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West Virginia Today

West Virginia Today is a public affairs show produced by television journalism students in the Reed School of Media.

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West Virginia Today Fall 2025 Episode 2

In the second episode of Fall 2025, West Virginia Today explores how West Virginia’s culture and tourism industries are fueling local economies and preserving community identity. Stories highlight the state’s last pottery factory producing Fiestaware, the growing craft beer industry, and how folklore and haunted tourism are drawing visitors from around the world to West Virginia. The episode also features a look at adventure tourism on the Gauley River and professional wrestling in coal country. West Virginia Today is a statewide public affairs program produced by television journalism students at West Virginia University.

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An aerial view of Harpers Ferry from Nov. 1, 2009. Courtesy: Diana Norgaard/dancingnomad3, Flickr, used under Creative Commons license.

concerns raised about 'restoring truth and sanity to american history' act after misreports in harpers ferry

Rebecca Hempleman | Friday, October 31, 2025

Despite concerns about attempted historical erasure at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park due to new Trump administration policies being unfounded, some historians worry other attempts across the country may have a detrimental impact on historical preservation in the U.S.

Read More : Concerns raised about the ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History’ act after misreports of item removal at Harpers Ferry

culture in the coalfields: how a wrestling company and its champion are entertaining a community

Johnathan Edwards & Ty McClung | Friday, October 31, 2025

ASW has served as a proving ground for countless independent wrestlers since its inception in 2006. It also fuels a subculture in southern West Virginia that brings the community together.

Read More : Culture in the coalfields: How a wrestling company and its champion are entertaining a community

cryptid craze: West Virginia folklore festivals show shift from marginal to mainstream

Faithlyn Graham & Regan Duceman | Friday, October 31, 2025

Cryptid culture in West Virginia goes beyond Mothman. Festivals celebrating other cryptids have begun popping up across the state.

Read More : Cryptid craze: West Virginia’s folklore festivals show the shift from marginal to mainstream

The complicated history behind one of west virginia's darkest landmarks

Jessica Riley & Hannah Heiskell | Friday, October 31, 2025

One of West Virginia’s most haunted sites has become one of its most complex – part museum, part attraction and part memorial.

Read More : The complicated history behind one of West Virginia’s darkest landmarks

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where to watch

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

  • Saturday nights at 6:30 p.m.

City of Morgantown's Public Access Channel 14

  • Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Fridays at 5 p.m.
  • Saturdays at 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV

  • Saturday afternoons at 12 p.m.

YouTube

Watch previous episodes of West Virginia Today on Reed School of Media and Communications YouTube channel.