About the station

WVST is Virginia State University’s public radio station. We offer students and non-students the opportunity to learn the skills necessary for a career in all areas of radio broadcasting. Our professional staff has over a century of experience in the field. If you are interested in learning more about how to volunteer at WVST, please reach out to Jennifer Williamson, program director, or Will Harris, station manager.

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The mission of WVST 91.3FM is to serve, inform, and provide a valued, trusted, professional, and dependable source of information, ideas, news, music, sports, and entertainment while recognizing the importance of improving our cultural and civic communities.

At WVST 91.3FM , our vision is to be engaged and provide a place where our communities can always hear, and be able to participate, in topics and perspectives from multiple perspectives. To provide voices for emerging and underrepresented communities, along with accurate and trustworthy contexts.

The foundation of WVST 91.3FM is our purposeful commitment to maintaining the highest quality of credibility in serving our communities. We do this by always keeping in mind the myriad voices and cultures important to our society. We are mindful of our trusted position and strive to be good stewards of our responsibility to our stakeholders and publics.

Preparing future media professionals. As part of our mission and work, we are entrusted with preparing students to be responsible champions of the First Amendment, ethics, and .
Providing diversity of thought and cultures. We make an evident and conspicuous goal to strive to include programming, hiring, information, and entertainment which represents a full spectrum of voices and activities important to our audience.
Accountable. We take responsibility for the authority we have as a media outlet. We will make any corrections required in a timely manner and to the best of our ability.
Excellence. Our obligation of being the voice for our community is our most important value. We take pride in representing our university and our stakeholders.

WVST 91.3FM will always support, produce, report, and provide accurate and authentic news and information that meet the highest standards of cultural, journalistic, and public service principles.

Meet the Team

	Willie Harris Station Manager WVST 804-504-7078 wharris@vsu.edu Multipurpose Center, room 1414	Hi, my name is Willie Harris, III, M.Ed. (aka.) Will Harris. I worked at WVST on two different occasions. My first stint at WVST began when I started my radio career at WVST, June 12, 1987. After working at WVST for eight years, I left Virginia State University, WVST to become the Program Director and Music Director for WRVS 89.9 FM at Elizabeth City State University. After working at WRVS for two years, I transitioned from the Reserves to active duty and I accepted a tour of duty in the United States Army. I served sixteen years on active duty in the United States Army working in Public Affairs. I am a retired Lieutenant Colonel, with a total of (28) twenty-eight years of service with the Army Reserve. I earned my master's degree here at VSU and am a proud Trojan! When not working at the station, you can find me flying my drone with my son and driving my classic car.
	Jennifer Williamson Programming Manager WVST 804-524-6724 jwilliamson@vsu.edu Multipurpose Center, room 1425	I’m Jennifer Williamson, and I came to WVST in 1995 as News & Public Affairs Director, transitioning to Program Director five years later. A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, I hold a B.A. in Mass Communications and Spanish from Grambling State University, and an M.A. in Media Management. As a media professional of nearly 35 years, I’ve served as Program Director, News/Public Affairs Director, Promotions Director, and Air Personality at a number of radio stations between Richmond, Virginia, Connecticut and Louisiana, and I’ve produced syndicated entertainment features for ABC Radio Networks. I also teach audio production at Virginia State University. Aside from my media work, I act and sing, and played a small role in an independent film. Outside of VSU, I’m Vice President of the Board of Directors for non-profit Girls For A Change, for which I also perform media-related work. When I’m not working, I love the beach. When I can’t be there, I love attending concerts and other entertainment events, going to new places, and trying new things.
	John Emmett Sports Director WVST 804-524-5908 jemmett@vsu.edu MultiPurpose Center, 1422	John Emmett -- a San Francisco Bay area native and a graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA degree in Broadcast Communication Arts -- boasts a broadcasting career spans several states, including California, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, and Washington, where he called college football and basketball, pro baseball, and junior hockey games prior to his arrival in Richmond in 1998. Currently in his 16th season with WVST, he serves as the sports director. Here, he produces and hosts various VSU Athletics shows, and calls all home and away games for VSU football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball. Emmett was honored as the 2012 CIAA Broadcaster of the Year, an award that has since been discontinued. Beyond VSU, John Emmett is a prominent figure in the Richmond sports community. He calls select games for the University of Richmond and VCU on the A-10 Network and ESPN+, and works with several Richmond-based sports organizations. He and his wife Lori have two sons, Nolan and Sean.
	Cheryl Woodson-Wilkerson News and Information Director WVST 804-524-5268 cwoodson@vsu.edu Multi-Purpose Center, 1414	Cheryl Wilkerson is a 40-plus year veteran in the media industry. Wilkerson enjoys speaking to everyone from the down-and -out, to impactful citizens, entrepreneurs, prominent politicians or company CEO’s. Cheryl truly believes that everyone has a story to tell and her goal is to bring out stories that can help, educate or inspire others. Wilkerson has made stops along the way at WNSB 92.1 in Norfolk, WREJ 101.3 in Richmond, and WOWI 103 Jamz in Norfolk among others.
	Torrez Moore IT/Lab Manager WVST 804-524-5268 jtmoore@vsu.edu Multi-Purpose Center, 1403
	Naturi Nicholas Production Assistant WVST 804-524-5268 nnicholas@vsu.edu Multi-Purpose Center, 1422	Hi, I’m Naturi Nicholas! I’m a production assistant at WVST-FM and a proud VSU alumna! I joined WVST at the beginning of my senior year of college as a student worker and was offered a job after graduating. When I’m not at the station you can find me out with my friends or finding a new show to binge watch.