© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsInside Appalachia tells the stories of our people, and how they live today. Hosts Caitlin Tan and Mason Adams lead us on an audio tour of our rich history, our food, our music and our culture.One night in 1970, Bill Danoff and his then-girlfriend Taffy Nivert were hanging out with John Denver, and they played a few verses from a song they’d been working on. Denver immediately said he wanted to record it.“It was sort of like an old movie,” Danoff recalled in a 2010 interview...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsInside Appalachia tells the stories of our people, and how they live today. Hosts Caitlin Tan and Mason Adams lead us on an audio tour of our rich history, our food, our music and our culture.One night in 1970, Bill Danoff and his then-girlfriend Taffy Nivert were hanging out with John Denver, and they played a few verses from a song they’d been working on. Denver immediately said he wanted to record it.“It was sort of like an old movie,” Danoff recalled in a 2010 interview...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe City of Charleston quietly removed part of a Confederate memorial Monday, joining other cities and states across the country who are taking a closer look at structures honoring Confederate soldiers and generals.Riflemen Memorial still stands at Ruffner Park in downtown Charleston, but a bronze plaque that covers most of its face is now gone. That plaque listed the names of local men who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Among the names is...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe City of Charleston quietly removed part of a Confederate memorial Monday, joining other cities and states across the country who are taking a closer look at structures honoring Confederate soldiers and generals.Riflemen Memorial still stands at Ruffner Park in downtown Charleston, but a bronze plaque that covers most of its face is now gone. That plaque listed the names of local men who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Among the names is...WW…