October 2008 - Mississippi Edition

2008 Mississippi Edition Audio on Demand

	Friday, Oct 31, 2008	Listen
	CAN DEAD PEOPLE VOTE? ACCORDING TO THE NUMBERS MANY OF THEM ARE STILL REGISTERED IN MISSISSIPPI. IS IMPLEMENTING VOTER IDENTIFICATION THE ANSWER? WE'LL HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THE MATTER. WE ARE JOINED BY DEMOCRAT REPRESENTITIVE BRYANT CLARK AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR TERRY BURTON TO DISCUSS. WE WRAP UP OUR CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS WITH THE TWO MEN RUNNING FOR THE DISTRICT 3 CONGRESSIONAL RACE...DEMOCRAT JOEL GILL AND REPUBLICAN GREGG HARPER. AND ON THIS SUPER SPOOKY HALLOWEEN EDITION OF MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN AND A HOST OF MPB EMPLOYEES WEIGH IN ON THE BEST SCARY MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
	Thursday, Oct 30, 2008	Listen
	LEARN HOW TO BE A LIFESAVER. WE WILL BE JOINED BY JACKSON CARDIOTHORASIC SURGEON DR. GIORGIO ARU WHO WILL TELL US AN AMAZING STORY OF A MOTHER AMD FATHERS DESIRE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDS MEMORY ALIVE THROUGH ORGAN DONATION. AND KEVIN STUMP WILL ALSO JOIN US FROM THE MISSISSIPPI ORGAN RECOVERY AGENCY TO TELL US HOW TO SIGN UP. AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE... TRAVIS CHILDERS AND GREG DAVIS.
	Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008	Listen
	WHILE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES REMAIN IN A SLUMP THERE MIGHT STILL BE A WAY TO MAKE MONEY IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI'S PROFESSOR MATTHEW HILL WILL TELL US HOW.
	Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008	Listen
	IS THE ECONOMY BEGINNING TO SEE SIGNS OF RECOVERY OR IS THE WORST YET TO COME? WE'LL FIND OUT FROM SENIOR STATE ECONOMIST DR. MARIANNE HILL AND WARREN YODER FROM THE PUBLIC POLICY CENTER OF MISSISSIPPI. AND OUR LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI'S U.S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES CONCLUDES TODAY. WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THAD COCHRAN'S OPPONENT..DEMOCRAT ERIK FLEMING.
	Monday, Oct 27, 2008	Listen
	MISSISSIPPIANS ARE STRUGGLING TO BALANCE THEIR INCOMES WITH THE COSTS OF FOOD, UTILITIES AND HEALTHCARE. WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MISSISSIPPI COMPARES TO OTHER STATES IN THE RACE TO KEEP UP. WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR THAD COCHRAN AS WE CONTINUE OUR CANDIDATE PROFILES TODAY. PLUS...IT'S NOT THE WORLD SERIES, AND IT'S NOT THE ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL...BUT MPB SPORTS COMMENTATOR JAY WHITE GIVES US A PREVIEW OF COLLEGE HOOPS SEASON IN THE STATE.
	Friday, Oct 24, 2008	Listen
	SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA IN GENERAL AND MISSISSIPPI IN PARTICULAR. HOW BADLY ARE THEY FARING IN THIS ECONOMIC CLIMATE? WE ARE JOINED BY DAN DANNER OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES, JANITA STEWART OF MISSISSIPPI'S SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND LINDA FERGUSON, OWNER OF JACKSON'S SAFEWAY CLEANERS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CONCERNS THEM MOST. AND SINCE THE ELECTIONS ARE JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY WE BROUGHT IN THE CANDIDATES FOR SEVERAL MAJOR STATE RACES TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES. TODAY WE'LL HEAR FROM SENATORIAL CANDIDATE GOVERNOR RONNIE MUSGROVE. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN SCHOOLS US ON HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3.
	Thursday, Oct 23, 2008	Listen
	THE ECONOMY IS DOWN AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS UP. WHERE DO WE STAND COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE NATION? HERE'S A HINT... IT'S BAD. WE ARE JOINED BY WAYNE GASSON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND BETSY MAXY FROM THE TUPELO WIN JOB CENTER TO TELL US. AND SINCE THE ELECTIONS ARE JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY WE BROUGHT IN THE CANDIDATES FOR SEVERAL MAJOR STATE RACES TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES. WE BEGIN TODAY WITH CANDIDATE SENATOR ROGER WICKER.
	Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008	Listen
	WHAT IF SOMEONE STOLE YOUR IDENTITY AND PRETENDED TO BE YOU? WHAT IF THEY RAN UP EXHORBITANT CHARGES ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS OR BOUGHT A CAR IN YOUR NAME? THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU? WELL IT CAN AND CHANCES ARE IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN TO AT LEAST SOMEONE YOU KNOW. HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF? WE ARE JOINED BY SHERRY RAINEY AND CHRIS BURFORD FROM CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE TO TALK ABOUT NATIONAL PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY WEEK. AND IT'S ONE OF MPB TELEVISION'S MOST BELOVED SHOWS AND THE NEW SEASON STARTS TOMORROW. WE ARE JOINED BY HOST WALT GRAYSON AND PRODUCER KEY IVY TO TALK ABOUT MISSISSIPPI ROADS.
	Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008	Listen
	PRISON OR DRUG COURT? MISSISSIPPI'S DRUG COURT SYSTEM NOT ONLY OFFERS DRUG ABUSERS A SECOND CHANCE TO GET CLEAN IT ALSO KEEPS THEM OUT OF THE ALREADY OVERCROWDED PRISON SYSTEM. WE ARE JOINED BY JUDGE FRANK VOLLOR TO TALK ABOUT OUR DRUG COURT SYSTEM AND RECOVERING METH ADDICT DAVID PARNELL ABOUT HITTING BOTTOM AND PULLING HIMSELF UP AGAIN. AND WE'LL SPEAK WITH LILA CEDOTAL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DRUG CARD PROGRAM ABOUT A CARD THAT CAN MAKE A TRIP TO THE PHARMACY A LITTLE LESS PAINFUL.
	Monday, Oct 20, 2008	Listen
	THE SLOW ECONOMY HAS PROMPTED GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR TO REQUEST BUDGET CUTS FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS. WITH MISSISSIPPI'S EDUCATION BUDGET ALREADY TIGHT WHAT WILL THIS MEAN FOR OUR KIDS? WE ARE JOINED THIS MORNING BY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION DR. HANK BOUNDS TO DISCUSS HOW THIS WILL AFFECT OUR KIDS. MYSPACE...FACEBOOK...TWITTER. WHAT ARE THESE THINGS? MPB'S RESIDENT ONLINE EXPERT THOMAS BROADUS JOINS US TO TALK NEW TECHNOLOGY. AND OUR MISSISSIPPI EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR JAY WHITE TELLS US ABOUT A MAJOR LEAGUE TALENT.
	Friday, Oct 17, 2008	Listen
	THE NATION'S ECONOMY REMAINS FRAIL AT BEST. WE SPEAK WITH MISSISSIPPI STATE TREASURER TATE REEVES ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL STANDING...AND HOW THE STATE MIGHT ACTUALLY OWE YOU MONEY. STARKVILLE CELEBRATES IT'S JOHNNY CASH FLOWER PICKING FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND. WE'LL SPEAK WITH ORGANIZER ROBBIE WARD AND ONE OF CASH'S BAND MATES MARSHALL GRANT ABOUT WHAT'S ON TAP FOR REVELERS. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN TELL'S US IF "W" GARNERS AN A,B,C,D OR F.
	Thursday, Oct 16, 2008	Listen
	STRAP YOURSELF IN...THE STOCK MARKET ROLLER COASTER IS STILL GOING UP AND DOWN AT DIZZYING SPEEDS. WE SPEAK WITH SECURITY BALLEW PORTFOLIO MANAGER MATT BALLEW ABOUT SECURING YOUR FUTURE IN THESE UNSECURE TIMES. NEEDING TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT? CLINTON POLL MANAGER ANNE MCKEY JOINS US FOR THE PROPER PROCEDURE. ONE MISSISSIPPI GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING TO MAKE SURE THE STATE'S AFRICAN AMERICANS VOICES ARE HEARD. DERRICK JOHNSON FROM THE NAACP IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT VOTING ISSUES. AND IN OUR MISSISSIPPI EDITION BOOK CLUB WE SPEAK WITH MISSISSIPPI AUTHOR KITSY GAYLE ABOUT HER BOOK "FEED THE GOOSE".
	Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008	Listen
	SINCE THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS ARE JUST 3 WEEKS AWAY WE WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH SECRETARY OF STATE DELBERT HOSEMAN FOR A CHAT ABOUT ABSENTEE VOTING AND THE INHERENT PROBLEMS OF MAKING THOSE VOTES COUNT. YOU'VE PUT MONEY AWAY EVERY MONTH FOR 20 YEARS IN YOUR 401K OR IRA. BUT NOW THE MARKET IS IMPLODING...SO WHAT DO YOU DO? WE HAVE AN EXPERT HERE TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE MINEFIELD. WE ARE JOINED THIS MORNING BY BROOKS MOSELY FROM SECURITY BALLEW TO HELP. AND, WE TALK WITH MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN FROM THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND ON MAKING THIS WORLD FIT FOR EVERY CHILD.
	Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008	Listen
	WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR MONEY. FIRST... HOW WILL THE RISING DOW AFFECT MISSISSIPPI. WE'LL SPEAK WITH REBECCA DODD FROM EDWARD JONES ABOUT MAKING MONEY. THEN WE SPEAK WITH JULIE STACKHOUSE FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS ABOUT PROTECTING THE MONEY YOU ALREADY HAVE. OUR NEXT GUEST IS TOTALLY IN VOGUE. WE SPEAK WITH NATCHEZ NATIVE HILTON HOLLIS ABOUT HIS DESIGNS ON FASHION. AND HOW ONE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE HAS BEEN QUIETLY RACKING UP THE ACCOLADES.
	Monday, Oct 13, 2008	Listen
	JUST HOW IS THE NATIONS ECONOMIC SLUMP AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESS AND HOMEOWNERS IN MISSISSIPPI? WE'RE JOINED BY BLAKE WILSON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND ED SIVAC FROM THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC POLICY CENTER TO DISCUSS. SCHOOL BULLYING IS A TROUBLING ISSUE... ESPECIALLY FOR THE STATE'S GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANGENDERED STUDENTS. WE'LL SPEAK WITH ROBERT CAMPBELL FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATIONS SAFE AND ORDERLY SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, BRENT COX FROM THE ACLU, AND AMANDA MIXON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AND MISSISSIPPI MUSICIAN AND SONGWRITER CHARLIE MARS HAS GARNERED A NATION- WIDE FOLLOWING...YOU'LL HEAR WHY. HE STOPPED BY MPB, GUITAR IN HAND, AND TALKED AND PLAYED FOR US.
	Friday, Oct 10, 2008	Listen
	ARE YOU FIREWISE? WHAT ABOUT YOUR HOME? BECAUSE MISSISSIPPI LEADS THE NATION IN FIRE DEATHS THERE IS SPECIAL ATTENTION BEING PAID TO PREVENTION AND SAFETY DURING NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. WE TACKLE THIS HOT ISSUE WITH CHARLIE MORGAN AND ? FROM THE FORESTRY COMMISSION AND CLUMBUS FIRE DEPARTMENT BATTALION CHIEF JAMES CUNNINGHAM. HOW ABOUT RELAXING THIS WEEKEND AND ENJOYING NATURE AT THE SAME TIME. WE'LL FIND OUT WHY THE BIG SIT IS FOR THE BIRDS.
	Thursday, Oct 9, 2008	Listen
	WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE COUNTRY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION? DR BILL BRISTER, ASST PROFFESSOR OF FINANCE AT MILLSAPS COLLEGE WILL BE WITH US TO HELP EXPLAIN THE FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. YOU'VE HEARD THE OL' SAYING"PAINT THE TOWN RED"... WELL STUDENTS AT SOUTHERN MISS HAVE PAINTED THE CAMPUS PINK THIS WEEK. IT'S ALL ABOUT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. WE’LL GET DETAILS ON THE UNIQUE ATTENTION-GETTING EVENTS ON CAMPUS, AND AN UPDATE FROM A LEADING MISSISSIPPI SURGEON ON OUR PROGRESS IN FIGHTING THE DISEASE. HUNTING SEASON IS HERE AND THOUSANDS OF MISSISSIPPIANS ARE IN HOPES OF A TROPHY YEAR. DEPT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS OFFICER JODY MATHINIE WILL TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW, AND WHAT TO EXPECT AS THE SEASON CONTINUES.
	Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008	Listen
	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE NUMBER TWO IS IN THE CAN. WE'LL GET REACTIONS FROM THE CHAIRMEN OF MISSISSIPPI'S REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES, AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANT STATEWIDE RACES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THEN MISSISSIPPI EDITION WILL CRUISE ALONG HWY90 WITH CLASSIC CARS AND VISITORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. WOODY BAILEY WILL HAVE DETAILS ON THE 12TH ANNUAL CRUISIN' THE COAST. FINALLY, HURRICANES GUSTAV AND IKE HAS PROMPTED THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO ANNOUNCED DISASTER RELIEF TAX EXTENSIONS THAT COULD AFFECT YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS.
	Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008	Listen
	THE STOCK MARKET DROPS CONTINUE AT AN ALARMING PACE. FOREIGN MARKETS ARE FALLING AND INVESTORS ARE SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY. A PROMINANT JACKSON AREA INVESTMENT MANAGER WILL GIVE US HIS TAKE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED, AND WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE NEXT. MISSISSIPPI'S ELECTION LAWS ARE UNDER REVIEW BY A PANEL OF ELECTED OFFIALS AND FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE SCHEDULED THIS MONTH ACROSS THE STATE TO GET INPUT FROM VOTERS. SECRETARY OF STATE DELBERT HOSEMANN WILL BE HERE TO GIVE US ALL THE "W'S" ON THIS LEGISLATIVE ACTION. THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN WHERE AND, THE WHY'S. PLUS FROM JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, DR MARINAL PAYTON WILL JOIN US. SHE'LL TELL US WHAT RESEARCHERS ARE DOING TO COMBAT THE GROWING NUMBER OF STROKE AND OBESITY CASES IN MISSISSIPPI.
	Monday, Oct 6, 2008	Listen
	SENATOR THAD COCHRAN - ON THE FINANCIAL BAILOUT BILL AND A LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT AS A RESULT OF THE 700 BILLION DOLLARINVESTMENT BY CONGRESS. PLUS, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SINCE 1936, VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CHILD AT A TIME. PRESIDENT AND CEO, BILLY REDD SAYS THE VISION IS STRONGER THAN EVER.
	Friday, Oct 3, 2008	Listen
	ARE YOU AT RISK FOR DIABETES? STATISTICS SHOW, MORE AND MORE MISSISSIPPIANS OF EVERY AGE, HAVE JOINED THE HIGH RISK GROUPS. IRENA MCCLAIN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE DIABETES FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI HAS SOME NEWS TO SHARE. THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR IS ONCE AGAIN ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE CAPITOL CITY. FAIR DIRECTOR, MICHAEL BRINKLEY WILL GIVE US A BLUE-RIBBON RUN-DOWN OF WHAT FAIRGOERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE, HEAR, TASTE AND LEARN AT THIS YEAR'S BIG EVENT. IT'S FINALLY FRIDAY, SO ANITA MODAK-TRURAN HAS OUR TICKET TO THE MOVIES. HER REVIEW WILL INCLUDE A TINY 'TAIL', A COMIC HERO, AND A SUNSET BLVD STAR.
	Thursday, Oct 2, 2008	Listen
	IT WAS ANOTHER DAY OF BAIL-OUT BEDLAM IN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY AS THE SENATE TOOK UP ANOTHER ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE. WE WILL SPEAK WITH MPB'S WASHINGTON REPORTER TODD ZWILLICH WHO WITNESSED THE DEBATE AND THE VOTE. THEN, WE'LL TAKE A TRIP TO NATCHEZ, FOR A LOOK 'INSIDE' SOME HISTORIC RIVER CITY HOMES. MARSHA COLSON WILL JOIN US FROM THE ANNUAL FALL PILGRIMAGE TOUR. AND, IN TODAY'S MISSISSIPPI EDITION BOOK CLUB SEGMENT WE'LL COVER COUNTRY COOKIN', PHONEY G-MEN, AND THE 'GOOD BOOK'. IN "THE BIBLE SALESMAN" BY CLYDE EDGERTON.
	Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008	Listen
	A NEW BAIL OUT BILL HAS BEEN DRAFTED IN WASHINGTON. WILL THE 400 PAGE ATTEMPT AT ECONOMIC RECOVERY PASS? WE'LL TALK TO MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN GENE TAYLOR, WHO VOTED AGAINST THE LAST PLAN. STRAIGHT FROM THE PAGES OF SUNDAY'S WASHINGTON POST, MILLSAPS COLLEGE PROFESSOR ROBERT MCELVAINE WILL GIVE US HIS TAKE ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION...AND COMPARE IT TO THE GREAT BANK FAILURES OF THE 1920'S.