September 2008 - Mississippi Edition

2008 Mississippi Edition Audio on Demand

	Monday, Sep 29, 2008	Listen
	A 700-BILLION DOLLAR BAILOUT PACKAGE IS ON THE TABLE WAITING FOR A VOTE. WE'LL TALK PARTICULARS WITH KEN CYREE, THE DEAN OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF FINANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. WE SPEAK WITH THE MAN WHO INTEGRATED OLE MISS MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO. JAMES MEREDITH'S LEGACY IS THE STUFF OF LEGEND. WE'LL SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT BEING PART OF HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY THAT JUST HOSTED THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR JAY WHITE TALKS ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS.
	Friday, Sep 26, 2008	Listen
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	Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008	Listen
	Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008	Listen
	Monday, Sep 22, 2008	Listen
	WE KICK OFF DEBATE WEEK AND OUR FOCUS ON ISSUES RELATING DIRECTLY TO MISSISSIPPI IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH A DISCUSSION ON RACE RELATIONS. WE'LL SPEAK WITH DR. SUSAN GLISSON FROM THE WILLIAM WINTER INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR CURTIS WILKIE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI AND AUTHOR CHARLES E. COBB JUNIOR.
	Friday, Sep 19, 2008	Listen
	WE ARE JOINED BY ROBERT BIXBY FROM THE BIPARTISAN CONCORD COALITION TO TALK ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HOW IT FIT'S INTO THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. MPB TELEVISION AND RADIO WILL BE IN OXFORD NEXT WEEK TO BRING YOU COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE AND HEAR. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN TELLS US IF GHOST TOWN IS A HILARIOUS LOOK AT THE GREAT HEREAFTER OR DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
	Thursday, Sep 18, 2008	Listen
	TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL FOR OIL AND GAS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. WE'LL TALK PROS WITH SENATOR ROGER WICKER AND CONS WITH CAPTAIN LOUIS SKRMETTA OF GULFPORT'S SHIP ISLAND FERRY. WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THE TENN-TOM WATERWAY AND IT'S IMPACT ON MISSISSIPPI. AND IN OUR MISSISSIPPI EDITION BOOK CLUB WE HEAR HOW A MOTHER TURNED HER GRIEF INTO ACTION WITH THERESA HUTTLINGER VIGOUR'S "MOURNING SARAH".
	Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008	Listen
	IS TODAY'S YOUTH REALLY APETHETIC? DO THEY CARE ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING THEM WHEN THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL AND ENTER THE ADULT WORLD? WILL THEY VOTE? WE'LL SPEAK WITH FILMMAKER DAVID BURNSTEIN ABOUT 18 IN 08...A FILM DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUTH TO VOTE AND GET INVOLVED. A RECENT REPORT SHOWS A STEEP DECLINE IN READING ACROSS THE U.S.. AND ONE GROUP IS TRYING TO COMBAT THAT ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME. WE'LL SPEAK WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS DAVID KIPEN ABOUT THE BIG READ. AND WE'LL SPEAK WITH JAYUR MEHTA FROM MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ABOUT ARCHAELOLGY....HOW THEY MIRROR NOW?
	Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008	Listen
	THE FINANACIAL WORLD HAS BEEN SHAKEN AND THE BAD NEWS COULD CONTINUE. WE'LL SPEAK WITH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI BANKERS ASSOCIATION WHO WILL BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US. "EVERY CHILD MATTERS" IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY, WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND FACING ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE'LL HAVE A PANEL DISCUSSION ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS HERE IN MISSISSIPPI. AND DR. GLORIA KELLUM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI WILL GIVE US A PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEKS EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
	Monday, Sep 15, 2008	Listen
	WITH ELECTIONS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY AN ISSUE HAS ARISEN CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS ON THE BALLOT. WE'LL DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM HOOD AND THEN DR. MARTY WISEMAN FROM THE STENNIS INSTITUTE WILL TELL US WHY IT MATTERS. A JACKSON. MISSISSIPPI, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER IS HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN ON LEAVE. WE'LL SPEAK WITH STAFF SERGEANT BILL VALENTINE ABOUT WAR. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR JAY WHITE TELLS US ABOUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL RIVALRIES YOU MIGHT NEVER HEARD OF.
