Mornings with Richard Cross

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

Topics: A lot has happened on the international stage recently and with the VP debate happening Tuesday there is plenty to discuss with Joel who has many connections across the globe in the Middle East and Ukraine/Russia.

He will also discuss anything that he is hearing from the Trump campaign ahead of the debate.

8:35am- 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. - Leah Ferretti - Director, Mississippi Ready

Topic: Empowers new school choice campaign

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

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

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

Topic: September is National Voter Registration month, early voting, and anything that he can say regarding the recent RNC lawsuit against the state of MS’s mail in ballot policies.

8:05 a.m. - Scott Lemmons - State Director, The Nature Conservancy

Topic: Scott is new to the role at the nature conservancy and can discuss the conservation work in Mississippi along with advocating for continued funding for the Mississippi Stewardship Trust Fund.

6:50 a.m. – Billye Jean Stroud- Director of Community Development and Main Street

7:05 a.m. – Valerie Carter - Associate Administrator, Baptist/Union County Hospital

7:20 a.m. – Sam Creekmore - MS House of Representatives, Dist. 14 (Union County) Chairman, Public Health and Human Services Committee

7:50 a.m. – Bill Mattox - Director of New Albany Light, Gas and Water & Sean McGraf – CEO, ACE

8:05 a.m. – Tony Cook - Superintendent, New Albany School District

8:20 a.m. – Robert Ballard - Founder, Camp Creek Native Plants

7:20 a.m. - William "Bill" Cork - Executive Director, MS Development Authority

Topic: An update from MDA, and he is prepared to discuss projects they’ve closed on since last time he was on air, the size of the project pipeline, interest in Data Centers since AWS made their announcement.

Along with his trips abroad. He’s been in London, Germany, Panama, and has upcoming trips to Japan and Taiwan.

Bill will update some of the big deals: AWS, Amplify Cell, Aluminum Dynamics, etc. He will also discuss the economy and the current state of economic development in MS.

8:05 a.m. - Paige Roberts - President & CEO, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce & Opinion Column Contributor, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: September is suicide prevention and awareness month, the work that she is doing in her community to help with awareness and understanding mental health.

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

Topic: Update from MDOT and specifically the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBR).

This is the fund the Legislature created to address the emergency on the county and city bridge systems.

There has been $569M dedicated to ERBRF since 2019, nearly 300 projects have been awarded, and there have been approximately 350 bridges repaired or replaced.

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.

8:05 a.m. - Jackie Reed - Trucker and Bendix Grand Champion

Topic: The recent championship that he won.

8:20 a.m. - Michael Guest - US Congressman, MS 3rd District

Topic: Current national events and the last week in DC.

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

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

7:35 a.m. - William Russell - Advisor and State Director for Mississippi, Trump Campaign

Topic: The latest from the Trump campaign and how things stand in recent light of a second assassination attempt on the president’s life.

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Michael Heindl - President, Northwest MS Community College

Topic: Update from Northwest MS community college and a look at enrollment numbers for community colleges across the state.

7:20 a.m. - Mike Retzer - Former Ambassador to Tanzania & Former MS GOP Chairman

Topic: His take on the presidential election, the current political landscape, and his thoughts on the future of fast-food restaurants with higher minimum wages and need for more employees.

Along with how fast automation within the industry will be the rule instead of the exception.

8:05 a.m. - Lee J. Webb - Senior VP of Strategy, C Spire

Topic: C Spire’s connect and protect program.

7:20 a.m. - Richard Roberson - President, CEO Mississippi Hospital Association

Topic: Update from MHA, healthcare in Mississippi, legislation that they will be working on during the next legislative session.

8:35 a.m. - Nina Parikh - Director, MS Film Office

Topic: Update from the film office and current filming in the state along with the outlook for the rest of fall.