Viewpoint Alabama

Protecting property and keeping you safe, McKay Lyvers, the Damage Prevention Manager/ APACT Coordinator at Alabama 811 joins us to talk about the importance of calling 811 before you dig. Then JT talks with Paul Berry from the Alabama Foster Coalition to talk about an important informational session they have coming up.

An Alabama company made up entirely 20-something year olds is taking the Tech world by storm, and bringing Alabama along for the ride hiring local graduates and being operation here in Alabama. Ethan Hickey Chief Sales officer for Eve Industries joins us on Viewpoint Alabama.

IRS Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Lisa Fontanette joins us to talk about Money Mules, and how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. Then Matthew Kenslow the author of the book “Unstoppable: How One Person with Autism is Never Giving Up on His Lifelong Dream to Become a Teacher and Worldwide Influencer” joins us to talk about his Journey and how he is helping others who are on the spectrum.

In Gadsden Alabama, a non-profit has furnished a “Baby Box” which would allow new mothers who do not want to care for their babies to surrender them anonymously at a local fire station. Gadsden State Rep Mack Butler joins us to explain how this came to be and why it will save lives.

Dr. Renee Harmon shares her experiences caring for her husband has he battled with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.

In light of the possibility of the legalization of gambling in Alabama, we talk with Jack Galassini the director of the Alabama Council on Compulsive Gambling. Then we talk with Sarah DeArmond from Voiceless Behind Bars talks about her efforts to provide lawyers and pay legal fees for the wrongfully convicted in Alabama.

Adina Peyton’s son was shot and killed by a SWAT team in Huntsville at a time when he was suffering from a mental health Crisis. Now Adina is on a mission to get mental health training for law enforcement officers through her nonprofit Getting Real About Mental Illness (GRAMI).

Local Hoover Middle school Teacher Logan Greene talks about why he received the coveted Robert I. Goldman Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education. He explained the importance of his lessons and the methods he uses to reach the kids in his 8th grade classroom at Berry Middle School.

January is National School Choice Month and we are joined by Shelby Doyle the Vice President of the National School Choice awareness foundation. She makes a case for why parents should be able to move their child to the public, private or homeschool of their choice.

George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director of NIAAA at the National Institutes of Health, is an internationally recognized expert on alcohol and the neurobiology of alcohol and drug addiction joins us to talk about Dry January. Then JT then talks with both Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt about the 2024 elections and the roll Alabama will play in the shaping of the race and the American political landscape.

Former State Rep Paul Demarco joins us to look back at 2023 and then we check in with Marissa Grayson to talk about the Out of the Darkness Birmingham Walk Benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The other Candidate Challenging Congressmen Gary Palmer in Alabama’s 6th district primary Ken McFeeters talks about issues important to him in the race, Then Congressmen Gary Palmer joins JT to talk about where he stands on these issues. Finally we wrap up with a check in with Senator Tommy Tuberville.

Businessman Girrick Wilkins is challenging sitting Congressmen Gary Palmer in Alabama’s 6th district primary. Wilkins talked about issues facing Alabama and Term limits.

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.