Regina Mobley
Anchor
Regina Mobley is proudly celebrating her 18th year as a news anchor at WVEC-TV.
The 1983 graduate of Norfolk State University and 1979 graduate of Granby High School started her career in broadcasting as a news reader and reporter at four local radio stations. In 1985 she transitioned to television as a reporter for CBS affiliate WTKR-TV.
There she spent six years as a beat reporter covering a wide variety of issues including crime, courts, and the military. On the crime beat she covered numerous stories that chronicled the introduction of crack-cocaine to the streets of Hampton Roads and how this drug left a trail of death and violence that destroyed families and communities.
On the military beat, Regina was on the team of reporters who covered the 1989 turret explosion on the USS Iowa that killed 47 sailors. In 1991, she transited the Suez Canal on board the USS John F. Kennedy as the aircraft carrier and crew returned from Operation Desert Storm. From the Mediterranean Sea, she met with sailors from various ships in the Kennedy Battle group that were instrumental in liberating Kuwait from Iraq.
In 1992, Regina joined the staff of WVEC as a weekend anchor and reporter. Over the years, Regina continued to aggressively follow crime stories that included exclusive reports on inappropriate activities among federal investigators that ultimately led to the early release of several convicted drug dealers.
In Virginia Beach, Regina covered the disappearance of a visiting college student, and the shocking arrest of two Navy Seal candidates who were charged with the crime.
On the military beat in 1996, Regina spent more than three weeks in Bosnia and the Adriatic Sea. There she covered U.S. troops who helped in establishing zones of separation among the warring factions in Bosnia. In addition she covered the heart-breaking story of orphans in Tusla whose parents were brutally murdered during so-called ethnic cleansing.
Called the “Dinner-Time Diva” by Hampton Roads Magazine, Regina is the recipient of two regional Emmy awards.
Regina lives in Virginia Beach and is the proud mother of two daughters. When not working the news business, Regina enjoys golf, running, cycling, and swimming. Regina made headlines herself back in the year 2000 when she shot two holes-in-one in 24 hours and won a new car.
She is a member of the Board of Managers for the First Tee of Hampton Roads, which is a golf program aimed at bringing golf and vital life skills to every corner of the region.
