Press Room

Contact:  Bobbie Fisher, WHRO Corporate Communications, 757.889.9107

• WHRO TO OPEN SATELLITE OFFICE, STUDIO IN WILLIAMSBURG
  Public Broadcaster to expand radio signal, presence in Middle Peninsula (June 17, 2009)

• WHRO TO PRESENT GEDDY AWARD TO AREA SCHOOLS ON JUNE 9, 2009
  Schools Honored for Integration of Technology into Classrooms (June 1, 2009)

• WHRV HD-3 TO OFFER LIVE VIDEO STREAM
  OF A LOCAL RADIO PROGRAM
  June 7th Webcast is first of its kind offered to Hampton Roads listeners (June 1, 2009)

• ANTHONY McSPADDEN JOINS WHRO 90.3FM STAFF
  Broadcast veteran to produce, host Afternoon Delights classical music program (April 3, 2009)

• THIS AMERICAN LIFE  RETURNS TO HAMPTON ROADS’ THEATERS
  ON APRIL 23RD AT 8PM
  Popular WHRV Public Radio Program Features Host Ira Glass (March 23, 2009)

• Hunter at Sunrise Returns March 1!
  Will be available on radioNtenna (WHRV 89.5FM HD3) and online (February 18, 2009)

• DANNY EPPERSON JOINS WHRO STAFF
  Local broadcast veteran to produce HearSay, What Matters (February 4, 2009)

• WHRO RECEIVES GRANT FROM ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
  Public Broadcaster one of twenty-one recipients awarded grants from a new initiative (January 29, 2009)

• WHRO NAMES COLLEEN INGRAHAM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  Controller to take over financial leadership role (January 29, 2009)

• WHRO TV TO BROADCAST NORFOLK 17: THEIR STORY
  ON FEBRUARY 2ND AT 9PM
  Documentary will air on the 50th anniversary of desegregation (January 20, 2009)

• WHRO TV TO PREMIERE ANOTHER VIEW ON FEBRUARY 5TH
  Weekly Program addresses issues specific to African American community (January 20, 2009)

• WHRO TO HONOR MORISON AND HORNSBY
  WITH 2009 PIONEER AWARD (December 31, 2008)

• WHRO TO AIR SPECIAL PROGRAM ON THE ARTS IN HAMPTON ROADS
  What Matters looks at how the economic downturn is affecting area organizations (December 29, 2008)

• WHRV 89.5FM, STORYCORPS LAUNCH 
  “NATIONAL DAY OF LISTENING” NOVEMBER 28, 2008 (November 28, 2008)

• WHRO PERSONALITY TO REPORT ON THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER
  Cathy Lewis to provide election night coverage from Virginia (October 31, 2008)

• WHRV 89.5FM TO PRESENT LOCAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC
  November 16th Broadcast to Feature Live Performances (October 27, 2008)

• BRIAN CALLAHAN NAMED WHRO CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER (October 15, 2008)

• WHRO SPONSORS ELECTION-RELATED VIDEO COMPETITION
  FOR YOUNG CITIZENS (October 9, 2008)

• WHRO HONORED BY VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
  Television and Radio Documentaries Receive Top Awards (July 1, 2008)

• WHRO PRESENTS GEDDY AWARD TO AREA SCHOOLS
  Schools Honored for Integration of Technology into Classrooms (June 10, 2008)

• JIM WEBB TO APPEAR ON PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM
  State Senator to Guest on June 7th edition of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! (June 2, 2008)
  
  
• WHRO FILM GOES TO CANNES
  Kingdom by the Sea: Fortress Monroe selected in short film category (May 29, 2008)
  
  

• WHRO TV AND FM TO AIR LOCAL CONCERT LIVE FROM REGENT THEATRE
  Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to Perform
  Works by Bernstein, Copland, Barber and Locklair (May 09, 2008)

• WHRO RECEIVES THREE “TELLY” AWARDS FOR HALLOWEEN HAUNTS
  Public Broadcaster Wins Silver and Bronze Awards for Spooky Series (May 9, 2008)

• WHRO ADDS WHAT MATTERS TO FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP Exclusive Interview with Former W&M President Gene Nichol Launches New Public Affairs Program (March 27, 2008)
  
  
• WHRO TO LAUNCH ALL-TALK DIGITAL RADIO STATION SpeakEasy to Feature Programs from NPR, PRI and WHRV Local Programming (March 17, 2008)
  
