West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, the Inside Appalachia Folkways Reporting Corps brings us a story of Italian immigrants and their descendants in North Carolina who have carried on the tradition of making wine. Also, we have the latest news on the coronavirus vaccine in West Virginia, and we listen to this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

On this West Virginia Morning, WVU Medicine has quickly set up a mass vaccination site in Morgantown, hoping to vaccinate tens of thousands of people against COVID-19 each week. Also, we hear the latest news on school reentry in the state, we visit the New River Gorge, and we hear from higher education institutions that are trying to help students stay in school.

On this West Virginia Morning, we explore how the pandemic has affected West Virginia’s economy and how it will impact recovery. Also, we hear reports on a second West Virginian charged for taking part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the latest on schools reopening to in-person instruction, and we hear a story from the Ohio Valley ReSource series Black Lives in Red States.

On this West Virginia Morning, we visit the only Maronite church in West Virginia where one young man in the congregation is trying to keep the traditions alive. Also, we listen to this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week brought to us by Birds of Chicago.

On this West Virginia Morning, we look back to September, when a Black Lives Matter rally turned hostile after white supremacists showed up. Also, in this show, we hear updates on schools, vaccine distribution and statehouse news.

On this West Virginia Morning, there is precedent for a 50-50 deadlocked U.S. Senate to work together, but in this hyper-partisan, extremely divided climate, can that happen? We explore this in a conversation with a Marshall University political science professor. Also, we share the latest in state news.

On this West Virginia Morning, we look back at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed more than 3 million men and created thousands of parks across the country. Also, we hear the latest news and updates from West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from a political science professor at Marshall University who takes us back to last Wednesday’s events in Washington, D.C. and explores how it might affect the fate of President Donald Trump. We also hear the latest news on the COVID-19 vaccine made available for workers in West Virginia's correctional facilities, but not yet for those incarcerated.

On this West Virginia Morning, pro-Trump extremists mounted an insurrection Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building as Congress was certifying election results from each state. We talk with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito who said it will go down as a dark day in American history.

On this West Virginia Morning, Christa Parravani’s new memoir explores how her family struggled to make ends meet when she found out she was pregnant with her third child. We talk about it. Also, we have updates on the New Year’s party at the Greenbrier Resort and the coronavirus in West Virginia.