Viewpoint Alabama

Viewpoint Alabama

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December 1, 2023 29 mins
The other Candidate Challenging Congressmen Gary Palmer in Alabama’s 6th district primary Ken McFeeters talks about issues important to him in the race, Then Congressmen Gary Palmer joins JT to talk about where he stands on these issues. Finally we wrap up with a check in with Senator Tommy Tuberville.
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Businessman Girrick Wilkins is challenging sitting Congressmen Gary Palmer in Alabama’s 6th district primary. Wilkins talked about issues facing Alabama and Term limits.
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November 16, 2023 29 mins
The WellHouse is a safe haven for Women and Children who have been victims of human trafficking in Alabama. We talk with director Leah Sanderson and Junior board president Slade Smith about the services offered by Well house and about their upcoming fund raising initiatives.
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November 16, 2023 29 mins
A Broadway Play Based on Alabama Author Harper Lee is coming to Birmingham, and one of the actors in the play was also in the 1962 movie based on that book, Mary Badham. We talk with her about her experience as a child actor as well as being in a touring Broadway play. She speaks out about the serious social themes presented in the book.
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Fresh from her trip to Israel to see conditions first hand, Alabama Senator Katie Britt talks with JT about what we need to do next. She also addresses the controversy surrounding the appointment of Military personnel being halted by Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville.
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October 5, 2023 29 mins
Navigating Insurance Options during Open Enrollment What do you need to know when you pick health coverage for 2024? We are joined by Ryan Stanford from Alfa insurance who will walk us through all the things to consider with regard to picking your health plan for next year, especially considering how it fits into Medicare.
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October 2, 2023 29 mins
Toforest Johnson claims he as wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row for killing Deputy William Hardy in 1995. Investigative Journalist Beth Shelburne host of the new podcast EARWITNESS tells his story, and the battle he faces as he fights to survive the death penalty. Beth presents witnesses and explanations of why Johnson was wrongly convicted.
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September 20, 2023 29 mins
The President and founder of Intelligent Media Design Interactive Drayton Cosby tells us about his local non-profit software development company that is creating free content for kids and teens to teach positive life lessons using immersive 3rd player software that is developed here in Birmingham Alabama.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham announces the kickoff of “It Takes Little to be Big”. It’s a recruitment campaign aiming to recruit mentors for youth in need across the state. Jatava Burns along with Kiranda Robbins join JT to tell our listeners how they can both support the mission of BBBS and how they can participate as well.
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Laure Clemons, the executive Director of Extended Family talks about their mission to serve the families of people who are incarcerated, and the work they do to support those families while their loved one is in jail, and also to navigate their transition back into life on the outside. Then Alabama Congressmen Gary Palmer joins us to talk about what he is working on as he returns to Washington for the legislative session this fall.
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Harry W. Crocker III author of the new book Robert E. Lee on Leadership shares the lessons that can be learned by the study General Lee. Crocker’s historical perspective also unearths profound facts and nuance that made both Lee, Grant, Lincoln any many other leaders of that time the men who shaped America for 160+ years.
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The National Association of Black Journalists are holding their annual convention in Birmingham and iHeart Journalist Tyrik Wynn stops by our Birmingham studios to share some of what he has learned and what issues are being addressed at the conference. Also JT talks with Senator Tommy Tuberville about his farm bill. He says there are provisions in that bill that will provide for a better way of life for our farmers.
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Jarred Norrell and Mark Morgan with Southern Prepatory Accademy join us to talk about the educational alternitives that are available in the state of Alabama for kids who may be living up to their educational potential and what can be done to better provide for their needs.
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The Reverend Garrett Harper with Urban Ministry in Birmingham joins us to talk about the mission and service provided by the Will Café. This restaurant has a unique “Pay what you can” structure to provide food for people of all economic backgrounds in the Woodlawn area of Birmingham. For more information, visit https://www.urban-ministry.org/
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Doctor Wesley Stubblefield with the Alabama Department of Public Health talks about the roll they continue to play in informing, protesting and educating the public about health emergencies like the Corona virus and also what needs to be done going forward to combat future outbreaks. Then in light of the recent Juneteenth observance, we talk with Kelly Navies museum specialist of oral history at the Smithsonian museum of African Am...
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May 30, 2023 29 mins
The Alabama State games are a fun way for people of all ages and abilities in Alabama to get active, work towards a goal and possibly even win scholarship money towards educational opportunities. The Media Director for the ASG Griffin Pritchard join us in studio to explain more about the games and tell us about what they plan to do for this year’s 40th anniversary.
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May 23, 2023 29 mins
Author and historian Jared Frederick joins us to talk about the contributions that Alabamians have made to our military forces on this Memorial day weekend. We also talk about the roll Alabama played in the civil war.
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UAB Doctor Rachel Lee, Associate Professor with the Division of Infectious Diseases joins us at the behalf of the department of health and human services. Also we talk with former FEMA director Michael Brown about the importance of AM radio in times of emergency.
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Robert Augustine, President of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association tells us that polling showed that a majority of professionals believe that backlogs of children who weren’t referred to medical professionals during stay-at-home periods, or whose families waited to seek help due to concerns about COVID-19 virus exposure, are a major factor in the increase. Among audiologists, 34% report seeing more children with delaye...
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Its been 3 years since the first Covid Lockdowns took effect. Where are we in Alabama as we fight the virus and provide people with the information and resources they need, and what’s our next step. Dr. Tom Ellison, Medical Services Director for Project HELP and Alabama State Director for Doctors For America Inc joins us with an update.

Also April is Parkinson’s awareness month and so we are joined by Parkinson’s Foundation CEO Joh...
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