A collection of WHRO feature news including WHRO stories, interviews and in-depth reporting from Southeastern Virginia.
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Another View is a weekly call-in radio talk show that discusses today’s topics from an African American perspective.
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Another View’s Selected Short Stories are an up-close look at the people, performances and programs featured each week on the Another View radio broadcast. Over the years, Another View’s Producer/Reporter, Lisa Godley has brought us interviews with educators and entertainers, mentors and musicians, doctors and dancers, just to name a few of the hundreds of interesting stories featured on Another View and on 89.5 WHRV-FM. Several of Lisa’s stories have netted both national and regional awards ...
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Local film critic and master storyteller Mal Vincent reflects on the decades he spent writing about films and entertainment and the celebrities he got to know along the way.
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Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.
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All week, on each edition of Out of the Box, listen for songs from one of the best albums that’s just hitting stores and hear Paul Shugrue's review of that album.
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Hosted by British born host Dr. Alan Campbell, Watching America combines interviews, engaging audio, and deep dive talks in to our local and national culture through the eloquent and ever-curious lens of a ‘Brit’ who has spent over two decades ‘figuring it all out’; Watching America.
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Hear comments by those who make the arts so vibrant in Hampton Roads - conductors, musicians, singers, actors, teachers, visual artists. Learn about performances and get insight into the creative process from the artists themselves.
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WHRO arts and culture reporter Rebecca Weinstein brings you a fresh, exciting take on our vibrant local arts scene. A seasoned writer and classically trained soprano with a commitment to expanding audiences for the arts, she grew up and discovered her love of the performing arts in the Hampton Roads area, studied music at the prestigious Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and honed her arts writing skills while living and working in the Washington, D.C. area. Rebecca is your friendly, knowle ...
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HearSay with Cathy Lewis is WHRV FM's locally-produced, public affairs radio call-in program that discusses issues important to our community. Every Monday through Wednesday, we reach listeners from Richmond to Emporia. Hosted by Cathy Lewis, who can be contacted at [email protected]
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The WHRO Writer's Block brings together local artists who share a common bond—expressing themselves through writing. Performers include local poets and slam poets, spoken word artists, storytellers, and authors with interludes of music by some of the region’s top musicians. Topics vary from the environment and war to love and race relations. Works range from somber and thought-provoking to lighthearted and comical.
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Norfolk-based commander of Truman sent home after collision
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0:42The Navy has fired the captain of the Norfolk-based carrier USS Truman, after a collision last week in the Mediterranean. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Exercise regimens and other interventions help to ensure that astronauts maintain a healthy mind in a healthy body.By WHRO
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Eastern Shore chicken farmers stressed by threat of bird flu
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0:53Avian influenza has been flagged at nine chicken farms on the Delmarva Peninsula, including one in Virginia's Accomack County. Farms that don't have an outbreak can still suffer from nearby cases.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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He's a New York Times bestselling author, recipient of numerous literary awards, and the hottest writer of crime fiction today! And - he's from "our neck of the woods", Mathews, Virginia. He's S.A. Cosby! Hear how he got his start, why he's such an excellent storyteller, and get an inside look at his latest novel, "All the Sinners Bleed".…
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WHRO spoke with Mayor Phillip Jones about his goals for the Local Government Advisory Committee.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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The division is offering employees and students free credit monitoring and identity restoration services for one year "out of an abundance of caution."By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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NASA watches the Sun nearly non-stop with a fleet of solar observatories.By WHRO
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Hampton Roads school divisions announce cancellations, remote learning schedules for Thursday
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0:56Snow falling throughout the day Wednesday and predictions of inclement weather prompted many school divisions to announce remote learning schedules for Thursday.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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The Williamsburg-James City County School Board will form a committee to lead the process and seek community input on the possible new name.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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he Norfolk-based crews are in Greece as USS Truman works through repairs
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0:42The Norfolk-based crews are in Greece as USS Truman works through repairs after a collision last week. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Parts of southeastern Virginia are projected to get up to 10 inches of snow this week, so WHRO staff members with winter weather experience share their tips on staying safe and making it through.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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With NASA’s nanosensor device, doctors can diagnose diseases just by analyzing your breath.By WHRO
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New outdoor attraction near Virginia Beach Oceanfront will let visitors walk the tree canopy
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1:00The near-completed Owl Creek Landing is set to include a lookout tower, treehouses and a massive steel slide.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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More than one point six million digital images taken by Clementine were used to create the first topographic maps of the Moon.By WHRO
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Their fifth album, “Automatic” is an apt description for the effortless way they combine sparse arrangements with heartfelt emotions.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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City staff estimates the improvements will cost $27 million, which include replacing old pump stations.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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The President helps set NASA’s agenda and determine what our nation’s space goals will be.By WHRO
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Virginia says it won't hit college graduation growth targets
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0:45In 2011, legislators said they wanted to see 100,000 more degrees awarded by public colleges and universities by 2025 than was being projected. Now, the state says it's 19,000 degrees short.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Williamsburg African American Heritage Trail to tell un- and under-told story of city’s Black community
Trail advisory committee member Janice Canaday wants it to ensure Black residents today “will never walk around like I did trying to find themselves in the story.”By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Behind the scenes with the harbor seals at the Virginia Aquarium
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0:58A new weekly tour offers visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the animals.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Check out NASA’s spacy Valentines and no matter what color your mood ring is today, you might just find something to match what you’re feeling.By WHRO
