Blue Ridge ECHO

10/30/2025

10/24/2025

In case you missed it: last night on our main channel we premiered the next episode of What it Takes with guest Bruce Bryan, a local advertising guy and author of two books including his latest, Turning Tables. This insightful resource reveals how the work done behind the scenes to bring delicious, hot meals to diner’s tables neatly aligns with what it takes to be a top seller, customer service representative, or supervisor. Link to full video in comments.

10/14/2025

Tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 7:30 pm on Blue Ridge PBS is the premiere of season 7 of What it Takes, the only single topic full length public affairs TV program airing in our region. We sat down for a conversation with Virginia Teacher of the Year Matt Neale from Hidden Valley High in Roanoke County to find out why he loves teaching so darn much. Roanoke County Public Schools . Link to video in comments

08/16/2025

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08/16/2025

Thanks to Grand Caverns and Dogwood Tales for being our partners on a potential new series called Subterranean Sound. Link to full video in comments.

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07/22/2025

Happy 4th birthday to the ECHO Channel, which has now been streaming live and offering on-demand content to a global audience for 1460 days! Our top 10 most viewed videos let us know that our audience loves content that tells the stories of our region, and congratulations to producer Sadie Petitt, who's produced 6 of the top ten!

1. Life in Virginia's Appalachia: Moonshine
2. LIVA: Quilting
3. LIVA: Logging
4. Damascus Virginia Flooding Aftermath
5. Queen of the Mountain: Lhakpa Sherpa
6. LIVA: Appalachian Cooking
7. LIVA: Creatures of Folklore -The Woodbooger
8. O. Winston Link: Dreams in Steam
9. Write Around the Corner: Vivian Howard
10. Dopesick on Location in Clifton Forge.

You can watch the livestream or on demand at www.blueridgepbs.org/echo, and if you do, please click that "subscribe" button to help us to continue to grow our audience. Thanks!

Blue Ridge PBS presents ECHO, a education channel designed to meet the needs of learners in all stages of life. ECHO stands for Education, Community, Health, and Opportunity; these are the pillars that build the foundation for our educational, community-oriented content, serving southwest Virginia.....

06/30/2025

Tonight at 7 pm on ECHO, we're sharing a sampling of video work we completed for the Virginia Department of Education this year, including the premiere of Virginia Roots, our EMMY winning series highlighting arts and crafts in the Commonwealth for K-12 Arts teachers.
The easiest way to watch is on the ECHO Channel Live Stream. Link in comments.