Evening Edition

Evening Edition airs Tuesdays at 7:30 pm

Evening Edition is a production of the WVTF News Department.

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11.11.08 - The Virginia Department of Education recently released new "on-time" graduation rates for public school divisions across the state. They used a new way of computing the rates which they say is more accurate, but there is still confusion about how to interpret them, and how to determine the dropout rate.  High schools in Roanoke and Lynchburg came in lower than the state graduation rate, but as urban schools they also face special challenges. We'll discuss what programs are in place to improve their rates with representatives from both school divisions on Evening Edition Tuesday at 7:30 on WVTF (and again Saturday/Sunday at 7:00 PM on our news station Radio IQ). Picture on main page is WVTF's Libby Fitzgerald with Roanoke school superintendent Rita Bishop and Lynchburg school assistant superintendent  Steve Smith. Listen.

11.07.08 -(RADIO IQ ONLY) Margaret Warner, senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, moderates the opening session of the 2007 Critical Incidents Analysis Group conference, co-hosted by the Miller Center dated on April 1, 2007. At the opening session, a group of national and international experts on terrorism will discuss "Home Grown Terrorism and the Global War on Terron." Listen.

10.28.08 - Hosts: Fred Echols, Topic: 2008 Presidential Election. Guests: Craig Bryans, political science teacher at Virginia Tech, and Mark Rush, political scientist at Washington and Lee University. Listen.

10.21.08 - Hosts: Fred Echols and Rick Mattioni, Topic: 6th District congressional candidates - challenger Sam Rasoul and incumbent Bob Goodlatte. Listen.

10.14.08 - Host: Sean Tubbs, Topic: Debate between representatives for Barack Obama and John McCain on medical policies. Listen.

10.7.08 - Host: Connie Stevens, Topic: StoryCorps. Listen. Pictures are available at www.wvtf.org/storycorps.

9.30.08 - Host: Gene Marrano, Topic: Book, Stuck In The Middle: Dealing With Elderly Parents by Barbara McVickar A Discussion With The Author. Listen.

9.23.08 - Host: Fred Echols, Topic: A debate between Congressman Virgil Goode and challenger, Tom Perriello. Sponsored by The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and The Danville Register and Bee. Listen.

9.16.08 - Host: Libby Fitzgerald, Topic: Health Care and Medical Ethics. Listen.

9.9.08 - Part 1: David Isay, founder of StoryCorps; Part 2: Miller Center Forum 4/1/07. Listen.

9.2.08 - Part 1: The future of the Roanoke Airport and book discussion of "Why We Hate Us" by Dick Meyer; Part 2: Miller Center Forum 1/21/08. Listen.

8.26.08 - Part 1: Steve Delaney of Vermont Public Radio marks the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Part 2: Miller Center Forum 4/18/2008. Listen.

8.19.08 - Part 1 - Guest: Congressman Virgil Goode, hosted by: Sean Tubbs; Part 2 - Candidate forum 8/13/08. Listen.

8.12.08 -Guest: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, hosted by Bob Gibson, executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. Listen.

8.5.08 - Part 1: Emerging Leaders Workshop, Legal Aid Society, UVA law professor finds 125-year-old typo; Part 2: Miller Center Forum on 1/28/08. Listen.

7.29.08 - Part 1: Remote Area Medical Care visits Virginia & Enten Eller; Part 2: Miller Center Forum on 4/23/08. Listen.

7.22.08 - Part 1: Virginia Senate Race Debate; Part 2: Miller Center Forum on 5/7/2008. Listen.

7.15.08 - Part 1: Traffic congestion in Northern Va., golf carts and golf cars as transportation in Pulaski, and fire department volunteer retention; Part 2: Miller Center Forum, June 16, 2008. Listen.

7.8.08 - Part 1: Bert Dodson, vice mayor of Lynchburg, Del. Shannon Valentine of Lynchburg, Mary Beth Johnson historic restoration project: Limestone Farm. Part 2: Miller Center Forum - May 12. Listen.

