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  • Honey Mountian Bees, ACA Changes? and At The Leadership Table

    Honey Mountian Bees, ACA Changes? and At The Leadership Table
    2025/04/06
    In this week’s Appalachia Matters:
    This week on @ The Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer, he sits down with Renee Hoffman, retired Sergeant First Class for the WV National Guard, and now Supply Chain Manager at Hope Gas. They discuss her journey to find purpose in her career after leaving the military and how she uses her military background in her everyday life in the civilian world.

    In the Rooted in the Mountain State segment, we will learn about Honey Mountain Farm in Grafton West Virginia. They recently won a grant in a competition sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

    In our final segment we will take a deep dive in to changes in health care coverage that could impact 167,000 West Virginians who get coverage through Medicaid Expansion and another 67,000 who buy health insurance coverage through Healthcare.gov. We will hear from Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R) of West Virginia, Doctor and West Virginia House of Delegates member Matt Rohrbach (R) of Cabell County, West Virginia House of Delegates Member Marty Gearhart (R)of Mercer, Kelly Allen of the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy, Jeremy Smith and ACA Navigator and Chris Hall of the WV EMS Coalition.
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    30 分
  • RFK Jr., Ham Bacon and Egg, Planting Prep and Doctor Sherri Young

    RFK Jr., Ham Bacon and Egg, Planting Prep and Doctor Sherri Young
    2025/03/30
    At the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer talks with Doctor Sherri Young a West Virginia native, former Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health, and a physician in family and geriatric medicine. Dr. Young shares her views on the importance of leading from the front, how challenges can build resilience, and the power of community.

    In the Rooted in The Mountain State segment produced by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture we will learn about a mountain state tradition, the Ham Bacon and Egg sale.

    Next is a report Tom Susman filed for WMOV’s Valley Today, where he talks with JJ Barrett a cooperative extension agent for WVU assigned to Wood and Jackson Counties.

    In our final segment we replay excerpts from Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr’s visit to the Mountain State. In the first segment he explains his family’s affinity for West Virginia and in the final excerpt he cites data that shows the United States is in a health crisis.
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    30 分
  • Appalachia Matters- USDA Cuts Farmers, Leadership Table, Kniting the Ole Fashion Way, Rail Bikes Farm Policy

    Appalachia Matters- USDA Cuts Farmers, Leadership Table, Kniting the Ole Fashion Way, Rail Bikes Farm Policy
    2025/03/16
    This week on at the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer, he sits down with Phillip Cantrell, retired command sergeant major in the U.S. Army and former senior enlisted leader of the WV National Guard. They discuss his role as an Intergovernmental and External Affairs Liaison with Senator Joe Manchin and his message to veterans and young enlisted military members in West Virginia.

    The Rooted In The Mountain State section focuses on an artisan who knits and spins her own yarn. This segment is produced by The West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

    We talk with Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt about items of concern for farmers and producers as well as his efforts in the legislature to help promote WV Farm Products.

    In our fourth segment we talk about two programs the USDA has cut which impacts local farmers, schools and food banks. We will get Senator Shelly Moore Capito’s take on the cuts.

    In our final segment we hear about Tourism Day at the State Capitol including a rail bike excursion located in Clay County.
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    30 分
  • 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