Bob Leweke
News Director / Morning Edition HostBob Leweke is WMRA's News Director and Morning Edition host.
Before coming to public radio in 2003, Bob had worked for The Roanoke Times as a circulation manager and writer. He later became a member of the communication faculty at Pikeville College in Kentucky, and at Bridgewater College in Virginia, where he taught public speaking, mass media law, communication theory and other courses. Bob holds degrees in communication and political science from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate in mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2015 and 2016, the readers of the Daily News-Record voted him “Best Radio Personality.”
In his hours away from WMRA, Bob enjoys music, cycling, reading and movie-watching, and spending time with his family doing all of the above.
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Charlottesville has a new city attorney… Virginia’s House clerk rejects three of the governor's vetoes… Why is it so hard to find affordable housing in Virginia, and what might the candidates for governor do about it?.... -
The body of the boy swept away by floodwaters in Albemarle County is recovered… Harrisonburg and parts of Louisa County are under water restrictions… The Wildlife Center says if you stumble upon a fawn that you think has been abandoned, it’s probably fine….
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Floodwaters sweep away a 12-year-old boy in Albemarle County… Defense Department money will help fund the use of ultrasound technology at UVa to better target cancer treatments… The Weldon Cooper Center at UVa predicts job losses in Virginia this year, in part due to federal job cuts in Washington….
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A Harrisonburg man is on a hunger strike to protest Israel’s blocking of aid to Gaza… Leaders in Virginia’s cattle and forestry sectors react to President Trump’s trade war, and the pause in tariffs on Chinese goods… Virginia will revamp the state’s standardized K through 12 testing system….
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Federal Justice officials accuse UVa of stalling on its promise to eliminate DEI efforts… New unemployment claims in Virginia are up… Voting rights advocates try again to remove the governor’s power to restore rights to convicted felons….
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Legal concerns are raised over the detention of two men at the Albemarle County Courthouse last month by ICE officials... Virginia’s senators renew efforts to protect wilderness areas along the Alleghenies... Political analyst Jeff Schapiro discusses Governor Youngkin’s potential legacy and the week in Virginia politics....
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The governing body for Virginia’s student athletes approves new rules in line with the president’s order against trans athletes... New state legislation affects the use of license plate readers... Faster-than-normal sea-level rise in the Chesapeake Bay threatens the Pamunkey Tribe....
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A small earthquake jostles central Virginia... The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is on track to provide a record amount of food aid, in the face of cuts to federal assistance... There are new restrictions on debt collectors who go after money owed to hospitals and doctors....
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VMI’s board of visitors selects new leadership... A graduate of UVa’s class of 2019 is found dead on Grounds from a self-inflicted wound... Governor Youngkin again vetoes abortion-related legislation....
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Waynesboro officials warn residents of phone scammers pretending to be from the police department... Governor Youngkin signs Virginia’s budget, but vetoes dozens of proposed changes... Meanwhile, spending on public education in Virginia falls behind the rest of the country....
