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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The Trump administration revokes the visas of two international UVa alumni, among around three dozen statewide… Recent federal policy changes could affect the management of our local national forests… Virginia Democrats, leaning into attacks on Elon Musk, outraise Republicans by millions, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis…. -
VMI’s governing body has a new president… Virginia’s governor considers legislation on medical debt… The Rappahannock River is one of the most endangered in the nation….
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Residents in areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene get an IRS extension... One bill still under consideration by Governor Youngkin involves social media... A UVa student accidentally enlists in an Army program, and we take a look at how that’s turning out....
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Anti-competitive health care mergers could become more common in Virginia… The Waynesboro Symphony has a role to play in a movie filmed in the Grand Canyon… Virginia loves Canadian visitors, but do they still love us?
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JMU closes its DEI office… The president of VMI’s board of visitors resigns… Researchers at UVa explore new treatments for long COVID….
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A free clinic in Harrisonburg is adding dental care… United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will take over services in Augusta County… Tariffs, immigration and education make waves in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….
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Four young people are charged in Tuesday’s mass shooting near Fredericksburg… UVa joins the growing list of universities where international students have had their visas canceled… Lynchburg Republicans challenge a state election law they say violates their First Amendment rights….
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At least three people are dead and others are injured in a mass shooting in Spotsylvania County… A jury trial is again delayed for the fifth time in a case involving the former leaders of NEXUS... Virginia economic leaders discuss the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the state’s $70 billion in international trade….
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Dozens of bills are back on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk, including one that defines the relationship between tribes in Virginia and the Commonwealth… Democrat Abigail Spanberger has about three times as much cash to fund her run for governor as Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears… Voter registration records from more than 120 years ago are rediscovered in one small Rockingham County community….
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Thousands of protesters in Virginia join the national “Hands Off” rallies... Virginia Republicans confirm that Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will be the party’s nominee for governor... Brian Noyes, our April Books & Brews author, joins us to talk about his bakery dreams and his writing....
