Billy Shields
Multimedia Journalist, Chesterfield CountyBilly Shields has decades of journalism experience in television, radio and print. Before joining VPM he worked as an MMJ for TV news outlets in Montreal, Canada and for newspapers in Mexico, Miami and the Caribbean. He has won awards for a retrospective on the Oka Crisis and investigations into questionable sewage contracts in the Virgin Islands and the gray market of lawsuit loans in Miami.
Shields earned a bachelor's from Kenyon College and a master's in Latin American Studies and Journalism from the University of Florida. He's a member of the National Press Photographers Association, a former trainer with Journalists for Human Rights and a Canadian citizen.
He was born and raised in Richmond and began his career as a cub reporter for the Tidewater Review in West Point, Virginia.
Email Billy: [email protected]
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The city has used the same zoning code for nearly half a century. -
Almost half of Central Virginia’s Hispanic population lives in the county.
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“We’ve gotten to the point where we just need to start fresh.”
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House Freedom Caucus leader claims thousands of dollars in improper fees.
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Sheriff Karl Leonard featured in Trump Force 47 video
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The Family Foundation of Virginia organized the protest at Tuesday’s meeting.
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New policies on devices in schools are slated to start in fall 2025.
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The new Falling Creek Middle School will have room for 1,800 students.
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The Salvation Army is the city’s only overnight shelter for unhoused people.
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The Shockoe Institute is scheduled to open in fall 2025.
