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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A Navy veteran and father of four, Joseph Carter is still getting used to being out of prison. He talks about the wrongful conviction that put him behind bars and how he regained his freedom. -
Documentarian and psychology professor Shawn Utsey says the death of Irvo Otieno is emblematic of America’s tendency to criminalize the mental health needs of Black people
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George Mason University is providing a new resource to help local communities deal with current and potential problems prompted by climate change.
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According to the state’s rail companies, there is still a love affair with trains
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Exploring the contributions of the state’s largest immigrant population and how Asian Americans are working to help Afghan refugees who came to Virginia after the Taliban took control of their country.
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VPM News Focal Point anchor Angie Miles speaks with Larry Sabato — the director of UVA's Center for Politics — about former President Donald Trump.
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In 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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Soul 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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In 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.
