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  • Leadership, Farmers Getting Ready, Responding to Tragedy, Colon Health and the Flu

    Leadership, Farmers Getting Ready, Responding to Tragedy, Colon Health and the Flu
    2025/03/09
    On this week’s Appalachia Matters. It is a packed show.

    At This week on At the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer, he sits down with Aly Gregg, Vice President of Communications for the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2). They discuss how great leadership can come from any person in any role; the important work CMI2 is doing, especially involving students in Clay County; and her hopes for the state moving forward.

    As temperatures are warming up farmers need to start thinking about testing their soil Tom Susman talks with Evan Wilson the WVU Extension Agent in Mason County.

    This month is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and we cover a special event hosted by Holzer Health in Gallipolis Ohio.

    In our third segment, we replay a talk Ryan Craddock from Boone County gave to the West Virginia State Senate Judiciary committee, Ryan lost his 13-year-old son Cohen to a head injury while practicing for football. He is advocating for a special protective cap for football helmets.

    In the final segment we hear about Influenza A from Amy Haskins of the Jackson County Health Department.
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    29 分
  • Counting Eagles, Maple Syrup, and Senator Glen Jeffries.

    Counting Eagles, Maple Syrup, and Senator Glen Jeffries.
    2025/03/02
    WV State Senator Glen Jeffries of Putnam County joins retired Major General Jim Hoyer at the leadership table to talk about his role as senator and as a business owner.

    In the Rooted in the Mountain State segment from the department agriculture we hear from a Jeff and Sandy Minner who are from Rockport WV who produce Maple Syrup.

    In the third segment we learn about an Eagle Nest Survey that is underway in Ohio by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

    In the final segment we will hear a report that Tom Susman did for WMOV about repealing Certificate of Need statues in West Virginia.
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    30 分
  • Behind the Mic for 50 Years & 40 Years Guarding the State

    Behind the Mic for 50 Years & 40 Years Guarding the State
    2025/02/10
    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 分
  • Wild Boars, Avaian Flu, Cyber Security, and Maple Syrup

    Wild Boars, Avaian Flu, Cyber Security, and Maple Syrup
    2025/02/02
    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 分
  • Full Interview with Cyndi Kirkhart, Chief Executive Officer of Facing Hunger Food Bank

    Full Interview with Cyndi Kirkhart, Chief Executive Officer of Facing Hunger Food Bank
    2025/01/29
    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 分
  • Facing Hunger, Hard Cider, This One Belongs to the Reds, Keeping Cows Warm

    Facing Hunger, Hard Cider, This One Belongs to the Reds, Keeping Cows Warm
    2025/01/26
    Facing Hunger, Hard Cider, This One Belongs to the Reds, Keeping Cows Warm

    This week at The Leadership Table, General Hoyer 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.

    In the Rooted in the Mountain State segment from the Department of Agriculture we will learn about a brewery in Greenbrier County West Virginia.

    Baseball has been part of Appalachia since the game started. A staple has always been the Cincinnati Reds. During the coal booms miners would ride the train to Cincinnati from the coal fields catch a couple games and ride the train back home. The reds have a caravan which has player and management who travel from town to town prior to the start of spring training. The reds were in Point Pleasant this past week and Michael Susman caught up with legendary broadcaster Marty Brennaman.

    It has been cold in our region this past few weeks and Doctor Jim Maxwell the State Veterinarian for West Virginia shares information on how cows and other livestock with stand the cold.
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    30 分
  • Midge's Kitchen, Deer for the Hungry, Mountaineer Foodbank and Scholarships

    Midge's Kitchen, Deer for the Hungry, Mountaineer Foodbank and Scholarships
    2025/01/19
    On this week’s Appalachia matters we will hear the conclusion of the General Hoyer’s interview with Chad Morrison, CEO of Mountaineer Food Bank. We heard part 1 last week.

    The Department of Agriculture will introduce us to Midge’s Kitchen.

    We will learn about an effort to collect deer meat for food pantries along the Ohio River.

    Our final segment is about providing scholarships for High School Seniors in Mason and Jackson Counites in West Virginia.
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    30 分
  • Food, Fairs, Weather and a Funeral

    Food, Fairs, Weather and a Funeral
    2025/01/12
    At leadership Table we will learn about the Mountaineer Food Bank from Chad Morrison, CEO of Mountaineer Food Bank. He sits down with Major General Jim Hoyer.

    In the department of agriculture segment, we will replay a segment from last summer talking about the West Virginia state fair and fairs and festivals. The Fairs and Festivals association is meeting in Charleston this weekend.

    Spencer Atkins with WOWK is one of the best meteorologists in Appalachia. Tom Susman talks with him we deal with this winter weather in the new year.

    In the final segment Tom spoke with Mark Curtis former political correspondent for WOWK TV about the funeral of President Jimmy Carter this past week.
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    30 分