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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Charges are dismissed against three protesters arrested last year in Shenandoah County… Legislation aimed at reshaping VMI’s governance advances in the House of Delegates… A Tazewell County judge strikes down Democratic efforts to draw new congressional districts this year…. -
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Virginia health officials urge awareness of the health effects of this week’s bitterly cold weather… Fewer Virginians are signing up for health insurance under the state’s marketplace… We update General Assembly activity, including bills on immigration, assault weapons, and collective bargaining….
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Charlottesville protesters rally in solidarity with residents of Minneapolis against ICE… Forecasters warn of extreme cold Monday night, one day after snow and ice blankets the region… As child poverty rates increase in Virginia, proposals to provide free breakfast in public schools make their way through the General Assembly….
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The governor declares a state of emergency in advance of a big winter storm… A nonprofit veterinary hospital in Harrisonburg stops providing spay and neuter services for the local animal shelter… At the end of the first full week of this year’s General Assembly, Jeff Schapiro lends his perspective on Virginia politics….
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Charlottesville remembers a prominent disability rights advocate who died this month… Two bills in the General Assembly take aim at VMI, and if passed could change the structure of governance at the state school… Environmentally friendly policies, including rejoining RGGI, are back in vogue in Richmond….
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Forecasters say we will get our first big winter storm of the year this weekend… Some Democrats in the General Assembly want to crack down on ICE arrests in local courthouses… We explore why more women in Virginia are hunting, even as the number of men who hunt continues to decline….
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Affordability is the theme in Governor Spanberger’s first address to the General Assembly… State Senate Democrats want to prevent abortion rights opponents from blocking access to clinics… A new, younger generation of state lawmakers wants to loosen up the so-called “food to booze” ratio in restaurants….
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Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 75th, and first female, governor, and immediately exerts her influence over the boards of UVa and VMI… The new governor also repeals her predecessor’s agreement to cooperate with ICE… We explore the personal journey of two Virginia lawmakers to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage….
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Mary Baldwin’s president resigns just over four months after taking the job… Drought in our area deepens, and it’s worst in the Shenandoah Valley… What might the new General Assembly session mean for gun violence intervention in Virginia?
