West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about one of West Virginia’s legendary musical families, the Kessingers. Also, in this show, a brush fire in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has grown, and hospital workers in Huntington have ended their month-long strike.

On this West Virginia Morning, we have a conversation on ways to care for your Christmas tree this holiday season, and we learn more about West Virginia's first medical marijuana dispensaries, which opened in the state last month and are now offering patients pills and patches.

On this West Virginia Morning, Matt Jackfert is known to many of our listeners as our beloved classical music and news host. But in his off time, the Charleston native is also an accomplished musician, composer and arranger. We talk with him about his new work on a classic seasonal tune, "I Saw Three Ships."

On this West Virginia Morning, author Richard Hartman has had many diverse careers in his life: forest ranger, paramedic, administrative law judge and professor, among others. The West Virginia native’s new book, “A Night in the Woods and Other Absurdities of Life,” has just been published. We hear about his collection of humorous short stories, poems and historical essays.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia University economist John Deskins says remote work could be a way to improve the state’s financial realities. We spoke with him to find out what’s happening in the state’s economy.

On this West Virginia Morning, families across the country continue to adapt holiday traditions as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread. Us & Them host Trey Kay shares his virtual holiday table with a few ‘dinner party’ guests to talk about some of the pandemic's challenges.

On this West Virginia Morning, K-12 schools in the state are experiencing a teacher shortage in all subjects, and the southern counties are feeling it the most. We have a conversation about this challenge with the West Virginia Department of Education, and we also look at possible solutions.

On this West Virginia Morning, hundreds of workers at Cabell-Huntington Hospital have been on strike for weeks. We check in with those on the picket line. Also, in this show, the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest has gigantic sculptures installed throughout. The wooden giants lounge among the trees and crouch at the water's edge. They look like they’ve stepped straight out of a fairy tale.

On this West Virginia Morning, the state’s charter school board has approved West Virginia’s first virtual charter schools. Also, in this show, scientists in this region are studying the connection between air and water pollution and mental health.

On this West Virginia Morning, a record 158 million people voted in the 2020 presidential election. But over the past year, both Republicans and Democrats have tried to pass polarizing voting rights laws. We explore what this could mean for West Virginia.