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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Fifteen of the hundreds of athletes in Paris for the Summer Games are from Virginia… Governor Youngkin’s newest Board of Education appointee gets push back from state Democrats… Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss that, and how the shake-up in the presidential race might affect Virginia…. -
The Mountain Valley Pipeline gets more fines for violating erosion and sediment rules… The General Assembly is expected to consider the rapid expansion of data centers next year… Can the U.S. Postal Service handle a flood of mail-in ballots this fall?
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Staunton’s public schools adopt an updated cell-phone free policy for the new school year… The Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention will support Vice President Harris for the party’s presidential nomination… Senator Tim Kaine says he’s in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state, once the conditions are right….
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The Republican Vice Presidential nominee holds a rally in Radford… The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus throws its support behind Vice President Kamala Harris for President… Now that she has the support of enough delegates to get the Democratic nomination for president, how does Harris poll in Virginia?
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Virginia’s U.S. Senators are among the first to echo President Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Harris after he drops out of the race... The Moton Museum in Farmville is one step closer to becoming a World Heritage Site... This year, only 12 states participated in a pilot IRS program allowing free tax filing, and that program may be coming to Virginia....
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After weeks of wrangling, the General Assembly passes a legislative fix to a veterans’ benefits bill… A now gone structure in Charlottesville that was listed in the Green Book will be commemorated with a state historic marker… Public opinion polls in Virginia are swinging Trump’s way, and as the governor returns from the Republican National Convention to sign the veterans bill, Jeff Schapiro discusses the week in Virginia politics….
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We meet volunteers at a local nonprofit that helps low-income residents fix up their homes... A group of JMU journalism students is in Milwaukee this week, covering the Republican National Convention... Contrary to claims made at that convention, crime is down significantly across the country, including in Virginia, and we look at the numbers....
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President Biden and former President Trump are essentially tied in Virginia, according to a new poll of voters... Iconic local artist P. Buckley Moss passes away... We tour the Piedmont Memorial Overlook near Front Royal....
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A local grocer is recognized as a finalist for a national award... Registrars across Virginia deal with security issues... An Anglican bishop in Harrisonburg regularly returns to his homeland in Sudan to help his people during an ongoing civil war....
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Virginia politicians condemn Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump… New federal funding will go to agencies in Harrisonburg and Luray to reduce youth substance use… Some Virginia legislators want to help those who have lost access to Medicaid….
