Jeff Bossert
Morning Edition Host at WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)
Morning Edition Host at WVTF/Radio IQ Obsessed with movies, Cubs baseball, and the music of Wilco.
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2 weeks ago |
wvtf.org | Jeff Bossert
For nearly 40 years, volunteers and environmental experts have made sure Smith Mountain Lake is ready for a season of fishing, swimming, and other recreational use. And while finding help over that time is rarely a problem, concerns about Harmful Algae Blooms are bringing new focus to their work. Ferrum College laboratory supervisor Carol Love has been monitoring Smith Mountain Lake since the late 1990’s.
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2 months ago |
wvtf.org | Jeff Bossert
The US has a long history of same-sex colleges, but in the last 100 years, that number has shrunk to about 30 women’s institutions, and just a handful of men’s universities. A few of those schools are still operating in Virginia. We were curious about the pitch they make to prospective students, and what these colleges do to remain relevant.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
wvtf.org | Jeff Bossert
The job of paramedic typically has a high turnover rate, often strained by a lack of grant money and other resources. But a new partnership launching Tuesday takes a more regional approach, helping hospitals, ambulance companies, and fire departments. For the first time, three community colleges will offer paramedic training. Joey Greer heads the Emergency Medical Services program at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
ourcommunitynow.com | Jeff Bossert
One of downtown Roanoke’s best-known buildings will stand out Friday night. Rare Disease Day , and the colors associated with it, also come at a time when funding to study rare illnesses is very much in question. The Wells Fargo Tower will be lit up in pink, green, purple, and blue to mark the date - always the last day in February. Rare diseases, by definition, impact less than one in two-thousand people. Meanwhile, there’s somewhere from seven to ten-thousand rare diseases that are known.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
wvtf.org | Jeff Bossert
One of downtown Roanoke’s best-known buildings will stand out Friday night. Rare Disease Day, and the colors associated with it, also come at a time when funding to study rare illnesses is very much in question. The Wells Fargo Tower will be lit up in pink, green, purple, and blue to mark the date - always the last day in February. Rare diseases, by definition, impact less than one in two-thousand people. Meanwhile, there’s somewhere from seven to ten-thousand rare diseases that are known.
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