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Apply to join the ranks of our freelance reporters!
Send a brief introduction and a few examples of your published work to Assistant News Editor, Randi B. Hagi (hagirb@jmu.edu) to be considered and learn more about our freelancer program.
We pay per-story for original, local, fact-checked radio pieces that illuminate the region's current events for our listeners.
Recent stories from our freelance reporters
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Senator Tim Kaine visited the Shenandoah Valley Thursday. He met with aviation business leaders at Blue Ridge Community College and with faculty and staff… -
This Friday marks 70 years since students at Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia walked out of class to protest racial segregation in Prince Edward… -
Several JMU physicists lent a hand to a groundbreaking particle physics discovery that jolted the global science community since last week. WMRA’s Calvin… -
The board that oversees the Middle River Regional Jail near Staunton is considering whether to expand the facility, which has become overcrowded in recent… -
Gemeinschaft Home provides refuge in Harrisonburg for men rejoining society after incarceration, but that option hasn’t been available for women in the… -
In February, James Madison University's Board of Visitors unanimously selected new names for three campus buildings. Their choices were notable in more… -
An experience for one woman at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg highlights concerns about racial bias in healthcare, especially regarding the distribution of… -
The effort to fight racial segregation in schools will continue into the future. What are local officials doing to address the problem? WMRA’s Bridget… -
According to two studies released last November, school segregation is getting worse across Virginia, and in particular in the Harrisonburg area. But… -
The first round of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was shipped out to hospitals across Virginia this week, and frontline healthcare workers at Sentara RMH got…
