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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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. -
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.
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WMRA is suspending official activity on Twitter today, joining NPR and many public radio stations across the country in standing up for the editorial independence and integrity of our journalism. -
Governor Youngkin proposes a 160-million-dollar investment in Virginia’s Behavioral Health System; Friday news dumps in 2022 and the practice going forward; and part two of a three-part series that looks closely at the fee structures in place in Virginia prisons…
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Free remote mental health care services will expand to Charlottesville in January; the first study to test equestrian helmets for their ability to protect riders; and part one of a three-part series that looks closely at the fee structures in place in Virginia prisons…
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Nursing homes across the commonwealth continue to face staffing shortages; Roben Farzad shares his thoughts on the economic impact of 2022 with an eye to what lies ahead in 2023; and The Virginia Living Museum opened a new exhibit called the Conservation Command Center
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WMRA is once again partnering with the JMU Forbes Center for an exciting singer-songwriter showcase featuring Diane Cluck, Ash Devine, Corrie Lynn Green, Kipyn Martin, Tara Mills, and Spectator Bird. -
WMRA’s January 2022 Books & Brews features Kat Maier discussing her book, Energetic Herbalism : A Guide to Sacred Plant Traditions Integrating Elements of Vitalism, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine.
