On My Mind

Folks, please join me for a great discussion with Liv Cook, community activist and educator. She brings a passionate perspective on current events in Nashville and her work on SOCM (Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment). For questions: [email protected]

I want to welcome Trey Fowler, publisher of the Daily Post-Athenian in Athens, Tennessee to the program. He shares some very interesting comments about his career and newspapers in general. Send your comments to: [email protected]

I hope you will join me for a special Memorial Day episode with Dr. Autumn Lowry, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She will discuss her career with the Veterans' Administration, including helping the unhoused veterans and those in need of mental health counseling. Send comments to [email protected] a video honoring fallen veterans please go to: veterans songs Beyond the Wall shelgrif.

Join me this week for and interesting discussion with Trey Ivins, assistant principal at Athens (TN) Middle School. He talks about his career and shares his thoughts on public education. Comments to: [email protected]

Join me this week far an in-depth conversation with Athens Middle School teacher Christina Sjoberg. She will share insights into her career and thoughts about education issues that are important in Tennessee currently. Comments to [email protected]

My guest this week is Alex Sharp, Director of Library and Informational Services at Tennessee Wesleyan University. She has some very interesting comments about her career. We will also discuss her wonderful vocal and songwriting talent as she performs in various venues in the area. Comments are to be sent to: [email protected]

Join me this week as I welcome Mathis Coppinger, a very special young man with a wonderful story of how he overcame addiction. He is a dedicated servant in his church and community, and you will be deeply moved by what he shares with us. For comments contact: [email protected]

Our guest this week is Executive Director of the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Brett King. He has an extremely interesting background and has an intense passion for all things historic that is a perfect fit for his role at the museum. Send questions to: [email protected]

Please join me this week as I welcome Jason Hardy, General Director and CEO of Knoxville Opera. He will discuss his career, many of his favorite operas, and how many volunteers work together to bring opera to life in Knoxville. He will also share upcoming events that are a must for opera fans to see. Contact [email protected] with questions or comments.

This week we take a look at common skin issues that can affect all of us at one time or another in our lives. Send questions to: [email protected]

Please welcome new friends Gill and Lane Autrey to our program. He is a great storyteller with a current gig as a riverboat captain. Lane is a professional photographer with interesting stories as well. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

Join me this week for an interesting discussion with my longtime friend, Dave Siklosi. He will share stories about his career, service in the community, and the state of our nation. Send comments to [email protected]

I hope you all can join me this week for a fun program with my long time friend Rick Lay. He has some great stories about his career, community service, and his hometown of Athens and he people he has known.

Folks, please join me as I welcome Bevin Harrill to the program. She is Student Government President at Tennessee Wesleyan University and has some excellent comments about higher education, student activism and career choices. Please send comments to [email protected]

Please join me and my guest Shawn Mckeehan of Athens. He will share his career in Washington, DC and his current community service. You won't want to miss the very interesting episode. Comments to [email protected]

Please join me as I welcome Donny Mayfield, Athletic Director at Tennessee Wesleyan University, to the program. He will discuss TWU's programs and college sports in general. He has a very interesting career and I know you will enjoy hearing all about it. Comments to : [email protected]

I hope you will join me to hear about the life and career of a dear friend and community servant, Ellen Kimball. I know you won't want to miss her interesting journey. Comments to [email protected]

Please join me this week as I welcome Jack Allen, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Tennessee Third District, and his campaign manager, Matt Adams, as my guest. They will share thoughts about what it means to run for a national office and some things they see that need changing in DC and our nation. Send questions or concerns to: [email protected]

I'd like you folks to take a trip with me on America's railroads on this week's show. Learn some interesting facts about the history of the Iron Horse. Please send comments to: [email protected]

I am delighted to welcome Katie Bursley to the program today. She is a dynamic, dedicated community leader in Shreveport, Louisiana. You will enjoy hearing her comments about many interesting facets of her life. Send questions or comments to shelgriff.com

Please join me as I welcome Hugh Willson to our program. You will enjoy hearing about his career and community involvement. His sense of commitment to his hometown is a great example of how we all should act to bring better lives to our neighbors. Please send questions to [email protected]

I attended my first opera recently and enjoyed it a lot. This week I hope you join me for a look at classic performances through the centuries. Send comments or questions to [email protected]

I hope you will join me this week for a very interesting discussion about medical care in America. Our Guest, Dr. Lynn Massingale, has spent his career providing physicians to areas around the nation to enhance quality medical care. Send questions to [email protected]

Join us as we usher in the year 2024. I hope the year is safe, healthy, and especially blessed for all of you dear listeners. I'll see you a little further up the road!