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The Norfolk-based USS Truman collided with a freighter just before midnight local time Wednesday while on deployment. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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AV Round Table: Making Sense of the Chaos
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54:00For almost a solid month now, the country has been bombarded with policy changes from the Trump administration that have turned things upside down for thousands of Americans. How do we process what is happening? What is frivolous and what needs to be taken seriously? And how do we cope with all of the uncertainty? Hear thoughtful analysis and persp…
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Norfolk State University lacrosse participating in Premier Lacrosse League-hosted all-star game for historically Black colleges and universities
“They're tapping into the HBCUs, recognizing that this is something that definitely has legs and we can run with it,” said women’s club coach Richard Linyear.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Overall, the assessed value of properties in Hampton increased by more than a billion dollars this year.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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If you have a chocolate craving, you’re in good company. Americans will consume about 58 million pounds of chocolate in the next few days.By WHRO
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Hampton coalition fights to protect historic New Deal-era community from flooding
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3:47Local officials were awarded a $20 million federal grant for a project in Aberdeen Gardens and hope it will continue despite President Trump’s planned climate funding freeze.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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While rolling out a path to future space travel, these state-of-the-art solar arrays can also be infused into commercial applications wherever the sun shines.By WHRO
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ACLU of Virginia says banning trans students from high school sports runs afoul of federal legal protections
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0:49The civil rights group says Title IX still protects for student athletes, despite a recent executive order seeking to remove transgender girls and women from women's sports.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Military health insurance struggling to pay mental health providers
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0:50Some mental health providers in Hampton Roads have stopped taking new military clients because payment delays are impacting Tricare providers. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Suffolk drew in more than $300 million in capital investment, a third of which centered on the warehousing and distribution industry. The city also received a clean audit, and saw increased tax revenue and decreased its debt.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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The Resilience, Adaptation, Feasibility Tool (RAFT) program is a project by Virginia Tech, Old Dominion and the University of Virginia that helps communities strengthen resilience to environmental, economic and social challenges.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Infrastructure, climate projects across Virginia in jeopardy as Trump targets federal funding
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1:00Officials are scrambling to figure out what the planned freeze could mean for specific projects, which range from statewide to neighborhood-scale.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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The Big Easy is home to Mardi Gras, football, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.By WHRO
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A one man band from the Great Lakes' state who has been recording since 2017 but has just released his first full length albumBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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NASA’s advanced shock-absorbing technologies have become the gold standard for helmets regardless of whose logo is printed on the side.By WHRO
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William & Mary launches Year of the Environment
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0:42The yearlong initiative coincides with the university's first class of marine science undergraduate students.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Hampton Roads could take a major hit with federal employee resignation request looming
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0:47About 7% of workers in Hampton Roads are federal civilian employees, who are under pressure to resign from the Trump administration. And those jobs pay nearly twice what non-federal civilian jobs in the area do.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Delays at Chesapeake Clinic in Virginia highlights Departments of Veterans Affairs struggles
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3:46President Donald Trump's executive orders concerning the federal workforce are causing uncertainty in many agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, which was already struggling to fill positions at its medical facilities.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Robotics systems engineers create and test the complex algorithms and operations software that allow robots to do what they were designed to do.By WHRO
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Celebrate Black History: Meet Wayne Winborne
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54:00This year, in celebration of Black History Month, we focus on the arts and the incredible contributions of African Americans to our cultural landscape. First up, jazz and how it informs our views on citizenship. We talk with Portsmouth native Wayne Winborne. He is the executive director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark,…
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The mental health agency serves the cities Suffolk and Franklin and Isle of Wight and Southampton counties. Its next town hall is Tuesday, February 18 at its Administrative Building in Suffolk.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Curiosity has captured blue Martian sunsets, passing asteroids, and images of Mars’ two moons Phobos and Deimos as they transited across the Sun.By WHRO
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Virginia Beach EMS receives money for pharmacy program
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0:46The program brings the Emergency Medical Service into compliance with federal requirements for drug tracking, but it also drives up EMS costs.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Williamsburg-James City County Schools administrators present a possible process to rename James Blair Middle School
A recommended approach would create a community committee to consider suggestions and collect feedback.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Environmental legislation advances in General Assembly
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0:58One of the proposals that made it through crossover would launch "virtual power plants" taking advantage of people's home solar panels and appliances.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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Mobility technology is important because these rovers that go to the Moon and Mars have very different terrain that they need to traverse.By WHRO
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Dominion says cost of Virginia Beach wind farm went up by nearly 10%
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0:50The utility now plans to spend $10.7 billion on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, with some costs passed onto customers.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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NASA took the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival to highlight its upcoming documentary, Planetary Defenders.By WHRO
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On her sixth album “Forever” the daughter of John Hiatt literally blows up how she's been stereotyped with a set of reverb shrouded rockers.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
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