High Profile W.Va. Movies Highlight Growing Film Industry
Two high profile films made in West Virginia are calling attention to the state's growing film making industry.
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Randy Yohe
Randy is WVPB’s Huntington Reporter, based at Marshall University. He hails from Detroit but has lived in Huntington since the late 1980s. He has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Missouri. Randy has worked in radio and television since his teenage years, with enjoyable stints as a sports public address announcer and a disco/funk club dee jay.
Proposed Federal Bill Would End Greyhound Racing Nationwide
The only two greyhound racing tracks left in the U.S. are in West Virginia. That number may change to zero if proposed federal legislation passes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOnline Gambling Hits Student Population
Marshall University Broadcast Journalism senior Abigail Ayes just completed an impactful story on student online gambling for the campus news program, MU Report. WVPB spoke with the student reporter about her eye-opening research, interviews and findings.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Legislature Today: Final Hours Live Blog, March 14
Watch our live TV broadcast of "The Legislature Today: Final Hours" on WVPB-TV, The West Virginia Channel, with the PBS app, or on YouTube, 8 p.m.-midnight, March 14. And follow our coverage all day with live updates in our Final Hours Live Blog here at wvpublic.org.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOsage, Connie Jordan Green And Ice Climbing, Inside Appalachia
This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. Also, a poet remembers growing up in a secret city in Tennessee that was built during World War II. And, rock climbing is usually for warmer months, but some climbers have taken to climbing frozen waterfalls.
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House Debates Helping College Students With Food, Hygiene Challenges
Some West Virginia college students face challenges in getting enough food and living a basic clean and healthy life. House Bill 4081 would provide those students some help. However, the bill is an unfunded mandate that generated some bi-partisan house floor debate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUtility bills, High School Graduation Requirements Addressed At 2026 Legislative Lookahead
Cutting consumer utility bills and changing core high school graduation requirements were two of the many issues discussed at the annual press lookahead for West Virginia’s 2026 legislative session.
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