7.1.08 - Part 1: VPI's Out Reach Program, StoryCorps, and an introduction to WVTF's Sandy Hausman; Part 2: Miller Center Forum - May 15. Listen.

6.24.08 - Part 1: Friends of the Rivers of Virginia; Part 2: Miller Center Forum. Listen.

6.17.08 - Part 1: Sunscape Project in Roanoke County; plus Dutchie Mirolli interviews Michelle Twitchell, who has recently graduated with a social work certification in financial counseling from the North Carolina Center for Financial Certification. Part 2: Miller Center Forum - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Presidency: What Does Iran ReallyWant? Listen.

6.10.08 - Part 1: Child Health Investmen Partnership (CHIP) of Roanoke Valley; Part 2: "American Theocracy: The Perils and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century." Listen.

6.3.08 - Part 1: Inner City Schools; Part 2: Discussion of book, "Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways to Revitalize our Democracy." Listen.

5.27.08 - Part 1: A Discussion with Tom Wright, author of the book Hospital for Sinners. Part 2: Miller Center Forum 5/2/2008: Outsourcing Sovereignty: How Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy. Listen.

5.20.08 - A Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict. Listen.

5.13.08 - The Roanoke Women's Foundation and From the Miller Center Forums. Listen.

5.6.08 - An interview with Tom Perriello, hosted by Fred Echols. Listen.

4.29.08 - From the Miller Center Forums. Listen.

4.22.08 - Race Relations, hosted by Libby Fitzgerald. Listen.

4.15.08 - Marking the Anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech. Listen.

4.8.08 - From the Miller Center Forums - The Secret History of the War on Cancer. Listen.

4.1.08 - From The Miller Center Forum 6/25/2007: Students In Distress: Mental Health & Law Reform. Listen.

3.25.08 - First half of show - Topic: Randolph College and its first year co ed. WVTF's Libby Fitzgerald interviews Prof. Peter Sheldon, head of the transition committee,  Prof. Jennifer Obasi, Prof. of Political Science & global studies, senior Hillary Peabody, student body president, and sophomore Cynthia Leonard, Luda Ludavic, and Carl Coffee,male basketball coach Clay Nunley, and college president John Klein.WVTF's Beverly Amsler contributes a discussion with Ken Huus, the dean of admissions at Sweet Briar College, which remains an all female college. Also, Host Fred Echols gives us an update on the progress of Rail Solutions in an interview with rail advocate Lee Shirer.

Second half of show -  The Miller Center Forum, March 10, 2008 - Health Care Crisis: The Contours of the Debate, a discussion with Arthur Garson, Jr., Exec. VP and provost of the University of Virginia, and Carolyn L. Engelhard, Assistant Professor of Medical Education. Listen.

3.18.08 - A Conversation with Gov. Tim Kaine; Host: Charlottesville Daily Progress Writer Bob Gibson. Listen.

3.11.08 - First half of show: Host: Gene Marrano - Topic: Free Market Health Care Solutions with Dr. Murray E. Joyner Jr. MD founder of the Roanoke County Hometown Health Clinic inside Cave Spring Kroger location; and a discussion with Nikki Giovanni, renowned local poet. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum, Jan. 31, 2008 – A discussion with Rob Spencer, Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Compliance for Lockheed Martin Corporation, who served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the case of United States vs. Zacarias Moussaoui. He is an advocate for trying terrorism cases in the civilian courts. Listen.

3.4.08 - Host: Fred Echols; Beverly Amsler interviews NPR Foreign Correspondent Loren Jenkins, who discusses 25 years as NPR's Foreign Correspondent, and the importance of that role to our society. Then, discussing the issue of uranium mining in Virginia,  Fred interviews representatives of Virginia Uranium in Chatham, VA: Walter and Jennifer Coles, Pete Mitchum, and Patrick Wales. Fred also interviews two individuals opposed to uranium mining, Eloise Neenan, and Greg Vicary. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 1/14/2008, "Victim, Survivor, Victim" a discussion with Martin Andrews, the survivor of child sexual abuse. Mr. Andrews is an advocate for the Commitment of Violent Sexual Predators legislation in Virginia. Listen.

