WHRV invites you to explore a layered history featuring real stories about the people, culture, art, events, and human experience that make Hampton Roads unique. You can also dig deeper, offer story suggestions, and learn more about WHRV’s Open Channel at whrv.org/openchannel
Latest episodes
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Ken Wright
Ken Wright is the head of the local Buffalo Riders, a group of black cowboys who pay homage to the Buffalo soldiers - the African American cavalry and infantry units. Wright is als…
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Edgar Cayce: Enlightening the Shore
If you’ve lived in the Virginia Beach area for a while you’re probably familiar with Edgar Cayce, also called “The Sleeping Prophet.” Jessica Newell is an archivist at the Edgar Ca…
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Thelma Peterson: "Of Salt & Sand"
Thelma Peterson is a musician and visual artist who lives on Virginia’s outer banks. Her music and art celebrate the natural beauty of the Eastern Shore—and she has a new CD that’s…
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Commentary: Not Quitting Falcon Squad
The last couple of years has had a strange effect on many of us. WHRV's Gina Gambony is no exception. For this episode of Open Channel, she reflects on a new hobby she acquired qui…
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Commentary: Not Quitting Falcon Squad
The last couple of years has had a strange effect on many of us. WHRV's Gina Gambony is no exception. For this episode of Open Channel, she reflects on a new hobby she acquired qui…
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Derelict Vessels in Virginia Waters
Just adjacent to First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach sits Broad Bay. Legend has it Blackbeard used to hide among its inlets. Anchored just off the shoreline sits a sinking b…
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Marie Osmond has a new album--and visits Norfolk for "A Symphonic Christmas"
It turns out superstar performer Marie Osmond is … a little bit opera. Her new album, called “Unexpected,” was released last week, featuring popular selections from the songbooks o…
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Danny Epperson Remembers Mal Vincent
The world lost a big personality who lived among us in Hampton Roads. Film critic Mal Vincent passed away on Saturday night, November 27 at the age of 83. On this episode of “Open…
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The Buffalo Riders
Locals Anthony Sutton and Ken Wright have formed the Buffalo Riders who pay tribute to the legendary Buffalo Soldiers who helped the US to settle the West and, to the Black Cowboys…
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The 1922 Roma Airship Disaster
On Norfolk's Little Creek Road is historical marker KV-9 which marks the location of the 1922 crash of the Airship Roma. At the time, it was the greatest aeronautical disaster in t…
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The legacy of Grace Sherwood, the alleged "Witch of Pungo"
Most of us know Witchduck Road for construction, traffic, and eminent domain, but it actually has a much deeper history that dates back more than 300 years.