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WVPB’s Maggie Holley Named To 40 Under 40 List

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Education Director Maggie Holley has been named to The State Journal‘s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 for 2023. Holley was chosen for her commitment to expanding public broadcasting’s education and reading initiatives throughout the state in her role as the WVPB education director.

CHARLESTON, WV:  West Virginia Public Broadcasting Education Director Maggie Holley has been named to The State Journal‘s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 for 2023. Holley was chosen for her commitment to expanding public broadcasting’s education and reading initiatives throughout the state in her role as the WVPB education director.

For the past 18 years, The State Journal‘s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 has recognized outstanding young professionals who work and volunteer to make West Virginia a better place. As the newspaper puts it, “As West Virginia continues to stare down hard times, it will be the innovations and energy from Generation Next that carries the state to prosperity.”

“Maggie Holley came to work at West Virginia Public Broadcasting in January 2022 as our education director and things haven’t been the same since,” said Butch Antolini, WVPB chief executive officer and executive director. “Her positive impact on education throughout the entire state has been experienced by educators across West Virginia and the multitude of programs she and her staff have initiated are providing our children with incredible learning opportunities that weren’t previously available. She is in high demand as a result of her work and most deserving of this recognition from The State Journal.”

Maggie Holley was born and raised in Floyd County, Kentucky, spending 16 years in education, including nine years as a middle school science teacher and six years in public school administration.  She taught in Roane and Fayette counties and served as a principal at schools in Roane, Jackson and Kanawha counties.

Holley is currently a resident of Jackson County, balancing work as a wife, mother, and active local church member. As one of five daughters growing up in a coal mining family, Holley credits her parents for her work ethic.

“My parents instilled in me the value of hard work and education when our rural community offered limited opportunities and many obstacles,” shared Holley. “My passion in my current role is bringing programs that focus on mental, emotional and social health to rural towns.”

For more information on the Generation Next: 40 Under 40 recognition and the full list of recipients, visit The State Journal’s website at www.wvnews.com.

WVPB's Joni Deutsch Named to 40 under 40 List

West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain Stage’s Joni Deutsch has been named to The State Journal‘s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 for 2017. The 25-year-old was chosen for her passion in promoting the West Virginia music scene through her weekly radio program A Change of Tune, her statewide #WhyListen event series through NPR Generation Listen and her critically-acclaimed 30 Days of #WVmusic series.

Joni Deutsch receives the Generation Next: 40 Under 40 award.

For the past 12 years, The State Journal‘s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 has recognized outstanding young professionals who work and volunteer to make West Virginia a better place. As the newspaper puts it, “As West Virginia continues to stare down hard times, it will be the innovations and energy from Generation Next that carries the state to prosperity.”

Joni Deutsch was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in public relations and advertising. After learning the radio ropes at WLUR 91.5 FM in Lexington, Virginia, Joni returned to the Mountain State and joined the West Virginia Public Broadcasting family as the creator and host of the weekly indie/alternative music program A Change of Tune.

In June 2015, Joni became assistant producer for NPR Music’s live performance radio program Mountain Stage and host of its #MS2Go podcast. One year later, she became the program’s youngest (not to mention first female) guest host, a position she will return to later this June as part of a special FestivALL edition of Mountain Stage.

Over the year, Joni Deutsch’s work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition & Weekend Edition, NPR Music’s Heavy Rotation, Poynter, Inside Appalachia, WERA FM’s FemChord and Clutch MOV, among others.In 2015, the Charleston Gazette-Mail named Joni one of the people “making Charleston [West Virginia] even better.” In 2016, she was named an Emerging Voice Scholar by the Alliance for Women in Media.

For more information on the Generation Next: 40 Under 40 recognition and the full list of recipients, click here.

ACLU: West Virginia Local Panhandling Push Unconstitutional

The American Civil Liberties Union is decrying attempts by West Virginia local governments to restrict panhandling as unconstitutional.

The Journal reports that in a letter to the City of Martinsburg and Berkeley County last week, Jamie Lynn Crofts of the ACLU of West Virginia said the proposal would violate First Amendment free speech rights.

Floyd McKinley “Kin” Sayre, Martinsburg City Council legal counsel, responded that the two governments are drafting a version that meets constitutional standards.

Sayre says the regulation, which still hasn’t been agreed upon, would define panhandling, say when and where panhandling is permitted, and define allowable ways to panhandle and false or misleading solicitation.

Croft says it’s possible to enforce existing harassment laws or narrowly restrict a specific spot if safety is at issue.

EPA Brownfields Program Stirs W.Va. Interest

Localities across West Virginia are seeking a share of more than $3 million in assessment and clean-up grants through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center reports that 11 applications totaling $3.2 million were submitted for funding, according to The State Journal.

The center’s executive director, Patrick Kirby, said the so-called brownfields applications will compete nationally for funding to remedy environmental concerns.

The program helps communities conduct environmental assessments of properties, review cleanup options, and start cleanup at contaminated sites.

This year, the EPA picked five West Virginia projects to receive $1 million in brownfields grants.

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