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Bert Schmidt retweeted
26 Jun 2024
The cargo ship Dali is now in Hampton Roads, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge's supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse.
Read more from the Associated Press here: tinyurl.com/5n7ta5mt
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
27 Apr 2024
Shoutout to our very own President and CEO Bert Schmidt and Chief Content Officer Heather Mazzoni for being named one of @coastalvamag's Dynamic Duos 🤝
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
17 Apr 2024
The Virginia Department of Transportation celebrated a major breakthrough in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion project Wednesday with crews digging the first of two new tunnels.
🎥: VDOT HRBT Expansion Project
Read more from @JournoMurph here:tinyurl.com/4szhvan5
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
12 Apr 2024
I am devastated at the passing of a dear friend and someone who helped transform American television news, Robin MacNeil. He and Jim Lehrer were partners in creating the iconic @NewsHour on @PBS and it was the honor of my life to work with and learn from them.
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
22 Jan 2024
Paul Shugrue, host of "Out of the Box," is celebrating 20 years at WHRO Public Media 🎉
Congratulations, Paul! Stay tuned to our socials to see how we'll be celebrating this milestone 👀
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19 Jan 2024
WHRO Public Media Welcomes Vice President of News Maurice Jones whro.org/community/44244-whr… via @WHRO
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
19 Jan 2024
Maurice Jones ’92 has been named vice president of news at @WHRO. whro.org/community/44244-whr…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
10 Nov 2023
Our latest on eminent domain, college expansions and the disruption of Black communities. #Virginia lawmakers vow to examine the impacts. @VCIJ_Tweet @WHRO @propublica vcij.org/stories/virginia-la…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
29 Jun 2023
The idea of borrowing from a library isn’t new — but one local library wanted to serve the city’s outdoors enthusiasts. In addition to books, seeds, plants and board games, the Princess Anne Library in southern Virginia Beach now offers surfboards, too.
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
30 Jun 2023
Women Marines and veterans packed a field house at boot camp at Parris Island earlier this month to watch the decommissioning of the historic Fourth Battalion.
The Parris Island unit trained nearly every female recruit to join the Marines since the 1940s.
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
28 Jun 2023
Overflowing bins, diapers in the recycling, smoldering charcoal in the trash: Hampton officials say violations of the city’s household waste regulations are rising.
Officials now hope increasing penalties for such violations will help curb the problems.
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
22 Jun 2023
The Chesapeake Bay Program says a lack of rainfall this spring has led to less nutrient pollution, which in turn is leading to fewer "dead zones" in the bay this year.
Listen here: podcasts.whro.org/whroReport…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
23 Jun 2023
A group of Norfolk residents is pushing the city to turn land at the recently closed Lambert’s Point Golf Course into a public park: whro.org/news/local-news/392…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
20 Jun 2023
The city spent $112 million from HUD on the Ohio Creek Watershed Project, and plans to celebrate its completion this week.
Here's the interesting story of how it came about and how it's being received: whro.org/news/local-news/391…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
20 Jun 2023
“We may have people who are literally losing their lives because research is gathering dust somewhere or people aren't aware of the research or recommendations coming out of that research are ignored." whro.org/news/local-news/390…
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
13 Jun 2023
“When we don’t see a lot of LGBTQ people in mainstream films, it’s really limiting,” says Cathleen Rhodes, Director of Gay Cultural Studies at ODU. Virginia Queer Film Festival aims to change that. Read more below:
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
12 Jun 2023
Deja Taylor's 6-year-old brought a gun to school and shot his teacher in January. Today, Taylor pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining and possessing a firearm and lying on a federal form in order to buy it.
#whronews #whropublicmedia #localnews
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
7 Jun 2023
Gay veterans helped found spaces in Hampton Roads where they could celebrate their identities. Half a century on, WHRO's Barry Graham talks to founders of the area's first gay newspaper.
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8 Jun 2023
It has been an honor working with you @BeachSupe during these past nine years.
5 Jun 2023
Aaron Spence @BeachSupe will end his 9-year tenure as superintendent and move to Loudoun County Schools. He'll hold a virtual press conference at noon Tuesday to answer questions about his departure.
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Bert Schmidt retweeted
2 Jun 2023
In 2018, @VIMS_News declared success in boosting the Chesapeake Bay seagrass population.
The next year, there was a huge die-off. The institute's new research looks at why, and it's "a climate change story," they say:
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