Gauntlet finale hands out awards, cash Gene Marrano January 19, 2015 1 minute read The Advancement Foundation held its “Gauntlet” finale on Saturday … awarding cash and in-kind services to budding entreprenuers at an event patterned after TV’s “Shark Tank … WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: SCLC hosts MLK march today in RoanokeNext: McAuliffe hospitalized after complications from horse toss Related Stories Excel Center adult high school gets visit from Virginia’s Secretary of Labor Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Operation Combined Resolve Roanoke Valley brings 15 agencies together to make 150 arrests in May Gene Marrano June 10, 2026 Land and Liberty in Vinton, Nashville meets the RSO in pops finale and a book swap on Sunday Gene Marrano June 10, 2026