The Tom Roten Show

The Tom Roten Show

The “Straight Shooter” returns! The Tom Roten Show podcast debuted in 2023 and is available anywhere you find podcasts. The All New Tom Roten Morning Show radio program, which was the #1 talk show in the Huntington, WV market for over two decades, is back! For 22 years, Tom built a reputation of holding politicians and governments accountable in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Tom returned to the morning airwaves January 2025 on The Eagle with Total Media Radio. His efforts have been recognized in numerous ways. Tom has been honored several times by the WV Broadcasters Association for excellence in broadcasting. The KY Baptist Convention recognized Tom with their annual Integrity Award for “accurate, fair and balanced coverage of faith issues” in 2018. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels presented a plaque commissioning Tom Roten as a Kentucky Colonel in 2021.Tom is originally from Glenville, WV and graduated from Gilmer County High School. He attended Marshall University where he began working at the college radio station in 1986. He has worked at various commercial stations including WSGB in Sutton, WV and WVHU in Huntington, WV. Since 2022, Tom has been a high school basketball coach. Tom, his wife and four sons, live in Barboursville, WV where they are active in the community and serve in various ministries at their church, Bloomingdale Baptist. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-roten-show--5987430/support.

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October 28, 2026 • 24 mins
The latest polling in the Ohio Governor's race shows the GOP nominee Vivek Ramaswamy leading Democrat Amy Acton 47-45%. Acton has refused to debate and Vivek says she is hiding and has lobbed lies at him. 

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Covering the 2026 Election with three candidates for the US House. First, US Rep. Carol Miller is the Republican seeking reelection in West Virginia District 1. Her Democrat challenger, Vince George, is also on this episode. And Ace Parsi is the Democrat nominee in WV's 2nd Congressional District.

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October 26, 2026 • 61 mins
Three guests on the 2026 campaign trail are part of this episode. Keith Faber is the current Auditor of State and GOP candidate for Ohio Attorney General. Ted Berry is a Republican member of the Grove City, OH City Council, but is campaigning for the Democrat candidate for Ohio Governor - Amy Acton. Tye Ward is a Libertarian Party candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 15, which includes Roane and most of Wi...
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October 25, 2026 • 29 mins
Matt Gallagher with Americans for Prosperity–West Virginia discusses the declining enrollment in the public schools. A recent report revealed an enrollment decrease of more than 8,000 students in the last year.

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October 22, 2026 • 42 mins
Two candidates for Family Court Judge in Cabell County are on this episode.

Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Eleni Christina Kontos-Miller to serve as Family Court Judge for the Sixth Family Court Circuit, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Patricia Keller. Now Kontos-Miller and Paula Harbour are running to fill the unexpired term.

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Libertarian Party candidate for US House in KY-4 is asking why he and the Democrat nominee were left out of the public television debate that featured only the Republican. Jeremy Todd talks about how many liberty-minded conservatives feel betrayed by Trump and the GOP establishment. Also, Ashland City Commission candidate Fred Unrue gives a full report on the public meeting about a possible data center coming to Ashland, KY.
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Belinda has previously run for US House as an Independent, now she's running as a member of the Constitution Party of West Virginia.

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Former Michigan House Speaker Craig DeRoche gives insight into the Protect College Sports Act, which had previously included language that could override state protections for girls. Craig is CEO of 
the Family Policy Alliance as a coalition of forty state family policy councils dedicated to protecting the rights of girls in sports.

Also on this episode, we learn which states are refusing to bow down to DEI in the cl...
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A Republican and a Democrat will appear on the ballot in the race for Cabell County Commissioner. On this episode, you'll also hear from an Independent candidate who's running as a write-in candidate. Luke Smith has worked for EMS in Cabell County and is a real estate professional.

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October 15, 2026 • 9 mins
Zak Fletcher with The Human Bean talks about the company's Day of Giving, Friday, Oct. 16th at all 3 locations. 

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October 15, 2026 • 34 mins
In 2002, then Huntington, WV Mayor David Felinton made drastic cuts to the city's police force. The City has never been the same. Many advised against the move, including the Chief of Police who was fired over the disagreement. That former Chief went on to challenge the Democrat Mayor in the next election, but fell short. Now that former candidate and former police chief is running for an open seat in the West Virginia House of Del...
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Can Senator Shelley Moore Capito be deafeated? In a candid dialogue, Marshall Wilson, the Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, shares his insights on the need to realign the government with constitutional principles.

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October 13, 2026 • 32 mins
Exploring the impact of vaccines and the push for informed consent. Jackie Schlegel shares her deeply personal journey into the medical freedom movement, rooted in her own family's experience with vaccine injury. Many parents, like Jackie, enter this space unprepared for the reality that lies ahead. Jackie is the founder of Texans for Medical Freedom and encourages people to vote for candidates who promote policy that aligns w...
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October 10, 2026 • 40 mins
As we approach the midterm elections, the spotlight is on Ohio, where the races for governor and Senate are heating up. I'm joined by Jim Pfaff, President of The Conservative Caucus to unpack the dynamics at play. Can Sen. Jon Husted hold off former Sen. Sherrod Brown Ohio Senate Race?

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Annemarie Woofter is a Parkersburg, WV mother who is not anti-vax, but also for parental rights when it comes to childhood immunizations. She is not for OVER vaccination and she's done her research. Listen as she describes her legal battle over seeking provisional enrollment while a medical exemption is being considered for her son to attend school.

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Frustration with the Republican Party is growing across the nation. Even in deep red West Virginia, there seems to be some divide in the conservative movement over data centers, flock cameras, and giving tax breaks to corporations while hesitant to give motorists a break on the gas tax. My guest and I discuss these issues and more. Taylor Richmond chairs the Libertarian Party of West Virginia and is running for state senate in the ...
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Join community members and leaders from across Boyd County and Kentucky for an evening focused on leadership, service, civic engagement, and opportunity. It's 6-9pm Thur., Oct. 8th at the Boyd Co. Community Center. Moderated by Leslie Hubert of the Leadership Institute.

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Rumbaugh is a current member of Huntington City Council and a Democrat candidate challenging GOP Commissioner John Mandt Jr. Tia discusses her NO vote on Flock Cameras and shares her reasons for seeking the county commission position.

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Senate President McColley is Vivek Ramaswamy's running mate. He talks about the gas tax holiday in Ohio and about the Governor's race. Also, Jessica Anderson, President of the Sentinel Action Fund, discusses her group's $10M investment in the Ohio Governor's race and the endorsement of US Sen. Jon Husted in his race.

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October 2, 2026 • 35 mins
Let Them Live was founded by Nathan and Emily Berning in 2019 after they were connected with a woman who was homeless and abortion-minded because she couldn’t pay her bills. They emptied their bank account and gave her the financial assistance she needed to keep her baby. After saving her and her baby from abortion, they realized that many other women were getting abortions due to financial burden often caused by the father o...
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