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Sindy Benavides is the Deputy Director of constituent relations for Governor Tim Kaine and the Governor’s Liaison to Virginia’s Latino community. Latino Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. On the first day of the celebration, Benavides joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about her own experience as an immigrant, as well as the diversity of the state’s Latino community.
Preston Bryant is the Secretary of Natural Resources in Virginia. He joined Coy Barefoot on a recent installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the upcoming Governor’s Natural Resource Leadership summit, to be held at Hungry Mother State Park. The event gathers together interested parties to help guide the state’s policies on the environment. Governor Kaine has pledged to set aside 400,000 acres of land into permanent conversation by the end of his term.
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Shawn Decker is a 31-year-old hemophiliac from rural Virginia diagnosed with H-I-V twenty years ago. He joins Rick Moore on the September 17 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call to discuss his new book, MY PET VIRUS: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure.
Decker was recently profiled in the Hook, and will be speaking at Barnes and Noble in Charlottesville on Tuesday night.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
“Football grips America” says Michael Wilbon, columnist for the Washington Post and co-host of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption. He’s the guest on the September 14 edition of WINA’s Best Seat in the House to talk about the Redskins’ chances this season, despite a 0-4 preseason showing and an early loss to the Vikings.
Over the course of the previous eight shows, we’ve talked about various GenTech tools, and how each can be used for educational purposes. In this show, we begin the process of considering GenTech applications in unison, towards a common end: a social studies end-of-unit assignment about immigration.
Several links from along the way:
As always, we want to hear from you. Please leave comments or voicemail, or email us at gentech@stevewhitaker.net.
The region’s first bilingual public affairs program will debut tomorrow on WVAW ABC16 at 9:00 AM. Zona Latina has been created to give Spanish-language speakers the chance to find out more about the community. I recently stopped by the Charlottesville Newsplex to speak with Diane Taylor and Carlos Teran, the show’s producers.
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Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joins Coy Barefoot for his monthly appearance on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. Bolling updates how “Steptember” is going for him and discusses an upcoming Healthcare Forum in Richmond.
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On the September 14 edition of WINA’s “Best Seat in the House”, Jed Williams takes a look at the legacy of Ralph Sampson. As Sampson prepares to go to jail for failing to make child support ayments, Jed wonders whether or not Virginia fans can or should refer to Sampson as a hero and takes listener calls to understand how fans feel.
Now that Barry Fritztravalis is missing, we felt the need to create the show from the bones that he laid out for us. What lumbers above you is a towering beast of shameful memories juxtaposed with curious attempts at sonic confusion.
On the September 14th edition of WINA’s “Best Seat in the House”, Jed Williams talked with acclaimed author John Feinstein about the legacy of Ralph Sampson. Feinstein, one of the preeminent ACC historians, shared his opinions and insights about
Sampson with Jed and the “Best Seat” audience.
Montague, Miller & Co. is the very first real estate company in Central Virginia to sponsor a house with Habitat for Humanity. But the team not only put forth the financial capital required, they are also contributing a lot of sweat equity. Three key members of the Montague Miller team joined Coy Barefoot on first day of the project’s construction to talk about the importance of affordable housing. Guests included Carol Clarke, Percy Montague, and Steven Braden of Montague Miller as well as Tim Bowking, the Director of the Development for the Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity.