Mississippi Roads

• Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival
  
  Air date 5/23/13
  Episode #21113
  Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival, Bessie Johnson - Basketweaver, Solar Power, Mitch Johnson - Elvis Tribute Artist
• Mississippi Roads: Vicksburg Run thru History
  
  Air date 05/16/13
  Episode #21112
  Vicksburg Run thru History, Pig Races, Infinity Science Center, and The Flaming Lips
• Natural Science Museum
  
  Air date 05/09/13
  Episode #21111
  Walt and the Roads crew take in the Natural Science Museum in Jackson, see how much there is to do at the Children’s Museum, talk to Jackson musician Cassandra Wilson about her venue, and dig for fossils on the banks of the Mississippi.
• Landrum's Homestead
  
  Air date 05/02/13
  Episode #21110
  Landrum's Homestead, Artist Ginger Williams, Cane Syrup, and Edd's Drive-In
• BB King Museum
  
  Air date 4/25/13
  Episode #21109
  BB King Museum, H. C. Porter, Jimbo Mathus
• Day In The Country
  
  Air date 04/18/13
  Episode #21108
  Day In The Country, Farmers Markets, Cotton Gin, Grave Digging, Music In The City
• Voter's Choice Special
  
  Air date 11/26/12
  Episode #
  You voted for your favorite segments - now watch them in this new Roads special.
• Sunflower Blues Festival
  
  Air date 11/1/12
  Episode #21107
  Mississippi Roads is walking into Clarksdale with Robert Plant for the annual Sunflower River & Gospel Festival.
• Natchez Food and Wine Festival
  
  Air date 10/25/12
  Episode #21106
  Mississippi Roads partakes of the Natchez Food and Wine Festival.

Meet Walt

Walt Grayson is a 5^th generation Mississippian, born and raised in Greenville.

Walt's interest in broadcasting started early. His first radio job was as an announcer for a Greenville station while he was still in high school.

Walt joined the WLBT-TV team as a weather anchor in 1984. Now, he takes viewers on a weekly "Look Around Mississippi" on WLBT, and still serves as an occasional pinch hitter in the Weather Center. In addition, Walt is the host of, and a segment producer for, Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Mississippi Roads. 

His hobbies include writing and photography (Walt shoots all of the video for his stories), collecting old records, and “fixing” old tube-type radios.

Walt also writes a monthly newspaper article for the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi’s newspaper, TODAY IN MISSISSIPPI. He is also the author of four books: Jackson the Good Life; Looking Around Mississippi with Walt Grayson; Looking Around Mississippi Some More! With Walt Grayson, (which was awarded the Mississippi Library Associations Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2008;) and, Oh! That Reminds Me, More Homegrown Mississippi Stories with Walt Grayson.

Walt is a member of the Associated Press’ MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS HALL OF FAME.

He is married to his Junior High School Sweetheart, “Miz” Jo.

Press Kit

A new season of Mississippi Roads premieres Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. on Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) television. Host Walt Grayson and the “Roads” crew traverse the highways, bi-ways and back roads of the Magnolia State to uncover the hidden treasures of Mississippi.

The full press release can be found here (PDF or Word).

For more information on each episode, please read our episode guides (PDF or Word).

For full size images, please click on the thumbnails below.

Host Walt Grayson opens the 2012 season of “Roads” in front of the Vicksburg Courthouse.	A fruit stand turned tourist destination, Vicksburg’s The Tomato Place is known for the best BLT sandwiches.	Host Walt Grayson opens the 2012 season of “Roads” in front of the Vicksburg Courthouse.
Join watercolorist Wyatt Waters’ on one of his painting excursions and see him create a work of art full of color and texture.

Where's Walt?

Help us find Walt!

We've handed out posters to locations featured in the latest season of Roads. Find one, take a picture, and email it to whereswalt@mpbonline.org for  some Roads goodies! 

Don't know where to look? Watch the latest season Thursdays at 7 on MPB TV for episodes, and watch our social media (Facebook and Twitter) for the locations.

Full rules and guidelines available here.