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It’s our pleasure to announce that Esther Darko has been named WRKE’s Program Director. Esther takes the reigns of the lead student position at WRKE from James Persons who was in the class of 2023. Joining Esther in a student leadership role is Ronek Chatwal ...

WRKE placed 14th in the 2022 Review (“Princeton Review’s Best Colleges for 2023”) and ranked in the top 20 (#24) in the current Review (“Best 389 Colleges: 2024”). Roanoke College was singled out for inclusion on multiple best-of lists:  ...

Kids from The Academy which serves at-risk youth and their families in the Roanoke Valley by providing a free private school education stopped by the WRKE studios as part of a visit to Roanoke College. We enjoyed having them stop by and look forward to having them come back ...

Former WRKE student host Jamella Foster has stuck with broadcasting as a career and his now a production assistant at sports network ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. Before ESPN, Jamella worked as a communications assistant for the NFL Washington Team.“My experience at Roanoke ...