Camel City Chat

Meet Katherine White- operations and finance director of the Oakland symphony, friend of nonprofits and lover of Winston-Salem! Just to name a few that Katherine has been involved with in the Camel City. Second Harvest Food Bank, New Winston Museum, SECCA, Forsyth Humane Society, AIDS Care Service, and so many more.  

Please listen and enjoy.  

Special thanks to our sponsor of this week's episode of the chat: Smitty's Notes! Stay in the loop with everything Winston-Salem by subscribing to Jeff's monthly newsletter at https://www.smittysnotes.com.  

*This episode of Camel City Chart was fully produced and edited by ZZO Films. E-mail [email protected] or DM @zzofilms on Instagram with any questions, comments, or concerns.*

Meet Tommy Priest. We have all seen him, talked to him, and better have had a cup of his coffee. But, do you know him? Why does he wears a hat all the time. Why doesn't he brag more about the fact that he graduated for 3 time National Champion, Appalachian State (that was for me). My favorite... Why he loves Winston-Salem, NC so much. He loves people and helping others.   He loves protecting local treasures like the children's home land for all to enjoy. He is a husband, a father to 2 amazing daughters...and a really cool dude. 

Please listen and enjoy. 

Special thanks to our sponsor of this week's episode of the chat: Smitty's Notes! Stay in the loop with everything Winston-Salem by subscribing to Jeff's monthly newsletter at https://www.smittysnotes.com.  

This episode of Camel City Chart was fully produced and edited by ZZO Films. E-mail [email protected] or DM @zzofilms on Instagram with any questions, comments, or concerns.

Visual Artist/Photographer/Educator/Humanist  

www.owensdaniels.com  

Owens Daniels shared his love of Winston Salem outside Krankies (www.krankiescoffee.com) prior to a new photography exhibit.  We talked about Covid, the protests, where he finds inspiration, his favorite things to photograph and ....walking around downtown with a toilet on rollers.  I learned what true activism is by being a humanist.  He cares, he loves and he takes awesome pictures.  His day gave him a piece of advice that he follows to this day.  "Everybody has a story to tell" son tell what you see.  

Please listen and enjoy. 

 Special thanks to our sponsor of this week's episode of the chat: Smitty's Notes! Stay in the loop with everything Winston-Salem by subscribing to Jeff's monthly newsletter at https://www.smittysnotes.com.

It's hot out, so it's time to talk fire safety. We are on location with William "Trey" Mayo, Fire Chief of Winston-Salem.   John and Trey chat about the growing popularity of sprinkler systems in the home, dangers of petroleum-based furnishings, and how quickly you can expect a fire truck to be at your home after you place a call.

We are back from summer break and who do we have as our first guest? Mary Haglund, of course! Owner of the former Mary's Gourmet Diner (Mary's, Of Course!). Mary's was one of Winston-Salem's most beloved restaurants for a great breakfast. So, what's Mary up to now? Tune in to the chat!

This week we dive into important conversations with Editor, Author, Filmmaker, and Journalist for Camel City Dispatch, Chad Nance. 

Chad catches up with us on some of the projects he has been working on. "Empty Bar" which helped raise money for Dale Cole and the virtual project. His collaboration with "Dear Winston" and "A Life in Sacrifice" an upcoming feature-length documentary about environmental racism in Southern Stokes County.

We also show a clip from "Ticking" a project with Joshua West featuring footage and speeches from the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Winston-Salem and discuss the work that we all have left to do when it comes to racism in the Camel City. The full film will be released Friday in honor of Juneteenth.

These are important conversations and we are so excited to share them with you all! 

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HOST: John McPherson of Coldwell Banker Advantage Triad

Guest: Chad Nance

Camel City Dispatch (www.camelcitydispatch.com)

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This week with are on location with the Forsyth County Manager, J. Dudley Watts Jr! 

We talked about everything from the board/manager form of government, all the departments in the county, COVID-19, Winston-Salem's peaceful protests, his wife’s alpacas AND a reduction in county tax rates!

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HOST: John McPherson of Coldwell Banker Advantage Triad

Guest: J. Dudley Watts Jr

Forsyth County Manager

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This week John got to chat with John R. Bost; a former 3 time Mayor of Clemmons, aka The “Pastor of Clemmons”. Bost tries to live his life using his lifelong experiences in education, religion, the real estate market, governance, and nonprofits.

He is a Catalyst, an influencer, confidant, and just a great guy and we are thrilled he took the time to be on The Chat!  

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HOST: John McPherson of Coldwell Banker Advantage Triad

Guest: John R. Bost

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This week's guest is Dr. Craig Richardson, a professor of economics at Winston Salem State, and also the founder of the center for the study of economic mobility.

John and Dr. Richardson talked about how COVID-19 is affecting Winston-Salem and the country as a whole. We also discussed the B.I.G. idea (business wanting profits, individuals wanting upward mobility, and the government wanting a further tax basis) and how we can manipulate that to help our county progress out of the current state of economic immobility.  

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HOST: John McPherson of Coldwell Banker Advantage Triad

Guest: Dr. Craig Richardson

Professor of Economics at Winston-Salem State

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Ruth Hudspeth not only has magic skills when it comes to closing home loans, but she is a long-time supporter of John & MKT Real Estate Group. 

Ruth opened the Winston Salem branch of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation with her business partner, Bill Reynolds, in 2007. They now have branches across the state, and serve as the in-house mortgage lender for Members Credit Unions across North Carolina.

Wondering what's going on with the housing market mid-COVID Pandemic? Well, Ruth and John are going to chat about that in this episode!

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HOST: John McPherson of Coldwell Banker Advantage Triad

Guest: Ruth Hudspeth

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Visit: fairwayloansbyruth.com

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