VPM
Kimberly Strother is an experienced radio news host currently working at VPM since March 2023. Prior to this role, Kimberly served as on-air talent and board operator at WRIR-LP 97.3 FM from August 2017 to March 2023. Kimberly has also held several positions at SummitMedia, LLC, including morning show producer, voice over artist, traffic reporter, board operator, and member of the promotions team from February 2020 to July 2022. Additional experience includes working as a news specialist at WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media from October 2018 to January 2020 and being part of the promotions team at both Entercom and iHeartMedia between March 2017 and November 2018. Kimberly holds an undergraduate degree in Mass Communication with a focus on broadcast journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University, earned between 2014 and 2018.
VPM
VPM connects nearly 2 million people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to insightful programming in arts and culture, history, science, news and education. VPM operates public television stations VPM PBS, VPM Plus, VPM PBS KIDS, lifestyle channel VPM Create and international program channel VPM WORLD, as well as Richmond NPR station VPM News (88.9 FM) and VPM Music (107.3 FM, 93.1 FM and 88.9-HD2). In the Northern Neck (89.1 FM) and Southside Virginia (90.1 FM), listeners receive a combination of news and music. Audiences can access VPM online at VPM.org and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.