Scott Lowe
@scutterlowe.bsky.social
Peace, Love, and Happiness to all. WMRA Membership Director, James Madison Alum, Sports Announcer, Bassist with the Automatic Sweethearts, Springsteen Fanatic, Wedding DJ, Father, and Husband of April Shelli "you had me at #NPR" Lowe
From WMRA News: Local hospitals are bracing for Medicaid funding cuts. The so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" cuts federal healthcare spending in several ways. Augusta Health and Valley Health told WMRA they're already planning for serious funding cuts.
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Local hospitals brace for Medicaid funding cuts
The budget legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4th cuts federal health spending by around $1 trillion over the next decade, as NPR previously reported. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
From WMRA News: Local hospitals are bracing for Medicaid funding cuts. The so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" cuts federal healthcare spending in several ways. Augusta Health and Valley Health told WMRA they're already planning for serious funding cuts.
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Hear local NPR station WMRA's report on the Trump pardon for the former Culpepper Virginia Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of taking at least 75k in bribes.
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Trump announces pardon for former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery
President Trump has announced his intention to pardon Scott Jenkins – the former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia – who was convicted on federal bribery charges late last year. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hear local NPR station WMRA's report on the Trump pardon for the former Culpepper Virginia Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of taking at least 75k in bribes.
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Check out the newly created page at WMRA- How Federal Funding for Public Media Works - and Why It's Essential for WMRA. www.wmra.org/how-federal-... . As news about Public Media Funding develops, we will update on that page, plus it's a great explainer on how NPR local station funding works.
How Federal Funding for Public Media Works - and Why It's Essential for WMRA
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May 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Check out the newly created page at WMRA- How Federal Funding for Public Media Works - and Why It's Essential for WMRA. www.wmra.org/how-federal-... . As news about Public Media Funding develops, we will update on that page, plus it's a great explainer on how NPR local station funding works.
The best way to combat misinformation is with information!
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Freedom of speech is shifting under the Trump administration. We're exploring how
Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The best way to combat misinformation is with information!
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Here is the science explained behind the #TorpedoBats ! MLB is happy for anything that gets the run totals up!
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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain
They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?
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April 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here is the science explained behind the #TorpedoBats ! MLB is happy for anything that gets the run totals up!
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How the end of Virginia's subminimum wage program affects real people. Randi B Hagi has this report from WMRA.
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Lacking subminimum wage employment, some families lose out
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.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How the end of Virginia's subminimum wage program affects real people. Randi B Hagi has this report from WMRA.
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Donate to NPR and PBS if you can.
March 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Donate to NPR and PBS if you can.
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(YELLS for those in the back)
Your NPR station is funded mostly by listeners.
Go set up a recurring donation. Even $10/month is good.
$10/month is $2.50 a week. You have that.
Donate money to your local NPR station. That is today’s mission.
Your NPR station is funded mostly by listeners.
Go set up a recurring donation. Even $10/month is good.
$10/month is $2.50 a week. You have that.
Donate money to your local NPR station. That is today’s mission.
March 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
(YELLS for those in the back)
Your NPR station is funded mostly by listeners.
Go set up a recurring donation. Even $10/month is good.
$10/month is $2.50 a week. You have that.
Donate money to your local NPR station. That is today’s mission.
Your NPR station is funded mostly by listeners.
Go set up a recurring donation. Even $10/month is good.
$10/month is $2.50 a week. You have that.
Donate money to your local NPR station. That is today’s mission.
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What about it, People? Shall we give NPR & PBS a bunch of new subscribers to NPR+ Bundle & PBS Passport or tax-dedictible donations? And tell your Senators & Representatives - HANDS OFF OUR INDEPENDENT NEWS SOURCES! 💚⚡💚
FFS - 😡
Today's DOGE subcommittee hearing, "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable," is underway right now. Here are some thoughts about why the hearing matters >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3k...
March 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What about it, People? Shall we give NPR & PBS a bunch of new subscribers to NPR+ Bundle & PBS Passport or tax-dedictible donations? And tell your Senators & Representatives - HANDS OFF OUR INDEPENDENT NEWS SOURCES! 💚⚡💚
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Stand firm, NPR and PBS. The bulk of your funding comes from listeners and viewers.
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Stand firm, NPR and PBS. The bulk of your funding comes from listeners and viewers.
Katherine Maher says in her opening statement that #NPR is unbiased, non partisan, fact based news with member stations that provide local news and programs that are the "fabric of our community." Blue Ridge Public Radio and Alaska public radio exemplify the postiive impact public media imparts.
March 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Katherine Maher says in her opening statement that #NPR is unbiased, non partisan, fact based news with member stations that provide local news and programs that are the "fabric of our community." Blue Ridge Public Radio and Alaska public radio exemplify the postiive impact public media imparts.
