he wrote in the Washington Post about John Grisham’s experience parking in Charlottesville.

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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Living in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

How clean are the waterways in our area? If the answer is no, that doesn’t just affect the quality of life in Central Virginia. That’s because rivers and streams in our area eventually empty into the Chesapeake Bay. Pat Calvert of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Chris French of the Rivanna Conservation Society join Rick Moore on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call to talk about the state of the bay, how pollution affects marine life, and potential solutions.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: City Manager Gary O’Connell celebrates 25 years serving Charlottesville

Charlottesville City Manager Gary O’Connell celebrates his 25th year as a city employee this week. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about his career. He talks about how the city has changed during his tenure. There have only been three city managers in Charlottesville in the past 65 years.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Convergence news with Steve Safran of Lost Remote

Steve Safran is the editor and founder of lostremote.com, a website dedicated to tracking the new media revolution. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the latest developments. Microsoft’s released the Zune, its own portable mp3 player, available for $249. Coy and Steve talk about a move afoot to replace the term “podcast”, as Safran says we’re in an era when people don’t quite know if podcasting is a viable medium or not, because a podcast downloaded is not necessarily a download listened to or watched.

“Everyone should challenge the numbers they hear, especially from the people who own the sites,” says Safran. “Everybody’s numbers are off, but that’s okay, because the Nielsen ratings on television are notoriously fuzzy, too.”

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Living the Poverty Diet Experience

This week, Several dozen Charlottesville residents spent three days eating below the poverty line, living on two dollars and eighty-three cents a day for food. That’s the average amount that a recipient of food stamps to spend.

Michael Strickland is a junior at Charlottesville High School who took part in the Poverty Diet Experience, a project put together by the Monticello Area Community Action Agency to raise awareness of issues of poverty. Michael kept an audio diary of his experiences, which we bring you here. His monologue lasts for about ten minutes, and then features comments from Carol and Leonard Lohman, who talk about how they were able to stay under a budget of $17 dollars for three days. Charlottesville Delegate David Toscano also talks about what he learned.

The Charlottesville Podcasting Network wants your ideas for stories. Send a line to stories@cvillepodcast.com and let us know what you’d like to hear.



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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow

Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot on the November 14th episode for a weekly conversation on growth and development issues. He talks about recent moves in Loudon County, Virginia and Montgomery County Maryland to stop new construction because of a lack of infrastructure. It’s also already time to begin thinking about the three Board of Supervisor seats up for election in Albemarle County. Brian also catches us up on new projects at the Fontaine Research Park, Biscuit Run.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Courtney Stuart of the Hook reports on the William Beebe plea

Courtney Stuart of the Hook joins Coy Barefoot on the November 14th installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about William Beebe’s plea to charges aggravated sexual battery in connection with a 1984 rape. Beebe contacted his victim last year to apologize, and she turned him in. Stuart reports the rape charges were dropped, and that Beebe will now help police find possible other assailants who also participated in the sexual assault of the victim.

Note the use of the YouTube link on the Hook site. They also have it linked on cvillenews.com. I was under the impression that WordPress didn’t like the embed code. Is there a plug-in I don’t know about?

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Lt. Governor Bill Bolling announces anti-cervical cancer initiative

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling is on a mission to lose weight, and so this Thanksgiving and Christmas, he’ll be watching what he eats. He joins Coy Barefoot on the November 13 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to update us on where he stands, and also to announce a campaign dedicated to “Ending Cervical Cancer in Our Lifetime.” It’s a project between Bolling’s office and the VCU Massey Cancer Center. Over 3,700 women die each year from the disease.