Mornings with Richard Cross

7:05 a.m. - Gabriel Noronha - President, Polaris National Security

Topic: His thoughts and assessment of the Iran/Israel conflict and how he foresees things playing out. Gabriel is a former Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the State Department and Former Special Assistant for the Senate Armed Forces Committee.

7:20 a.m. - Andy Gipson - Commissioner, MS Department Agriculture & Commerce

Topic: Update from MDAC, his Make MS health again farm tour, his recent meeting with an EPA regional administrator, their conversation re: Yazoo Backwater Pumps, and of course his announcement that he will be running for Governor in 2027.

8:35 a.m. - J.T. Mitchell - News Director, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: The week in the news and some of the biggest headlines of the week

7:05 a.m. - Dr. Alisa Mosley - Senior Director for AI Initiatives, Jackson State University

Topic: Mississippi’s AI initiative

8:05 a.m. - Brad Thornton - Men’s Golf Coach, MS Gulf Coast Community College

Topic: Discussion around the U.S. open, national championships and golf in Mississippi

8:35 a.m. - Michelle Pollino - Fox News Radio Entertainment Correspondent

Topic: New movies this weekend, stories she is covering, the latest with the Diddy trial this week, etc.

7:35 a.m. - Ashley Edwards - Coastal MS Entrepreneur, Former President & CEO, Gulf Coast Business Council & SuperTalk MS News Column Contributor

Topic: Opinion and analysis on news of the day, the Trump/Musk kerfuffle, riots in LA, and any potential for protests in MS this week.

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Andrew Wiest - USM Professor of History & Author

Topic: His book that just came out, Dogwood: A National Guard unit's war in Iraq

7:20 a.m. - Delbert Hosemann - Mississippi Lieutenant Governor

Topic: Recap of the special session and his legislative priorities for 2025.

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Dan Edney - State Health Officer, Mississippi State Department of Health

Topic: Update from the Health Department, West Nile cases in MS, and other public health concerns during the summer months.

7:35 a.m. - Henry Barbour - GOP Strategist

Topic: News of the day, impact of the LA protests/riots, ongoing X feud between Musk and Trump, etc.

8:05 a.m.- Madison Drake - Director of Development for Northeast MS & Alabama, Palmer Home

Topic: The work she does with Palmer Home, the children that they serve, and the upcoming Palmer Home Radiothon happening next month.

7:35 a.m. - Marie Sanderson - Former Policy Director, Republican Governors Association, GOP Strategist

Topic: National news of the day and the latest from the Trump admin and any thoughts she may have on the spat between the President and Elon, how this is playing out on the international stage, etc.

8:35 a.m. - J.T. Mitchell - News Director, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: The week in the news and some of the biggest headlines of the week.

7:20 a.m. - Gregg Harper - Former U.S. Congressman, Mississippi's 3rd District

Topic: His thoughts on the growing rift between President Trump and Elon Musk. He can also discuss the recent mayoral elections across the state and the surprising number of democratic wins across the board.

8:05 a.m. - Philip Mantle - Author and Publisher, ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’

Topic: The docuseries, Pascagoula 73, based on his book Pascagoula Uncovered – Witnesses, Files, and Audiotapes. https://www.supertalk.fm/longtime-ufo-researcher-releases-new-docuseries-on-pascagoula-abduction/

8:35 a.m. - Michelle Pollino - Fox News Radio Entertainment Correspondent

Topic: New movies this weekend, stories she is covering, and possibly the Diddy trial. May ask her about the entertainment angle of X yesterday and the crossover between politics and entertainment that we seem to be thrown into these days.

7:05 a.m. - Hugh Keating - Mayor Elect, Gulfport MS

Topic: His run for election and plans for his term as mayor of Gulfport.

7:35 a.m. - Brice Wiggins - MS Senator, District 52 (Jackson County) Chair, Senate Judiciary A Committee

Topic: The special session and budget that they passed last week. Ins and outs of the budget process for the various agencies and any hang ups that they had.

8:05 a.m. - Steve Holland - Former member, MS House of Representatives & Longtime Politico

Topic: Literally anything and everything. Holland can talk about most anything. He may want to comment on the recent special session, thoughts on this week’s mayoral elections across the state, and Tupelo’s Elvis Festival happening this week.

8:35 a.m. - Shana Sissel - CEO, Banrion Capital Management

Topic: Thoughts on current market projections and crypto investments.

7:20 a.m. - Nicole Akins-Boyd - MS Senator, District 9 (Lafayette, and Panola Counties) Chair of Senate Universities and Colleges Cmte. & Vice-Chair of Senate Medicaid Cmte.

Topic: The opioid settlement and the recent special session re: state’s budget. She can also discuss priorities for the next session, i.e. education and healthcare.

8:05 a.m. - Kelly Bennett - Multimedia Journalist, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: Supertalk News - breaking down election results and the races that were on the ballot yesterday across Mississippi.

8:35 a.m. - General Keith Kellogg - Assistant to the President & Special Presidential Envoy for Russia & Ukraine at U.S. State Department

Topic: Thoughts on the Russia/Ukraine war, the recent drone attack in Russia, and what will have to happen to bring about an end to the war.

7:05 a.m. - Douglas Carswell - President and CEO, MS Center for Public Policy

Topic: Recapping the legislative session special session and thoughts on the budget that was passed, warring between the House and Senate, priorities for the next session, etc.

7:35 a.m. - Michael Watson - MS Secretary of State  

Topic: It is election day in MS! Encouraging people to get out and vote. Polls will be open until 7 p.m. tonight.

8:05 a.m. - Art Del Cueto - National Border Patrol Spokesperson & BP Agent

Topic: Border security and recent internal ICE changes we are seeing.

8:35 a.m. - Richard Cross - Host, Mornings with Richard Cross

Topic: Check in on Election day, discussion surrounding news of the day, etc.