The Talk of TROY – ”A Retrospective with Former Student Producers” – February 25th, 2021
On The Exchange from In Focus, CPA Jeffrey Kintz, Tax Supervisor with Wilkins Miller Business Advisory Firm in Mobile, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about tax considerations for business owners.
The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants recommends to Troy Public Radio CPA guests who can share their expertise on The Exchange.
NPR All Things Considered Host Michel Martin and her team are in town to broadcast the show from the Troy Public Radio studios on Saturday and Sunday. Carolyn Hutcheson spoke with Martin about her experiences reporting in Alabama and Montgomery.
Be sure to hear ATC this weekend at 4PM on Saturday and Sunday at troypublicradio.org.
For twenty years Catherine Coleman Flowers has been an environmental activist seeking justice for rural homeowners who contend with wastewater seeping in their yards. The issue was profiled on “60 Minutes” on Dec. 19, 2021. She talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheon about seeping untreated sewage, and its link to disease, in rural communities across the U.S. Flowers is author of the book, “Waste, One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.”
The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra has been a mainstay in the River Region’s artistic community for more than forty years. Jamie Reeves, the Interim Music Director and Conductor, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, with an update on the orchestra’s music season, its educational outreach, and the protocol for audience members during the pandemic.
In this, the very FIRST episode of The Double Dome Podcast, host Judson Edwards interviews Jeff Kervin, President and CEO of Troy Bank & Trust. Kervin is a graduate of Troy University’s Sorrell College of Business, and tells Edwards what were the most important lessons for success he learned in college.
Also, for those of you scratching your dome over the title of the podcast, Judson gives an explainer.
Although February is known for Valentine’s Day and romance, sweetheart scams are proliferating on the Internet. Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about how the scams work to part vulnerable people from their money.
The Alabama Securities Commission stands ready to help with information and examples of cases on their website, asc.alabama.gov.
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery is offering visitors a chance to meet Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks. Or as Producer Conner Howell reports, a very convincing portrayal of Parks.
And, Campus Kitchens, a national initiative to repurpose dining food to feed the hungry, dissolved in 2019. But, Troy University’s office of civic engagement, which partnered previously with Campus Kitchens, is working to continue their mission in the Troy area. And as Garrett Sanders reports, students are still a vital part of distributing the meals.