Randi B. Hagi
News Reporter, Assistant News EditorRandi B. Hagi first joined the WMRA team in 2019 as a freelance reporter. Her work has been featured on NPR and other NPR member stations; in The Harrisonburg Citizen, where she previously served as the assistant editor;The Mennonite; Mennonite World Review; and Eastern Mennonite University's Crossroads magazine.
Randi grew up bouncing around the East Coast with roots in West Virginia. Outside of the media world, she has also worked in restaurants, managed the kitchen at the nonprofit Our Community Place, and raised ducks and sheep. You can contact Randi at hagirb@jmu.edu.
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The Trump administration is working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The two largest funding sources it oversees for public schools are Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA [can pronounce as "idea" or I-D-E-A]. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi looked at how that money is used by local schools. -
Last December, WMRA reported on the end of Virginia's subminimum wage program. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi now brings you an interview with one family who's been affected by this change. -
The former leaders of the company Nexus are once again changing attorneys in a criminal case where they stand accused of financially exploiting a young man. And one of the leaders is under the court's scrutiny for allegedly assaulting that man. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Skateboarders celebrated the long-awaited reopening of Harrisonburg's skate park on Friday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA reported earlier this month about a local FEMA employee and a produce distribution program that were affected by federal cuts and funding freezes. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi has an update. -
In the midst of President Donald Trump's ongoing campaign against unauthorized immigration, Governor Glenn Youngkin directed Virginia's state and local law enforcement to assist federal officers with various operations. WMRA reporters Randi B. Hagi and Calvin Pynn teamed up to see how this is playing out on the ground. This is the second installment of a two-part report. -
In the midst of President Donald Trump's ongoing campaign against unauthorized immigration, Governor Glenn Youngkin directed Virginia's state and local law enforcement to assist federal officers with various operations. WMRA reporters Randi B. Hagi and Calvin Pynn teamed up to see how this is playing out on the ground. This is the first installment of a two-part report. -
We continue to trace the trickle-down effects of funding changes at the federal level. One program that distributes local produce is facing steep funding cuts. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Among the thousands of federal workers terminated in the first month of President Donald Trump's second term are at least 200 employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. One of them, a Shenandoah Valley resident, spoke to WMRA's Randi B. Hagi about his experience. -
The city of Charlottesville unveiled a state historical marker on Monday that recognizes the sales of enslaved men, women, and children on Court Square in the 18th and 19th centuries. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
