Town Talk
Heard every weekday morning from 8-9am on NewsTalk 1230, WFVA, host Ted Schubel talks with Fredericksburg, Virginia, area leaders about events and issues affecting the region.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2025
LISTEN: Fire safety as you spring forward this weekend
Chief Jay Cullinan with Spotsyvlania Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management says don't just check your smoke detector when you change your clocks. He says check it monthly.
00:07:15 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock River Habitat for Humanity
Caroline Sheriff Scott Moser and Habitat's Jason Tickle outline the program for homes for teachers and first responders. Building about to begin on homes in the Ladysmith area. Info on how you can…
00:44:33 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Renaissance Faire
Cornelia Rutherford and Bobby Hebert preview auditions for the Ren Faire. Auditions held March 15 and March 22 at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library downtown. The Renaissance Faire at Lake …
00:44:34 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/The Bringing Eliza Home Project
Kathryn Willis and Sue Henderson with details on efforts to repatriate the remains of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's daughter. Her remains are now interred in an unmarked grave in France.…
00:44:29 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Legal Aid Works
Executive Director Ann Kloeckner talks about their work helping people with civil court cases. Their 8 lawyers cover 17 counties, 51 courts. She says there's 1 legal aid lawyer for every 7000 poor …
00:44:52 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Crisis grants available through the Low Income Energy Assistance program
Stephanie Benson with Columbia Gas of Virginia says the deadline to apply is for crisis grants through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is March 17th. She says crisis grants c…
00:03:58 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Techs in the Burg
Dave the Computer Guy talks about protecting your eyes while using a computer, how AI has changed the way we use PC's, and data centers coming to the region. techsintheburg.com
00:39:08 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
Anthony Nuccio (Judas) and Kevin Cleary (Jesus) join Patrick Ahearn to preview Jesus Christ Superstar at Riverside March 12-April 27. riversidedt.com
00:45:14 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Nationals
What's going on this season with the FredNats? General Manager Robbie Perry with a preview.
00:49:07 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Fredericksburg Regional Spelling Bee this Saturday @ 10 at JM
15 spellers are competing for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this spring. We talk with Darcie Caswell with one of the sponsors--the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. librarypoint…
00:08:31 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren/High School
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division STEM Coordinator Tyler Truslow talks about the High School Innovation Challenge talking place this Friday and Saturday at the UMW Dahlgren campus. 18 h…
00:06:00 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Gwyneth's Gift
Erin Matuczinski, Veronica Gutierrez and Tiffany Kay. It's easy...and needed. Hands-Only CPR and AED training. Also info on the Mom Prom fundraiser April 12th. gwynethsgift.org
00:45:23 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Railway Express
CEO Rich Dalton with an introduction/update on VRE. We talk about--Expanding the service, what happens if there's an emergency and you need to come back early or work late, the impact the Long Brid…
00:45:27 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Erin Creighton (Assistant Branch Manager/Adult Services Dept. Head--Fredericksburg) and Darcie Caswell (Director of Youth Services) talk about the Fredericksburg Regional Spelling Bee, African Americ…
00:45:01 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Doctor Yum Project
Heidi DiEugenio and Nimali Fernando (Dr. Yum) with an update on the non-profit mission to help families and communities overcome the barriers to eating well. Since COVID the Dr. Yum Project has gone…
00:44:33 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Special Olympics Virginia & Area 11
Special Olympics Virginia volunteer, coach, Area 11 Council committee member, Plunger and former intern Abby Farley talks about her commitment and how its changed her. We talk about coaching needs …
00:45:03 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/UMW Summer Enrichment Program
Michael Stebar and Elizabeth Johnson-Young talk about the six day slice of college coursework and campus life for high-schoolers July 13-19. Open to rising high school sophomores, juniors and senio…
00:45:31 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
LISTEN: The Weather Channel's Richard Lewelling
The Weather Channel's Richard Lewelling tells us why we likely won't see a big blizzard from this latest storm. And, he says, it's possible we've seen the last of winter storms this season. Snow l…
00:03:57 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Bluebird Society
Anne Little--one of the founders of the Virginia Bluebird Society-- previews her Bluebird monitor training session on March 1 at the downtown library. She talks about building the correct nestbox, …
00:45:08 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
LISTEN: Ferry Farm in Stafford open on Monday
Dave Muraca and Allison Ellis talk about Presidents' Day at George Washington's boyhood home: 10-3. Free parking on-site. $5 for adults. Kids 17 and under free. kenmore.org
00:07:34 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
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