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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WatchIn just a few months, the temporary parole granted to Afghans who fled their country when Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 will end. Their hopes for remaining legal in the United States depend on Congress taking action. So far that has not happened. We spoke with Afghans we interviewed a year ago to hear about their resettlement and concerns for their future.
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WatchSoul Food Junkies” explores the joys of Soul Food and its complicated connection to poor health in the Black community in his documentary. Documentarian Byron Hurt takes a deep dive into deep fried food with VPM News Focal Point anchor, Angie Miles.
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WatchIn America, an increasing number of physicians are treating food as medicine. One pediatrician has adjusted her pediatric practice to take children and their families into the kitchen. The Dr. Yum Project, which is the name of the non-profit, has impacted the health outcomes of thousands, including children in 29 states using the Dr. Yum preschool curriculum
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Jerry Williams and Mark Reed have seen much change since they met in 1990.
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WatchChanges meant to improve quality and cost of medical care may impact more than intended.
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WatchIrene Leech has spent her career advocating for consumers and protecting Virginian’s personal privacy. She is the president of the Virginia Citizens Consumer Council and a professor at Virginia Tech professor.She discusses the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and what people can do to make sure their information is safe.
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WatchOutside hackers pose known threats to students’ private information, but what about leaks from the software that schools trust?
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Revenue from hunting and fishing licenses generates millions of dollars for conservation efforts statewide.
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WatchJames Densley is a criminal justice professor at Metro State University in St. Paul, Minnesota and the co-author of, “The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic.” He is also the co-creator of The Violence Project, which is considered the most comprehensive database of mass shooting violence in the United States.
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WatchPower is divided in Virginia's General Assembly. Democrats and Republicans have used their respective majorities to block most controversial legislation. That means that there were no new restrictions or expansions of abortion rights, and no major changes to gun control laws or LGBTQ+ rights.
