Robbie Harris
WVTF/RADIO IQ New River Valley Bureau ChiefRobbie Harris is based in Blacksburg, covering the New River Valley and southwestern Virginia.
The former news director of WBEZ/ Chicago Public Radio and WHYY in Philadelphia, she led award-winning news teams and creative projects. Early in her career, she was the Humanities Reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio, and also served as a tape editor on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
Robbie worked at New Jersey Public Television and WCAU/CBS TV in Philadelphia while she pursued her Master's Degree at the University of Pennsylvania. During college, she was a Page at Saturday Night Live in New York and a reporter and program host for Cross Country Cable Television in Somerville, NJ. Robbie also worked at the Rutgers College Radio Station, WRSU and was part of the team which founded "Knight Time Television" at the university.
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People who oppose the Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline project are continuing the fight to stop it. This week, three women set out on a relay run…
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When COVID-19 began changing everyone’s lives in the winter of 2020, the town of Blacksburg started planning ahead. It mobilized resources and created a…
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At a time when people are looking for ways to save the planet, the town of Floyd is offering a kind of virtual road map. The tiny town is taking on the…
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It’s long been known that racial inequality tracks with higher rates of health problems and earlier death. Now Virginia has become the first state in the…
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As the country continues to grapple with racism, new cultural engagement centers are ramping up on campus. They’re charting a course toward better…
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For more than two years anti-pipeline protesters have been living up in the tree canopy, in an effort to block the way forward for the Mountain Valley…
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Law enforcement officers have apparently begun removing protesters from the Yellow Finch Lane site, according to the group Appalachians Against…
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If you have an idea for a cool, new, eco-friendly business you’ve always dreamed of starting, Southwest Virginia is looking for you. Grant money is…
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The recent black out in Texas got people wondering: Could something like that happen here?The Lone Star state lives up to its name especially when it…
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U.S. Capital law enforcement is on high alert in case of more violent actions against the government. Part of the problem is the easy spread of conspiracy…