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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VDOT sets dates for public meetings on a proposed walking and biking trail in the Shenandoah Valley… The General Assembly appoints former Valley Republican Delegate Todd Gilbert as district judge… Governor Spanberger considers legislation passed this session, including one bill that would expand collective bargaining for some government employees, but not all…. -
One day after a deadly shooting at ODU, several local colleges deal with campus threats… The General Assembly gavels out of session, and lawmakers plan to meet in April to finalize the budget… Virginia politicians react to the potential that President Trump is sending more U.S. troops into the Middle East….
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The FBI is investigating a shooting at Old Dominion University that killed one victim as an act of terrorism… The public is invited to view presentations by the top contenders competing to recast the bronze from Charlottesville’s removed Robert E. Lee statue… Harrisonburg’s planning commission approves a controversial multi-story apartment complex planned for downtown….
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Some residents and educators in Waynesboro voice opposition to a proposal that could change how the city funds its public schools… A new state report raises concerns about how localities are using license plate readers, and we explore the conflicts in our communities over the controversial camera systems… The General Assembly considers bills that could bring down the cost of some prescription drugs, and would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics….
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A man is in custody after a wild high speed chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway… In the General Assembly, one bill would push schools to take a restorative justice approach to discipline… Another bill would undo a Jim Crow era law that limits the pay of farm workers….
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Charlottesville’s school board approves a new collective bargaining agreement… A PAC that opposes Virginia’s redistricting referendum is criticized for using imagery and language from the civil rights movement… A state senate committee votes down a proposal to create an independent gaming commission….
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A woman whose arrest near Harrisonburg by immigration agents went viral on social media will have her charge dropped… VDH investigates a measles case reported in Lynchburg… We talk with one of our March Books & Brews guests about why skills working in a restaurant apply to other careers….
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Early voting begins today on a referendum to redraw Virginia’s congressional districts… Federal grant money is helping to fix an ongoing sewage problem in Albemarle County… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….
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Valley delegates host a town hall to raise concerns about the upcoming special election over redistricting, which Virginia’s Supreme Court has ruled can go ahead… A Staunton man who fled political persecution in Cuba has been detained by ICE for more than seven months… We explore the challenges that honey bees, and native bees, face….
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The Spanberger administration restores the original plans to study a rail-to-trail project in the Shenandoah Valley… UVa researchers say Virginia’s economy could take a turn for the worse this year… Justice Cleo Powell becomes the first Black woman to hold the role of chief justice of Virginia’s Supreme Court….
