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

7:20 a.m. - Trey Lamar - MS House of Representatives, Dist. 8 (Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee)

Topic: Update from the legislature, the upcoming deadline next week, will there be meaningful legislation passed this session, etc.

8:05 a.m. - Nina Parikh - Director, MS Film Office

Topic: Update from the film office, any recent movies that have been filming in MS, thoughts on any bills the legislative session is considering that will impact the film industry in the state.

7:20 a.m. Daniel Sparks - Senator, MS Dist. 5 (Itawamba, Prentiss, and Tishomingo) - Chair, Economic & Workforce Development Cmte. & Vice-Chair, Judiciary B Cmte.

Topic: Update from the legislative session, his committees, the upcoming deadlines, thoughts on whether there will be something decided upon re: medicaid expansion and PERS this year, etc.

8:05 a.m. - Mike McCormick - President, MS Farm Bureau Federation

Topic: Animal RFID tags, foreign land ownership, and his thoughts on the 2024 legislative session.

7:20 a.m. - Dr. Thomas Dobbs – Physician and former State Health Officer, Mississippi

& Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health

Topic: His thoughts on the legislative session and the SCOTUS oral arguments regarding the manufacturing of abortion pills.

8:05 a.m. – Becky Currie - MS House of Representatives, Dist. 92 (Copiah, Lawrence, & Lincoln Counties) & Chairperson, House Corrections Committee

Topic: Update from the legislature, her committees, and bills that she is working up, the upcoming appropriations deadline, etc.

7:35 a.m. – Chris Brown – Northern District Public Service Commissioner

Topic: His concerns regarding the Holly Springs Utility District, update from the Northern District’s PSC, and the first few months of his term in office.

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.

7:35 a.m. - Don Redman – Spokesman, AAA Mississippi

Topic: Rising gas prices, how far will it go before we start seeing prices drop?

8:20 a.m. - Ellen Daniels – Executive Director, Mississippi Book Festival

Topic: The upcoming book festival, how many people are expected to attend, what authors and exhibits/booths they will have, etc.

8:50 a.m. - Dixon Williams – SuperTalk MS Sports Director

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

7:20 a.m. – Douglas Carswell – President and CEO, MS Center for Public Policy

Topic: Update from MCPP and his analysis and tracking of the most important bills prior to the next legislative deadline.

8:05 a.m. – Dr. Todd Adkins – MS Asthma & Allergy Clinic

Topic: Seasonal allergies, and how to keep from being miserable in the coming weeks.

8:35 a.m. – Kristin Lape – Director, The Lily Pad

Topic: 3-21 and World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, their organization, why they started it, etc. https://thelilypadms.com/

7:20 a.m. – Joe Max Higgins – CEO, Golden Triangle Development Link

Topic: Economic growth this legislative session with big businesses coming into the state, update on golden triangle area, any projects he is working on that he can discuss, etc.

8:05 a.m. – Jeremy England – MS Senator, District 51 (Chair, Elections Cmte. & Vice-Chair, Ports & Marine Resources Cmte.)

Topic: State Sen. Jeremy England (R) says Magnolia State is one of only three states in the nation not to offer in-person early voting. He says it is time to change this. He can talk about early voting legislation and general update from the legislature this week.

7:35 a.m. - Steve Holland - Former member, MS House of Representatives & longtime politico

Topic: His thoughts on the legislature’s reshaping of the PERS board, what it means for the future of PERS and what recipients are concerned about, etc.

8:05 a.m. - Steven Skultety - Professor of Philosophy, Chair of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mississippi & Director of the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom

Topic: The Declaration of Independence Center at Ole Miss, his thoughts on the state legislature, national stories of the day, the upcoming Presidential election coming up in November, etc.

8:35 a.m. - Dr. John Mitchell - President, MSMA Board of Trustees

Topic: The lack of healthcare access in MS, how Medicaid expansion could help with access, reducing the incidents of uncompensated care in hospitals, preventative medicine instead of repeated visits to the ER. Their thoughts on what is going on at the Capitol and encouraging legislators to continue the conversation to find a solution.

7:20 am - Glenn Antizzo - Professor of Political Science, Mississippi College

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.