Sandy Hausman
Charlottesville Bureau ChiefSandy Hausman joined the Radio IQ team in 2008 after living and working in Chicago for 30 years. Since then, she's won numerous national and regional awards for her prolific coverage of the environment, criminal justice, research and happenings at the University of Virginia. Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Michigan. Contact Sandy at shausman@vt.edu.
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This summer, Charlottesville marks the 50th anniversary of its Downtown Mal— inviting people from all over the state to celebrate. -
Virginia’s largest utility – Dominion Energy – has surprised the state with plans to merge with Florida’s main electric utility. The two companies promise efficiencies that will drive consumer prices down, but some observers are skeptical – urging regulators to turn thumbs down on the deal as Sandy Hausman reports. -
The University of Virginia held the first of its graduation events today, with the keynote speaker – former president Jim Ryan — who was forced to resign under pressure from the Trump Administration and its allies on the Board of Visitors. Sandy Hausman listened-in and filed this report. -
Over the next 20 years, Dominion Energy says demand for power will double, and it hopes to get half of that electricity from solar. Tuesday, the company unveiled its latest array in a surprising location. -
In the last 20 years about 3,400 newspapers in this country have folded, leaving many areas without a daily or weekly paper. One big reason— the internet has cut deeply into advertising revenue. On the other hand, the Internet makes it possible for individuals to cover communities without a big financial investment. -
Jazz began in America, and today this country hosts dozens of festivals that celebrate the music – New Orleans, Newport, Monterey. But Virginia is home to many jazz fans and performers who will converge next month on Charlottesville. -
For centuries, funerals in western cultures followed a traditional pattern. The deceased was laid out in a casket for visitation, followed by a religious service and a procession to the cemetery for burial. Now, however, funeral directors report a major shift with more than 63% of families opting for cremation and more than 61% of consumers considering green options. -
The Trump administration’s annual budget contains a record $1.5 trillion dollars for defense, an increase of 44%, while cutting support for the EPA in half. Here in Virginia, individuals and groups are still working to improve the environment and create sustainable ways of doing things. UVA will present Sustainability Leadership Awards to 15 of them. -
Virginia’s Department of Corrections is the most expensive agency in the state, costing taxpayers more than $1.5 billion a year, but few people know what goes on behind prison walls. To change that, a non-profit group is coordinating a pen pal program designed to educate the public and provide support for inmates who are lonely. -
It’s been 250 years since Thomas Jefferson penned America’s Declaration of Independence, but Jefferson’s reputation as a hero might have been tarnished by one incident that occurred on June 4th, 1781.
