Mornings with Richard Cross

7:35 am - David Rumbarger - Tupelo Community Development Foundation

Topics: The recent announcement and developments regarding Liebherr

The expansion of Delta Blue Jeans

The current status of the Toyota plant

The new $70 million investment and 400 jobs created by Ashley Furniture

8:05 am - Dr. Mary Ann Ross - Chief of Staff for the Mississippi Department of Corrections

Topic: Correctional leaders, other state agency representatives, and business people will join the Mississippi Department of Corrections on Thursday, August 8, at the Brandon Civic Center to share ideas and best practices supporting re-entry needs for current and formerly incarcerated individuals.

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

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

6:50 a.m. – Lottery Segment & Cooper – Editor, Neshoba Documentary

7:05 a.m. – Caleb Salers & Ben Milam – Multimedia Journalists, SuperTalk MS News

7:20 a.m. – Sid Salter - Political Analyst|Vice President for Strategic Communications and Director of Public Affairs at Mississippi State University

7:50 a.m. – David Culpepper – Marketing Director, Covington County Hospital

8:20 a.m. – David McRae – Treasurer, State of Mississippi

8:35 a.m. – Jim Kitchens – Presiding Justice, District 1 Place 3 – MS Supreme Court

8:50 a.m. – Scott Bounds – MS House of Representatives, Dist. 44 (Chairman, Appropriations B House Cmte.) & President, The Neshoba County Fair

7:35 a.m. - Trey Lamar - MS House of Representatives, District 8 (Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee)

Topic: Status on the fiscal report and intentions on income tax cut and school choice push in the 2025 session. His thoughts on whether he thinks that will be successful this time around.

8:05 a.m. - Bill Blackwell - Executive Director, MS Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

Topic: The upcoming induction weekend. SportsTalk will be broadcasting from there on Friday leading into their full slate of weekend events.

7:35 a.m. - Mandy Gunasekara – Former EPA Chief of Staff

Topic: Her thoughts on the latest national news and the presidential election. She can also discuss Neshoba. She will be hosting the Gallo Show live from the fairgrounds on Thursday morning.

8:05 a.m. - Mike Kinnison – Director of Athletics, Delta State University

Topic: Their upcoming Night of Champions event that they are hosting on Thursday evening, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. with Archie Manning and Langston Rogers.

For more information about the event, go to gostatesmen.com.

7:35 a.m. - Lloyd "Rob" Roberson - MS House of Representatives, Dist. 43 (Oktibbeha & Winston Counties) Chair, House Education Committee

Topic: His thoughts on the Lt. Governor’s idea on banning cell phones in class, any committee meetings/events that he is working on during the summer when the legislature is out of session, 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. - Trent Kelly – US Congressman, Mississippi's 1st District

Topic: The latest from DC, RNC Convention, Netanyahu’s visit, Biden’s oval office address, and Secret Service Director Cheatle resigning.

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Katherine Pannel – DO & Medical Director, Right Track Medical Group

Topic: The Surgeon General’s recent statement about warning labels for social media,

and she can go into an in-depth conversation about the mental health issues that kids and teens are experiencing when they use and/or overuse social media.

7:35 a.m. - Andy Gipson - Commissioner, MS Department Agriculture & Commerce

Topic: Update from MDAC, his recent trip to the RNC Convention, and his recent column about foreign land ownership.

8:05 a.m. - Sean Tindell - Commissioner - DPS - Baxter Kruger - Executive Director & Jim Brinson – Deputy Director - MS Department of Homeland Security

Topic: Their insight and analysis of an assassination that missed the pages of history by one quarter inch.

8:35 a.m. - Shad White - State Auditor

Topic:?Thoughts on the national issues we are seeing play out before us in the presidential election. Update from his office, etc.

7:20 a.m. - Delbert Hosemann - MS Lt. Governor

Topic: The Lt. Governor’s overview of recent national politics, his trip to the RNC Convention, what issues he sees ahead for the presidential election, and how the national narrative impacts Mississippians.

8:05 a.m. - Christina Dent - Founder & President, End It for Good

Topic: The End It for Good team recently published a new report, on the workforce implications of criminalizing drug possession.

7:20 a.m. - Michael Guest - MS Congressman, MS 3rd District

Topic: Current national events. He was in Pennsylvania Monday and can discuss the trip to the site of the shooting amid the Congressional hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle...

Biden stepping down and Harris as the presumptive presidential nominee, his thoughts ahead of the DNC Convention next month and coming back from the RNC convention last week.

8:05 a.m. - Gregg Gibbes - CEO, Covington County Hospital, and South Central Regional Medical Center

Topic: The opening of an emergency hospital in Raleigh. https://www.supertalk.fm/emergency-hospital-plans-to-open-in-smith-county-by-january-2025/

7:05 a.m. - Mike Hurst - Former U.S. Attorney & Current state GOP Chairman

Topic: Recapping the RNC Convention in Milwaukee and his viewpoint as we look toward the DNC Convention next month in light of Biden ending his re-election campaign and endorsing Harris.

https://www.supertalk.fm/president-joe-biden-drops-out-of-the-2024-race/

8:05 a.m. - Robert Dozier - Executive Director, MS Independent Pharmacies Association

Topic: PBM’s and the recent report from the Federal Trade Commission that shows pharmaceutical fraud and pricing corruption from the Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

The FTC has since filed a lawsuit against them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/business/prescription-drug-costs-pbm.html

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.