Chris Boros
Program DirectorChris Boros is WMRA’s Program Director and local host from 10am-4pm Monday-Friday.
He’s been working in public radio for more than 20 years. Originally from NE Ohio, Chris has worked at five public radio stations and had a short stint in commercial rock radio. He’s been a production and operations director, music host and programmer, reporter, behind the scenes producer, technical director, and he studied radio/tv production at Kent State University. Chris enjoys b-movies, progressive rock music and pondering mysteries.
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Harrisonburg's permanent, low-barrier adult shelter has announced a new partnership to provide mental health services on-site ... Virginia’s winters are usually mild, so local bears don’t fully hibernate. But females do settle into dens before and after the birth of cubs ... and more. -
Charlottesville author, and UVA English professor, Bruce Holsinger explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in his latest novel Culpability. -
UVA Astronomer Kelsey Johnson takes us to the edge of scientific understanding about the universe in her new book Into The Unknown. -
Gabrielle Cerberville otherwise known as "The Chaotic Forager," joins us for WMRA’s next Books & Brews on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 7pm in Harrisonburg at Pale Fire Brewing. -
WMRA and WEMC Holiday Specials for 2025 -
Richard Moore, the former executive vice president of the legally embattled company Nexus, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison ... Open enrollment is underway for Virginia’s health insurance marketplace. However, with federal tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, per the federal spending bill that was signed this week, Virginians could see much higher monthly premiums ... A nonprofit group has purchased the estate of James Monroe, America's fifth president, in western Loudoun County with hopes of turning it into a state park
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According to veteran journalist, Miranda Spivack, Americans are likely to encounter the effects of government malfeasance with their local officials. -
In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia’s lax campaign finance system. Over the next quarter century, the Virginia Public Access Project assumed an increasingly larger role in state politics. -
Last night the candidates for governor debated in Norfolk. It was the only debate between republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger ... Virginia is celebrating today over the announcement that a multi-national drug company plans to build two new manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County ... Democrats are outraising Republicans in key races for the House of Delegates.
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When Henry and Priscilla Ireys (EYE-REES) found an old farm that promised refuge from hectic lives and encroaching illness, their world opened to unexpected adventures and led to surprising moments of beauty.
