Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval

About Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval

Join Dave Wilson and TJ Meadows as they discuss news and issues from around the great state of West Virginia

Publisher

MetroNews

Category

business · news · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1,620 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Talkline | Oct. 8, 2026

   Homer Hickam talks about the future Space Academy and the possibility of it being located in WV. Cardinal Institute has a new financial analysis of Hope Scholarship and its impact. Colyn Ritter breaks it down. Hoppy stops by. Steven Allen Adams, of Ogden Newspapers, discusses Senator Jim Justice's political plans. Joe Brocato previews weekend football.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Talkline | Oct. 7, 2026

   Brad McElhinny spoke with lawmakers about the future of nuclear development in WV. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw also weighed in on where WV goes after pulling out of consideration for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. FSU Political Science Professor Robert Bolton discusses the limited polling data out ahead of the midterms. US Attorney Moore Capito stops by.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Talkline | Oct. 6, 2026

   Brad McElhinny has an update on the legal proceeding challenging the state's school vaccination laws. New polling data is out looking at the governor's approval ratings and races in WV Senate Districts 1 & 8. Amelia Knisley drops by to explain. Dan McGinn talks about opposition to the Valley Link Transmission line. Liberty Capito, statistician with NewsNation, talks about the dangers of unregulated Kratom.

Who has been a guest on Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Shelley Moore Capito
• Erin DeLullo
• Taylor Richmond
• Kelly Allen
• Congressman Riley Moore

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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