  
• WHRO TO SCREEN CIVIL WAR IN HAMPTON ROADS:
  PENINSULA CAMPAIGN AT THE NARO ON MARCH 2ND Third in WHRO’s Popular Series Features Q&A with Historian Quarstein (February 22, 2008)
  
  
• WHRO DOCUMENTARY ACCEPTED BY INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL
  Kingdom by the Sea…Fortress Monroe Will be Screened in New York on February 29th (February 4, 2008)
  
  

• WHRO/HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TO OFFER SCREENING OF BANISHED
  HU Ass’t Professor and WHRO Alum Van Dora Williams Was Part of Production Team (February 1, 2008)

• WHRV 89.5FM TO OFFER SUPER TUESDAY COVERAGE,
  FEBRUARY 5TH, FROM 8PM TIL 1AM
  NPR News Special Coverage Hosted by Robert Siegel, Michele Norris, Scott Simon and Andrea Seabrook
  With 20 NPR News Correspondents to Report from Around the Country (January 30, 2008)

• WHRV 89.5FM PRESENTS SECOND SEASON OF R&B CHRONICLES
  Public Radio Host and Jazz Artist Jae Sinnett to Produce and Host (January 15, 2008)

• WHRV 89.5FM TO AIR HOLOCAUST VOICES
  Five Area Survivors Share First Hand Accounts in Radio Interviews (January 14, 2008)

• WHRO LAUNCHES ONLINE CONNOISSEUR CLASSICS
  On Demand Service Offers Serious and Less Oft-Heard Classical Music (November 29, 2007)
  
  

• FIL AM TV JOINS WHRO PUBLIC TELEVISION’S SUNDAY LINEUP
  Program to Showcase Hampton Roads’ Filipino American Community (October 29, 2007)

• WHRO TO HOST ADVANCE SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
  ON THE FUTURE OF FORT MONROE
  Kingdom by the Sea: Fortress Monroe explores the future of Fort Monroe as
  the U.S. Army plans to vacate by 2011 (October 1, 2007)

• WHRO, BLUE TALON BISTRO TO PREVIEW KEN BURNS WWII DOCUMENTARY: 45-Minute Sneak Preview of Series is Free and Open to the Public (September 10, 2007)

• WHRO EXPANDS UNDERWRITING DIVISION
  Dawn Newsome and Toni Freeman Join Public Broadcaster’s Staff
  (September 5, 2007)

• WHRO, NARO THEATRE TO PREVIEW KEN BURNS WWII DOCUMENTARY (September 4, 2007)

• WHRO CEO APPOINTED TO GOVERNOR’S ROUNDTABLE (August 28, 2007)

• WHRO TV15 TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ON HOLOCAUST OBSERVANCE
  Paper Clips Chronicles Tennessee Middle School Experiment (May 7, 2007)

• BERT SCHMIDT NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WHRO
  Veteran Public Broadcaster to Assume WHRO Leadership (April 10, 2007)

• WHRV LAUNCHES SCIENCE SEGMENT DURING AFTERNOON DRIVE TIME (January 17, 2007)

• WHRO, WHRV TO BROADCAST PRESIDENT’S IRAQ STATEGY SPEECH
  Bush’s Address to Air 60 Minutes After Governor Kaine’s State of the Commonwealth (January 8, 2007)
  

• WHRV TALK SHOW EPISODE ACCEPTED FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST
  HearSay with Cathy Lewis Program on Native Americans at Jamestown Streaming on NativeRadio.org (January 5, 2007)

• WHRO EXECUTIVES RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Brayboy Awarded McCormick Tribune Fellowship; Crum Appointed to National Educational Telecommunications Association Committee (January 4, 2007)
  
  

• JAMESTOWN DOCUMENTARY TO AIR ON WHRO-TV DECEMBER 28
  (December 15, 2006)

• WHRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
  Four Tapped for Leadership Roles (December 13, 2006)

• WHRV 89.5FM ADDS R&B CHRONICLES TO FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP
  Host Jae Sinnett to Present Retrospective of R&B and Soul Music (December 8, 2006)

• WHRO LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO SEEK INPUT ON CEO SEARCH
  Public Broadcaster Invites Community to Weigh In on its Next Chief Executive (December 1, 2006)

