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Mtn. Talk: A Night on the Tracks with the Blackjewel Miners Blockade
In Cumberland, Kentucky, dozens of miners have been blocking the tracks in front of a Blackjewel coal train after the company declared bankruptcy and miners' checks bounced in early July. The protest started on Monday July 29th and is still going strong. WMMT reporter Benny Becker, arrived at the railroad tracks at 7 PM on July 30th and recorded throughout the night.
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Mtn. Talk: A Night on the Tracks with the Blackjewel Miners Blockade
August 13, 2019In Cumberland, Kentucky, dozens of miners have been blocking the tracks in front of a Blackjewel coal train after the company declared bankruptcy and miners' checks bounced Read More >
Mtn. News: Miners Protest, Kentucky Printmaking, & International Cat Day
August 12, 2019In this episode we bring you interviews from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade, an interview with Kentucky artists Ken Swinson & Lacy Hale, and in honor of International Cats Day Read More >
How National Media Misses the Mark on Appalachian Communities
July 9, 2019In this episode we explore Appalachian & rural communities' complicated relationships to national media coverage. First, WMMT's Rachel Garringer chats with Appalshop staff: Read More >
Mtn. News: The Changing Energy Landscape in eKY
June 28, 2019As the economic landscape of the coalfields changes, so does the energy landscape in eastern Kentucky. In this episode we're exploring a couple new energy savings projects in Read More >
Local History & Regional News
June 15, 2019In this episode WMMT’s Ohio Valley Resource Reporter Sydney Boles sets out to learn the history behind the RC Cola signs around Whitesburg. Then, from the WMMT archives, we Read More >
Mtn. News: Healthy Communities, Healthy Bodies, & Summer Celebrations
May 31, 2019In this episode we're previewing multiple events happening in Eastern Kentucky in late May and Early June: from a film screening of "Coal's Deadly Dust" and panel discussion Read More >
Mtn. News: Stay Fabulous and Other Stories
May 23, 2019In this episode we bring you recent news from the Ohio Valley Resource, an exploration into some curious billboards scattered around eastern Kentucky, some youth produced Read More >
Mtn. Talk: Sheila Kay Adams & Bobby McMillon
May 14, 2019In this episode of Mountain Talk we bring you a recording of master ballad singers and storytellers Sheila Kay Adams and Bobby McMillon! Sheila and Bobby are both masters of Read More >
Mtn. News: Tradition, Resilience, & Innovation
May 2, 2019In this episode, we celebrate the craftsmanship of Virginian musician & instrument builder Wayne Henderson, whose birthday is May 3rd. Then, we hear excerpts from an interview Read More >
Mtn. News: History, Culture, and Politics in Central Appalachia
April 19, 2019In this episode we’re remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster in Raleigh County, WV in 2010, celebrating the life and musical legacy of Addie Graham with her grandson Read More >