2.26.08 - Topic: General Assembly2008 SessionWrapUp; Host: Charlottesville Daily Progress Political Writer Bob Gibson; Guests: Del. David Toscano,D-Charlottesville and Del. ChrisSaxman,R-Staunton. Listen.

2.19.08 - Host: Fred Echols; Topic: Tax Show 2008 # 2; Guests: Betsy Roberts, CPA Blacksburg, Rick Beeson, CPA Roanoke, Olaf Bartlemai, CPA Roanoke. Listen.

2.12.08 - First Half of Show - Host: Fred Echols; Guests: Craig Bryans, Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech, and Mark Rush, Chairman of Politics at Washington and Lee University; Topic: Discussion of Virginia's 2008 Primary Results; Second Half of Show - Miller Center Forum; 11/16/2007; Author Bryan Caplan discusses the myth of the rational voter: why Democracies Choose Bad Policy. Listen.

2.5.08 - Host: Fred Echols; Guest: Mark R. Warner; First half of show: A discussion with former Gov. Mark R. Warner, current Senate candidate. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 10/17/2007; The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm; Discussion by authors Dean Robert Bruner and Professor Sean Carr. Listen.

1.29.08 - Topic: General Assembly 2008 Report; host: Charlottesville Daily Progress Reporter Bob Gibson; guests: State Senator Morgan Griffith and House Majority Leader Creigh Deeds. Listen.

1.22.08 - Host: Bob Gibson, Political Reporter, Charlottesville Daily Progress; Guest: Gov. Tim Kaine. Listen.

1.15.08 - TOPIC: Tax show; HOST: Fred Echols; GUESTS: CPAs: Betsy Roberts of Blacksburg, Charles Equai, of Salyer, Garby, &Co., Salem, Rick Beeson of Roanoke. Listen.

1.8.08 - First half of show: HOST: Fred Echols; TOPIC: Economic Health Update in Southside; legislative agenda of the Council for Higher Education; GUESTS: Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Rep. Rick Boucher D - 9th, Kimball Reynolds, Martinsville Mayor, RTI International Metals VP Dawn Hickton, Steve Van Dyke, CEO Virginia Mountain Micro, Daniel LaVista, executive director of the Council for Higher Education. Second half of show, Miller Center Forum from 12/12/2007; 2008 Election preview with guest Todd Purdum, national editor and political correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine. Listen.

1.1.08 - From the Miller Center Forum, Dec. 7, 2007: Minister Ali A. Jalali, former Minister of the Interior for Afghanistan, spoke about the current situation in his native country, and suggested some solutions to be followed that might improve the situation there. Listen.

12.25.07 - From the Miller Center Forum, Nov. 9, 2007: The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House; Guests: Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs. Listen.

12.18.07 - First half of show: Host: Fred Echols; Topic: Election Administration, and the proposal of a National Database called the Democracy Index; Guest: Dr. Heather Gerkin, Yale Law School. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 12/3/2007; The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the USA speaker, Dr. Trita Parsi. Listen.

12.11.07 - Topic: Mental Health Reform in Virginia; Host: Bob Gibson Daily Progress Political Writer from Charlottesville; Guests: Richard Bonnie, professor of law and psychiatry at UVA, Del. David Toscano (D) of Charlottesville. Listen.

12.4.07 - First half of show - Host: Fred Echols; Guest: Pastor Thurman Eccles of Danville; Topic: Discussion of the Civil RightsEra in Danville; Total time: 25:03. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 11/12/07; Topic: The Jena 6 and other modern civil rights problems; Guest: Angela Ciccolo general councel of the NAACP; Total time: 28:00. Listen.

11.27.07 - First half of show: HOST: Fred Echols; TOPIC: A Discussion with Roanoke area historian and journalist Bud Feuer; Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 11/2/07 with Jay Rozen—“Future of the Public Service Franchise in Journalism” Listen.