• WHRV 89.5 TO AIR NPR INVESTIGATION OF MILITARY TREATMENT OF
  SOLDIERS SUFFERING FROM PTSD AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WAR ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED - MONDAY DECEMBER 4 (December 1, 2006)

• 90.3 WHRO RADIO ANCHOR RESIGNS
  Lane Dare to Pursue Other Opportunities (November 30, 2006)

• WHRO TO BROADCAST LOCALLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (November 7, 2006)

• HEARSAY WITH CATHY LEWIS CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
  (November 2, 2006)

• WHRO’s SPOOKY “HAUNTS” NO. 3 HALLOWEEN DOWNLOAD ON iTUNES (October 31, 2006)

• WHRO’s FALL RADIO COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN SURPASSES 2005 RESULT (October 31, 2006)

• WHRO-TV 15 NEW MORNING SCHEDULE RAISES VIEWERSHIP AMONG CHILDREN, FAMILIES (October 31, 2006)

• WHRO TV15 TO AIR KING NEPTUNE SPECIAL PROGRAM (October 12, 2006)

• WHRO 90.3FM TO AIR VIRGINIA SYMPHONY CONCERTS
  (October 12, 2006)

• WHRV RETURNS THE JEFFERSON HOUR TO ITS TUESDAY SCHEDULE
  Counterspin and Left, Right and Center return to Thursdays
  (October 12, 2006)

• WHRO 90.3FM to conduct Classical Commuter Experiment – in Stressbusting! (October 11, 2006)

• WHRO PREMIERES OPERA INSIGHTS ON 90.3FM (September 18, 2006)

• WHRO TV15 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING LINEUP INCREASES RATINGS
  PBS Kids Block Credited for Increased Viewing (September 18, 2006)

• WHRO RECEIVES INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
  New Planned Giving Initiative Garners National Attention (September 18, 2006)

• WHRO GOVERNING BOARD ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JOSEPH WIDOFF (September 1, 2006)

• WHRO ANNOUNCES FM STATION PROGRAMMING CHANGES (August 17, 2006)

• CATHY LEWIS TO HOST MORNING TALK SHOW ON WTAR 850AM
  Popular public radio personality continues to host HearSay with Cathy Lewis on WHRV 89.5FM  (July 21, 2006)

• WHRO TV15 WELCOMES BILL MOYERS BACK TO PUBLIC TELEVISION
  Faith and Reason Series Begins June 27th (June 12, 2006)

• WHRO TO PRESENT GEDDY AWARD TO TWO AREA SCHOOLS (June 7, 2006)

• WHRO TV15 TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NORFOLK SOUTHERN CEO
  Charles W. Moorman the Subject of History’s Business Interview
  (May 24, 2006)

• WHRO RECEIVES 2005 EMMY NOMINATION
  Public Broadcaster Recognized for Civil War Documentary (May 16, 2006)

• WHRO HONORS AREA SCHOOLS IN GREAT COMPUTER CHALLENGE
  Junior Division Honors Awarded on April 29th (May 10, 2006)

• NPR NEWS ANCHOR NEAL CONAN TO APPEAR AT WHRO EVENT
  Talk of the Nation Host to Give Noontime Lecture at Chrysler Museum
  (May 10, 2006)

• WHRV’s HEARSAY WITH CATHY LEWIS TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM WILLIAMSBURG
  Public Radio Talk Show Invites Live Audience to Kimball Theatre (May 5, 2006)

• ROGER DUVALL JOINS STAFF OF WHRO ( May 5, 2006)

• WHRO ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF VIRGINIA’S PBS TEACHERLINE ONLINE COURSE OFFERINGS (April 18, 2006)

• WHRO ADDS ANNOUNCERS TO CLASSICAL/FINE ARTS STATION STAFF (March 27, 2006)

• WHRO HONORS AREA STUDENT WINNERS IN GREAT COMPUTER CHALLENGE (March 24, 2006)

• WHRO’s RADIO  SPRING FUNDRAISER TO FEATURE SPECIAL EVENTS
  Appearance by NPR Personality Neal Conan Highlights Membership Opportunities (March 23, 2006)

• WHRO AWARDED “READY TO LEAD IN LITERACY” GRANT (February 16, 2006)

• WHRO EXPANDS RADIO COVERAGE OF 2006 GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Jan. 20, 2006)

• Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Mozart’s Requiem (Jan. 10, 2006)