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Authors, athletes, entertainers. They are people we admire. Politicians, civic leaders, inventors. They are people who influence our daily lives and our futures. Join Mississippi Public Broadcasting as we engage these fascinating people for in-depth conversation about their lives, their efforts, and their visions. Whether they call Mississippi home or are just passing through, these icons..
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3y ago
Veterans Affairs Executive Director Stacey Pickering talks about his dream job of overseeing Mississippi's four, and soon to be five, state veterans homes. He also proudly introduces you to several military heroes who are now VA home residents.
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3y ago
David Pittman, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development center in Vicksburg, joins Marshall to talk about some exciting things happening at this little known gem.
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3y ago
As a former professional hockey player, Dave Jesiolowski had his fair share of hard knocks. But perhaps his biggest jolt was transitioning out of that world into the next chapter of his life. Now a successful businessman and motivational speaker, Dave uses lessons he learned to help others chart their course in life.
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3y ago
Lifelong Jackson resident and businessman William Morris writes about this connection to the Doo-Wop era in his book, This Magic Moment: My Journey of Faith, Friends, and the Father’s Love.
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3y ago
Mississippi Author Philip Shirley’s latest novel “The Graceland Conspiracy” is a fun work of fiction that will have you on the edge of your seat and wondering if it’s possible Elvis isn’t dead after all.
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3y ago
Meet Derek Norsworthy, a rising star in the world of country music and Mississippi’s Songwriter of the Year.
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3y ago
McComb native Brenda Travis writes about her harrowing experience as a young teenager in the sixties, fighting for civil rights and getting run out of the state because of it. Her story is captured in Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter: How My Civil Rights Baptism under Fire Shaped My Life.
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3y ago
At the exceptionally young age of 18, college student Seth Dickinson suffered a stroke that nearly cost him his life. He talks about how sheer determination helped him overcome the odds and return to a normal life.
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3y ago
Much has been written about the volatile civil rights days. Now comes a new book that adds the perspective of federal judge William Alsup.
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3y ago
William Garfield Walker was only 16 when he began performing with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Now this talented composer and conductor is making a name for himself in the “city of music” itself, Vienna.
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