AFP on WREL: A GOP challenge for Goodlatte?
AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and politics with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with talk about Virginia’s $544 million budget surplus announced this week by Gov. Bob McDonnell. Democrats have pointed out that the surplus is far from being all good news – given the cuts in education, transportation and other core service areas that were made to make the surplus possible.
We wrap with discussion of the news that Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte will face a challenge from inside the Republican Party for his re-election in 2012. Is Goodlatte vulnerable to a challenge from the Tea Party?
AFP on WREL: Football fever
We return from vacation with a new segment of AFP on WREL featuring AFP editor Chris Graham and WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
Chris and Jim talk about the signing by the Seattle Mariners of Danny Hultzen, the UVa. lefthander who was the #2 pick in June’s Major League draft.
The focus then shifts to local high-school and college football.
The AFP on WREL: Politics talk
AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and politics with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with talk on the ongoing negotiations in Congress over the national debt ceiling. Chris gives insight into a conversation that he had with Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Republican who seems more focused on the importance of getting the deal done and what a done deal can mean for business. That is the approach that many on both sides of the aisle seem to favor, Chris says, given the economic uncertainty of the time.
A review of campaign-finance numbers in the Virginia Senate race and then a switch of gears to talk a little Valley League baseball wrap us up.
The AFP on WREL: Baseball fever
AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” Today’s podcast focuses on sports – and begins with a look at the stretch drive in the Valley League. Is Harrisonburg, ranked #6 in the country in summer baseball, the clear team to beat? Chris thinks so, but also thinks that anything can happen in the final weeks of the summer season.
The attention then shifts to big-league baseball and the NFL. The big question of the day being – will we have an NFL season in 2011?
The AFP on WREL: Justice?
AFP editor Chris Graham and WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” discuss the Casey Anthony murder case.
The AFP on WREL: Inside the numbers
AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and politics with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment is hardcore politics talk. The focus is on poll numbers showing Barack Obama and Tim Kaine both running well at this early, early stage in the 2012 election cycle. Will Democrats be able to come back from stinging defeats at the polls in 2009 and 2010 to take Virginia again in 2012?
The segment wraps with an assessment from Chris on Mitt Romney’s status as frontrunner in the crowded GOP presidential field.
The AFP on WREL: News and politics on tap
AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with coverage of the announcement tour of State Del. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, who is running for re-election in the 24th House District this fall. The discussion then turns to sports, specifically #1 UVa.’s must-win game against South Carolina in the College World Series. Can the Cavs overcome the challenge from last year’s national champions?
The AFP on WREL: World Series or bust
AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment is baseball-intense, for good reason. #1 UVa. is in Omaha aiming for the school’s first College World Series crown. Can the Cavs do it?
A tour around the Valley League wraps us up. The big question in the Valley: Can we get a game in with all the rain we’ve had of late?
The AFP on WREL: Heating up
AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with a review of the 9-7 Virginia win over Maryland in Monday’s NCAA men’s lacrosse national championship. How did the ‘Hoos rebound from a five-loss regular season to win the national title? Chris credits legendary UVa. coach Dom Starsia for retooling midseason.
The attention then shifts to college baseball. Virginia is the top national seed in the NCAA Tournament that begins this weekend. How will the Cavs and JMU, the #3 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional, fare in the Big Dance?
We wrap with a discussion of the surprise resigation of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel. Continue reading “The AFP on WREL: Heating up” »
The AFP on WREL: Fueling up for the Senate race
AFP editor Chris Graham talks business and politics on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with a look at gas prices. Expected to be at record highs by the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, they’ve actually been on the retreat in recent weeks. Why, and what impact will declining prices at the pump have on the economy?
We wrap with another look at the 2012 U.S. Senate race shaping up to be Democrat Tim Kaine against Republican George Allen. What factors will frame the race 17 months out?
The AFP on WREL: Pennant fever
AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with a look at this week’s ACC and Big South baseball tournaments. Can #3 Virginia regain its footing after being swept over the weekend at UNC? Can anybody in the Big South knock off perennial league power Coastal Carolina?
We wrap with a look at this weekend’s NCAA men’s lacrosse Final Four and a sneak peek at the upcoming 2011 Valley League season.
The AFP on WREL: Politics talk
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The segment begins with a look at the ongoing federal debt-ceiling stalemate. Will the two sides come to a compromise? Chris offers his insights.
The segment wraps with a look inside the latest poll numbers in the Virginia U.S. Senate race. Tim Kaine has opened a small lead over George Allen. Chris takes us inside the numbers to explain why.
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