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Fostering A Cultural Identity At Camp And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a visit to the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy camp fosters young Black artists, and our song of the week takes us back to Paris’ Jazz Age.

On this West Virginia Morning, Affrilachian writer Norman Jordan was a prominent voice in the Black Arts movement before his death in 2015. From the latest episode of Inside Appalachia, Folkways reporter Traci Phillips visited the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy camp last summer.

And our Song of the Week comes from Stephane Wrembel’s fifth album Origins. He’s joined by Josh Kaye, Ari Folman-Cohen and Nick Anderson performing “Bistro Fada,” which became the theme song for Woody Allen’s 2011 Oscar-winning film, Midnight in Paris.

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 and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

West Virginia Morning is produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Caelan Bailey, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

Eric Douglas is our news director. Teresa Wills is our host. Maria Young 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

LISTEN: Stephane Wrembel Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes her good friend and fellow country star Suzy Bogguss, French jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel, folk duo Mama’s Broke, singer-songwriter Denitia, and performing songwriter couple Goldpine.

On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes her good friend and fellow country star Suzy Bogguss, French jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel, folk duo Mama’s Broke, singer-songwriter Denitia, and performing songwriter couple Goldpine.

Our Song of the Week comes from Stephane Wrembel. In this live performance of “Bistro Fada,” Wrembel is joined by Josh Kaye, Ari Folman-Cohen and Nick Anderson. This Django-influenced tune is heard on his fifth album Origins, which became the theme song for Woody Allen’s 2011 Oscar-winning film, Midnight in Paris.

Hear Wrembel’s entire set on this week’s broadcast, plus live performances from Suzy Bogguss, Mama’s Broke, Denitia, and Goldpine starting Friday, Feb. 7 on these public radio stations.

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Volunteers Count The Homeless And A Son’s Release From Captivity This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, volunteers and advocates come together on a single night in January every year to count people experiencing homelessness, and a father discusses his son’s captivity and the efforts to bring him home.

On this West Virginia Morning, thousands of volunteers and advocates across the country come together on a single night in January every year to count people experiencing homelessness. As Chris Schulz reports, that can mean quite a lot of legwork in the Mountain State.

And West Virginia native Aaron Logan is one of six Americans recently released from imprisonment in Venezuela. Reporter Maria Young spoke with his father, Steve Logan of Charleston, about his son’s captivity and efforts to bring him home.

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 and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Maria Young 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

Uncertain Future For Low Barrier Shelter And School System Saves With Solar, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Huntington’s low barrier homeless shelter – with its limited restrictions – is now facing an uncertain future. And one school district hopes to generate savings with solar panels placed on school rooftops.

On this West Virginia Morning, Huntington’s low barrier homeless shelter stayed at full capacity during last month’s cold snap. The shelter director says the facility – with its limited restrictions – is unique in West Virginia but now facing an uncertain future.

And as electricity bills have increased in West Virginia, one school district hopes to generate savings with solar panels placed on school rooftops. Reporter Curtis Tate went to Wayne County to take a look.

Also in this episode, six Americans were released from jail in Venezuela over the weekend, including a former West Virginia resident whose father is celebrating the news.

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 and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Maria Young 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

State Scores Low On Smoking Cessation And Researching The East Palestine Derailment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s tobacco use and prevention efforts again earned failing grades on an assessment from the American Lung Association, and researchers look at the effects of the East Palestine derailment.

On this West Virginia Morning, the American Lung Association has released its annual “State of Tobacco Control” report and West Virginia again earned failing grades. Health reporter Emily Rice spoke with Dr. Robert Heron, a General Thoracic Surgeon at WVU Hospital about the health implications of long-term tobacco use.

And two years since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and industrial chemicals contaminated the community and made hundreds of residents sick. Many have since tried to put this incident behind them, but some still worry about future health impacts. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant reports how researchers are stepping in.

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 and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Maria Young 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

Morrisey’s Support For ICE, Grassroots Organizers Help Homeless And A Foster Care Investigation, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s new administration is falling in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. We also learn about grassroots organizers keeping homeless people safe in the cold, and we have an interview with a Mountain State Spotlight reporter who broke an investigation this week about mismanaged foster care placement and inadequate mental health support for children in the state.

On this West Virginia Week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s new administration is falling in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. We also learn about grassroots organizers keeping homeless people safe in the cold, and we have an interview with a Mountain State Spotlight reporter who broke an investigation this week about mismanaged foster care placement and inadequate mental health support for children in the state.

Caelan Bailey is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Caelan Bailey, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

Learn more about West Virginia Week.