Lalena Price
Communications and MarketingLalena Price oversees marketing and communications for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. She comes to us with experience in the fields of government, higher education, daily newspapers, multi-media development and nonprofit organizations. She has been a devoted follower of West Virginia Public Broadcasting since childhood and loves bringing her marketing and communications skills to work for her favorite media organization.
Lalena is a native of the Mountain State and is proud of her two degrees from Marshall University -- one in journalism and the other an Executive MBA.
She has a muddly little horse farm in Jackson County. For evidence, see her shoes.
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WVPB Earns 2 National Edward R. Murrow Awards -
Jill Stemple, an elementary school teacher from Upshur County, has earned WVPB's June Above and Beyond Award, which recognizes excellence and creativity in West Virginia teachers.
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Members of the West Virginia Public Broadcasting news team have earned first- and second-place awards from the Public Media Journalists Association for stories done in 2020. PMJA awards recognize the best work in public media journalism from across the country.
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A new program from West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s education team is giving children access to libraries near and far. Library Pathfinders is a virtual program that offers children in grades PK-5 the opportunity to visit their local community library — as well as several libraries across the state of West Virginia. WVPB's current partners include Burnsville Public Library, Mason County Library, Boone-Madison Public Library, Clay County Library and Webster-Addison Public Library.
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Garron Staten, a seventh-grade teacher at Man Middle School in Logan County, has earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Above and Beyond Award, which recognizes excellence and creativity in West Virginia teachers.
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting will stream a special afternoon concert Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. online and on The West Virginia Channel. The event is replacing the state's annual Vandalia Gathering presented by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History.
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Angie Stewart, a kindergarten teacher at Duval PK-8 School in Lincoln County, has earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Above and Beyond Award, which recognizes excellence and creativity in West Virginia teachers.
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Nineteen children from across the Mountain State earned top writing awards in West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s 2021 PBS Kids Writers Contest. These students penned stories and drew images in competition with kids in their grade level from across West Virginia. Winners were presented with certificates, prizes, cupcakes and special entertainment during a private ceremony for parents and their aspiring young authors.
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Second-grade teacher Heather Puglisi was presented WVPB's Above And Beyond excellence-in-teaching award this week at Warwood Elementary in Wheeling, West Virginia. She received a monetary award, our signature Blenko blue apple paperweight, a certificate of recognition, and a host of other special gifts made possible by the sponsorship of Advantage Technology.
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About UsGeneral Revenue funding for the West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, which is the governing board of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, is currently up for debate in the West Virginia Legislature. The Senate bill zeroes out $3.8 million in funding for the EBA while the House bill fully funds it.
