Hub City Now: Interviews with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kandi Burruss and Marcus Scribner

April 24, 2022

This is what you've been waiting for: Hub City Now’s special Celebrity Interviews episode.

In this episode, you’ll hear host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interview actress, singer, author, and activist Mrs. Sheryl Lee Ralph, who portrays veteran elementary school teacher Barbara Howard on the hit ABC show "Abbott Elementary," which recently finished its first season and has been renewed for a second season.

You might also know her as one of the original "Dreamgirls" from the Broadway production in 1981.

She played Deena Jones and was even nominated for a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.

Mrs. Ralph was also on the '90s sitcom "Moesha" as the stepmom of the main character, played by Brandy.

She's married to Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes.

You can find Sheryl Lee Ralph on the following social media platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesherylralph

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesherylleeralph

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesherylleeralph/

Following Mrs. Ralph’s interview, is an interview with Kandi Burruss a.k.a. Kandi.

The singer and hit songwriter to businesswoman, entrepreneur, actress, TV personality and proud mother — and she effortlessly balances it all. Kandi has starred in 12 seasons of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, starred on Showtime's The Chi as Roselyn Perry, won the third season of The Masked Singer, made her Broadway debut as Chicago's Mama Morton in 2018, and attar of the new Bravo reality series, Kandi and the Gang, which premiered Sunday, March 13.

In the past few years, Kandi made her Broadway debut in “Chicago,” and made her Broadway producing debut with the remarkable “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” She has launched multimedia agency Kandi Koated Entertainment, Bedroom Kandi, Kandi Koated Beauty, Raising Ace, TAGS, Blaze Steak & Seafood, and of course, Old Lady Gang.

Kandi's entrepreneurial skills are something she wants to impart to her children Riley, Ace, Blaze and Kaela, so they can also work hard to achieve their own dreams. As she continues to expand her empire, she credits her amazing village for helping her as she juggles various hats.

You can find Kandi on the following social media platforms:

Website: https://www.bravotv.com/kandi-and-the-gang

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kandi

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Kandi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KandiBurruss

Last, but certainly not least, is the re-airing of the interview with actor Marcus Scribner, best known as Andre Johnson Junior on the ABC comedy “black-ish”, voicing the character Bow in the critically acclaimed Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and as the voice of D’Angelo Baker on Hulu’s “Dragons: The Nine Realms.”

Marcus spoke about the eighth and final season of black-ish, how much of himself he put into the character Junior, what his favorite episodes to shoot were, his new production company and much more.

You can find Marcus Scribner on the following social media platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusScribner

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MarcusScribner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcusScribnerOfficial

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Hub City Now: Interviews with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kandi Burruss and Marcus Scribner

Hub City Now: Interview with Kimberli Moore and Rachel Maxwell

April 30, 2023

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In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.", the host interviews with Kimberlee Moore, executive director of the West Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center executive director, and Rachel Maxwell, the Center’s marketing coordinator.

Moore and Maxwell will talk about how they came to work at the Center, how the Center helps children and adults, and what gives them joy about working at the Center.

Moore and Maxwell will also share information about the Center’s upcoming fundraising event: 10th Annual Speaking of Art event.

Please join the Center Thursday, May 4, 2023, for a night at the New Southern Hotel, located at 118 E. Baltimore Street, in Jackson, Tennessee, with art for purchase by West Tennessee's local artist. Heavy hors d oeuvres by neighboring restaurants will be served, all while listening to music by the Jackson Symphony.

This event helps West Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center's, "Everyone's Voice Should Be Heard," grant program. The purpose of this funding grant is to provide financial assistance to children and adults within the community who need help paying for treatment, devices, and other services that will allow them to communicate better. Purchase your tickets today at www.eventbrite.com.

If you have any questions, please contact the Center’s office at 731-668-6076 or visit www.wthsc.com.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Amanda Barlow Leitch

May 1, 2022 Uncategorized

In this episode of “Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.,” the host spoke with Amanda Barlow Leitch, West Tennessee Regional Director for Alzheimer’s Tennessee, about Silver Alert Mont and Silver Alert kits.

The Silver Alert Law that took effect July 1, 2021 is already helping to find missing individuals who have wandered due to dementia, physical impairment, or disability. The TBI is tasked with oversight and creating a uniform statewide protocol for missing persons, including public alerts through media and on interstates, as well as posts on social media and coordination with local law enforcement.

“Silver Alerts are lifesaving and especially critical to the safety of our Tennessee seniors, if all of us are aware of who is in need of our help to find their way home safely,” Janice Wade-Whitehead, Alzheimer’s Tennessee CEO and President explained on Alzheimer's Tennessee website. “Alzheimer’s Tennessee is working to help the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and local law enforcement understand Alzheimer’s and dementia – and how to best support wandering individuals and their families.”

With TBI providing education, implementation and tracking, Silver Alert will be more effective and more capable of saving lives. Creating a uniform protocol across the state will significantly strengthen the Silver Alert and provide clear instructions for local, inter-agency, and media coordination for how to respond to calls of vulnerable, missing adults who may be disoriented and incapable of finding their own way home.

Barlow Leitch spoke about what's in the Silver Alert kits, what information a person needs to fill out and have in the kit and how it helps law enforcement, media and the community to locate a missing person.

For more about Alzheimer’s Tennessee, visit www.alztennessee.org.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Tawnya Moore and Trey Cleek

August 8, 2022 Uncategorized

In this episode of Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., the host interviews Tawnya Moore, with Commercial Bank and Trust, and Trey Cleek, Madison County Commissioner. The two serve as this year's chair and co-chair for this year's Circles of Hope Telethon. This year's theme is "Planting Seeds of Hope."

The 39th Annual Carl Perkins Circle of Hope Telethon raises funds for the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The mission of the Center is to provide support to families in preventing and dealing with child abuse in West Tennessee and to help both parents and children meet the practical needs of preserving and improving the quality of family life.

The telethon will be held Sunday, August 21, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The telethon will be live on WBBJ and live-streamed online and those who would like to attend in person, can do so by going to the Carl Perkins Civic Center, located at 400 S. Highland Avenue, in Jackson, Tennessee, during the telethon.

It costs approximately $450,000 a month for the center to operate across all 20 counties, and the center must continue to take care of our children.

Making a pledge during the telethon is vital in helping the center continue to provide services to the children who need it. You can donate by going to https://www.carlperkinscenter.org/you-can-help/donate/circles-of-hope-telethon/telethon-donation.

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