Viewpoint Alabama

Jarred Norrell and Mark Morgan with Southern Prepatory Accademy join us to talk about the educational alternitives that are available in the state of Alabama for kids who may be living up to their educational potential and what can be done to better provide for their needs.

The Reverend Garrett Harper with Urban Ministry in Birmingham joins us to talk about the mission and service provided by the Will Café. This restaurant has a unique “Pay what you can” structure to provide food for people of all economic backgrounds in the Woodlawn area of Birmingham. For more information, visit https://www.urban-ministry.org/

Doctor Wesley Stubblefield with the Alabama Department of Public Health talks about the roll they continue to play in informing, protesting and educating the public about health emergencies like the Corona virus and also what needs to be done going forward to combat future outbreaks. Then in light of the recent Juneteenth observance, we talk with Kelly Navies museum specialist of oral history at the Smithsonian museum of African American history. She talks about the historical and cultural significance of Juneteenth.

The Alabama State games are a fun way for people of all ages and abilities in Alabama to get active, work towards a goal and possibly even win scholarship money towards educational opportunities. The Media Director for the ASG Griffin Pritchard join us in studio to explain more about the games and tell us about what they plan to do for this year’s 40th anniversary.

Author and historian Jared Frederick joins us to talk about the contributions that Alabamians have made to our military forces on this Memorial day weekend. We also talk about the roll Alabama played in the civil war.

UAB Doctor Rachel Lee, Associate Professor with the Division of Infectious Diseases joins us at the behalf of the department of health and human services. Also we talk with former FEMA director Michael Brown about the importance of AM radio in times of emergency.

Its been 3 years since the first Covid Lockdowns took effect. Where are we in Alabama as we fight the virus and provide people with the information and resources they need, and what’s our next step. Dr. Tom Ellison, Medical Services Director for Project HELP and Alabama State Director for Doctors For America Inc joins us with an update.

Also April is Parkinson’s awareness month and so we are joined by Parkinson’s Foundation CEO John Lehr and Vikas Chinnan, a person living with young-onset Parkinson’s disease. While many advances has been made, we still have a long way to go when it comes to research and also educating the public of the signs and also how you can help those effected by this illness.

Post-pandemic divorce is on the rise in Alabama, and state is now 4th in the nation for divorce. Author and attorney Jeffery S. Stephens joins us to talk about his new book “Road to Splitsville” which explains the process from beginning to end, and also shows how there can be a positive outcome from what is otherwise a very negative situation. He also explore the psychological and emotional circumstances that may surround this difficult decision that faces many families in our state.