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Welcome to WHRO’s 2025 PBS Kids Writers Contest Award Celebration! Tonight, we honor outstanding young storytellers from across Virginia. Their entries stood out through three rounds of judging, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Congress has voted to cut back roughly a billion dollars in federal funding for public broadcasting outlets, which means local public media stations like WHRO in Norfolk are facing ...

“It hurts, but we’ll be OK,” said Bert Schmidt, CEO of WHRO Public Media. “It’s just another example of attacks on the media.” Schmidt is reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to cancel $1.1 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down after losing all federal funding, putting nearly $2 million in annual support for WHRO Public Media at risk. WHRO, based in ...

Schmidt will continue leading WHRO throughout the transition, according to a news release. “It has been the privilege of a lifetime to lead WHRO,” Schmidt said in the release. “Everything we have ...

May 22, 2026 • This week Armed Forces Brewing Company shuttered its doors in 2025 after controversial statements from its CEO. Now, the brewery is back and it's suing a string of critics for $50 ...