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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Skyline Literacy is a local non-profit in Harrisonburg that has been providing literacy and English language education for local adult learners for over thirty years. -
The Barn at Creekside Farm in Harrisonburg is a shelter for antiques. Since 2016, the Cline Family, who bought the property in 1967, has been hosting monthly events for customers to explore refurbished goods. -
Charlottesville author Jennifer Ackerman has written a number of books about birds, and in her newest, she tackles the wise and mysterious owl. -
Cara Achterberg, who has fostered over two-hundred dogs, encourages everyone to visit a shelter. She is our speaker for Books & Brews on Tuesday, September 12. -
Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" will be in Charlottesville this Sunday for their “Scared Scriptless” show. WMRA’s Chris Boros recently spoke with Brad Sherwood about his career in improv and how he got started. -
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Mary Baldwin University has selected Dr. Jeffrey P. Stein as its 10th president. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections won an important victory last week. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation recently announced that it is building an archaeology center.
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There’s a new term being used to describe the feeling of sadness one feels about the world changing. It’s call solastalgia. Paul Bogard, associate professor of English at Hamline University in Saint Paul, has compiled a book of essays about the word and why so many people are feeling it these days. He’s our speaker for Books & Brews on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Chris Boros asked Paul to describe the word. -
In this episode of Folklife Fieldnotes, we ponder taking traditional Sephardic Jewish music into uncharted realms and how preserving the tradition, while expanding on it, is an essential way to introduce old music to new audiences.
