On My Mind

Please join me as I welcome Rob Preston, President of the local Chamber of Commerce, to our program. He will discuss the various issues of managing a large community entity. He will also discuss his passion for running marathons on all seven continents.

Please join me as I interview a decades long friend about her life, career and video blog she enjoys hosting.

I know you folks will want to hear my special guest, Kathy Fesmire, provide some very timely and interesting information about what it means to be in assisted living.

Austin Fesmire joins me this week to share his long service with the City of Athens, and other aspects of living in an area filled with so many recreational opportunities.

I know you will want to join me as I interview Joyce Snyder, a decades long teacher, as she discusses her life, career and community service.

I hope you will listen to Kit Housley, owner of Piehound Pizza Company, as he shares some new happenings at his business. Expansion is on the horizon and you will want to savor the fare at both restaurants. It is so good to have a stimulating environment in downtown Athens, TN.

Please join me as I visit with Chris Adams, a bank executive and community supporter who has made a lasting, positive impact on our town over many years. His creative ideas, thoughtful caring for others and dedication to his fellow citizens' welfare is without equal.

I am very happy to interview Austin Sauerbrei, a recently published graphic novelist, who will discuss his writing journey leading to the successful release of his work. His book was selected in the Humanities area to represent Tennessee at this year's Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, DC. He will also inform us about his role as the Tennessee Director of the Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM).

I hope you will join me as I talk with the Vice President of Academics at Tennessee Wesleyan University, Dr Grant Willhite. He will highlight the recent successes of TW, including enrollment records, national and regional awards and student life.

Please join me as I interview Jeremy (JD) and Julie Dalton about their lives in McMinn County (TN). The unique profession they are in now involves managing Tsali Notch Vineyards, a beautiful place that grows and harvests muscadine grapes. The wines that are produced from these grapes have pleased the palates of thousands of folks throughout the southeast and beyond.