Appalachia Matters

Auteur(s): Thomas Susman Producer
  • Résumé

  • Appalachia Matters is a weekly radio show highlighting life in Appalachia. Each week we have a segment on leadership from retired Major General Jim Hoyer, features highlighting agriculture in our region, health care updates from Tom Susman and our host Bo Higby each week highlights a story of community interest.

    The show is produced by Vandalia Media Partners.
    Vandalia Media Partners II, LLC
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  • Behind the Mic for 50 Years & 40 Years Guarding the State
    Feb 10 2025
    This week on At the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer, he sits down with recently retired Major General Bill Crane to celebrate his 40-year military career, reflect on his visionary leadership of the West Virginia National Guard as Adjutant General for the last 4 years, and hear his hopes for the State and Guard moving forward.

    We hear about a brewery in Greenbrier County. This segment is a repeat that ran earlier.

    Howard Monroe is a longtime broadcaster in Appalachia who lives in Wheeling West Virginia. Tom Susman sits down with Howard to discuss Monroe’s 50-year broadcast career.
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    30 min
  • Wild Boars, Avaian Flu, Cyber Security, and Maple Syrup
    Feb 2 2025
    Doctor Chris Dr. Christopher Ramezan joins General Hoyer at the leadership table. Chris is a cyber security expert. He and the General have work together in the past.

    In the Rooted in the Mountain State segment from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will talk about the harvest of Maple syrup in Appalachia.

    This week you will learn about wild board hunting in four West Virginia counties, these are not feral hogs but European wild boar.

    In our final segment we talk with Kent Leonhardt Commissioner of Agriculture about the avian flu that is impacting poultry farmers across the US and what is being done to protect the flocks and more importantly your health.
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    30 min
  • Full Interview with Cyndi Kirkhart, Chief Executive Officer of Facing Hunger Food Bank
    Jan 29 2025
    This is the extended version of this week's At the Leadership Table, General Jim Hoyer as he sits down for a compelling talk with Cyndi Kirkhart, Chief Executive Officer of Facing Hunger Food Bank.

    During their chat, Cyndi and the General recall many emergency response efforts that they worked on together to look out for West Virginians and residents of the tri-state area during challenging times, and Cyndi shares leadership insights on the incredible power of partnerships.
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    21 min

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