	Friday, Sep 12, 2008	Listen
	WE'LL TALK TO LARRY BRYANT FROM THE NATIONAL GROUP HOUSING WORKS ABOUT A WALK FROM JACKSON TO OXFORD TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AIDS AND HIV. DOES YOUR DIET EFFECT YOUR OVERALL HEALTH? OF COURSE IT DOES! WE'LL SPEAK WITH DIETICIAN DR. EVELYN CRAYTON ABOUT WAYS TO IMPROVE BOTH. THE BB KING MUSEUM OPENS TOMORROW IN INDIANOLA. WE'LL SPEAK WITH MUSEUM DIRECTOR SADE TURNIPSEED ABOUT THE FESTIVITIES. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN TELLS US IF THE NEW COEN BROTHERS "BURN AFTER READING" IS ON FIRE.
	Thursday, Sep 11, 2008	Listen
	ON THIS 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACKS MPB'S PHOEBE JUDGE TELL US HOW ONE MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MAKING THE SKIES SAFER. LOOKING FOR TWO GREAT THINGS THAT GO GREAT TOGETHER? HOW ABOUT WORLD CLASS GOLF AND AMAZING FOOD? IT CAN ALL BE YOURS NEXT WEEK AT THE VIKING CLASSIC GOLF TOURNMENT. DIRECTOR RANDY WATKINS AND VIKING'S JOE SHERMAN JOIN US WITH THE DETAILS. AND IN OUR MISSISSIPPI EDITION BOOK CLUB WE SPEAK WITH AUTHOR IAN MCNULTY ABOUT HIS BOOK "A SEASON OF NIGHT".
	Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008	Listen
	IN A SHOCKING MOVE THE 5TH U.S. CIRCUIT OF APPEALS OVERTURNED THE CONVICTION OF JAMES FORD SEALE FOR HIS ROLE IN THE 1964 DEATH OF TWO BLACK TEENEAGERS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW PROFESSOR MATT STEFFY JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE MOVE. DIABETES....HEART DISEASE...CANCER. JUST A FEW OF THE CHRONIC DISEASES PREVALENT IN MISSISSIPPI. WE'LL SPEAK WITH A PANEL OF EXPERTS ON THE PRICE WE PAY FOR GETTING HEALTHY.
	Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008	Listen
	MPB'S STEPHEN KORANDA JOINS US TALK ABOUT THE LATEST IN THE MEDICAID BUDGET CRISIS. HINT...THERE IS NO LONGER AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS. WE ARE JOINED BY QUENTIN WHITWELL FROM THE MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPI TO TALK ABOUT FREDDIE AND FANNIE. WILL A GOVERNMENTAL CONSERVATORSHIP HELP THE MILLIONS OF HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE FACING POSSIBLE FORECLOSURE? AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT FEBRUARY 17TH WILL BE HERE AND TELEVISION AS WE KNOW IT WILL CHANGE FOREVER. ARE YOU READY FOR THE DTV TRANSITION? IF NOT, ASHLEY DOS SANTOS WITH THE NATIONAL BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION WILL HELP YOU GET THERE.
	Monday, Sep 08, 2008	Listen
	A PANEL OF EXPERTS WILL GATHER TODAY IN OXFORD TO DISCUSS RESPONDING TO NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES, WILDFIRES AND FLOODS. WE'LL BE JOINED BY ORGANIZER ANNETTE HOLLOWELL AND PANELIST REILLY MORSE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE ON THE COAST TO TALK ABOUT THE PROIRITIES OF RESPONSE. MPB COAST REPORTER PHOEBE JUDGE JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV AND HOW THE COAST IS REBOUNDING. AND, MISSISSIPPI EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR JAY WHITE ASSESSES MISSISSIPPI QUARTERBACKS.
	Friday, Sep 05, 2008	Listen
	THERE ARE INSURANCE CLAIM CENTERS NOW OPEN ON THE COAST TO HELP RESIDENTS BEGIN THE RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE GUSTAV. WE'LL SPEAK WITH MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MIKE CHANEY ABOUT FILING CLAIMS. WITH WATER COMES MOLD, MILDEW AND PESTS. JAMES WILSON OF WILSONS TERMITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO GIVE US TIPS FOR CLEANING UP. WE'LL CHECK IN WITH MPB WASHINGTON REPORTER TODD ZWILLICH WHO WILL RAP UP THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR US. AND MISSISSIPPI EDITION MOVIE REVIEWER ANITA MODAK TRURAN TELLS US ABOUT HAMLET 2... TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE.
	Thursday, Sep 04, 2008	Listen
	WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ONGOING RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE GUSTAV AND THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD. WE'LL HEAR FROM FEMA ABOUT FEDERAL AID AND MISSISSIPPI'S ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM HOOD ABOUT AVOIDING HOME REPAIR FRAUD. THEN WE'LL SHIFT GEARS AND TURN THE TALK TO POLITICS. CLARION LEDGER PERSPECTIVES EDITOR SID SALTER REVIEWS THE HAPPENINGS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.