West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we take a look at the role the Big Coal River is playing in revitalizing and keeping communities together in Boone and Lincoln Counties. Also, a discussion of the possibilities for the infrastructure bill to help remove dams and restore waterways.

On this West Virginia Morning, when people ask, “What is Appalachia?” you tend to hear different views. It depends on who you ask and where you are. Take for instance Pittsburgh, which is Appalachia’s largest city. We explore the city’s role in the region.

On this West Virginia Morning, a small group spent six days traveling America’s southern states to learn about the country’s racial legacy and the impact of the Civil Rights movement. Us & Them host Trey Kay was along on the immersive tour that offered multiple perspectives from diverse leaders.

On this West Virginia Morning, a small community of east Africans living in Moorefield, West Virginia, is keeping a coffee tradition from home alive. Also, in this show, we continue our new series “Returning Home” with a conversation with writer and publisher Nikki Bowman Mills.

On this West Virginia Morning, one of the key elements to substance use recovery programs is a safe place to stay. We learn about Seed Sower – a nonprofit recovery center for women that opened in Greenbrier County last month. Also, in this show, a legislative audit revealed significant fraud in the state’s unemployment system during the pandemic.

On this West Virginia Morning, we begin a new series that will run throughout December. “Returning Home” explores stories of West Virginians who left, but returned home to the Mountain State, bringing their experiences and motivation with them. We ask the question — why?

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.