Lisa Godley

Lisa Godley is a seven-time Emmy Award–winning television producer and dynamic show host, celebrated for her ability to bring powerful stories to life across multiple platforms. She also produces the highly acclaimed National Public Radio program Another View, a signature call-in show that invites listeners into thoughtful, unfiltered conversations about today’s most pressing issues — all explored through an African American lens. At WHRO Public Media, Lisa wears many hats. As Director, Equity Production and Outreach, Lisa is responsible for ensuring that locally produced videos, documentaries, feature stories and television specials reflect the various races, backgrounds, ethnicities and genders that makeup this area’s population.

Some of her favorite events to assemble are taking Another View into the community for live broadcasts. Lisa’s passion for storytelling is reflected in her award-winning work which includes documentaries like: The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South; features such as the story of opera singer Ryan Speedo Green, and musician and luthier Freeman Vines; videos for the web like: Cannabis Sniffing K-9s: Out of a job? and television specials including Veterans Voices, where she served as the show’s Executive Producer and Host.

One of her most recognized works stemmed from a film project where she served as Director, Writer and Executive Producer of a national documentary for WHRO and WORLD Channel. Against the Current: Life on the Eastern Shore looks at how climate change and sea level rise is impacting the lives of Shore residents.

Lisa earned her Masters of Science degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism and proudly received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Norfolk State University.

Lisa is a Past President of Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals (HRBMP), the local affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). During her time in office, she spearheaded the creation of the Byron Burney Community Journalism Academy (BBCJA) where she currently serves as the academy’s superintendent. BBCJA is a regionally recognized mentoring program for the journalists of the future.

Prior to her work at PBS, Lisa spent ten years working as an Anchor/Reporter in the Hampton Roads television market. Throughout her career, she has worked as a Television Journalist in Nashville, Louisville and Washington, DC. Lisa enjoys mentoring youth of all ages. She also supervises college interns for WHRO. She currently serves on the Media Team as a Camera Operator at Grove Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.

When she’s not producing live television, web videos and radio programs, Lisa supervises college interns for WHRO. She currently serves on the Media Team as a Camera Operator at Grove Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.