Charles Fishburne is a correspondent for WCVE Public Radio. He brings over 40 years experience as a broadcast journalist and news executive in Richmond, Washington D.C. and New York. Charles was also a long-time television news anchor and news director in Richmond.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board has just awarded a 35 million dollar contract to replace the 61-year old Huguenot Bridge. That's 24 percent under what was budgeted for the project. Charles Fishburne reports that in an era of tight money, it was one project that had top priority.
The Virginia Department of Health Professions says the state will face a critical need for doctors and other health professionals in the coming years. Charles Fishburne reports.
What happens when 10 college students are locked in together for 24 hours at the Science Museum of Virginia with a challenge, their wits and $500? Charles Fishburne reports.
Results of a national science tests announced yesterday show Virginia public school students are among the highest-achieving in the nation. Charles Fishburne reports.
Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb said yesterday he had not yet decided if he’ll run for re-election and shook off the challenge of former Sen. George Allen, defeated in by Webb in 2006.
Richmond finished the year with an estimated 6.7 million dollar budget surplus, for fiscal 2010, but as Charles Fishburne reports, happy days are not here again…yet.
Virginia’s high school graduates scored higher than the national average on reading and writing in the SAT college-entrance exams and slightly lower than average in mathematics. Charles Fishburne reports that the public school numbers show even more improvement.
Economic development in Chesterfield County may have turned around in the last two months, and as Charles Fishburne reports, a new contract for a 295 interchange into Meadowville Technology Park could open the doors for new business.
