Angie Miles
Host/ProducerAngie Miles, Host/Producer, is one of Virginia’s most experienced broadcast journalists, known for her decades of anchoring at WTVR CBS 6 and WWBT NBC 12 in Richmond, and reporting at WVIR in Charlottesville and WVPT in Harrisonburg. She founded a literacy nonprofit called HAPPY Reading and taught broadcast news at Virginia Commonwealth University. Miles holds two degrees from the University of Virginia, a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Education. With deep connections across Virginia, Miles will anchor the show and host VPM News Focal Point and special broadcasts.
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WatchA Harrisonburg teacher, husband and father suffered a traumatic brain injury after a sudden illness. He explains how it changed his life and what it’s like to live with an invisible disability. -
WatchChild poverty is on the rise in Virginia. Rachael Deane, with Voices for Virginia’s Children says focusing on the state’s youngest residents could be a solution for a variety of issues connected to poverty.
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WatchA Petersburg woman shares candidly the true costs of living with poverty. As a former foster child, she has had to overcome many challenges, including hunger and homelessness, to reach greater financial stability. She says most don’t understand the creativity and resilience required of those struggling to get by with very little.
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WatchSome say the way to push back against offensive speech is by allowing even more speech. Suzanne Nossel, PEN America CEO and author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All explains why policing speech is a bad solution.
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While veterans make up about 6% of the general population, they make up 8% of the prison population. We spoke with a number of those behind bars, and they cite post-traumatic stress disorder as well as trouble transitioning out of the military as factors that led them to prison.
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One way of honoring those who make the ultimate sacrifice is to care for their children. A Soldier’s Child Foundation exists for that purpose—to nurture and support the children of active-duty service members who have died.
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WatchThere’s a connection with what students eat and how they perform academically, so Virginia’s Department of Education is trying to get healthier food options in front of kids in the Commonwealth. We speak with Dr. Sandy Curwood, director of Virginia’s school nutrition programs about this new effort.
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WatchVirginia provides special services for veterans entangled in the criminal justice system. Why are those who have served at a higher risk and what’s being done to help those who have served the country?
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WatchWhile veterans make up about 6% of the general population, they make up 8% of the prison population. We spoke with a number of those behind bars, and they cite post-traumatic stress disorder as well as trouble transitioning out of the military as factors that led them to prison.
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WatchLongtime Virginians are familiar with Virginia Beach and possibly with Buckroe Beach in Hampton, but beginning in the late 1800s, there was a different destination available for Black people looking for a safe holiday in the sun.
