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\"Hoppy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Hoppy Kercheval<\/a><\/h3>\n

The radio “dean” of West Virginia broadcasters, Hoppy Kercheval joined West Virginia Radio Corporation in 1976.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Tony<\/a><\/div>\n
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Tony Caridi<\/a><\/h3>\n

The state of West Virginia’s most recognizable sports voice is in his second decade with West Virginia Radio Corporation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Jeff<\/a><\/div>\n
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Jeff Jenkins<\/a><\/h3>\n

The award-winning native of Pratt, West Virginia took over as head of the news division of Metronews in August of 2000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Shauna<\/a><\/div>\n
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Shauna Johnson<\/a><\/h3>\n

Shauna Johnson grew up in Fairmont, went to college in Morgantown and has lived and worked throughout West Virginia in the time since then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Chris<\/a><\/div>\n
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Chris Lawrence<\/a><\/h3>\n

The morning voice of the Morning News on MetroNews has been associated with West Virginia Radio Corporation for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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Greg Hunter<\/a><\/h3>\n

A Morgantown native and West Virginia University graduate, Greg Hunter has served as a co-host on the MetroNews Statewide Sportsline for over two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Travis<\/a><\/div>\n
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Travis Jones<\/a><\/h3>\n

Travis Jones has extensive experience in sports broadcasting, having co-hosted the Statewide Sportsline on Sunday night since 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Fred<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fred Persinger<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fred Persinger joined the MetroNews Radio Network fulltime in October 2001, but has been a member of the MetroNews family for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Garrett<\/a><\/div>\n
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Garrett Cullen<\/a><\/h3>\n

Garrett Cullen is the afternoon sports anchor statewide on MetroNews, also covering high school sports in the state and WVU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Allan<\/a><\/div>\n
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Allan Taylor<\/a><\/h3>\n

Allan joined MetroNews in 2012, following 18 years of newspaper, work as an SEC columnist, sports editor, managing editor, news reporter and media consultant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Kyle<\/a><\/div>\n
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Kyle Wiggs<\/a><\/h3>\n

Sports anchor for West Virginia Radio Corporation and the Mountaineer flagship stations WAJR-AM and WVAQ-FM in Morgantown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Dave<\/a><\/div>\n
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Dave Wilson<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Co-Host of Talkline on Metronews<\/p>\n

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\"Carrie<\/a><\/div>\n
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Carrie Hodousek<\/a><\/h3>\n

Carrie Hodousek is a South Jersey native who joined the MetroNews staff in February 2015 as a Reporter\/Anchor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Hans<\/a><\/div>\n
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Hans Fogle<\/a><\/h3>\n

Hans Fogle grew up in Martinsburg, W.Va. He began his radio career while seeking a degree in mass communications at Shepherd University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Hans<\/a><\/div>\n
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Brad Mcelhinny<\/a><\/h3>\n

Brad McElhinny\u00a0is the statewide correspondent for MetroNews. Brad is a Parkersburg native who spent more than 20 years at the Charleston Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Alexander<\/a><\/div>\n
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Alexander Thomas<\/a><\/h3>\n

Alex Thomas joined MetroNews in January 2017 as a reporter\/anchor. He holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and broadcast journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Amanda<\/a><\/div>\n
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Amanda Mangan<\/a><\/h3>\n

Amanda Mangan is news director for Allegany Radio Corporation, a division of West Virginia Radio Corporation and MetroNews, and host of Potomac Highlands Today on WKLP 1390 AM.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Alex<\/a><\/div>\n
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Alex Wiederspiel<\/a><\/h3>\n

Alex Wiederspiel is the News Director and afternoon anchor of WAJR-AM\u200b in Morgantown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Alex<\/a><\/div>\n
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Brittany Murray<\/a><\/h3>\n

Brittany Murray joined MetroNews in June 2017 as the morning anchor\/reporter for the AJR News Network in Clarksburg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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