11.20.07 - First half of show: TOPIC: Addressing the drop out rate in Roanoke City Schools; HOST: Gene Marrano; GUESTS: Roanoke College President Michael Maxey and Becci Emmanuelson Executive Director of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia; Second half of show: Miller Center Forum 10/31/07; Steve Coll, on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Listen.

11.13.07 - HOST: Bob Gibson Charlottesville Daily Progress Writer (hosting from Richmond); GUEST: Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Virginia; TOPIC: Discussion with the Governor on various topics. Listen.

10.30.07 - First half of show: Election 2007 preview; Host: Fred Echols; guests: David Poole, Virginia Public Access Project Executive Director; Dr. Joseph Lane, Hawthorne Associate Professor of Political Science, Emory & Henry College; Layne Perry, Sheriff of Henry Co. and hispolitical opponent, Michael McPeak. Second half of show: Miller Center Forum, Oct. 12 - Legacy of Ashes, a history of the CIA, author Tim Weiner at the podium. Listen.

10.23.07 - On Evening Edition Tuesday on WVTF, we'll be discussing immigration in Virginia. Our guests are Bill Janis, a Republican Delegate from Henrico County who wants to crack down harder of illegal immigration and Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, a former assistant state attorney general who lobbies on behalf of Hispanic immigrants. We also will be taking your phone calls. Join host Bob Gibson and his guests for a discussion on immigration. Listen.

10.16.07 - UVA political scientist Larry Sabato discusses his new book "A More Perfect Constitution." Producer/Host:  Sean Tubb. Listen.

10.9.07 - Retired NFL and University of Virginia football star Tiki Barber comes home to promote a movement determined to stop the "brain drain" of young professionals from the region; and Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris rubs shoulders with actor Robert Redford while learning what small cities can do to curb global warming. Listen.

10.2.07 - Doing medicine from a distance... that's the topic of this Evening Edition. We're talking with a Roanoke doctor about how telemedicine can address doctor shortages abroad and here in Virginia.  Dutchie Mirolli talks with Dr. Mateja De Leonne Stanonik on "Evening Edition." Listen.

9.25.07 - He's written about NBA superstars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant; now Virginia Tech journalism teacher Roland Lazenby has written a much more personal book with some of his students "April 16th: Virginia Tech Remembers;" about the events that day and its aftermath. Listen.

9.18.07 - The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia presents its National Discussion and Debates Series. This special broadcast airs at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the debate is “Is Keeping Troops in Iraq in America’s Best Interest?” The debate will be moderated by Margaret Warner of PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Participants include Frederick Kagan, American Enterprise Institute; Reuel Marc Gerecht, American Enterprise Institute in favor. Jessica Tuchman Mathews of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Chas Freeman, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and president of the Middle East Policy Council.

- Watch the debate live from the Miller Center of Public Affairs.

9.11.07 - Host: Rick Mattioni; topics: Lack of funding for U.S. infrastructure; rise in popularity of architectural salvage industry; conversation with Bobby Ukrop of Ukrop's Supermarket; guests: Economist Paul Gallagher, Rich Ellis, editor of Architectural Salvage News Magazine; Bobby Ukrop of Ukrop's Supermarkets - Connie Stevens, contributing reporter. Second half of show is Hearing Voices Special/Desert Air Part 1 of 2 ~ Dry Land Ecology; hosted by Ben Adair. Listen.

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- Read the latest issue of Architectural Salvage News.

9.4.07 - On this week's show, preserving open space through the use of conservation easements. Members of the Western Virginia Land Trust discuss recent success stories and Gov. Kaine's goal to preserve significant acreage over the next few years. Host: Gene Marrano. Listen.

8.28.07 - Host: Charlottesville Daily Progress political writer Bob Gibson; topic: Discussion on Abusive Driver Fee Laws with House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith & Del. David Toscano. Listen.

8.21.07 - Host: Beverly Amsler; topics: Dr. Rita Bishop, Superintendent of Roanoke City Schools; VT Tragedy Aftermath, Tom Porter contributing; VFH Joe Wilson Profile. Total: 26:00 Second half: Hearing Voices / Mushroom Cloud history of the atomic bomb, part 1. Listen.

