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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In contrast to perceptions that today’s youth may be apathetic or uninformed about social and political issues, there are large numbers of young people who are not just engaged but who are embracing leadership roles -
In the wake of a leaked, draft opinion from a majority on the United States Supreme Court, legal experts are trying to predict what it could mean, and state lawmakers are contemplating their next steps.
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Three VCU Art school graduates share their thoughts about what it means to pursue professional endeavors as artists.
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Opioid addiction has ripped through Southwest Virginia communities, two of which are at the top of national rankings of pills prescribed. Those localities are trying new methods to help those affected recover.
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Point of Fork, Virginia, is a place in Fluvanna County where a river separates or where two rivers come together, depending on your point of view. It’s the site of a noted Revolutionary War skirmish. And it’s also the setting for a present-day battle of wills.
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After nearly 400 years, Virginia’s Rappahannock Indian tribe is again in possession of much of its ancestral home. The tribe is believed to have inhabited Fones Cliffs for thousands of years before English colonization of Virginia.
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A small team of committed neighbors in Southwest Virginia spends hours each week stocking shelves and greeting customers. Everything in this little emporium is free for people who come to shop.
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For decades, Richmond leaders have talked about wanting to re-envision and recreate public housing neighborhoods. It appears that the time may have come.
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Richmond’s six largest public housing communities are slated for demolition. In their place, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing, along with private and public partners, say they will build mixed-income housing that will offer newer, cleaner, safer yet still affordable units.
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A number of small, independent schools offer alternative approaches to education. One of those is the Howard Gardner School in Alexandria, Virginia, where the Theory of Multiple Intelligences is a pathway to academic success, sometimes for students who haven’t found success elsewhere.
