Billy Shields has decades of journalism experience in television, radio and print. Before joining VPM he worked as an MMJ for TV news outlets in Montreal, Canada and for newspapers in Mexico, Miami and the Caribbean. He has won awards for a retrospective on the Oka Crisis and investigations into questionable sewage contracts in the Virgin Islands and the gray market of lawsuit loans in Miami.
Shields earned a bachelor's from Kenyon College and a master's in Latin American Studies and Journalism from the University of Florida. He's a member of the National Press Photographers Association, a former trainer with Journalists for Human Rights and a Canadian citizen.
He was born and raised in Richmond and began his career as a cub reporter for the Tidewater Review in West Point, Virginia.
Email Billy: [email protected]
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Upcoming public meetings in Richmond, Charlottesville and Albemarle County, including Little John Park renovation plans and a schools tech-policy vote. -
All three plans would eliminate trailers at Midlothian and Cosby HS. -
The proposed sales tax could generate up to $70M for county schools. -
On the agenda: RVA intervening in Dominion–NextEra, Charlottesville PCOB updates, Hanover on penniesUpcoming public meetings in Richmond, Charlottesville and Albemarle County, including Little John Park renovation plans and a schools tech-policy vote.
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Workers say the garden pulled its “final” pay raise offer — then came back with less. -
Chesterfield floated using new Google data center revenue to cut car tax bills by $400 a year, but supervisors delayed... -
Chesterfield County will stop sending Chromebooks home with K-2 students after parents raised screen-time concerns, reversing a pandemic-era policy. -
Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning August 24.
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Money will go to stormwater filtration systems along Roanoke River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. -
Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Aug. 17. -
Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Aug. 10.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning August 3.