Georgia Focus

Enduring Hearts Chief Executive Joe Brownlee and Board member Dr. Heather Gatcombe.

President/CEO of Gergia's Chamber, Chris Clark.

Amy Jacobs, Commissioner of DECAL.

Clay Bryant talks about the Fred Wilkinson invesitgation and solving the murder.

UGA stundent have taken over the operations of The Oglethorpe Ecoo.

Chalie Komans talks about the work of the Talki Foundation and diabetes in Georgia.

Vetern's Music Projects is vaterns who write, produce and perform songs about their military experience.

The story of Michael Chapel - An update of the case of Michael Chapel, a Gwinnett Police Officer perhaps wrongfully convisted to a killing.

Guest : Mark McDonald, president and CEO of the GA Trust for historic preservation. Topic : The Top Ten Places in Peril are reviewed as well as other historically significant places that have been saved.

Arcitecture in Georgia is moving toward being enviromentally friendly and even renuable. The Georgia Forestry Commission is working hand in hand with the developers of Ponce City Market to bring a massive, Big Timber structure to life at the historic location. In this episode, we are joined by State Forester of the Georgia Forestry Commission Tim Lowrimore and Troy Harrris Managing Director of Tim...

Summer begins and ends in Georgia with two very large pop culture conventions: MomoCon and DragonCon. As summer gets closer, today we sit down to learn about both.

With spring upon us and summer fast approaching you may be planning some yard projects or even home renovations. Cliff Midel is a two time Olympian and joins us this week to tell why you should think safety and never dig before giving a call to Georgia 8-1-1.

Several Studies have show that sadness is a growing inssue in young people; sometimes with dreadful consequences, but there is help and guidance available. We spoke with Jody Baumstein with the Strong For Life Program at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

For many Georgia kids, a career in the trades is a viable option in building a future. That is where Construction Ready comes in; to not only teach kids skills, but also lay the ground work toward a profitable and rewarding careers. We spoke with Scott Shelar, President of Construction Ready.

Many families in Georgia find themselves caring for someone with a disability. In many cases a family may not have a sence of direction or a grasp of knowing where to turn to find answers about caregiving and what services may be availble. For answers on what a family can do, we turn to Join Our Place, a metro Atlanta disibility organization. We spoke with Megan Cortjens.

More than 150 thousand people are affected by Alzheimer's at various stages in Georgia. To get a better understanding of this disease, we are speaking with Charles Fuschillo, President and CEO of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.

Spring is upon us and that means there could be some major storms heading our way over the next several months. As we saw in December and January, storms can come upon us suddenly and can do a lot of damage; damage you many not be prepared for. In such a situation you can find yourself with a lot of questions and may not know where to turn. We sat down with Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King...

Energy is a big part of everyday life. Here we have nuclear power plants, long time coal plants are becoming a thing of a lost age, electric vehicles are becoming more popular all time. Outside of just electricty, there are many facets of energy we pay for and that supplies us with the means to meet our needs. We sat down with Georgia Public Service Commission Vice Chairman Tim Echols who helped u...

This week John Clark speaks with Grainne Owen founder of Curing Kids Cancer and the journey the organization has had for almost 20-years in Georgia.

This week we are talking about the health of the ever changing ecology of the Georgia Coast and how the ever changing climate will be potentially impacting the state for many years to come. We are speaking with Ashby Worley of the Brunswick location of The Nature Conservancy.

This week on Georgia Focus, we are talking to about the Turning Point Breast Cancer Rehabilitation organization. We're speaking with Turning Point Director Tara Hall and cancer survivor turned advocate Marlena Murphy.

The Federal Trade Commission recently held a rountable about advice of how to better manage your money in the quickly changing US finacial landscape and how to avoid being taken by would be scammers. Alos, a a litle later, our Matt McClure talks to a specialist about the benefits of early detection when it comes to breast density and it's connection to breast cancer.

The University of North Georgia has grown quite a bit since it was first founded. UNG and the related Military College of Georgia have a long rich history in the state and has grown from it's main campus in Dahloga to four other campuses. Our John Clark sat down with school president Bonita Jacobs and the head of the school's corps of cadets to learn more.

Marijuana use and the laws govering it's use is often a topic here in Georgia. For many revenue and medical value has been points made. This year's legislative session is underay at the state capitol and whether to legalize or not, whether to expand use or not is likely a topic with lawmakers will touch on in some way or another. , but the organization Let's Be Clear Georgia has the goal of keepin...