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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David Hirschman writes about environmentalism through the eyes of an FBI agent in his new novel The Tenacious Bloom. He's our speaker for Books & Brews on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. -
James Madison University professor of history Evan Friss writes about the history of the American bookstore in his new book called The Bookshop. -
The Division of Perceptual Studies is an academic group from the University of Virginia that is devoted to the evidence for extraordinary human experiences. Founded in 1967, the group investigates the mind’s relationship to the body and the possibility of consciousness surviving physical death. -
A VPM News investigation found a Richmond City Council candidate who identifies as a lawyer may not be licensed. —— The Virginia Department of Health reports that we're currently in a lull between waves of respiratory illnesses. -
Virginia author Abigail Cutter’s new book deals with a Confederate soldier whose own personal war follows him into the afterlife. -
Since the early 1900’s, Massanetta Springs in Harrisonburg has served tens of thousands of people each year as a National Historic District anchored around the original Springhouse and the 1910 Historic Hotel. -
Jonathan Mingle’s new book “Gaslight” tackles Virginia communities fighting Dominion Energy over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Jonathan is our speaker for Books & Brews on September 10, 2024. -
Improv comedy is alive and well with Rocktown Improv, a collective of comedy performers who “yes and” every first Friday at Courte Square Theater in Harrisonburg. -
People formerly incarcerated at Riverside Regional Jail accuse staff of inhuman treatment. Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed more bills than any other governor in the history of the commonwealth. During a Monday press call, Virginia Democrats criticized Gov. Glenn Youngkin for vetoing bills that would have protected access to birth control.
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Last week, on May 10th, a rare sighting of the Aurora Borealis was visible in Virginia. Democrats and Republicans both gave up something to build a compromise budget for the Commonwealth this week. About half of Virginia’s 133 counties and independent cities have less than 1 doctor for every 1,000 residents. The ACLU of Virginia heads to Richmond federal court today in a dispute aiming to ensure equal access to services for inmates in Virginia’s prisons.