8.14.07 - This week’s topic is the state of the newspaper industry. WVTF’s Dutchie Mirolli speaks with Joe Strupp, with the industry publication "Editor & Publisher." Also, she talks with Roanoke Times editor Carole Tarrant. Listen.

8.7.07 - Concerned about Virginia's abusive driver fees? State Senator Creigh Deeds of Bath County and John Whitehead, president of the Charlottesville-based Rutherford Institute, will take your calls on the controversial fees Tuesday evening here Evening Edition. Hosted by Bob Gibson, political reporter for the Charlottesville Daily Progress. Listen.

7.31.07 - This week's show is a discussion on organizing at the community level. Guests: Joe and Kristin Szakos of Charlottesville. The Szakos are community organizers and authors of the book "We make Change: Community Organizers talk about What They Do and Why." Listen.

7.24.07 - Host: Fred Echols; Topic: Federal Case against Perdue Frederick, a subsidiaryof Perdue Pharma, regarding Oxycontin; Guest: U.S. Attorney John Brownlee. Listen.

7.17.07 - Host: Bob Gibson, Political Reporter, Charlottesville Daily Progress; Guest: Gov. Tim Kaine. Listen.

7.10.07 - Host: Fred Echols; Contributing Reporters: Juanisha Brooks, Dutchie Mirolli; Topics: Marjorie Jumper Memorial; Juanisha Brooks interviews William Lee, pastor Loudon Ave Baptist Church in Roanoke & Daniel Hale President of the Roanoke Chapter of the NAACP; Improvements and upgrades at Mill Mountain Zoo; Dutchie Mirolli interviews Shawn Green, Executive Director of Mill Mountain Zoo; Shortage of Maintenance Engineers throughout the country; Fred Echols interviews Joel Leonard of Impact Learning, the self proclaimed maintenance evangelist. Second half of show: Musicians In Their Own Words, hosted by Bonnie Grice. Listen.

7.3.07 - Topic: Recent Supreme Court Ruling on race; host: Fred Echols; guest: Supreme Court Scholar, Professor Barbara Perry of Sweet Briar College; second half: Musicians In Their Own Words # 3 (parts A & B). Listen.

6.26.07 - Topics: Miscellaneous; host: Fred Echols. Listen.

6.19.07 - Topic: An NPR News special about Larry Peterson; host: Robert Siegel. Listen.

6.12.07 - Topic: Who's Wanted: Getting Legal in the USA; host: Melinda Wittstock. Listen.

6.5.07 - Host: Fred Echols, Topic: Sustainable Development, Guest: Anthony Flacauvento, founder of Appalachian Sustainable Development; second-half: Musicians In Their Own Words. Listen.

5.29.07 - This week's guest is Speaker of the House Bill Howell. Listen.

5.22.07 - Host: Fred Echols; Topic: Portions of hearing held by the independent Virginia Tech review panel appointed by Gov. Tim Kaine to investigate the campus shootings on April 16, 2007; Guests: Gerald Massengill, State Police Superintendent, (Ret.) panel chair.

5.15.07 - Host: Fred Echols, Rick Mattioni contributed to this report; Topic: The life and legacy of Dr. Rev. Jerry Falwell; Guests: Dr. Robert Benny, Director of the Center for Religion & Society, Roanoke College; Harry Wilson, Professor of Politics, Roanoke College. Also, broadcast of press conference by Ronald Godwin, Executive VP of Liberty University, and rebroadcast of Morning Edition profile of Falwell, presented last year by Steve Inskeep.

5.8.07 - This week's Evening Edition examines the Brady Gun Control Law and why it failed to prevent Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho from purchasing firearms, even though he was not legally qualified to do so. Guests include Dennis Hennigan with the Brady Center to prevent gun violence; Gregg Carter, author and nationally prominent expert on federal firearms law; Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Sen. Jim Webb.

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