Mornings with Richard Cross

Start your day smarter... Mississippi's #1 morning news and entertainment talk show. The home of movers, shakers, and playmakers. It's a MUST listen on the way to work and in the office. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

Start your day smarter... Mississippi's #1 morning news and entertainment talk show. The home of movers, shakers, and playmakers. It's a MUST listen on the way to work and in the office. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

7:35 a.m. - Henry Barbour - GOP Strategist & MS Delegate to the RNC Convention

Topic: Thoughts regarding the government shutdown possibility, thoughts on trump & elon blowing up the bill, far right vs far left.

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Kirk Kinard - President, Paus Pain & Wellness

Topic: Mental health during the holidays and also an update on the medical marijuana industry in MS, if there are any issues that the legislature will need to

address the next year.

7:35 a.m. – Allen Godfrey – Deputy Executive Director, MS Gaming and Hospitality Association

Topic: The latest gaming numbers for the state, update from the casino industry and, any legislation that he is planning to keeping an eye on this session, etc.

8:05 a.m. – Steve Azar - Host, In a Mississippi Minute, Musician, & Mississippi’s Music and Cultural Ambassador

Topic: The upcoming Azar Christmas Special that we will be airing on the network during the Christmas Holiday along with a few of his music and travel stories.

7:35 a.m. - Scott DeLano - MS Senator, District 50 (Harrison County)

Topic: His legislative priorities for the next legislative session, a recap from this past year, and any committee hearings that he has been involved in recently.

8:20 a.m. - Sean Tindell - Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Topic: A year in review from DPS, looking ahead to next year with his agency and any thoughts or recommendations that he may have for the next legislative session.

7:20 a.m. - Brad White - Executive Director, MS Department of Transportation

Topic: Update from MDOT, looking back at 2024, looking ahead to 2025, the legislative priorities that he sees being important for his agency, and his thoughts on the political climate as we head into a new presidential

term.

8:05 a.m. - Christopher Green - Law Professor, University of Mississippi Law School

Topic: Recent news about the TikTok ban being taken to SCOTUS, his thoughts on the case and the likelihood of SCOTUS taking it up. In the U.S., TikTok is supposed to be banned effective January 19th, 2025.

Start your day smarter... Mississippi's #1 morning news and entertainment talk show. The home of movers, shakers, and playmakers. It's a MUST listen on the way to work and in the office. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

7:35 a.m. - Mike McCormick - President, MS Farm Bureau Federation

Topic: A recap of the year at Farm Bureau, what y’all are working on with national legislation and looking ahead to state legislative matters in January.

8:05 a.m. - Austin Sumrall - Chef & Owner, White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge

Topic: Thoughts on the recent seafood mislabeling scheme and what that has meant for restaurants like his on the MS Gulf Coast.

8:35 a.m. - Dixon Williams - SuperTalk MS Sports Director

Topic: Preview of weekend sports, the biggest sports news of the week, etc.

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

Topic: The latest happening in DC and the national scene along with the Trump admin’s efforts to get ready to roll on day 1.

8:05 a.m. - Austin Golding - Golding Barge Line

Topic: Update on transportation and what they are seeing on the river right now. Along with his thoughts on the impact that the Trump White House may have on his industry.

7:35 a.m. - Joel Anand Samy - America’s Roundtable Radio Program & Co-Founder, International Leaders' Summit

Topics: A lot has happened recently in the Middle East. They will be able to discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus after 54 years and the Obama admin’s talk about the red line in Syria, but then let the region fall into chaos.

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

Topic: The new documentary coming out today on Netflix that he is prominently featured in. The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern crime saga. https://youtu.be/nvdt0m5XKyQ?si=pD79eobpnbCQjCCE