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Buzzing about GiveLocalNRV nonprofit giving day
Jun 13, 2026
59m 50s
Buzzing about Law Enforcement's SHIELD Chaplaincy
Jun 5, 2026
59m 50s
Buzzing about Refugees, Immigrants and Commonwealth Catholic Charities
May 15, 2026
59m 50s
Buzzing about College Access Nonprofits
May 8, 2026
59m 50s
Buzzing about The Bridge Institute: Nonprofit Community Mediation and Restorative Justice
Apr 24, 2026
1h 00m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/13/26 | Buzzing about GiveLocalNRV nonprofit giving day | On today's show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill is buzzing about one of his favorite days of the year, a day that celebrates more than 130 nonprofit organizations in the New River Valley of Virginia: GiveLocalNRV kicking off at noon on June 24 and ends noon on June 25. It’s a 24-hour fundraising marathon coordinated by our good friends at the Community Foundation of the New River Valley, which seeks to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the nonprofits that serve the NRV. To talk about ... | 59m 50s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | Buzzing about Law Enforcement's SHIELD Chaplaincy✨ | law enforcementnonprofit work+3 | Darren | SHIELD Chaplaincy | Carroll CountyRoanoke | SHIELD Chaplaincylaw enforcement+3 | — | 59m 50s | |
| 5/15/26 | Buzzing about Refugees, Immigrants and Commonwealth Catholic Charities✨ | refugeesimmigrants+3 | Khalefia DungeeBeth Ruffing+1 | Commonwealth Catholic Charities | AfghanistanRoanoke+1 | refugeesimmigrants+6 | — | 59m 50s | |
| 5/8/26 | Buzzing about College Access Nonprofits✨ | college accessnonprofits+3 | — | Project DiscoveryFriends of the Blue Ridge | Roanoke, Virginia | college accessnonprofits+3 | — | 59m 50s | |
| 4/24/26 | Buzzing about The Bridge Institute: Nonprofit Community Mediation and Restorative Justice✨ | conflict resolutionrestorative justice+3 | Chelsea Cleary | The Bridge Institute | Roanoke Virginia | conflictmediation+4 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
| 4/9/26 | LEAP-ing into Spring with Farmer and Food Nonprofit✨ | food nonprofitlocal agriculture+3 | — | Local Environmental Agriculture Project | Roanoke, VirginiaWest End Farmers Market | LEAPfarmers+6 | — | 39m 43s | |
| 3/27/26 | Buzzing about Sleep in Heavenly Peace founder Luke Mickelson✨ | nonprofitchildren's welfare+4 | Luke Mickelson | Sleep in Heavenly Peace | IdahoRoanoke, Virginia | nonprofitSleep in Heavenly Peace+7 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
| 3/16/26 | Buzzing about Defending Democracy and being On Our Own✨ | Defending Democracypolitical affiliation+3 | Jim Bohland | Defending Democracy | Blacksburg, VirginiaVirginia | Defending DemocracyMichael Hemphill+4 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
| 3/6/26 | From addiction to inspiration: Joey Donovant's journey to founding nonprofit SML Gives Inc.✨ | nonprofitaddiction recovery+4 | Joey Donovant | SML Gives Inc. | Smith Mountain Lake | SML Gives Inc.addiction+5 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
| 2/19/26 | Nonprofit Schools for Different Gifts: Buzzing about Noah-Christian Academy & Shepherds College✨ | nonprofit educationspecial needs+3 | Parent from Noah-Christian Academy | Noah-Christian AcademyMasterpiece Alliance | Salem, Virginia | nonprofiteducation+5 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
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| 2/12/26 | Buzzing about Black History Month✨ | Black History MonthAfrican American culture+3 | — | Harrison Museum of African American CultureFranklin County NAACP | Melrose PlazaRoanoke | Black History MonthHarrison Museum+3 | — | 29m 59s | |
| 1/3/26 | 12 BUZZes buzzing! Top 12 moments of 2025✨ | nonprofitshighlights+4 | — | — | — | nonprofitshighlights+5 | — | 59m 59s | |
| 10/17/25 | Buzzing about Wicked Festival, Williamson Road, Elimisha Kakuma✨ | Wicked Festivalpublic presentations+3 | Paige Tan | Radford UniversityGreater Williamson Road Area Business Association+1 | — | Wicked FestivalRadford University+3 | — | 59m 59s | |
| 9/25/25 | Buzzing about On Our Own mental health nonprofit, and former Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry | Today BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about On Our Own of the Roanoke Valley, a nonprofit drop-in center that strives to improve the quality of life of people with mental health/substance use issues. We speak with executive director Robin Hubert, who knows all too well the need for such a place as she struggled for years with depression, alcohol abuse, and attempted suicides. Michael also bids farewell to a real buzz4good, Brent Pry, now former head football coach of Virginia Tech.... | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 | Buzzing about Blacksburg Refugee Partnership | On today's Buzz4Good, creator and host Michael Hemphill is buzzing live from the historic Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia, to feature the inspiring people who serve, and are served by, the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership. Blacksburg Refugee Partnership is an organization run entirely by community volunteers who believe all humans have the right to a safe, peaceful, happy home. They connect displaced families to the resources and ongoing support they need to successfully plant ro... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 8/15/25 |  Buzzing about The Athena Award: Conversations with 3 finalists about women in leadership | BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about the Athena Leadership Award, given by the Roanoke Regional Chamber that celebrates women who have achieved the highest levels of professional accomplishment while giving back to their communities and actively investing in the success of future leaders. Today Michael chats with the three finalists – all exceptional women who helped build BUZZ – about leadership: Melissa Woodson, executive director of RAM House and the star of one of our first episodes... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 8/1/25 | Buzzing about Melrose Plaza | On today's Buzz4Good creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about Melrose Plaza, Roanoke, Virginia’s new neighborhood center, which held its grand opening on July 31. The project, which began as a community conversation and research study, is now a transformative community initiative led by the nonprofit Goodwill Industries of the Valleys. Hundreds of people from across the Commonwealth of Virginia helped cut the ribbon to the one-of-a-kind Melrose Plaza, which includes a wellness center, grocery st... | 58m 33s | ||||||
| 6/21/25 | Still buzzing about Juneteenth and nonprofit Blacks In Technology | This week BUZZ was privileged to shine a light on an aspiring nonprofit, Blacks In Technology of Southwest Virginia, as we broadcast live the art, history and promise of its Juneteenth Celebration. | 1h 00m 02s | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | Living Better, Dying Better: Buzzing about nonprofits Spirit's Rest and DePaul Community Resources | On today's show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about two inspirational nonprofits that help people live better and die better. DePaul Community Resources works to improving the lives of children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities. Meanwhile, Spirit’s Rest offers comfortable housing and around-the-clock compassionate care and support to hospice patients and their families during their end-of-life journey. Here are Michael's conversations with Caroline Stanf... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 5/30/25 |  Buzzing about Nonprofit Prison Ministry Bears n' Stuff | BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill isn't buzzing today in his adopted state of Virginia or his homestate of Alabama, but way out in Montana and Washington to highlight a special nonprofit that is connecting prison inmates with the outside world … through art. How they got connected with Buzz4Good way across the country – and more importantly the heart-breaking, soul-healing work they do – is the subject of our conversation with Cyrus Lee. Cyrus already had a heart for prison ministry when his son ... | 47m 30s | ||||||
| 5/26/25 | Creating Art, Creating Life: Buzzing about Art on 1st and Sav-A-Life | We're buzzing about an incredible and inspiring arts project opening June 1 at a new nonprofit arts space in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. It features portraits of 10 of the city’s most iconic citizens, from Dick & Dave of the Q99 Mornin’ Show to Mayor Joe Cobb and former Carilion Clinic CEO Nancy Agee. Today, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill talks with the founders of the nonprofit arts space, Art on 1st, and shares the inspiration behind the exhibit from its creator, Whitney Brock. We ... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Nonprofits in the crosshairs of DEI and "Pro-life" | Reflecting on our newest shows highlighting nonprofits, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill has to ask: If the Trump administration insists DEI be eradicated, why must it come at the expense of Black history, which is far more accurate than the mythology we've always been taught?If we claim to be pro-life, why are politicians providing fewer and fewer resources and help for that life once it is born?Why is Trump eliminating funding for nonprofits that are working tirelessly to provide the services ... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 | Buzzing about Hope to Walk's mission to Ukraine | Today BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about a Blacksburg, Virginia nonprofit that provides hope to walk for thousands of amputees around the world. Appropriately named Hope to Walk, the nonprofit in May hopes to travel to Ukraine to provide prosthetic legs to some of the estimated 100,000 soldiers and civilians, women and children, who are now amputees because of the war. Listen to our recent BUZZ Live! that featured its cause and need for $15,000 to fund its trip. We also share a ... | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 2/22/25 | Buzzing about SML Gives and BUZZ Live! | In today's episode, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill chats with Lisa Lietz about the upcoming SML Gives Day when 36 different nonprofits hope to raise $200,000 to better serve Bedford and Franklin counties in the Smith Mountain Lake area of Virginia. We also share a recent BUZZ Live talk show that features one of these Franklin County nonprofits, Healing Strides of Virginia, along with Apple Ridge Farm and the inspiring story of a cancer survivor turned internationally touring banjo player. | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 |  BUZZ Live! 2.6.25 "The Tonight Show for Nonprofits" | BUZZ is proud to present a new 30-minute talk show called BUZZ LIVE! that’s designed to be “The Tonight Show for Nonprofits!" During the show – which we live-streamed to our Facebook and YouTube channels and later broadcast on Blue Ridge PBS – BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill chats with the inspiring people who serve, and are served by, nonprofits in Roanoke, Virginia ... along with a musical guest affiliated with a local nonprofit! February 6, 2025 Franklin County NAACP’s “Raising the Shade” M... | 30m 00s | ||||||
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