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- BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information in English and 42 other languages. They have a global network of correspondents who provide impartial news and reports on location.
- Evening Edition (with selected Forums from the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia) is a half-hour weekly public affairs program produced by the WVTF News Department. The Miller Center Forum presents more than 60 speakers each year, drawn from high-ranking public officials and others involved in shaping public policy, from the academy, and from journalists covering national and international events.
- Studio Virginia - Produced by the WVTF News Department, Studio Virginia covers arts and culture for central and southwest Virginia.
- Interfaith Voices - Interfaith Voices, hosted by Maureen Fiedler, is a show designed to promote interfaith understanding through dialogue. The show covers several stories per week and broadcasts the top religion news of the week as well as provides commentaries from many traditions and viewpoints.
- With Good Reason - Featuring in-depth interviews with leading scholars from Virginia's public universities, With Good Reason runs the gamut from jazz masters and the expanding universe to new surgical techniques and the business of making business. Whether the focus is winemaking, Appalachian dialects, Native American archaeology, Shakespeare's views on race, or questions of violence and forgiveness, With Good Reason is always surprising, mind-expanding, challenging and fun. With Good Reason is a production of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium.
- The People's Pharmacy - Everything from home remedies to the latest breakthrough drugs are discussed on The People's Pharmacy. Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon talk to leading experts to discuss issues relating to drugs, herbs, home remedies, vitamins and related health topics. Joe and Terry Graedon are the co-authors of the best-selling People's Pharmacy series of books. The Graedons also write a syndicated newspaper column, which is widely distributed in the US and abroad.
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American Public Media (APM) - Speaking of Faith - Hosted by Krista Tippett, Speaking of Faith is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. The show does not always have "religion" itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of American life — asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection.
- Weekend America - Hosted by public radio veteran Bill Radke, the program features short, entertaining segments on newsmakers, issues of the day and the arts. Weekend America is smart radio that fits into every Saturday routine, offering listeners thoughtful, engaging stories produced by the best radio talent across the country. The show's expansion in February 2007 features reporters located in Boston, New York and other major metropolitan areas across the country. This coast-to-coast, border-to-border reporting connects communities to memorable stories and places like never before.
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National Public Radio (NPR) - All Things Considered - Since it first went on the air May 3, 1971, almost everything about this program has changed. But one thing remains the same: the determination to get the day's big stories on the air, and to bring them alive through sound and voice. Each weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews and offbeat features. In 1977, All Things Considered expanded to seven days a week with one-hour news magazines Saturday and Sunday evenings.
- The Diane Rehm Show - For more than 20 years, The Diane Rehm Show has offered listeners thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with many of the most distinguished people of our times. Each week, more than 1.4 million listeners across the country tune in to the program. Ms. Rehm's guests include many of the nation's top newsmakers, journalists and authors. To join in the discussion, call 800-433-8850 or e-mail drshow@wamu.org.
- Day To Day is the newest show to hit the airwaves from NPR. Hosted by NPR correspondent Alex Chadwick, this newsmagazine involves new as well as familiar NPR voices, station-based reporters, and a new contributing partner: Slate Magazine. Day To Day will deliver major news stories and intriguing features.
- Fresh Air with Terry Gross is one of public radio's most-popular programs. Produced by WHYY in Philadelphia, the Peabody award-winning show is described as a weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues.
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Justice Talking
takes an in-depth look at the key cases and controversies before the
- Morning Edition, for more than two decades, has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports. With nearly 13 million listeners, the show draws public radio's largest audience. Produced by NPR in Washington, D.C. and hosted by Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep, the show draws on reporting from correspondents based in 13 countries around the world, and producers and reporters in 19 locations in the U.S.
- Talk of the Nation - Hosted by Neal Conan, Talk of the Nation offers call-in listeners the opportunity to join enlightening discussions with decision-makers, authors, academicians and artists from around the world. To join the discussion, call 800-989-8255 or e-mail talk@npr.org.
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Public Radio International (PRI)
- Studio 360 presents richly textured and emotionally resonant stories that look at art's creative influence and transformative power in everyday life.
- The Changing World - hosted by The World's Lisa Mullins, the program features one-hour documentaries on international topics.
- The World is a one-hour weekday international news magazine.
- This American Life - Produced by WBEZ Chicago and distributed by PRI, This American Life is a weekly program describing and documenting contemporary American life.
- To the Point - Hosted by Warren Olney, "To the Point" is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and PRI.
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