Rebecca Feldhaus Adams
News DirectorRebecca (Bec) Fedhaus Adams is the first ever news director at WHRO Public Media. She leads the strategic vision for local journalism. Bec is an alumna of the Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Media (2019) and a member of the Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative (2020) from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. She is an outspoken advocate for diversity in public media and mentors young journalists to reach their goals. She is a member of the 2020 Next Generation Radio staff. Her work is driven by a conviction that the way we do our work is as important as the work we do, and that curiosity and humility are the cornerstones of that philosophy. She has served as an editor and project manager at WAMU in Washington, D.C., the talent director at the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), a general assignment reporter at WKMS, an education reporter at The Paducah Sun and a freelancer and consultant. Bec's stories and collaborations have won multiple state, regional and national awards including in the "Best Use of Sound," category for a story about an evangelical horse whisperer. She holds two degrees from Murray State University. A homesick Kentuckian, Bec has been named both a roller derby MVP and Miss Congeniality in past lives. She lives in Virginia Beach with her spouse, Drew. When she’s not at work, she enjoys karaoke, hosting dinner parties and traveling.
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New COVID-19 restrictions will go into effect Monday morning thanks to record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 infections.
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A game that one student and her friends played every day at recess was the foundation for a very successful story. Ariadne "Aria" Stephens won first place in the fourth-grade category of this year's WHRO Young Storytellers Contest.
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An awareness of the toll climate change is taking on world wildlife inspired one local student to write a winning story. Jack Vander Burg won second place in the fifth-grade category of this year's WHRO Young Storytellers Contest.
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The love of dance inspired one middle schooler to write a high stakes story about overcoming obstacles. Erin Magruder won first place in the fifth-grade category of this year's WHRO Young Storytellers Contest.
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Some voters woke up in the wee hours of the morning to make it to the polls Nov. 3. Officials expect lines to stretch long into the evening.
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Millions of Virginians have already cast their ballots, but lines are predicted to be long. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check back for live updates from the WHRO Newsroom.
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Democratic incumbent Rep. Bobby Scott faces Republican challenger John Collick in defence of his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The two spoke on WHRV's HearSay with Cathy Lewis.
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Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria is running against Republican challenger Scott Taylor to keep her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She spoke on WHRV's HearSay with Cathy Lewis.
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Another View with Barbara Hamm Lee welcomes Eric Claville for local analysis on the 2020 campaign season.
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Another View with Barbara Hamm Lee leads a conversation with the Roundtable about Portsmouth politics, the upcoming presidential election, and how our students are faring with virtual learning as public schools re-open.