Dave Mistich
Senior ReporterDave Mistich is 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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The West Virginia House of Delegates is moving from 100 members across 67 districts to 100 single-member districts — giving each member their own unique set of geographies and constituents. -
Committees in both the West Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate took their first official look Thursday at maps that will inform redistricting plans. -
Members of the House and Senate’s respective committees will gather Thursday to begin considering maps put forth by each panel. -
With federal health agencies green-lighting coronavirus vaccine boosters from Pfizer, state leaders in West Virginia are making a push for eligible residents to get another shot. -
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is giving up his fight to take on a second basketball coaching job in his home county.
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The revival of the residency dispute comes after a court case was dismissed earlier this year — and as Justice continues to fight for a high school basketball coaching position. -
The UMWA has long been a staple in coal's long legacy — but with the industry declining, so has membership in the union. With uncertainties abound, UMWA leaders say they are looking to expand beyond representing miners. -
On September 11, 2001, then-West Virginia University economics professor Tom Witt was in New York City attending a conference. By that afternoon, he was on the phone with West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Beth Vorhees. -
According to a news release, the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will accept applications for three seats on the Intermediate Court of Appeals through Oct. 11. -
Ventilator usage hit an all-time high Thursday, as 111 patients are currently making use of the life-saving breathing machine, according to data released Friday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
