Tag: Innovation

Shepherd Professor Talks Aircraft Communication Research On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a Shepherd University professor is overseeing research to make aircraft communication more secure. Caroline MacGregor sat down with Assistant Professor of Business Administration George Ray to talk about his cutting-edge research.

On this West Virginia Morning, a Shepherd University professor is overseeing research to make aircraft communication more secure. His research was presented at the 63rd annual conference of the International Association for Computer Information Systems. It has also been published in several publications and is attracting the attention of the country’s defense contractors.

Assistant News Director Caroline MacGregor sat down with Assistant Professor of Business Administration George Ray to talk about his cutting-edge research.

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Shepherd University.

Caroline MacGregor produced this episode.

Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:43 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning

Historic Flooding In W.Va. And Federal Grant Bolsters Agriculture Innovation In KY, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, the historic flooding in central and southern West Virginia washed away houses, vehicles and caused damage to roads and homes in the area. Briana Heaney has the story.

On this West Virginia Morning, the historic flooding in central and southern West Virginia washed away houses, vehicles and caused damage to roads and homes in the area. Briana Heaney has the story.

Also, in this show, a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is going to support efforts from eastern Kentucky’s Mt. Folly Farm to help innovate agriculture nationwide. As Shepherd Snyder reports, the money is going to help support a regional farming workforce, promote climate-friendly practices, and promote tourism.

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Concord University and Shepherd University.

Caroline MacGregor is our assistant news director and produced this episode.

Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:43 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning

American Inventor Winston Shelton Passes Away

Winston Shelton passed away last week. Born in Nicholas County, he grew up in Clay and Greenbrier counties, and became an electrical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who was awarded 76 U.S. patents.

In a biography published last year, Winston L. Shelton: a life of Invention, it’s written that Shelton was working on creating an underwater exploration helmet, a gasoline powered child’s wagon, and a rudimentary sawmill—all before he was in high school.

Shelton went on to work for General Electric where his inventions helped create and refine the modern, top-loading, rotating spiral agitator washing machine.

He eventually started his own business in Louisville, Kentucky. One of his first investors was Colonel Sanders. Shelton went on to invent the pressure fryer that made Kentucky Fried Chicken successful.

Shelton later commissioned a Norman Rockwell portrait of Colonel Sanders.

He worked at the company he founded, Winston Industries, until he passed last week. He was almost 97 years old.

*editor’s note: This story has been altered to reflect that fact that Shelton was not running Winston Industries until his death, but rather working there.

2nd Annual West Virginia Education Summit

 The Education Alliance, in collaboration with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, hosted the second annual West Virginia Education Summit on Monday, October 20, 2014.

Business, community, education and legislative leaders are all part of this innovative discuss on how we can work together to achieve excellence in education in West Virginia.

You can watch the Education Summit right here.

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