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PBS & NPR ensure free access to fact-based journalism, educational programming & cultural storytelling for all—regardless of income. Federal support for public broadcasting is an investment in an informed, equitable democracy. #SavePBS www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
WATCH LIVE: PBS and NPR leaders testify on federal support for public broadcasting in House hearing
Leaders from PBS and NPR will appear before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
PBS & NPR ensure free access to fact-based journalism, educational programming & cultural storytelling for all—regardless of income. Federal support for public broadcasting is an investment in an informed, equitable democracy. #SavePBS www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Local support is what drives NPR Member Stations. THANK YOU!
If they fuck with CPB funding I will double my pledge to both NPR and PBS affiliates.
I think many more of us will as well.
I depend on PBS News and NPR while I'm driving to stay informed. Vital public services.
I think many more of us will as well.
I depend on PBS News and NPR while I'm driving to stay informed. Vital public services.
March 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Local support is what drives NPR Member Stations. THANK YOU!
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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
My story (as always - for NPR)
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My story (as always - for NPR)
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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
My story (as always - for NPR)
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My story (as always - for NPR)
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Sharing pics from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History in DC. Chuck Berrys Cadillac, Jackie Robinson, Parliaments Mothership, Doug Williams etc. The cultural floor added joy amidst the sobering truths depicted elsewhere in the museum.
March 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sharing pics from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History in DC. Chuck Berrys Cadillac, Jackie Robinson, Parliaments Mothership, Doug Williams etc. The cultural floor added joy amidst the sobering truths depicted elsewhere in the museum.
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it’s at #MarchMadness that we remember that expert commentator for @espn.com Seth Greenberg once met a kid who longed to play in Blacksburg because his dad was a legend there. Greenberg said “eh..not good enough for a scholarship kid.”
The kid was Steph Curry
it’s at #MarchMadness that we remember that expert commentator for @espn.com Seth Greenberg once met a kid who longed to play in Blacksburg because his dad was a legend there. Greenberg said “eh..not good enough for a scholarship kid.”
The kid was Steph Curry
a basketball player wearing a golden state warriors jersey is making a gesture with his hands .
ALT: a basketball player wearing a golden state warriors jersey is making a gesture with his hands .
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March 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
@awfulannouncing.bsky.social
it’s at #MarchMadness that we remember that expert commentator for @espn.com Seth Greenberg once met a kid who longed to play in Blacksburg because his dad was a legend there. Greenberg said “eh..not good enough for a scholarship kid.”
The kid was Steph Curry
it’s at #MarchMadness that we remember that expert commentator for @espn.com Seth Greenberg once met a kid who longed to play in Blacksburg because his dad was a legend there. Greenberg said “eh..not good enough for a scholarship kid.”
The kid was Steph Curry
"Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"
Bruce Springsteen
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"
Bruce Springsteen
March 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"
Bruce Springsteen
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"
Bruce Springsteen
The verdict is in from the Shopping Cart Killer trial in Harrisonburg. Here is the coverage from WMRA. Kudos to Randi for such outstanding reporting.
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Robinson found guilty in Harrisonburg shopping cart murders
On the fourth day of trial, a jury found Anthony Robinson guilty of murdering two women in Harrisonburg in 2021. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The verdict is in from the Shopping Cart Killer trial in Harrisonburg. Here is the coverage from WMRA. Kudos to Randi for such outstanding reporting.
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Check out @npr.org reporting on the investigation into NPR and PBS by the new FCC Chief. I think -for every US citizen, about $1.60 a year goes to the public broadcasting. What a bargain !
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Check out @npr.org reporting on the investigation into NPR and PBS by the new FCC Chief. I think -for every US citizen, about $1.60 a year goes to the public broadcasting. What a bargain !
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Meanwhile in Harrisonburg, the Shopping Cart Killer trial has begun. Here are the WMRA stories from the first two days.
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Alleged 'Shopping Cart Killer' trial begins in Harrisonburg
The trial of a man accused of murdering two women in Harrisonburg began on Monday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi attended the proceedings and filed this report.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Meanwhile in Harrisonburg, the Shopping Cart Killer trial has begun. Here are the WMRA stories from the first two days.
Day 1
www.wmra.org/2025-01-27/a...
Day 2
www.wmra.org/2025-01-28/s...
Day 1
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Day 2
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@npr published this morninng a comprehensive explainer of the first week executive orders, as it was a lot to keep track of.
This goes order by order, explaining what it is, when it takes effect, and what the topic is,
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This goes order by order, explaining what it is, when it takes effect, and what the topic is,
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All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office
President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@npr published this morninng a comprehensive explainer of the first week executive orders, as it was a lot to keep track of.
This goes order by order, explaining what it is, when it takes effect, and what the topic is,
www.wmra.org/2025-01-28/a...
This goes order by order, explaining what it is, when it takes effect, and what the topic is,
www.wmra.org/2025-01-28/a...