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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Early voting in Virginia begins this Friday Sept. 20. To get some insight into choices in our area, WMRA’s Bob Leweke spoke with Valerie Sulfaro, political science professor at James Madison University. They started by talking about the Fifth Congressional District, and whether Democrat Gloria Witt can fulfill her promise to take advantage of Republican divisions there.
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Another 16-year-old in the Valley, this time in Edinburg, is arrested for allegedly making violent threats at Central High School... Virginia’s education department releases final guidance on cellphone-free schools... State senators hold a meeting with some of those affected by this year’s pro-Palestinian campus protests, including students and administrators.... -
A Harrisonburg High School student has been arrested after Harrisonburg Police said he made threats of gun violence on Snapchat... The organization that manages UVa’s 14 billion dollar endowment says it will not divest from Israel, despite student protests... We meet the local pool player who recently competed in the U.S. Open Pool Championship in Atlantic City....
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Harrisonburg high schools will re-open Tuesday, September 17. Both Harrisonburg High School and Rocktown High School were closed Monday, Sept. 16 while the Harrisonburg Police Department investigated a threat posted on social media.
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After getting worse earlier this year, Virginia’s teacher shortage has eased this fall... A court hearing may determine the fate of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the commonwealth... Boar’s Head shuts down the plant in eastern Virginia tied to a deadly listeria outbreak....
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How has this summer’s drought affected water supplies and agriculture in the Valley?... New data show that the well-being of Virginians is above average… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in politics and state government….
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Earlier this year it seemed that Virginia would be a battleground state in the presidential election, but recent polls show that’s not the case… Even though Kamala Harris has a commanding lead in Virginia, the state’s Republican governor is still popular… Governor Youngkin wants more tax cuts….
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A new poll shows Kamala Harris with a commanding lead over Donald Trump in the commonwealth… Virginia has another mandated tuition waiver program….
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Rockingham County’s school board bans seven books from school library shelves... The rift between John McGuire, the 5th District’s Republican candidate for Congress, and district Republicans widens over his no-show at a key party meeting... New federal government data show that Virginia’s “quit rate” is below the national average....
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UVa Medical School faculty and staff want two department heads to resign, over allegations of mismanagement and intimidation... Local governments face a decision over working with federal immigration officials... Hunters shooting at doves on power lines cause power outages in southside Virginia....
