Joe FarruggiaJoe Farruggia

Joe Farruggia is a journalist, minister and West Virginia historian whose writing explores the culture, folklore, transportation history and rural communities of the Mountain State. A graduate of Marshall University with a degree in journalism earned in 1974, Farruggia has spent decades working in media, ministry and public service while documenting overlooked stories from southern West Virginia and Appalachia. He can be reached at j52farruggia@gmail.com.