See the Impact You Made in 2025

More than 400 people joined VPM at Richmond's Byrd Theater in May for the premiere of Chasing Cambodia, a documentary that explores one cyclist's journey to finding the balance between his Cambodian heritage and American upbringing.

In April, VPM and Clark Construction Group welcomed the children of construction trade and craft workers to our future headquarters site for a day of learning and fun.

On September 18, more than 150 people celebrated season 3 of Life in the Heart Land at the Sipe Center in Bridgewater, with panel discussions, screenings, artisan demonstrations and musical performances.

Style Weekly and VPM Music celebrated at the 21st Richmond Folk Festival in October. VPM Music hosted a live broadcast, and Style Weekly set up a Listening Lounge for festival goers.

In May, the Virginia Home Grown team, along with host Peggy Singlemann, visited the RVA Big Market to talk with community members, answer gardening questions, and teach kids how to make wildflower seed balls.

If you're walking through the Virginia State Capitol during session, chances are you will run into the VPM News capitol correspondents team, made up of state politics reporter Jahd Khalil and multimedia journalist Shaban Athuman.

"As journalists, we have a responsibility to uncover and spotlight what our state government is doing," says Jahd. "Building relationships, so we can have access to the senators, delegates and staff to ask questions. And knowing that we're capturing history is a huge motivator," adds Shaban.

2025 was a big year for VPM's podcast RVA's Got Issues as it launched both its second and third seasons. New to the podcast line-up in 2025 was The Virginia Press Room, featuring reporters from the Virginia Press Corps.

In November's election, all three statewide offices and all 100 members of the House of Delegates were on the ballot. "We're sharing our news stories across multiple platforms and in multiple formats," explained Elliott Robinson, VPM's news director.

VPM's award-winning docuseries celebrated the launch of its third season at a community event in Bridgewater in September. Over six episodes, Life in the Heart Land spotlighted Virginia's rural areas as sources of innovative solutions and change.

With its award-winning journalism and photography, Style Weekly remained a fixture in the Richmond community. In August 2025, Style Weekly celebrated the best of Richmond with Best Fest at The Branch Museum of Design.

Happy anniversary to VPM's longest-running series, Virginia Home Grown! In 2025, host Peggy Singlemann and team kicked off the 25th season of the fan-favorite show that highlights the unique richness of gardens and natural ecosystems throughout Virginia.

In July, VPM delivered posters, Sesame Street materials, booklets, videos and other early learning resources to five Charlottesville-area WIC (Women, Infants & Children) offices in partnership with the Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation and the Blue Ridge Health District.

Did you know that 90% of a child's brain develops by age 5? VPM partnered with the Robins Foundation and Thrive Birth to Five to develop a broadcast and digital campaign called "90by5." More than 5,000 people visited 90by5.org to learn more.

Zero Waste, a YouTube series focused on sustainability, offers solutions to help people improve their health, finances and the environment. In 2025, more than 40,000 people watched episodes on growing plants, sustainable lawn care and fixing fast fashion.

Because of your support, VPM expanded our news coverage in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. In May, we welcomed Hannah Davis-Reid to the VPM News team as our new general assignment reporter based in Charlottesville.

Because of your support, VPM welcomes students to our headquarters to learn about media and community engagement. In March, a Spanish class from Rockingham County's Turner Ashby High School traveled to Richmond to tour VPM.

VPM proudly hosted the country's first screening of The American Revolution in March at the Altria Theater, featuring acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.

VPM's original production Shenandoah premiered at the Virginia Film Festival in October and is poised to bring national recognition to this Virginia treasure in 2026. This extraordinary film immerses viewers in the heart of Shenandoah National Park.

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