In 2004 Kelvin established WoodaWorx, a music production company based in the Huntsville, Alabama, area. The company has grown to develop artists and release its own albums under the label WoodaWorx, Inc. Kelvin has spent years in recording studios on the West Coast his collaboration with Anthony Hamilton led to a Grammy nomination for Best […]
Season 4 Ep.10 Rural Healthcare There’s a rural healthcare crisis in Alabama. Hospitals and medical practices have been closing in the areas outside of the state’s four major cities. Lamont Dupree with the North Alabama Area Health Education Center explains the need and challenges on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. I’m David Person. […]
Season 4 Ep.9 Warning Signs Dr. Zaria Murrell is in a unique, elite group. She is one of only a handful of black female pediatric surgeons practicing in the United States. And she’s the only one in Huntsville. Dr. Murrell joins host David Person on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast to talk about […]
Lamont Dupree is a speaker, trainer, encourager, but most importantly he is a teacher. For over 20 years he has served teens and young adults in various arenas from a middle/high school science teacher to church youth ministries director to conference speaker. Originally from South Carolina, Lamont received his undergraduate degree from Oakwood College (now […]
Season 4 Ep.8 Healing through history Sheila Washington is the founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Ala. The museum tells the story of the nine African-American young men who were falsely accused by two white women of rape in 1931. Ms. Washington believes that history, even some of its darker moments, can promote […]
Season 4 Ep.7 Domestic Violence: A Child’s View Shantel Varner said that she woke up one night and heard her parents arguing. She said it went from an argument to her father assaulting her mother. Shantel and host David Person discuss her childhood memories of domestic violence on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. […]
A native of Washington, DC., Noah Lafayette Washington was born to Lafayette and Renee Washington. He attended his primary school days at Dupont Park Adventist School in Washington, DC and his secondary school days at the historic Pine Forge Academy in Pine Forge, Pennsylvania. Responding to the call of ministry on his life, Pastor Washington […]
Lyndon Carriger was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. After attending Union College in Lincoln, Lyndon worked for a news television station in Omaha as a Master Control Operator and trained as a Technical Director and Photojournalist. He was very passionate about building a career in news, but knew there was a […]
Season 4 Ep.6 CBD CBD products, derived from the cannabis and hemp plants, are now legal in Alabama. But some experts have concerns. Are CBD products safe? Have enough studies been done? Karen Crowson and Candace Dunaway of Partnership for a Drug Free Community discuss their concerns on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. […]
Jennifer E. Patterson is a native of Huntsville, Alabama where she was educated in Huntsville City Schools and at Oakwood Academy. She earned a bachelor of science in Elementary Education from Oakwood College (now University), a master of education in Elementary Education from Alabama A&M University, and a doctorate in Reading & Literacy also from […]