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Memorial Hospital's Heather Newsome joins the Tuesday Commute to discuss the opening of the Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah, the timeline of the structure, how they designed it to help with kids coming to see the doctor and what the benefits are for the community.

Then, Savannah Morning News reporter Nancy Guan joins to discuss her stories on the killing of six Asian-American women in Atlanta last week, including a reaction from the local community. She also talks about her new role at SavannahNow.com and what she's focused on with the beat.

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Savannah-Chatham Public Schools System Superintendent Dr. Ann Levett joins the Thursday Commute and "Savannah Voices" to discuss the return to in-person, hybrid learning and what the reaction has been so far. She also discusses what more vaccinated students and teachers in the spring will do for the fall semester and the after effects of the pandemic on education.

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Mark Smith joins the Tuesday Commute to discuss what the Savannah Convention Center expansion entails, what it could mean for the city and what to expect at Wednesday's press conference.

Then, Savannah Morning News reporter Will Peebles talks about the year since last year's St. Patrick's Day Parade was cancelled and a recent story he did on the Memorial Health chaplain.

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Savannah Morning News columnist Dr. Mark Murphy joins the Thursday Commute and "Savannah Voices" to look back at a year of fighting the coronavirus, what the impact has been in Chatham County and Georgia, and where we go next.

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Georgia House Rep. Ron Stephens joins the Tuesday Commute to recap the Georgia General Assembly's marathon Crossover Day on Monday, including thoughts on the voting rights bills, gambling and other local issues that should get attention in the coming days.

Then, Savannah Morning News reporter Asha Gilbert talks about what visitors downtown can expect during St. Patrick's Day weekend without a festival or parade.

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The Grey owner Johno Morisano and interior designer Chuck Chewning join the Tuesday Commute to discuss Morisano's Monterey Square home being featured on a virtual home tour next week and what went into the work Chewning did to restore the historic house.

Then, Savannah Morning News sports reporter Dennis Knight provides an update on the high school basketball playoffs.

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Warning: This episode goes into some detail into two incidents regarding suicide. If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255.

President of the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, Mark Dana, joins the Tuesday Commute to discuss their 2021 Valor Awards recipients and the acts of heroism that they performed in the line of duty.

Then, Savannah Morning News senior reporter Mary Landers joins to discuss the state of COVID in Chatham County at the moment and what the next few months look like.

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Journalist Raisa Habersham joins the Thursday Commute to discuss her investigative reporting project looking at the one-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's slaying. Habersham profiled five Georgia African American men similar in age to Arbery who mourn his loss.

Read her piece here: https://www.savannahnow.com/in-depth/news/2021/02/23/ahmaud-arbery-anniversary-legacy-black-man-killings-brunswick-georgia/6768321002/

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Local physician and Georgia Sen. Ben Watson joins the Tuesday Commute to outline what the Biden Administration's decision to review one of Georgia's Medicaid waiver program means for health care.

Also, Savannah Morning News Executive Editor discusses the one-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death.

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A long lost Savannah treasure, the Kiah House Museum, may soon be forever lost. The Savannahian spearheading an effort to save the Cuyler-Brownsville property from the wrecking ball, Deborah Johnson-Simon, joins the Thursday Commute to catch us up on what's happened to the home of one of America's more accomplished African American portrait artists, the late Virginia Kiah.

Also, sports reporter Nathan Dominitz discusses the buzz around the naming contest for Savannah's minor league hockey team.

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