Dave Mistich
Dave Mistichis the Charleston Reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. A native of Washington, West Virginia, Dave can be heard throughout week on West Virginia Public Radio, including during West Virginia Morning and Inside Appalachia. He also anchors local newscasts during Weekend Edition on Saturday mornings and covers the House of Delegates for The Legislature Today.
Since joining West Virginia Public Broadcasting in October of 2012, Dave has produced stories that range from the 2012 general election, the effects of Superstorm Sandy on Nicholas County and a feature on the burgeoning craft beer industry in the state. He has also contributed to NPR's newscasts upon three occasions thus far—covering the natural gas line explosion in Sissonville in December, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller's announcement that he won't seek reelection in 2014 and the murder of Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum.
In June 2013, his coverage of the Sissionville explosion won an award for Best Breaking News from the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association.
Before coming to West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Dave worked as a freelancer for various newspapers and magazines locally and around the country, including Relix, The Charleston Daily Mail and PopMatters, where he focused exclusively on critiquing and writing about popular music.
A graduate of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications, Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television Production & Management. He is also finishing a Master of Arts Journalism degree there and is hopelessly trying to complete a thesis which focuses on America’s first critically-oriented rock magazine, Crawdaddy!
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That state is experimenting with allowing service members deployed overseas to vote using an app on their smartphone. But there are some big security concerns about the app.
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Chief Justice Margaret Workman and Justices Allen Loughry and Elizabeth Walker face impeachment trials in the state Senate. The fourth justice, Robin Davis, announced her retirement Tuesday. -
The West Virginia House of Delegates Monday considers the impeachment of four state Supreme Court justices who are accused of corruption. The fifth has already resigned and is facing federal charges.
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In the states where teachers walked off the job this year, more than 70 educators are running for office, including in West Virginia where the teacher walkouts began.
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President Trump has weighed in on West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, telling voters not to support former coal executive Don Blankenship. Trump's move comes as Republicans worry they could lose the Senate this November.
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Election officials have traditionally focused on a smooth voting experience, but after the 2016 elections, they've also had to focus on cybersecurity.
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Election officials concerned about malign forces hacking voting-related systems have an unexpected resource to draw upon: the National Guard. Guard soldiers in several states are using their cybersecurity skills to protect the 2018 elections.
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West Virginia's striking teachers are headed back to classrooms after the teachers union and state negotiators struck a deal Tuesday.
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Teachers and other school employees are on strike. They're calling for higher pay and better health care. And they oppose bills they think will hurt the state's ability to hire quality teachers.
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Teachers unions are calling for salary increases and a health care fix, but it's unclear when their demands will be satisfied well enough to send them back to the classroom.
