Matt Bingay
Executive Director and General ManagerMatt Bingay is the Executive Director and General Manager for WMRA and WEMC.
Matt began working for WMRA as a student at James Madison University in 1992. Except for a brief year at New Hampshire Public Radio in the mid 90's in Concord, Matt has spent the majority of his public radio career at WMRA. Matt took on the role of Executive Director in February 2017.
Over his 20+ years with the station, Matt has hosted every shift, produced numerous programs, assisted with national productions, hired and trained many producers and announcers, and works closely with every department at WMRA.
Matt is also an amateur guitarist, has played soccer since grade school, is always reading something (fiction and non-fiction), has a few marathons under his belt and loves living in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Project Grows and WMRA host a discussion about the growing need for food literacy, with a focus on "Farm to School" programs in Staunton and… -
Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7pm, WMRA's Books & Brews features author Ed Ayers discussing his book, Southern Journey: The Migrations of the American… -
In a news press release Friday morning 9/25/20, the Virginia Governor's office announced that Governor Northam and First Lady Northam have tested positive… -
Congratulations to our WMRA Fall 2020 Fundraiser giveaway winners!Alisha & J.C. Huber in Dayton won the Hugo Kohl Jewelry Experience.James & Donna Bennett… -
Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centers around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. He is the author of four books of poetry… -
Irish poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama, author of In The Shelter: Finding a Home in the World, was our guest for a Virtual Books & Brews, September… -
Virginia has announced the roll-out of COVIDWISE, an exposure app that is the first of it's kind in the country. The app is designed to assist with… -
Governor Northam announced that by executive order, Friday, June 19th of this year, also known as "Juneteenth" will be recognized as a holiday within the… -
Governor Northam announced plans to reopen Virginia schools in a press conference on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020. The plan laid out a phased opening, with… -
Usually during our Spring and Fall fundraisers, many local business show support by issuing a challenge over the course of the drive. For this special…
