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Hub City Now: Interview with Jake Old

March 19, 2023

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In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.", the host interviews Jake Old, an attorney with West Tennessee Legal Services. WTLS has several grants in which it is helping survivors of the recent disasters in our area.

Old tells us about this initiative and other programs that WTLS provides.

For more information, visit www.wtls.org.

About West Tennessee Legal Services

West Tennessee Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm, offers free civil legal representation and educational programs to help people in 17 West Tennessee counties receive justice, protect well-being, and support opportunities to overcome poverty. Counties served from offices in Jackson, Dyersburg, Huntingdon, and Selmer are Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy, Obion, and Weakley. WTLS is funded in part by the Legal Services Corporation and state, federal, and local funding, including United Way in Dyer, McNairy, and Weakley counties. Learn more at www.wtls.org or by following the firm on Facebook.

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Hub City Now: Interview with DJ Vudu Spellz

March 26, 2023

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Don't miss the next episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr." Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2023, at 6:15 a.m.. My guest is DJ Vudu Spellz. The show will air on 97.7 FM Jammin Jackson (for those in and around Jackson, Tennessee), Radio731.com and the Radio731 app at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

Two-time Grammy accredited platinum producer and international DJ, DJ VUDU SPELLZ, is the next generation of upcoming seasoned Dj's and producers. His chart topping produced song “Georgia”, performed by Ludacris and Jamie Foxx, was nominated for best hip-hop collaboration at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Vudu also has production and writers credits on Ludacris’ “Release Therapy” album that won a Grammy for “Best Rap Album Of The Year” at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Vudu has produced on numerous #1 billboard chart topping albums and was blessed to receive two platinum plaques in his first official year as a freshman in the recording industry. Vudu has been producing and recording since 1994 but some of Vudu’s recent NRA projects include Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Chingy, R.Kelly, Do Or Die, Shawnna, Reuben Studdard, Montell Jordan, Cece Peniston and a host of others. Vudu has also done voice overs for promos and commercials for TVT Records which aired on BET Awards Show and recent radio ad for PBS tv series "Fight The Power" executive produced and hosted by hip hop Icon Chuck D from Public Enemy.

Vudu produced songs for Grammy Award winner Harold Lily who wrote “You Don’t Know My Name” for Alicia Keys. Harold and Vudu’s collaboration “Po Pimpin” appeared in Ushers Movie “In The Mix”. Vudu’s guest appearances as a DJ and as a producer include BET’s “106 and Park”, BET’s “Rap City - The Basement”, “Fox - In The Morning”, “UPN’s Reality Hip Hop Show”, and “ Girls Gone Wild Spring Break - South Padre” so it’s safe to say Vudu’s no stranger to the camera. Vudu gets his name from the original word Voodoo which is perceived to be negative. Vudu changed the spelling and put a twist on it with his new definition : “controlling my audience in a positive way through my music, therefore putting a Vudu Spellz on them” . Vudu's New Orleans Gumbo-like style is a unique blend of Dirty South, Midwest, East and West Coast hip-hop .Vudu produces and spins Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Top 40 and a taste of many other genre’s of music making him one of the most versatile producers to hit the market. His 2002 Midwest Music Award and 2006 Global Mixx DJ Nomination for “Best Hip-Hop Producer” speaks for itself. Vudu's national DJ history also makes him more of a hot commodity to any club . With addition to his Discography of multi-platinum artist. Vudu is also a former alumni of P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Management Family and has traveled across the country spinning for the most prestigious companies like National Lampoons who holds an MTV sponsored SPRING BREAK TOUR every year in Las Vegas, Mexico, and Texas. Vudu has also spun in many other markets including Alaska, Seattle, Chicago, And Memphis .Vudu plans to continue building his entertainment company, Vudu Spellz Entertainment Inc.,building his catalog, DJ experience, and making an impact on the world of music and entertainment.

Vudu Spellz current projects include the DGE/Universal release of his song collaboration "Sex Your Troubles Away" featuring new artist M-Status and guitarist Fretty Brown along including the music video introducing his daughter, artist and songwriter Nasia. Vudu also is creative designer and DJ for Power 88 (Las Vegas) and KISS Fm 98.7 in Alexandria, Louisiana. He is also working on a current projects with son, producer DJ J Legacy, featuring new up and coming artists Daiyon, Ivy Shades, 9 year old hip hop phenomenon Lil Jeezy and other promise independent artist nationwide. And last but not least Vudu is a strong believer in giving back to the community and is part of several foundations and outreach programs that support and uplift the youth including the Taking Back The Block Foundation (Las Vegas) founded and created by by close friend and business associate Robert Strawder that includes the Hip Hop Entrepreneurship Program and the McCarty Legacy Foundation located in Vudu's home town of Kankakee,IL co founded by his mother Christine McCarty Booker. Music runs deep in Vudu's blood having a family of musicians, artists and singers on both sides of the family and having children of his own that are blessed with those talents as well has continued a legacy that is going to continue making a mark on the world. Stay tuned into Vudu Spellz.

You can find out more about him by clicking on the following links:

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Hub City Now: Interview with Caitlin Roach Clark

February 19, 2023 Uncategorized

In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.", the host interviewed Caitlin Roach Clark, executive director of Friends of Heart.

Friends of Heart was born in 2017 at Flatiron Grille in Jackson, Tennessee. There are many who served as creators of this much-needed LOCAL heart and vascular care initiative. Several of those present that evening had been involved with a national non-profit and although that organization does great things the funds being raised were not coming back to our community for this reason Friends of Heart exists today! The organization has 21 board members with co-chairs Bob Arrington and Janet Silver and one executive director: Caitlin Roach Clark.

Roach Clark spoke about 4-Minute City:

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the U.S. and we are doing something to change that in our community! Friends of Heart is partnering with Avive Solutions, alongside The City of Jackson, the Jackson Fire Department, and West TN Healthcare to significantly increase survival rates of SCA in Jackson through a program called 4-Minute City.

Together, we plan to bring cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas to Jackson by placing Avive's intelligent AEDs across the city and deploying their first-of-its-kind cardiac arrest response technology. Most importantly, we plan to work with the citizens of Jackson to create a culture of saving lives from cardiac arrest through free training and educational resources so that all of you are prepared to save a life. Learn more at avive.life/jackson

This project addresses the public health issue of Sudden Cardiac Arrest occurrences. This is a program that focuses on increasing survival rates of people in sudden cardiac arrest through free public training for hands-only CPR/AED and placement of connected AED’s in our community.

Three ways to get involved:

Learn Hands-only CPR/AED Training either by scheduling an in-person class or going to our virtual training site where you can learn what to do if you witness an SCA incident. Chances are you will save the life of a loved one. 70% of out-of-hospital SCA occur in the home.

Become a member of the Cardiac Arrest Rapid Engagement Team (CARE) led by the Jackson Fire Department.

Give a donation of $1,500.00 to sponsor an AED in our community. This donation will supply a person on the CARE Team with a life-saving device and connectivity for five years.

Roach Clark also spoke about a free EKG screening program for the Jackson-Madison County School System from Friends of Heart which is partnering with a nonprofit out of Florida called Who We Play For. The program will begin with North Side students, whose parents or guardians have given consent to participate in the program, at the end of this month.

For more information about Who We Play For, visit www.whoweplayfor.org.

For more information about 4-Minute City and/or Friends of Heart: visit www.friendsofheart.org.

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