VCC Magazine Summer 2020

V irginia C apitol C onnections , S ummer 2020 16 To get on our contact list and keep apprised of all the show schedules, send your email address to TWIVA@CapitolSquare.com Coming this Fall to ! DISCUSSION WITH VIRGINIA’S NEWSMAKERS Featuring David Bailey, producer and host of 500+ shows with 1,000+ guests on This Week in Richmond , Virginia’s PBS stations This Week in Richmond ran for 13 years, and many influential Virginians appeared on over 500 shows. TWIR always provided guests with an opportunity to speak in more than sound bites, and never once was there a request to edit, record again or pull a show. James Baum and Will Anderson at Blue Ridge PBS saw the need for a public affairs show for SWVA. They chose the name, and the Blue Ridge team became the presenting station. After a year TWIR was virtually statewide with the PBS stations in Harrisonburg, Norfolk and Richmond began airing the weekly shows. Three years ago under the leadership of John Felton, the Community Idea Station in Richmond became the presenting station. This summer VPM cancelled TWIR at the end of its season. Thanks to each of the many underwriters whose financial support made the shows possible: M.E. Marty Hall, Jr. who helped secure most of the early underwriters Donnie Ratliff, Sandy Davis, Elizabeth Newton, McGrady & McGrady, Nuckols Drugstore, Bluefield College, Bernie Henderson (Dignity), Deborah Johnston, Barry Moore (Haley Buick), Roanoke Gas • Associations: VSFA, VSCA ISupportVirginiaHospitals.com www.vachamber.com/foundation/