Bold Dominion is a state politics explainer for a changing Virginia.

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Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective and produced at the studios of WTJU 91.1 FM. You can support this project by making a donation.

Creator

Nathan Moore builds platforms — mostly media platforms, sometimes literal platforms.

He is the General Manager at WTJU 91.1 FM at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He has worked in college and community radio since 1998.

Past Host

Aaryan Balu has been working with WTJU since 2022, returning to the show after working as a Newsroom Fellow at WVIK, Quad Cities NPR. He produces another state news show, Pod Virginia, and produced several other podcasts for the Virginia Audio Collective. Aaryan recently left WTJU :’( and moved back to the midwest! You can follow his work here: https://www.aaryanbalu.com/

Host

Mary Garner McGehee has spent 1,833 hours (and counting!) of her life listening to podcasts. Her favorite state news topic to geek out about is affordable housing. She’ll probably try and convince you to try backyard composting and download FlightRadar24. She has produced Inside UVA, Admissible, Hoos in STEM, Charlottesville Soundboard and a slew of other University-affiliated podcasts.

Past Producer

Alana Bittner has been involved with WTJU since 2014. After as stint as an Editorial Assistant and Culture Reporter at C-Ville Weekly, she has been producing Bold Dominion since August 2022.

Music

Our theme song is “Hash Out” by Sunday at Slims. We also use “Spark” by Macrame. Both come from Blue Dot Sessions.

Editorial & Ethics policy

Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective and produced at WTJU 91.1 FM, an educational non-commercial, nonprofit radio station at the University of Virginia. Views and opinions expressed by hosts or guests are not necessarily the opinions of WTJU or the University.

Bold Dominion will produce news-driven interviews, analysis, and commentary that informs public life in Virginia. Our journalistic endeavors will be guided by four editorial elements:

  • A desire to nurture our Commonwealth's sense of itself.

  • A willingness to explain the systems that govern our lives.

  • A proclivity to foster understanding over simply sharing facts.

  • A preference for substance over tactics in covering politics.

Bold Dominion's news interviews, analysis, and media on all platforms will be truthful, transparent and respectful. Our facts will be accurate and fairly presented. Our analysis will represent our best independent judgment.

Bold Dominion editors and producers will edit audio content for length, clarity, and technical quality, but will not alter the substance or meaning of these recordings. We will never include audio generated by artificial intelligence technology (i.e. "voice cloning"). ​

​Editorial decisions will be made by our producers alone. People or organizations who donate to Bold Dominion or WTJU 91.1 FM, whether through financial, service-related, or in-kind gifts, do so with the understanding that we are beholden only to quality journalistic media.

Our producers, editors, and guests include workers, active citizens, and engaged community members in the places they live. We will avoid conflicts of interest where possible, and will disclose unavoidable conflicts.

We will not republish audio or other content from outside sources without permission and credit. Any information taken from other published or broadcast sources should include credit and a link, where appropriate.