Local Matters

Bob Bell talks with recently retired Vice President for Student Affairs, and Chief Diversity Officer at Tennessee Tech University, Marc Burnett. They discuss where he grew up and what brought him to TTU, the importance of diversity on the TTU campus, the benefits of becoming immersed in different groups of people and organizations on and off campus, the recent opening of the Marc Burnett Student Recreation & Fitness Center, and the various features of the facility.

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Sam Brooks talks with David "DayDay" Gist, Running Back for Tennessee Tech University Football. They discuss where the nickname "DayDay" comes from, his family, his Cookeville High School football playing career and his career highlights, as well as an update on the shoulder and arm injury that he sustained while playing, and the lessons that he learned from having to sit out from playing to focus on recovering.

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Tiffany Anton sits down with Jay and Dylan Wood, father-son duo with Action Heating & Cooling, Inc. in Crossville. They discuss their reasons for wanting to start a business, their involvement in the community and what led to their desire to have a strong local presence, as well as the importance of regular maintenance, and what homeowners can do to ensure the best performance out of their heating and cooling units.

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Bob Bell sits down with Dr. Melissa Geist, Professor of Nursing at Tennessee Tech University. They discuss her background and what brought her to TTU, the various degrees available to students at the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, the use of simulators in training students, as well as her areas of research at the school.

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Michael Detwiler sits down with Dr. Tom Piech with the Alzheimer's Association. They discuss his background and what brought him to the Upper Cumberland area from New York, what Alzheimer's Disease is and what some of the early signs of the disease are, as well as what the risk factors for developing the disease are.

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Ben Rodgers meets with State Senator Mark Pody. They discuss the counties that he represents, how he got his start in politics and where his political career has taken him, Tennessee's road infrastructure and TDOT's $2 billion plus budget, as well as the state of schools and education in Tennessee.

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Tiffany Anton talks with Kevin Maxwell, Co-owner of 37 Cedar Restaurant and Bar in Cookeville. They discuss what the restaurant is, how they work with local farmers for their food supplies, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the restaurant's operations, what they did to overcome those challenges, and what they did to help out and give back to the community during those times.

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Bob Bell talks with Jeff Slagle, Career & Technical Education Program Supervisor for Putnam County Schools. They discuss his background and how he originally got into education, the importance for work-based and school-based learning for students, and some of the various industry relationships that Putnam County Schools has made through the program.

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Michael Detwiler talks with State Executive Committee Member, Beth Cox. They discuss her life growing up in West Tennessee and the events that brought her to the Upper Cumberland, her experiences being involved with the Republican Party in Overton County, her time on the Election Commission, as well as what her role as a State Executive Committee Member entails.

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Ben Rodgers talks with State Senator Paul Bailey. They discuss his health and recovery following a recent horse riding accident, details surrounding the first part of the Tennessee General Assembly's legislative session, the budget that was passed, as well as going into several of the bills that he had a hand in working on.

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