Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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WVPB Newsroom Wins 12 Awards At Virginias AP Broadcasters Luncheon
The winners of the 2025 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters (VAPB) Awards were announced on March 28 at the Awards Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting at Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Conference Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) Newsroom won 12 awards this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFriends Of WVPB Board Nominations Underway Through April 17
The WVPB Board of Directors represents all members (defined as someone who supports WVPB through a financial gift). Any member in good standing may serve on the Board of Directors.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2026
This year’s featured speakers will be award-winning children’s novelist R. L. Stine, nonfiction author Margot Lee Shetterley, New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, mystery author and West Virginia native Craig Johnson, and local author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Classroom That Builds Confidence: Ronald Talbott Earns WVPB's Above And Beyond Award
Ronald Talbott, a special education teacher at Jackson Middle School in Wood County, earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s January 2026 Above and Beyond Award, which honors the excellence and creativity of Mountain State teachers.
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Capital High School’s Shane Healy Honored With Above And Beyond Award
Shane Healy, a social studies teacher at Capital High School in Kanawha County, earned WVPB’s December 2025 Above and Beyond Award. As part of the recognition, Healy received a monetary award and a signature Blenko Glass apple paperweight. The West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office, presenter of the SMART529 college savings program, proudly sponsors the award.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'The American Revolution,' Special Screening Event At Marshall University, March 5
West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) will host a public screening of selected excerpts from The American Revolution, the landmark documentary series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, followed by a community conversation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Brad D. Smith Business and Innovation Center on the campus of Marshall University.
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