West Virginia Public Broadcasting

StationAccount image

West Virginia Public Broadcasting satisfies the human need to learn. Our programs nurture personal growth and civic responsibility, respect people's intelligence, and promote life-long discovery. We enrich lives so people might contribute more to their communities and their state. West Virginia Public Broadcasting, through our unique programs and services, will empower people to broaden their perspectives, appreciate their history and become active in their communities. Using the power of public service media, we will create more informed, more educated, more motivated, and more prosperous citizens who will build a better West Virginia for our children and grandchildren.

Series

Series image
187 Pieces

Inside Appalachia is our weekly radio and podcast, hosted by Mason Adams. The show highlights West Virginia’s cultural heritage and brings those stories to a broader audience.

Caption: Joy to the World with Bob Thompson
13 Pieces

Jazz pianist Bob Thompson, and the Bob Thompson unit have been featuring holiday classics at Christmas time for more than 20 years.

Series image
2 Pieces

Us & Them Podcast: We tell stories from the fault lines that separate Americans. Peabody award-winning public radio producer Trey Kay listens to people on both sides of the divide.


Latest Pieces

Piece image
In this episode we hear the story of Iraqi War veteran Mark Combs. A few years ago, he recorded his journey, as he left Appalachia to become a come...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
In the latest episode of Inside Appalachia, we hear from working parents. How has the pandemic rearranged your life?

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
Caption: Mary Lou Estler slices up her family's heirloom mortgage lifter tomato. But there's a mystery with this tomato. Listen to the show to learn more., Credit: Zack Harold/ WVPB
It’s been quite a stressful couple of months for most of us. So we wanted to slow down, take a breath, and start off this week's episode talking ab...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
In this week's episode, we'll explore how family shapes us, and how people are finding new ways to connect with loved ones, even those we’ve never ...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
Many of us are dreaming about the things we want to do when this pandemic is over — like traveling someplace far away. If you have wanderlust, or t...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Gary Bentley is a former coal miner who grew up in eastern Kentucky., Credit: Courtesy Gary Bentley
Four years ago, 95 percent of Appalachian counties voted for Donald Trump. National journalists parachuted in to try to understand why. But, what d...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
This episode is all about one of Appalachia’s most critical natural resources — fierce women. We hear what happens when Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
Here in Appalachia, we’re all too familiar with black lung disease, and how it takes the breath away from our coal miners. For a time it seemed bla...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Piece image
Here in Appalachia, we have this extraordinary fruit called pawpaws. The pawpaw was important enough to the Shawnee people’s way of life that they ...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: BARB SARGENT, Credit: COURTESY WV DNR
In this day and age, kids spend so much time looking at screens. This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll meet a storyteller and songwriter who inspir...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: 54:00