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When Don Wildmon with his marked Southern accent decided to call to task the television network executives in the 1970s, the entertainment media giants of the time simply dismissed him. After all, this Wildmon fellow was from Mississippi, which meant he "was dumb". And not only that, as a Methodist Minister, Wildmon was a Southern preacher. Which the television network executives of the 1970s took to mean that Wildmon "was double dumb". However, "double dumb", or not, Donald E. Wildmon...
Officially designated National Rosie The Riveter Day by the U.S. Congress in 2017, March 21st this year falls on a Friday. And the American Rosie The Riveter Association, which was founded by Dr. Fran Carter, a longtime resident of Birmingham, Alabama, is encouraging everyone to visit a Rosie the Riveter and take her to lunch, plan a restaurant outing with Rosies, veterans, and family members, and plan a brief program for schoolchildren and residents at a senior center to recognize all Rosie...
March 5, 2025 - The 2018 film "I Can Only Imagine" about the inspiration behind MercyMe's chart topping song by the same name was such a success financially, after all it earned more than twelve times its budget, that The Kingdom Story Company is now filming the sequel to the movie for Lionsgate called "I Can Only Imagine 2". It is tentatively set for release in the spring of 2026. While the film, "I Can Only Imagine" was directed by both of the Erwin brothers, who originally hail from...
March 5, 2025 - "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" These impacting words were first spoken by Patrick Henry 250 years ago on March 23rd, 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia during the Second Virginia Convention. As Patrick Henry was urging the colony of Virginia to organize a volunteer company of cavalry or infantry in every Virginia county to begin preparing troops in the colony for war against one of the world's biggest...
March 14, 2025 - TUSCALOOSA, AL - With the requirement to have a STAR ID in order to fly domestic going into effect on May 07th, 2025, Alabamians are already flooding the State Trooper's Offices to upgrade their driver's licenses to a STAR ID. The lines were literally out of the door at the Tuscaloosa branch of the Alabama State Troopers Office this morning as people were in line to get their STAR ID. The wait was around an hour just to get inside of the door and then another hour to actually...
National Arbor Day will be celebrated on April 25th, 2025, this year. And Alabama's first Arbor Day Proclamation was signed in 1887 by Governor Thomas Seay. However, in 1975 the Alabama Forestry Commission and other state organizations collaborated with the Alabama State Legislature to designate the last full week in February as Alabama's Arbor Week. As such, many cities throughout the state are offering free tree seedling giveaways this month to encourage the planting of trees throughout Sweet...
February 6, 2025 - George Washington's birthday is celebrated every year on the third Monday in February as part of the federal holiday known as "President's Day". While in Alabama, "President's Day" is celebrated by the state offices as "George Washington/Thomas Jefferson Birthday". And this year, President's Day falls on Monday, February 17th, 2025. As such, George Washington's home of Mount Vernon has issued the "2025 Cherry Challenge" which is currently underway in Alexandria, Virginia. In t...
February 6, 2025 - When studying The Bible and the life of Jesus Christ, one of the powerfully stirring aspects about Jesus and His ministry is how He healed the blind, the paralytic, the lepers, women's health issues, and even restored life into people who were deceased. With The Bible being so replete with miracles, Christians and even nonChristians who long for a reprieve from conditions that seemingly have no cure in the present era, find themselves longing for such sacred restorative...
Paul Pitts, who has sung coveted operatic tenor lead roles such as Don Jose in Bizet's "Carmen, Rodolfo in Puccini's "La Boheme", and Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" in New York, will be presenting his one-man play, "The Scribe", on Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at The Spencer Church of The Nazarene in Brent, Alabama. "The Scribe" is an on-going, award-winning stage play that has been performed by Paul Pitts in over 100 countries on 7 continents around the world. And on Sunday in Brent, the play...
February 12, 2025 - When Miss Alabama's Abbie Stockard was crowned Miss America on January 05th, 2025, it became immediately clear that with her peppy demeanor, all-American cheerleader style of look, and her bright smile, her year long tour as the new Miss America would take her to places near and far. Yet, Miss Stockard is very proud of her Southern roots. And, as such, the Miss Alabama Organization is hosting a homecoming celebration for Miss Stockard on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. As the...
Oliver "Maurice" Sealey appeared on Kip Tyner's "Great Day Tuscaloosa" yesterday to discuss his "boots on the ground" campaign for Tuscaloosa City Council District 7. As Mr. Sealey explained on the show, his "boots on the ground" campaign consists of him going out to meet the people of his district. He is going door-to-door and meeting the voters of District 7. Sealey has met so many people in apartment complexes and the like who are honored to have him actually come to them and ask them for the...
February 13, 2025 - "The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci is considered the most important mural painting in the world. And both religious and artistic enthusiasts around the world were horrified at how it was mocked in the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony last year. However, in a sign that modernity has not lost all of its sense of artistry, "The Chosen" series will be releasing its lavish and respectful three-part installment of "The Last Supper" in movie theaters across the country...
