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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Before the assassination of Charlie Kirk, many people had not heard of his organization— Turning Point USA. The group reaches out to young voters. It also supports clubs for kids too young to vote. -
Tickets go on sale October 3rd, but the Virginia Film Festival is urging the public to go online now – to figure out which of more than 120 movies and documentaries they might like to see. -
The Gullah people are descendants of African slaves brought to the low country of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Their unique language and culture were preserved over decades of isolation. Now, that music is at the center of a performance Saturday in Charlottesville. -
The Department of Justice made headlines when it pushed for removal of UVA President Jim Ryan, threatening to withhold hundreds of millions in federal grants for research, but the DOJ isn’t the only agency critical of UVA. -
Christmas is more than two months away, but a dozen musicians in Albemarle County are already hard at work – rehearsing for a concert featuring sixty bells. Sandy Hausman reports on the Crozet Community Hand Bell Choir and the origin of their unique form of music. -
The rules on who can get a COVID vaccine and who will pay could change again Friday when the Advisory Council on Immunization Practices makes its recommendation. Sandy Hausman reports on that next step in the regulatory process and why it might not be the last word. -
A company that oversees the power grid serving Virginia, 12 other states and the District of Columbia is out with a strong warning. If data centers want to build here, they must generate their own power. -
Work continues on a new Albemarle County park that’s owned by the state. Following the example of beavers, they’ve built a series of 35 dams at Biscuit Run that will reduce pollution and flooding downstream. -
Earlier this month, environmentalists from across the state gathered to honor a man who thought deeply about the climate crisis and committed his life to addressing it. Michael Collins found ways for small businesses, farmers and individuals to confront the dangers of a warming planet, and he did so from a tiny town in central Virginia. -
The interim President of the University of Virginia has outlined his priorities and warned that the school will never tolerate those who want to silence certain opinions. He did so as dozens of students and faculty members were denied access to a public meeting of the Board of Visitors.
