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Naturally Curious: The Roanoke Tribune's Stan Hale

Bruce C. Bryan & Stan Hale in the WVTF Studios
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Bruce C. Bryan & Stan Hale in the WVTF Studios

Naturally Curious host Bruce C. Bryan talks to Stan Hale of The Roanoke Tribune about the history, struggles and perseverance of Roanoke’s longest-running African-American newspaper.

Bruce Bryan is a business-owner who founded his award-winning marketing firm over 16 years ago after a few decades directing sales departments at television broadcast stations – mostly in the Midwest and then here in Roanoke. His company has won 15 Telly Awards, dozens of Addy Awards, and is currently working with clients in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Michigan, and of course Virginia. He has started two nonprofit organizations – The Help Save The Next Girl Foundation, and Roanoke’s own – The Spot on Kirk. He’s excited to return to his radio roots with Naturally Curious. His second book - <i>Turning Tables: Everything I Needed to Know about Business I Learned as a Server</i> was released in the fall of 2025.