Non-scripted · 30 min · for VPM

I
VIRGINIA

A fast-paced, pop-culture clip show about the iconic places, weird legends, and unforgettable stories that make Virginia, Virginia.

5 topics / episode  ·  5 min each  ·  laugh-out-loud

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The demo reel

A quick look at the pace, the cuts, and the tone — this is what a segment feels like.

The show

All About central virginia

I Love Virginia takes the commonwealth's iconic places, weird local legends, unforgettable events, and deep history — and cuts them into quick-hit, first-person interviews. Fast, funny, and unmistakably local. Think of it as the state's greatest hits, told by the people who actually live them.

A pop culture clip show reminicent of early MTV / VH1.

// the pitch, in one line

Elements of style

How it feels

Fast paced

No filler. All momentum.

✂️

Quick cuts

Edited the way the internet talks.

💥

Graphic transitions

Punchy, retro, on-brand.

🗣️

Cultural commentary

The why behind the what.

🎙️

1st-person voices

Straight from the locals.

💬

Informal interviews

Conversations, not press junkets.

😂

Sometimes funny

Okay — often funny.

❤️

Never making fun

We laugh with, never at.

Elements of every episode

Six ingredients,
one broadcast footprint

Every episode is built from the same local building blocks — and stays inside VPM's coverage area.

01Local culture
02Local history
03Local events
04Local places
05Local personalities
In VPM's coverage area

Episode structure

Built for the half-hour slot

30:00
minutes / episode
×5
topics / episode
5:00
minutes / topic

The lineup

Season one, on the board

One episode's structure is locked. The rest show the depth of the pipeline.

02Example topics
  • The Markel Building — Henrico's foil-wrapped "baked potato"
  • What's the deal with Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond?
  • The Hollywood Cemetery "vampire"
  • The Bunny Man of Fairfax County
  • Blizzard of 1996 — the storm that changed everything
  • The Richmond Folk Festival on the riverfront
03Example topics
  • Apple-picking season — orchards, cider, apple butter
  • Foamhenge — a full-scale styrofoam Stonehenge
  • Jefferson Hotel ghost stories
  • Luray Caverns & the Great Stalacpipe Organ
  • Wallops Flight Facility — Virginia's "space coast"
04Example topics
  • GWAR & GWARbar — Richmond's loudest export
  • Jamestown — archaeology + 1607 origin stories
  • Colonial Parkway — the scenic drive with a dark history
  • Carytown Zombie Walk — costumed street spectacle
  • Tacky Light Run — holiday lights meets 5K/10K
05Example topics
  • Belle Isle & the James River Park System
  • Colonial Williamsburg — living-history craft
  • Virginia Beach Boardwalk & the Neptune statue
  • The Cavalier Hotel — 1927 oceanfront icon
  • The Squirrels & the new stadium district
  • Virginia wine country & tasting-room culture

// plenty more where these came from

Translates to social

One shoot.
A season of scroll-stoppers

The format is built for the algorithm as much as the broadcast. Every five-minute segment breaks down into vertical reels and shorts — extending each episode's life, and VPM's reach, long after it airs. Exactly the younger audience public media wants.

▶ Instagram Reels▶ Facebook▶ YouTube Shorts
@ilovevirginiaThe Roanoke Star, explained
@ilovevirginiaWhy VMFA's lawn is sacred
@ilovevirginiaFoamhenge?? Yes, really.

Let's put
Virginia on.

A half-hour love letter to the commonwealth — fast, funny, and unmistakably local.