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Charleston Gazette-Mail Interview
December 5, 2019
Leading up to Vanessa’s Christmas concert series with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Gazette-Mail sits down to talk with Vanessa about her life, and her career in musical and vocal performance.

Fox 4 KC Black History Month Profile
February 25th, 2019
As part of a series of profiles to celebrate Black History Month, Vanessa was chosen to share the challenges and triumphs that have helped define her life and music. Watch this incredibly intimate and poignant interview.

Midwesternish Podcast
March 21, 2018
Listen to an interview with Vanessa on the new podcast, Midwesternish, a podcast “for people who love the heartland.” Vanessa talks about her early life and how from an unlikely place her love and talent for music flourished.

Central Standard Interview
September 22, 2017, 2017
An amazingly intimate and inspiring conversation with hosts of Central Standard on KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR station. From traumatic events to joyous triumphs, Vanessa lets listeners into her world of music, family, and Midwest upbringing.

KC Studio Profile
May 19, 2017
Vanessa is profiled in KC Studio, the magazine for Kansas City’s performing, visual, cinematic, and performing arts. Vanessa shares how she got into music, her experience touring with Doc Severinsen, and what music means to her.
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