Home ‘My Home Virginia’ series features marathon runner, watersport champion, cyclist
Sports

‘My Home Virginia’ series features marathon runner, watersport champion, cyclist

Crystal Graham

my home virginia season three The Virginia Tourism Corporation has released the third season of its “My Home Virginia” series with a focus on local athletes.

This season, meet Keira D’Amato, a world-champion marathon runner from Richmond training for the Olympic trials; Jon Lugbill, a former watersport world champion reshaping his hometown’s sports scene; and Nicola Cranmer, coach of the dominant U.S. Women’s Cycling team and new Roanoke resident.

“My Home Virginia” is a narrative-driven video series that follows Virginia-based personalities to the beautiful places they love and are inspired to call home, no matter how far across the world their travels may take them.

“My Home Virginia” is a part of VTC’s overall marketing efforts to promote the Commonwealth as a premier travel destination.

The episodes are available on the agency’s website, YouTube channel and in Virginia Welcome Centers.

For more information, visit virginia.org/MyHomeVirginia

Watch the trailer




Multimedia

 

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

Latest News

donald trump
Trump's America

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s standing army on American streets

donald trump ben cline pic
Trump's America

Ben Cline is skeered of ‘socialism’: But wait – Donald Trump is a socialist

Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline is skeered, and wants you to be skeered, too, about the “threat of socialism,” which he wrote on his campaign Facebook page on Thursday is, all caps from Ben on this, “RISING.”

pete hegseth
Trump's America

Families raise issue with Cao, Hegseth over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, between sets of pushups, has had his focus on getting the woke out of the U.S. military, getting the press out of the Pentagon.

drugs needle health
Region/State

Fluvanna County: Pharmacist indicted on several charges related to opioid theft

Sara Curtis UVA Swimming
Etc.

UVA Swimming: Another world record for UVA sophomore Sara Curtis

waynesboro
Local

Waynesboro: Is the second business operating at Mimosa Farm doing so legally?

football money
Football

UVA Football: How much are we paying Arkansas State for the 2027 season opener?