February 17, 2025 - The History Channel is commemorating President's Day with the premiere of its new documentary series on Thomas Jefferson. Set to air at 7 PM Central time, the documentary is set to be a multi-part series. With each episode available for streaming on the History Channel website the next day after its premiere. The "Thomas Jefferson" documentary series is the first installment in what the History Channel is planning as a "History Honors 250" celebration; given that next year wi...
While Tchaikovsky was a Russian Romantic era composer, some of his most famous compositions are synonymous with ballet such as "The Nutcracker", "The Sleeping Beauty", and "Swan Lake". As such, in spite of Tchaikovsky's Russian heritage and the current crisis between Russia and the Ukraine, The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine will be performing his "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty" ballets throughout Alabama in March of 2025. Featuring the original choreography of Petipa and Ivanov, The...
February 18, 2025 - MONTGOMERY. AL - The Secretary of State of Alabama, Wes Allen, announced today that he is running for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the 2026 election cycle. As a Republican candidate for the position, he is joining Pastor Dean Odle in the field of candidates vying for the Republican bid in the May 26th, 2026 primary. In announcing his bid for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Secretary of State Wes Allen stated that "For a kid that grew up at the end of a dirt road to have...
February 19, 2025 - HUNTSVILLE, AL - Since the beginning of time, humans have been curious about the big bright moon they see in the night sky. With humans also maintaining some curiosity about the fourth planet from the sun, the red planet known as Mars. As such, one of the feats of American technology, engineering, and exploration that has led to admiration around the world; was when the United States landed the first man on the moon on July 16th, 1969. And ever since "That's one small step...
MARION, AL - The nation's oldest military junior college, Marion Military Institute, is inviting people to "Come see where American Ideals still matter" this Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, from 8AM until 1:30PM for its college preview day. Located in Marion, Alabama in Perry County, "MMI", as Marion Military Institute is commonly known as, is one of four junior military colleges in the United States that is authorized to commission qualified cadets as officers in the U.S. Army after only two...
February 21, 2025 - The much beloved classic movie musical, "The Sound of Music", celebrates its 60th anniversary on March 02nd. With it being first premiered on March 02nd, 1965 by 20th Century Fox. To commemorate the milestone, the Walt Disney Film Restoration team has spent nine months overseeing the digital scanning of the preserved film footage and cleaning up any dirt, warping, and other issues they encountered. With Walt Disney planning on releasing a 4K edition of "The Sound of Music"...
While it might seem like the days of Christians being sent to the slaughter in the coliseum during the times of the Ancient Roman Empire are in the realm of the distant past, new research from the global network known as Open Doors reveals that on average twelve Christians are killed every day for their faith in Jesus throughout the world. The sobering statistic comes from the Open Doors' 2025 World Watch List which was compiled from October 01st, 2023 through September 30th, 2024. With eight...
February 24, 2025 - MARION, AL - The Marion Fire and Rescue department was called out to the campus of the now defunct Judson College on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at 3:15PM. As there was heavy smoke emanating from the Bowling Library building on the deserted campus. When the Marion police arrived upon the scene, they found that a man by the name of Micah Hester was still inside the library building, even though, it was on fire. The forty-four years old man had barricaded himself inside the...
This year marks the 70th anniversary of “White Christmas”, the movie musical based on Irving Berlin’s classic popular Christmas melody of the same name. And in the spirit of the Christmas season, many movie theaters are offering showings of the 1954 film on the big screen on December 15th, 16th, and 17th. Being a post-World War II musical, the plot centers around two soldiers portrayed by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye who became a song and dance duo after the war’s end. After an old army buddy a...
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually in Washington D. C. to celebrate the Japanese cherry trees that were given to Washington D.C. by Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City on March 27th, 1912. The trees were a symbolic gift to enhance the friendship between the United States and Japan. And the festival is held annually to try and coincide with the peak blossom times of the cherry trees. The National Cherry Blossom Festival features a parade, fireworks, concerts, and special exhibits...
This year marks the 70th anniversary of "White Christmas", the movie musical based on Irving Berlin's classic popular Christmas melody of the same name. And in the spirit of the Christmas season, many movie theaters are offering showings of the 1954 film on the big screen on December 15th, 16th, and 17th. Being a post-World War II musical, the plot centers around two soldiers portrayed by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye who became a song and dance duo after the war's end. After an old army buddy...
Estimates state that there are 546 million listeners to podcasts worldwide. With there being over six million podcasts in the world. And that in the US, 47% of the population twelve and up listen to a podcast at least once a month. In an effort to reach some of the listeners in this popular digital audio file market, the Moody Bible Institute has developed a faith filled audio drama aimed at kids ages 8 to 13 in their podcast, "The Honeycomb Chronicles". With the purpose of "The Honeycomb...
December 18, 2024 - CENTREVILLE, AL - Donning a stylish red velveteen suit jacket, Mayor Mike Oakley of Centreville rushed from his city council meeting on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 to join The Studio in their annual Christmas piano recital at the Four Points Baptist Church. As Mayor Oakley explained to those in attendance, when he was a young lad, there was a phenomenal piano teacher in the area named Miss Ruby who lived on Antioch Road. She would even go to people's houses to teach piano....
