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We’ve added another new service to our Web site.
Wanna share a new story with a friend?
Email something from one of our blogs?
Post it to Facebook, Twitter or MySpace?
Or maybe you just wanna bookmark it so you can come back to it later?

Well, that’s a lot easier now.

Check out any news story, Classically Speaking or Mountain Stage blog and you’ll find a Share//Save button at the top right of the headline or title.

Over 100 Internet services are listed in the drop-down box.

So – please. Share West Virginia Public Broadcasting with your friends and family!

Inside Appalachia is available as a podcast!

If you use I-Tunes, you can now subscribe to our podcast of Inside Appalachia, a weekly newsmagazine of the best of our news, history and culture.

You can search under Inside Appalachia in I-tunes, or click here.

And please spread the word to your friends!

This allows you to listen to Inside Appalachia at any time on your computer, or to download the show onto your iPod or iPhone.

If you don't have an I-tunes account, you can get one for free at this link.

In response to concern and questions about “swine flu” West Virginia PBS aired a special Doctors on Call Thursday, April 30, to address this topic. 

But in case you missed the program, there are online resources as well.

The National Center for Media Engagement alerted WV Public Broadcasting to some helpful resource links that we’d like to pass on to you.

 If you want to know who to contact in West Virginia and what the state’s response plans are, click here.

 If you live outside West Virginia, your state’s information can be found here.

 You can check out the NPR Health blog and NewsHour Global Health pages for the latest swine flu coverage. You can also sign up for an RSS feed.

The CDC’s hand-washing video is online here along with other helpful videos.

At this time, you are advised to take these general precautions for preventing seasonal flu and other communicable diseases:

    * Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.

Throw the tissue in the trash. 

    *  Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you

cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective. 

    * Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread that way. Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

    * If you get sick, stay home from work or school and limit contact

with others to keep from infecting them.

Other Resources:

 - The Center for Disease Control's Swine Flu site

 - West Virginia Bureau of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology  (Click on Hot Topics)

 - One Stop Shop for Swine/Pandemic Flu information

You can find West Virginia Public Radio on your mobile phone now, if you have Internet access.

Open your phone's Web browser and go to npr.org. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, click on "select local radio station" and find West Virginia Public Radio on the list.

You'll be able to listen to newscasts and stories from both NPR and West Virginia Public Radio, every time you go to the NPR Web site.

And, if you have an iPhone, you can listen to our live stream. Go to the App Store, search under "public radio tuner," download the tuner for free and find West Virginia Public Radio on the list of stations.

We are trying to serve you in a variety of new ways -- on your computer, your radio and your mobile phone. We are working on getting podcasting up and running for our morning news and Inside Appalachia.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions of ways to make it easier for you to find West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Scott Finn, news director

304-556-4933

sfinn@wvpubcast.org

We’re planning a "Best of ‘08" program for January 1 on West Virginia Morning.

We’ll replay all or part of the best stories of 2008.

Which story is your favorite? You can listen to most of our stories going back to April of this year on our website.

We’ll be putting this program together soon, so please let us know as soon as possible.

Vote for your favorite story of 2008 by replying here or send an email to feedback@wvpubcast.org with "best" in the subject.

Don’t want to write? Call us at 304-556-4933 and leave a voicemail.

Now, you can receive West Virginia Public Radio not just on computer, but on I-phones and other mobile devices too.

You can listen to our live stream on your I-phone by going to this website and downloading their Public Radio Tuner, and then clicking on "West Virginia Public Radio"

You can also get our news stories and hear our hourly newscasts by going to NPR on your I-phone or other mobile phone. You will automatically be re-directed to the mobile website. Then, scroll down and click on "select a local station" and pick West Virginia Public Radio.

Please spread the word to your friends and family!

Thanksgiving Memories

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us.

It's one of those holidays that evokes strong emotions and sense memories: the smell of roasting turkey ... the roar of a crowd at a football game ... the sight of the season's first snowfall.

We'd like you to share your Thanksgiving stories - happy, nostalgic, diastrous or whatever.

Write them down, then post them as comments here to share.

Or email us - feedback@wvpubcast.org - putting "Thanksgiving stories" in the subject.

You can also call us and leave your story on our answering machine. The number is 304-556-4936.

Need an example or inspiration? Look for Thanksgiving stories from some of our staff on the Web in the next week.

And - Happy Thanksgiving!