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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At an appearance in Virginia amid a measles outbreak, Health Secretary RFK, Jr. encourages people to get vaccinated… One man is in prison for killing Towan Cappell in 2022, but did others escape justice because of Harrisonburg Police incompetence?... We go on a quest through the forest for turtles…. -
The lead investigator on a 2022 Harrisonburg murder scene had never worked a violent crime before (part two in our series on the case of the killing of Towan Cappell)… Experts say with gas prices momentarily falling, now is the time to fill your tank… A new report paints a much rosier picture for Virginia state revenues over the next few years….
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Police mishandling of a 2022 murder in Harrisonburg means those who may have been involved have not faced justice… As the June 30th deadline for the budget approaches, leaders in the General Assembly battle each other and the governor for leverage… We talk with local hemp businesses about how they process the crop, and the regulatory challenges they face….
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Park rangers launch sobriety checkpoints for Skyline Drive visitors… Even with last month’s heavy rain, much of our area is still under extreme drought… A court ends a lawsuit against the state corrections department over alleged abuses at Fluvanna Correctional Center, but how are conditions there now?
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A June date is set for the General Assembly to reconvene and finalize the state’s budget, with a deadline looming at the end of the month… Jeff Schapiro lends his insight on that and more in the week in Virginia politics… Two nonprofits team up to save Virginia’s farmland from development….
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The 5th congressional district is the only one with primary elections for both major parties this year… A new forecast suggests Virginia's economy is heading for a rough patch… An independent record label that got its start in Charlottesville reissues a 30th anniversary series, and we take a listen….
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Residents and supporters of Harrisonburg’s Northeast neighborhood gather to protest police treatment of three teens as suspects after a shooting… Governor Spanberger’s veto totals approach those of her predecessor in his first year in office… Federal government pressure influenced the lack of limits on AI in this year’s General Assembly….
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Charlottesvile City Council is noncommittal on placing new public art crafted using melted bronze from the old Lee statue… Meanwhile, the city marks the 50th anniversary of its downtown mall… Virginia state health agencies raise awareness about postpartum depression….
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The so-called Shopping Cart Killer will serve life in prison for his crimes… We continue to explore some of the flurry of vetoes Governor Spanberger issued last week… President Trump considers a health care bill introduced by the late Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly….
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This weekend’s rain will help, but drought conditions have worsened in Virginia… Childhood vaccination gaps contribute to a measles outbreak in Buckingham County… How are Virginians who got “DOGE’d” a year ago doing now?
