Lisa Godley, the executive producer and director of AGAINST THE CURRENT: LIFE ON THE EASTERN SHORE, talks about the film and Virginia's Eastern Shore - the people, the rising seas and the impact on this island community. The filmmaker also shares her insights into what she captured over the two-year journey. AGAINST THE CURRENT: LIFE ON THE EASTERN SHORE: A powerful look at how residents of Virginia’s Eastern Shore are subject to rising sea waters and the challenges it has on their lives and livelihood. How can this community shed light on conversations happening around these issues of climate change? A co-production of WHRO Public Media and WORLD. Watch AGAINST THE CURRENT on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GXiH4u-9zoY For more: https://to.worldchannel.org/LUSA_AgainstTheCurrent Watch a collection of Earth Month and Climate Change films: https://worldchannel.org/collection/climate-change/ #LocalUSA #MyHomeIsHerePBS #climatechange #environment #water #community #farming #science #virginia #documentary #film #trailer @WHROTV SUBSCRIBE YouTube: http://bit.ly/WC_YTSubscribe Newsletter: https://worldchannel.org/newsletter-subscription/ FOLLOW WORLD and Local, USA: Website: https://worldchannel.org/show/local-usa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WORLDChannel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldchannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldchannel TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldchannel WORLD shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming. WORLD’s original series examine the issues and amplify the voices of those often ignored by mainstream media. The multicast 24/7 channel helps audiences understand conflicts, movements and cultures from around the globe. Its original work has won a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, an International Documentary Association Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, two Webby Awards and many others honoring diversity of content and makers. WORLD is carried by 194 member stations in markets representing 77% of US TV households. Funding for WORLD Channel is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and Artworks. WORLD is produced by GBH in partnership with WNET and is distributed by American Public Television (APT).

Lisa Godley is a three-time Emmy Award-Winning Television Producer and Show Host, who also produces the highly acclaimed show, Another View. This popular call-in show gives listeners an opportunity to engage in today's issues discussed from an African American perspective. Become a member of WHRO Public Media today at www.whro.org/donate

State Of The Water March/28 w/ Dr. Claville and Special Guest April Holmes NSU Track & Field Standout Paralympian Gold Medalist and Lisa Godley Emmy Award Winning Television Producer

The city of Norfolk ranks 5th in the nation when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases or STD’s. And the number of young African American males testing positive for HIV is rising at an alarming rate. On the next Another View, join guest host Lisa Godley and Another View on Health Co-host, Dr. Keith Newby, as they discuss HIV in the African American Community with special guests: Dr. Beth Gadkowsky, an infectious disease specialist and Jerome Cuffee, a peer educator who counsels young people once they’ve been diagnosed with HIV. Plus, Lisa talks to photographer Nadere Johnson about his passion to educate children in Uganda, East Africa.