(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with singer-songwriter Ephraim Sommers. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with singer-songwriter Ephraim Sommers. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with singer-songwriter Ephraim Sommers. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with Jamie Ray, lead guitarist for both the Truckstop Preachers and Blanco Diablo, from Nov. 4, 2022. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with Jamie Ray, lead guitarist for both the Truckstop Preachers and Blanco Diablo, from Nov. 4, 2022. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with Jamie Ray, lead guitarist for both the Truckstop Preachers and Blanco Diablo, from Nov. 4, 2022. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- The Local Music Spotlight features conversations and live performances with musicians in Rock Hill, York County and the Carolinas. The show can be heard on Fridays from 4-6 pm on Eagle Air. This podcast is an excerpt of an interview with Jamie Ray, lead guitarist for both the Truckstop Preachers and Blanco Diablo, from Nov. 4, 2022. The Local Music Spotlight is hosted by Paul Wiegand.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- Eagle Air hosted a special broadcast for Virtual Winthrop Day (April 25), which included interviews with students, faculty, staff and alumni, in order to give prospective students and families a look at what it's like to be part of the Winthrop community. We also asked people to share songs they would recommend for our #PandemicPlaylist.

In the final hour, we spoke with Matt Garner (2010), who graduated with a degree in sport management, about his time at Winthrop and his support of Eagle athletics. He works for Wells Fargo in the field of social listening and intelligence. Next, we spoke with Alison Hamilton (1992, 95), who graduated with a degree in business administration and also earned an MBA from Winthrop, about her time at the university. She works as a financial advisor for Raymond James in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 

In the bottom of the hour, we were joined by Dr. Crystal Glover, assistant professor of early childhood education, about her time at Winthrop and the College of Education program.  Finally, we spoke to LeTroy Gardner (2004), who graduated with a degree in mass communication, about his time at Winthrop. He is the creator and executive producer of the Good Ole Boys Radio Network and he also works as a serials coordinator for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill law library.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- Eagle Air hosted a special broadcast for Virtual Winthrop Day (April 25), which included interviews with students, faculty, staff and alumni, in order to give prospective students and families a look at what it's like to be part of the Winthrop community. We also asked people to share songs they would recommend for our #PandemicPlaylist.

In the 10th hour, we spoke with Dr. Chris Bennett (2009), an emergency medicine resident at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, who graduated from Winthrop with a degree in biology. Bennett discussed his time at Winthrop and his experience treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, we spoke with Dr. Brad Witzel, professor and coordinator of the special education program, about his experience at Winthrop and preparing students to become educators who work with children with special needs. Finally, we were joined by Matt Thrift, a senior mass communication major and  the news editor of The Johnsonian, about his experience at Winthrop. Thrift also hosts a music show for Eagle Air.

(Rock Hill, S.C.) -- Eagle Air hosted a special broadcast for Virtual Winthrop Day (April 25), which included interviews with students, faculty, staff and alumni, in order to give prospective students and families a look at what it's like to be part of the Winthrop community. We also asked people to share songs they would recommend for our #PandemicPlaylist.

In the ninth hour, we spoke with Dr. Scott Huffmon, professor of political science and director of the Winthrop poll, about his experience at Winthrop and the 2020 South Carolina primary. Additionally, we spoke with Ryan Brooks (2017), a political reporter for Buzz Feed who has been covering the 2020 Democratic primary, about his time at Winthrop. He double majored in mass communication and political science at Winthrop.