Viewpoint Alabama

The WellHouse is a safe haven for Women and Children who have been victims of human trafficking in Alabama. We talk with director Leah Sanderson and Junior board president Slade Smith about the services offered by Well house and about their upcoming fund raising initiatives.

A Broadway Play Based on Alabama Author Harper Lee is coming to Birmingham, and one of the actors in the play was also in the 1962 movie based on that book, Mary Badham. We talk with her about her experience as a child actor as well as being in a touring Broadway play. She speaks out about the serious social themes presented in the book.

Fresh from her trip to Israel to see conditions first hand, Alabama Senator Katie Britt talks with JT about what we need to do next. She also addresses the controversy surrounding the appointment of Military personnel being halted by Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville.

Navigating Insurance Options during Open Enrollment What do you need to know when you pick health coverage for 2024? We are joined by Ryan Stanford from Alfa insurance who will walk us through all the things to consider with regard to picking your health plan for next year, especially considering how it fits into Medicare.

Toforest Johnson claims he as wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row for killing Deputy William Hardy in 1995. Investigative Journalist Beth Shelburne host of the new podcast EARWITNESS tells his story, and the battle he faces as he fights to survive the death penalty. Beth presents witnesses and explanations of why Johnson was wrongly convicted.

The President and founder of Intelligent Media Design Interactive Drayton Cosby tells us about his local non-profit software development company that is creating free content for kids and teens to teach positive life lessons using immersive 3rd player software that is developed here in Birmingham Alabama.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham announces the kickoff of “It Takes Little to be Big”. It’s a recruitment campaign aiming to recruit mentors for youth in need across the state. Jatava Burns along with Kiranda Robbins join JT to tell our listeners how they can both support the mission of BBBS and how they can participate as well.

Laure Clemons, the executive Director of Extended Family talks about their mission to serve the families of people who are incarcerated, and the work they do to support those families while their loved one is in jail, and also to navigate their transition back into life on the outside. Then Alabama Congressmen Gary Palmer joins us to talk about what he is working on as he returns to Washington for the legislative session this fall.

Harry W. Crocker III author of the new book Robert E. Lee on Leadership shares the lessons that can be learned by the study General Lee. Crocker’s historical perspective also unearths profound facts and nuance that made both Lee, Grant, Lincoln any many other leaders of that time the men who shaped America for 160+ years.

The National Association of Black Journalists are holding their annual convention in Birmingham and iHeart Journalist Tyrik Wynn stops by our Birmingham studios to share some of what he has learned and what issues are being addressed at the conference. Also JT talks with Senator Tommy Tuberville about his farm bill. He says there are provisions in that bill that will provide for a better way of life for our farmers.