WHRO Public Media

As the WHRO Newsroom continues to grow, we'd like to welcome Katherine Hafner. She will be reporting on the environment and sea level rise.

During the month of April, WHRO Public Media will be featuring a series of Holocaust Remembrance programs. View the lineup.

Congrats to the WHRO News team for winning several awards over the weekend at the 2022 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters (VAPB) Awards.

WHRO Public Media has undertaken a new initiative to address issues surrounding race and the history of race in the communities of South Hampton Roads. Our latest event, Race Let's Talk About It: Closing the Education Gap, was an insightful community conversation. If you missed it, you can watch the recording.

The awards honor accomplishments of local and Hampton Roads-connected African Americans who are committed to serving their community.

We are checking in with Work Like A Girl ambassador and welder Pierette Swan. Since we last chatted with her she has a new job and will soon appear in a documentary made by a local filmmaker.

WHRO Public Media continues to explore opportunities to contribute to the national dialogue around race and racism in America. As we celebrate Black History Month, we have a variety of great programs airing on TV, radio and online. Check out the schedule.

A new voice has joined the WHRV airwaves. Doug Boynton is the afternoon local host for All Things Considered. Learn more about him.

WHRO Public Media took home three first-place awards at this week’s Public Media Awards ceremony.

Did you know that farmland around coastal Virginia is gradually succumbing to sea level rise and flooding?