“We still need bus drivers all across the state.” Joe White is the Executive Director of the WV School Service Personnel Association and he joins Talkline to discuss the staff shortages for vital school personnel such as bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, and more.

Brian Hanni, Voice of the Kansas Jayhawks, talks with Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter about Jalon Daniels performance and current state after coming back from his injury and looking at his performance so far in the season.

Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter recap comments WVU Defensive Coordinator Jordan Lesley made in regards to scheming preparations to deal with the Kansas Jayhawks.

Former WVU QB Rasheed Marshall will be honored along with the rest of the 2024 WVU Sports Hall of Fame class before Saturday’s football game against Kansas. Marshall joins Hoppy on Talkline to reflect on his career and what being inducted into the Hall of Fame means to him personally.

Tim Hatfield has been named the new CEO of the reopening Williamson Memorial Hospital in Mingo County. Tim Hatfield joins Talkline to discuss the hospital’s strategy and improvements since they shut down in 2022.

Gov. Jim Justice has released details around his proposed tax plan. Steve Williams, current Huntington Mayor and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate, joined Talkline to discuss his thoughts on Gov. Justice’s tax plan.

Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter discuss Neal Brown talking about how he critiques defense.

Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter dig into Neal Brown’s comments on officials in Saturday’s game and his feelings behind the calls that were made.

“We are taking this very seriously.” Deb Rusnak is the Prosecuting Attorney in Kanawha County and she joined Talkline this morning to talk about charges of terroristic threats being brought on some of the individuals who called in violent threats to multiple schools in the state of West Virginia.

The 2024 School year has seen multiple threats made against high schools in West Virginia. MetroNews’ Chris Lawrence joins Hoppy to discuss the threat, and what the Justice Administration is doing to curb these threats across the state.

Following a bitter loss at the hands of rival Pitt on Saturday, Tony Caridi joins Talkline to look at what went wrong in what he called "a series of catastrophic errors."

Dave Sharapan, Sports Consigliere and Vegas oddsmaker, takes off his literal Pitt hat to break down the numbers with Brad and Coach Hunter on where Pitt and WVU each stand.

U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld joins Hoppy to discuss the sentencing in the Whitey Bulger murder case. Ihlenfeld shares his thoughts on the case and what the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, did wrong.

John Antonik, Senior Director of Athletics Content at WVU, joins Hoppy to talk about the great games in the WVU-Pitt football series. Antonik shares the history of the rivalry and how much it means to both teams.

West Virginia State School Superintendent Michele Blatt joins Hoppy to discuss the home school stats and stats on absenteeism. Blatt shares her thoughts on the issues with home school assessments not being turned in.

Chris Peak of Panther-Lair.com joins Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter and gives his answer to Tony’s question: despite rooting for the home team, realistically who does he see winning Saturday’s game?

Every year WVU holds a 24-hour vigil marking the anniversary of 9/11. John Dowling, recruiting operations officer for WVU Army ROTC, joins Hoppy to discuss the vigil and remember the tragic events that occurred on September 11th, 2001.

Every year WVU holds a 24-hour vigil marking the anniversary of 9/11. John Dowling, recruiting operations officer for WVU Army ROTC, joins Hoppy to discuss the vigil and remember the tragic events that occurred on September 11th, 2001.

Matt Lewis, Political columnist, commentator, podcaster, joins Hoppy to recap the Trump vs Harris debate. He shares his thoughts on who he thought won.

The West Virginia school system announced Teacher of the Year and West Virginia school system Service Worker of the Year. Putnam County Music Educator Seth Skiles was given the 2025 Teacher of the Year award. The 2025 Service Personnel of the Year award was presented to Marshall County School Lib...

Tony, Brad, and Coach Hunter recap comments from Nick Malone about WVU’s blitzing in preparations for Pitt’s strategies in Saturday’s game.

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Dr. Ginger Layne, breast radiologist at Mon Health, joins Hoppy to discuss how Mammography facilities will soon have to notify patients about the density of their breasts, a step aimed at improving early detection of breast cancer. Dr. Layne walks us through what women should expect with these ne...

Senate President Craig Blair and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw joining Hoppy to discuss the upcoming special session announced by Governor Jim Justice. They discuss tax reductions under Jim Justice’s leadership.

Brad McElhinny joins Hoppy to talk about the upcoming special session announced by Governor Jim Justice. Brad discusses the broad outline of what this session may be.