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9:10 Thor Meeks from Meeks Rentals/Realty on housing shortage etc. in Charleston/Huntington area9:20 Pastor and community activist Marlon Collins on NFL draft and Shedeur Sanders not being an early pick9:40 State Democratic Party Chair and Delegate Mike Pushkin

Happy Monday! Coming up, Steven Allen Adams and former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones.

Happy Friday! Coming up, Webkin, our “Adopt Me Please” Pet of the Week from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association, plus Dr. Casey Sacks of BridgeValley and authors Monya Grace Robert and Justin Hart Crary.

We're talking organ transplants with Vicky Keene, plus Evan Osborn from Capitol Market and more on Saturday's Drug Take Back Day.

9:10 Guns to Gardens - A voluntary event where guns people no longer want are melted down into garden tools, jewelry, and public art. Upcoming event in Charleston.9:20 Brad McElhinney talking about a smattering of things related to WV9:40 Your texts

More on the upcoming All-In Foster Care Summit and Delegate Tristan Leavitt.Producer's Note: Because of an error with our recording software, part of the show's audio was lost.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Happy Monday! Coming up this morning Delegate Kayla Young, Kanawha County Commissioner Natalie Tennant and Rusty Webb.

Happy Friday! Coming up, Norma, our “Adopt Me Please Pet of the Week from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association, plus the folks from Tunnel to Towers in Ripley, the latest happenings at West Virginia International Yeager Airport and your calls and texts.

More on this Saturday's Dirty Birds Go Mart Home Run Derby, plus the folks from Union Mission and Delegate Hollis Lewis.

Nutrition expert Millie Snyder and Senator Amy Nicole Grady.

Attorney General JB McCuskey and Greg Thomas.

We will talk small business in Charleston with Charleston City Councilman Emmett Pepper and Small Business Liaison Audrey Conn, plus Jen Potter from the Maddox Potter Foundation and Meteorologist Bryan Hughes from StormTracker 13 on today's severe weather.

Happy Friday! Coming up, Barry, our “Adopt Me Please” Pet of the Week from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association, plus Nitro pickleball, Dawn Miller from Read Aloud West Virginia and I'm going to tell you why we DO need another motel in Charleston.

More on the YWCA Charleston Race to end Racism and the Tulip Festival at Gritt's Farm, plus parking at the Town Center now $5.00? We will discuss.

Dr. Casey Sacks of BridgeValley, Megan Tarbett from Putnam County Library and Fred Persinger.

Former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones on Trump, the Legislature and anything else the two of us can come up with.

Some exciting news from the Alban Arts Center in St. Albans and Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin.

Melanie…our “Adopt Me Please” Pet of the Week from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association, plus Mountaineer legend Avon Cobourne and new Kanawha County Magistrate Harry Carpenter.Producer's Note:During the recording of this show, there were disruptions due to the Emergency Alert System.  Some interviews may be missing audio.

More on the entertainment for the Regatta, State Senator and House Judiciary Chair Mike Stuart and Meteorologist Bryan Hughes from StormTracker 13 on the severe weather.Producer's Note:During the recording of this show, there were disruptions due to the Emergency Alert System.  Some interviews may be missing audio.

9:10 John Kopyscianski discussing the upcoming WV Home Show at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center9:20 Jill Scarbro discusses World Autism Awareness Day9:55ish Dave Wilson and TJ Meadows from the Capitol

Charleston City Councilman Chad Robinson on construction in Kanawha City and a Reds legend comes to Nitro.

Terrell Ellis from Advantage Valley and Tony Hodge.

More on Saturday's Easter Egg-Stravaganza, the Welcome Home Ceremony in Nitro Sunday for Vietnam Vets and it's opening day for the Reds!

Ric Cavender from Charleston Urban Works and Steven Allen Adams on the Legislature.

John Lovejoy from FreshAir, Kelly Anderson on volunteer opportunities at CAMC and Jason Pizatella from the Contractors Association of West Virginia. Also we will be auctioning off a pair of tickets for tonight's Marshall/WVU baseball game in Morgantown. Proceeds will benefit the Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home. The tickets are courtesy of Jarrett Construction.

Coming up on the first show from our brand new studio, Jim Workman of Wally and Wimpy's Sports Digest and Speedy Bevins will talk some sports and we will have more on the Children's Home Society of West Virginia's Day of Giving this Wednesday.

Angie Gillenwater from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association with Miss Girl, our “Adopt Me Please” Pet of the Week, plus more on Sunday's Hale Street Center Wedding Expo and your calls and texts.

Ana Pile, the first female Chief of Detectives in the history of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and Greg Thomas.

Millie Snyder, plus Dawn Miller from Read Aloud West Virginia, more on the issues with WVU Basketball and your calls and texts.

Amanda Barren and I doing a little trial run prior to our show's debut next week. On today's Dave Allen Show Attorney General JB McCuskey on the WVU tournament snub, Amelia Knisley from West Virginia Watch and should cell phones be banned in classrooms?

Happy Monday and happy St. Patrick's Day! Coming up this morning Fred Persinger on the boys state basketball tournament and Senator Mike Stuart.

9:10 Angie Gillenwater, Kanawha Charleston Humane Association with the Adopt Me Please Pet of the Week9:20 Adam Harris on Saturday 03/15/2025 wrestling event, part of the Green Chili Shootout at Capitol Market9:40 Delegate and State Democrat Party Chair Mike Pushkin

Cassie Miller of the group War Dog Guardians on today being National K9 Veterans Day and Delegate Kayla Young.

Filmmaker Calvin Grimm on his new project focusing on Vietnam era POWs and MIAs, plus Dr. Casey Sacks of BridgeValley and Delegate JB Akers.

More on the University of Charleston's Downtown Innovation Hub, plus Judge Richard Lindsay on getting married up or adopting for St. Patrick's Day and Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango.

Kaylin George and Kathy Thomas from the West Virginia Chamber of Community on their upcoming Women's Summit, plus Fred Persinger with a girls state tournament preview and Tony Hodge.

On this episode of The Dave Allen Show, we cover a range of community happenings, from the Charleston Dirty Birds' upcoming season to the Ruffner House Wedding Expo. We highlight the Adopt Me Please Pet of the Week, updates on Appalachian Outlaw Trails, and flood mitigation efforts in Kanawha County. Plus, special guests discuss Charleston's growth and development. Catch all the latest on Charleston's most important topics!

Evan Osborn of Capitol Market, Justin Williams of the Building and Construction Trades of West Virginia and Greg Thomas.

9:10 Steven Allen Adams of Ogden Newspapers discussing the WV Legislative Session9:20 Burke Allen and actor Kevin Sizemore on the upcoming telethon for flood victims in Southern WV and Eastern KY9:55 Dave Wilson & TJ Meadows from the WV State Capitol

State Treasurer Larry Pack, plus some folks from Ireland making a visit to BridgeValley and it's Cannabis Day at the Legislature. We will talk to cannabis proponent Don Smith about it, plus your calls and texts.

Tim Brady from the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau and Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin.

Angie Gillenwater with Chester, our “Adopt Me Please” Pet of the Week from the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association, plus Dr. Casey Sacks of BridgeValley. Dave will introduce you to Marnie Rustemeyer, a Charleston native who is doing remarkable things in the world of breast cancer reconstruction and Agricultural Commissioner Kent Leonhardt on tomorrow's Winter Blues Farmers Market at the Coliseum and Convention Center.