Scott Slade's Georgia 07-02-26

Scott Slade's Georgia 07-02-26

"What was Georgia like 250 years ago this summer?" We were untamed, rural, with a brutal plantation economy. And as Berry College History Professor Christy Snider tells us, up to the mid 1770's, we largely stayed out of revolutionary politics. Here's what happened that got those early Georgians involved.

Scott Slade's Georgia 06-25-26

Updating the effort to crown Georgia's first national park. This week, Scott's speaking with Tracie Revis, CEO of the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, to get a progress report on elevating the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park to a full-fledged national park. Along with the natural beauty and rich biodiversity of the area, Revis says human history there stretches back some seventeen thousand years. The park is just north of Macon and is open year-round. Admission is free. Legislation to declare Ocmulgee Mounds as a national park has cleared a Senate committee and is now waiting on a House of Representatives hearing. https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm

Scott Slade's Georgia 06-18-26

"Meet the people who continue to find a way to get vital nutrition to hundreds of metro Atlanta seniors -- many who depend on Meals on Wheels Atlanta as their only source of food." This week, Scott's speaking with Meals on Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) volunteers Valerie and Dwayne Williams, and MOWA Culinary Director Robert Gerstenecker. How they are managing to prepare and deliver meals to seniors despite skyrocketing fuel and food costs. www.mowatl.org

Scott Slade's Georgia 06-11-26

This week, Scott's thoughts on Father's Day — and on being a dad.

Scott Slade's Georgia 06-04-26

The super-food harvest underway now in South Georgia. This week, Scott's speaking with blueberry farmer and state senate agriculture committee chairman Russ Goodman about Georgia's number one fruit crop. Why a swatch of South Georgia is ideal for propelling Georgia some years to best in the nation for growing this health-conscious crop.