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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Today, we introduce you to four beautiful animals available in Lexington.
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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.
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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.
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Last year, a group of musicians, teachers, and arts administrators began talking about forming a new music organization in Harrisonburg. Out of these discussions, Rocktown House of Music was formed where the joy of music brings people of all ages together.
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By law, Virginia’s largest electric utility must stop emitting carbon by 2045. Community leaders and residents convened in Staunton on Saturday for an annual forum about recent federal policy changes. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering about a hundred bills that are on his desk right now, and his deadline to take action is at the end of the week.
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Virginia’s Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, John Reid, hit the campaign trail this weekend, despite calls from Governor Glenn Youngkin to bow out. Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make several key environmental decisions this week.
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Firefighters often use water to put out a blaze, but in Augusta County a team of 11 men and women set a fire to ensure there’s enough water for one of Virginia’s natural features. Earlier this week, The American Association of Colleges and Universities posted an open letter condemning federal overreach into higher education. Labor issues may end up being a big campaign issue in the statewide elections this year.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering a bill that would expand African American Studies in Virginia public schools. Recent federal policy changes are aimed at increasing timber sales in our national forests. So-called “skill games” have been popping up around Virginia since their temporary legalization in 2020. Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor say they’d vote to repeal a legal hurdle facing labor unions in Virginia. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government. And more ...
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One local researcher has documented more than 11,000 graves in Highland County and the surrounding areas. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office recently announced that Virginia’s immigration task force has arrested more than 500 migrants. In Charlottesville, protesters demonstrated Wednesday against an alleged federal immigration raid. A biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources speaks about the release of seven orphaned bear cubs from the Wildlife Center of Virginia.