Matt Bingay
Executive Director and General ManagerMatt Bingay is the Executive Director and General Manager for WMRA and WEMC.
Matt began working for WMRA as a student at James Madison University in 1992. Except for a brief year at New Hampshire Public Radio in the mid 90's in Concord, Matt has spent the majority of his public radio career at WMRA. Matt took on the role of Executive Director in February 2017.
Over his 20+ years with the station, Matt has hosted every shift, produced numerous programs, assisted with national productions, hired and trained many producers and announcers, and works closely with every department at WMRA.
Matt is also an amateur guitarist, has played soccer since grade school, is always reading something (fiction and non-fiction), has a few marathons under his belt and loves living in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Governor Abigail Spanberger amended an effort to limit the prices for certain frequently prescribed drugs in Virginia… Governor Spanberger also vetoed slot-machine style "skill games”... and Virginia has joined 21 states in opposing a proposed U.S. Postal Service rule that would allow certain firearms to be sent through the mail. -
Freezing temperatures damaged fruit crops across Virginia…Virginia legislators are still working on a budget, and it may contain some surprises.. Conservationists have concerns about water quality impacts with the planned renovation of a private golf club in Lexington and Rockbridge County.
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New figures from the Deportation Data Project detail a steep rise in the number of immigration arrests in 2025 in Virginia… Multiple court cases could impact Virginia voters and their election districts… Many people gathered on the streets of Front Royal yesterday for a chance to see royalty.
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Yesterday was crossover day for the General Assembly, we’ll look at what bills survived, Governor Spanberger considers legislation that would create a system of paid family and medical leave, Dominion Energy announces plans to build a new transmission line that would transmit from the Ohio River valley to Culpeper, and lawmakers consider bills that could help address the high demand for homes in Virginia
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Today is the first day of early voting for statewide and local primaries, Charlottesville City Schools acquire the former Federal Executive Institute property at no cost, Controversy surrounding the Republican nominee to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor has been one of the top stories this week.
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A pair of reports released this week show economic growth in Virginia is slowing down, Governor Youngkin is about to make a decision on legislation outlining parental rights and responsibilities, and Virginia Humanities has lost more than a million dollars in federal funding.
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Special Elections are on the way in Virginia to fill two state senate seats… J-LARC warns that Virginia’s Department of Health is in bad shape… Amazon has filed plans to build a second data center in Louisa County…. And students in Highland County learn about watershed health by taking a canoe adventure.
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Governor Youngkin delivers remarks on the impacts of tropical storm Helene. -
Harrisonburg high schools will re-open Tuesday, September 17. Both Harrisonburg High School and Rocktown High School were closed Monday, Sept. 16 while the Harrisonburg Police Department investigated a threat posted on social media.
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Volunteers will be cleaning up several stretches of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River this weekend; after months of debate, Virginia’s Board of Education adopts new K-through-12 history standards; The challenges of getting into, and sticking with, substance use treatment; and as money pours in for the fall General Assembly campaigns, Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
