Sandy Hausman

United States

Charlottesville Bureau Chief at WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)

Freelance Journalist and Reporter at Freelance

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Victory Hall Opera celebrates 10th anniversary with a spotlight on young talent

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

When international opera singers Miriam Gordon-Stewart and Brenda Patterson arrived in Charlottesville with plans to launch a small, innovative opera company, they were surprised by how receptive the town was. Area residents bought tickets for some pretty off-beat stuff. There was, for example, an opera performed for people who are deaf. They could follow the plot through American sign language and feel the vibrations of the music.
James River cruise takes passengers back in time on the boat that made Virginia rich

2 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

Will Smith and Will Cash have been friends since middle school, college roommates at Radford and now they’re business partners, offering the public a chance to celebrate one pivotal part of Virginia’s history. Four days a week, they welcome guests to their boats— 7.5 feet wide, 44 feet long— furnished with simple wood tables and benches. They are replicas of watercraft dating back 250 years. “April 29, 1775, Jefferson writes in his journal.
UVA's medical center goes green with paper pill containers

2 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

UVA’s medical center fills about 800,000 prescriptions each year, most in plastic vials. But it’s partnering with a new company to try something different-– a vial made of specially coated paper. Carrie Kovacik helps to manage the system’s distribution of medications. She says the containers do still have plastic caps that attach to a plastic collar on each vial.
James River cruise takes passengers back in time on the boat that made Virginia rich

3 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

Will Smith and Will Cash have been friends since middle school, college roommates at Radford and now they’re business partners, offering the public a chance to celebrate one pivotal part of Virginia’s history. Four days a week, they welcome guests to their boats -- 7.5 feet wide, 44 feet long – furnished with simple wood tables and benches. They are replicas of watercraft dating back 250 years. “April 29, 1775 Jefferson writes in his journal.
UVA's medical center goes green with paper pill containers

3 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

UVA’s medical center fills about 800,000 prescriptions each year – most in plastic vials, but it’s partnering with a new company to try something different – a vial made of specially coated paper. Carrie Kovacik helps to manage the system’s distribution of medications. She says the containers do still have plastic caps that attach to a plastic collar on each vial.
What to do if you find a fawn

3 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

If you come across a fawn this spring or summer, keep calm. That’s the advice of Connor Gillespie at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. “They are the most kidnapped animal. We get a lot of them brought here by people who think they’re abandoned, but when we get them here we realize that they’ve been well cared for and are just fine," he explains.
Virginians offer support to more than 9,300 women who came to the Commonwealth for an abortion

3 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

Last year, more than a million women in this country had an abortion. Most used medications to end a pregnancy, but after 11 weeks it’s too late for that, which is why 9,340 women came to Virginia. Jesse Torrey is with the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund, which provides $25,000 a week to women in need. “We pay for flights. We play for plane tickets. We reimburse for gas. Sometimes we help people get tires fixed, so that they can get here,” she explains.
Inmates and advocates say there's been little change to conditions at Red Onion

1 month ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

More than a hundred men are being held at Red Onion in a unit referred to as “restorative housing” – a place some call solitary or “the hole.” Otis Madison has been there for nearly a year. “Instead of it being isolation or segregation now, they’ve turned it into RHU— restorative housing unit," he says. "They throw you in the hole, before you’re even found guilty of the infraction."As he speaks, a loud pounding noise can be heard in the background. Madison explains that.
UVA Nursing School spotlights problems with maternal care

1 month ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

In 2021, 47 women in Virginia died while giving birth or soon after. The number has been dropping steadily since then, but Black women are at a much greater risk. And why would that be? “It has nothing at all to do with genetics,” says UVA Nursing Professor Emily Evans. She notes access to care is a big problem for pregnant women and new mothers in poor and rural communities.
Will an e-bike change your life? A Cville fan offers free loaners to help people find out.

1 month ago | wvtf.org | Sandy Hausman

Joshua Carp lives in Charlottesville – in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains – and this hilly terrain is a challenge for those who ride bikes. “Especially in a town like this, riding a regular bike is not for the faint of heart,” he says. But his neighbor suggested another option – insisting that riding an electric bike would change his life. “I don’t really believe any of that, but I thought I’d humor him," Carp recalls.

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