Chris Boros

Albuquerque

Radio Host and Producer at KUNM-FM (Albuquerque, NM)

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WMRA Daily 4/30/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

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.
WMRA Daily 4/29/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

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. Over the weekend, a Henrico County group held a grassroots town hall for constituents. Two Central Virginia counties have issued statements on a recent fluoride overflow in the City of Richmond.
WMRA Daily 4/28/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

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.
WMRA Daily 4/25/25

3 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

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.
WMRA Daily 4/24/25

3 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

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.
WMRA Daily 4/22/25

3 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

Catholics around the world are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. Judge Harvie Wilkinson was a noted historian of a pivotal figure in Virginia history. Virginia had the largest decrease in employment figures of any state between February and March. Seven bear cubs are enjoying spring in the wild after growing up at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.
WMRA Daily 4/21/25

3 weeks ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

Abandoned, crumbling, downtown buildings have become something of a stereotype for the struggles of communities. When storms hit, many of us brace, wondering if the power will remain on. Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, Virginia’s last youth prison, is under scrutiny for its understaffing and dangerous conditions. The Democratic primary for attorney general might end up being an expensive fight between two big-money rivals.
Brian Noyes from Red Truck Bakery brings his baking knowledge to Winchester

1 month ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

Brian Noyes left a successful career in publishing to open the Red Truck Bakery with two locations in rural Virginia, and he’s the author of two cookbooks featuring his favorite baking recipes. Brian will join us to talk about the books, his passion for baking, and his dream of opening his own bakery at WMRA’s next Books & Brews Tuesday, April 8, at 7pm, at Winchester Brew Works in Winchester at 7 o’clock. WMRA’s Chris Boros spoke with Brian and asked him how the bakery got started.
EMU professor Mary Ann Zehr chronicles her time teaching English in China

2 months ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

Eastern Mennonite University professor, Mary Ann Zehr went to a closed city in China in the 1980s with a friend to teach English. While there, the teachers made meaningful connections, suggesting a path forward for easing tensions between the United States and China today. Zehr chronicles her time in China through a new book called Doors Cracked Open, and she’ll talk about it at Books & Brews on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg at 7.
Quiana Lynell combines jazz with soul at the Forbes Center

2 months ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

When Quiana Lynell takes the stage, she guides the listeners on a journey where “jazz collides with soul.” She’ll bring that soul to the Forbes Center in Harrisonburg on Sunday, March 2, 2025, as part of the from Jazz at Lincoln Center. WMRA’s Chris Boros spoke with Lynell and has this interview.