WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)
WVTF is the National Public Radio affiliate that provides coverage for a large part of southwestern Virginia. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, the station is operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) via its fundraising organization, the Virginia Tech Foundation. WVTF broadcasts a variety of news and talk shows sourced from NPR, BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and various other media outlets.
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wvtf.org | Holly J. Morris
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wvtf.org | Katherine Hafner
When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown while trapped in cages underwater. Conservation groups are asking Virginia regulators to require a solution: adding small gadgets to crab traps that keep terrapins out while still allowing crabs to enter.
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wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
June 19th marks Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Historic Smithfield in Blacksburg honored Juneteenth by reading aloud the names of those who were enslaved at the plantation. Representatives from local branches of the NAACP, and other community members, read aloud the names of 226 people known to have been enslaved at Smithfield, many of whom do not have a recorded last name.
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wvtf.org | Bridget Manley
Virginia lawmakers made significant changes to the state’s testing system this spring aimed at reforming the Standards of Learning tests across the commonwealth. One aspect of the legislation has raised concerns among parents and educators: the requirement that the SOL tests will count as 10% of students’ final grades. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
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wvtf.org | Roxy Todd
Jacob Robinson grew up in Galax, and his grandmother traveled by bus to attend the Wytheville Training School, one of a handful of Black schools across Southwest Virginia“There was a huge emphasis on the institution of education for Black community members here,” Robinson said. Schools like the Wytheville Training School and the Calfee Training School in Pulaski were built in the 1800s and stayed open until schools integrated.
WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA) journalists
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123 Example Street
City, Country 12345
Phone
+1 (555) 123-4567
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