Alert (March 11, 2026): Our TV translator in Flatwoods is experiencing technical issues. Our engineers are troubleshooting the problem. Thank you for your patience.
The submission period for the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest has concluded! Winners will be announced soon.
Nominate an exceptional West Virginia teacher today!
On Demand
On Demand
Watch locally produced documentaries & more.
On Demand
On Demand
West Virginia Morning
Inside Appalachia
West Virginia Week
Mountain Stage
Us & Them
The Legislature Today
The Legislature This Week
Send us your comments and questions.
Stream our board meetings.
Check out the latest WVPB news.
Sign up for our newsletter and get weekly updates.
Meet the WVPB staff.
WV Educational Broadcasting Commission, the WVPB Foundation, and the Friends of WVPB.
Come work with us!
The nomination period for the Friends of WVPB Board of Directors is open until 11:59 p.m. on April 17, 2026.
Sponsor impactful and engaging media and entertainment.
Use your IRA to make a gift to WVPB.
Become a member with your gift of $1,000 or more.
Make WVPB part of your legacy.
Manage your membership account.
Learn how you can Protect and Sustain West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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.
This week, a new book for young adults "Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" mixes historical fact with spooky Appalachian folklore. Also, over 15 years, a photojournalist documented an Ohio family. Now, she’s a part of their lives. And, an experimental guitarist records an album intended as a call to arms.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe 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 NewsMarshall 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 NewsWatch 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 NewsThis 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSome 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 News
Arts & Culture stories
Economy stories
PreK-12 and Higher Education stories
Energy & Environment stories
Government stories
Health & Science stories and home of Appalachia Health News.
Read about job postings, upcoming documentaries, events, and more from WVPB.