Join us this week for another look at Christmas traditions around the globe. Hope your holidays are the best ever. [email protected]

Please join us for a look at the way our nation is aging, as the boomers keep booming and generational issues keep surfacing. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

Join us today as we welcome Blake McCaslin, VP of Marketing at Tennessee Wesleyan University in Athens. He will discuss his career and how he sees the future of liberal arts education in our country. Please send questions or comments to [email protected].

Folks, welcome back Kavitha Reddy to our program. She will be discussing the holiday season movie business and other pertinent issues regarding the film industry. You don't want to miss this very interesting episode. Please send questions or comments to [email protected].

Please join me for a nostalgic journey down Route 66. The Mother Road has so many iconic treasures you can't see them all, but it is a trip of a lifetime.

Please join me for a look at Thanksgiving traditions around the world. I hope you all will have the most blessed one ever.

We would like for you to join us this week to hear Becky Green, a licensed clinical social worker, discuss holiday stress. This is her second time on the show and she does a superb job of sharing her thoughts on how we might reduce our tensions and grief during these hectic days. Please send questions or comments to [email protected]

I hope you will join me as I welcome dear friend and Vietnam Veteran Marvin Bolinger to the show. We will discuss his career, but more important, his time in country during the war. A tribute to veterans everywhere. And to all servicemen and women worldwide thank you for your service. Plese send questions or comments to [email protected]

Welcome Dr. Stephen Marietta to our show. He has been a good friend and medical colleague of mine for over 35 years and brings a wealth of knowledge about various cardiac issues to this week's episode. Email [email protected] for comments or questions.

Dr. Dale Kennedy is our guest this week. He is a long timer friend, and he will share excellent advice about dental care for all ages, as well as his second career as a minister. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

Join us this week for an interesting discussion with a good friend, Stephen Dick. He will share significant insights from his teaching career, community service and his life's journey. Send questions or comments to [email protected].

Join me for a chat with a dear friend, Meredith Willson, as she shares about her community service and especially her big event, Pumpkintown, coming next week, October 14th. Please send questions or comments to [email protected].

Folks, please welcome Kavitha Reddy, attorney and movie theater owner, to our show. She will give us a very interesting in-depth look at how local theaters and movie studios interact. Send questions or comments to: [email protected]

Please tune in to hear a tremendously important problem in our society. An eye opening look at a heinous crime in our own backyards. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

I hope you will listen this week to a dear friend, Russell Carter, as he shares his career in the food industry. You won't want to miss his special insight about something that affects each of us daily. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

Please join me this week as I welcome David Lepchitz of Memphis, Tennessee. We will discuss his career in the TV news media. Send questions to [email protected]

I hope you will join me as I welcome Justin Woody to discuss his career, community service, and a new direction for his future. Please send questions or comments to [email protected]

Please join me for a discussion of current NCAA coaches' salaries. I have been stunned at some of them and I believe you will be too! Questions or Comments to [email protected]

Folks, please tune in to our podcast Sunday the 20th, to hear Andrew Kimball. He is a Federal Projects Director for the Athens City School system. We will talk about his main career and his second career as a professional musician, You won't want to miss it. Questions and comments to: [email protected]

I hope you will join me as I welcome a long time friend, Vant Hardaway, to the show. We will be discussing Vant's career in education and his extensive community service. For comments or questions: [email protected]

Folks, I hope you tune in to hear my good friend, Ann Davis, talk about her role as the Executive Director of the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum. She will also share her experience as an Athens City Mayor. Please send questions or comments [email protected]

I hope you folks will join me for an extremely informative look at general women's health with OB/GYN physician Dr. Robin Bledsoe. For comments or questions please email me at [email protected]

Folks, go back in time with me this week as I comment on successful bands from 1965 to now. I hope some of your favorites are included. Please send comments to [email protected]

I am pleased to welcome a longtime friend of mine, Speight Bird as my guest. We will be talking about his career, love of music, and other timely matters. Please send questions or comments to [email protected]

I hope you folks will join me this week for an extremely informative interview with a dear longtime friend, Dolphin Riggs. We will be discussing her career and her wonderful service to breast cancer survivors and their families through a unique mission--Hiking for Healing.

I hope you will join us for a look at a very common disabling medical condition-neuropathy, including causes and treatments. Please send questions or comments to [email protected].