An Amazing Adventure Awaits at the Global Wildlife Center in Louisiana
Produced by Jim Albritton | More than 4,000 animals, including giraffes, kangaroos and 33 other species, roam freely on 900 acres just north of New Orleans. The Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, Louisiana offers amazing hands-on safari adventures that no zoo can match. | http://globalwildlife.com | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
PEPSI POPS | The music. The fireworks. The Reservoir.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The 32nd annual Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Pepsi Pops concert drew thousands to Old Trace Park on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The concert ended with a spectacular fireworks show over the water. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
New Orleans Street Sounds | The Music of Brian Hudson
Produced by Jim Albritton | Scenes of the Big Easy and the music of Brian Hudson. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://brianhudsonmusic.com
The Square | Oxford, Mississippi
Produced by Jim Albritton | A minute-and-a-half look at historic Courthouse Square in Oxford, Mississippi. Also, a couple of shots of Taylor Grocery and Restaurant in nearby Taylor, Mississippi. | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://newsocracy.tv
In Their Shoes | On the Job With USAF Canine Handlers
Produced by Jim Albritton | Learn how United States Air Force canine handlers train working military dogs. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
A RAD VIDEO | Color Me Rad 5K Benefits Friends of Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Color Me Rad 5K in Jackson, Mississippi is part of the Zippity Doo Dah Weekend in the city’s Fondren neighborhood. Zippity events, including Color Me Rad, benefit Friends of Children’s Hospital which supports Batson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
In Their Shoes | Horse Handlers for the Budweiser Clydesdales
Produced by Jim Albritton | Meet two horse handlers for the Budweiser Clydesdales and learn what they do and why they love their jobs. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Budweiser Clydesdales Visit Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Budweiser Clydesdales visit Batson Children’s Hospital just two days before they parade through the streets of Jackson, Mississippi’s Fondren neighborhood in the Zippity Doo Dah Parade. The third annual parade and related activities benefit Friends of Children’s Hospital. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Ole Miss Football Coach Hugh Freeze Visits Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | Ole Miss Football Coach Hugh Freeze visits patients and staff at Batson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
2013 Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival | Crowded Streets, Packed Floats and a Good Cause
Produced by Jim Albritton | A look at the 31st Annual Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival, including the early morning 5K run, the pet and children’s parades and the main event itself, which brought more than 75,000 people to downtown Jackson, Mississipppi. The 5K run, float entry fees and the “City Sweep” that precedes the parade benefit Batson Children’s Hospital. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Physician Who Discovered ‘Functional’ Cure for HIV Infected Infant is Back at Work
Produced by Jim Albritton | The discovery of a functional cure for an HIV infected infant thrust pediatric HIV specialist Dr. Hannah Gay into an international spotlight she never sought. After a week of news conferences, TV studios and countless interviews, she’s thrilled to be back, treating patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. | http://umc.edu | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Songs for Kids Tour Comes to Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | Patients and staff at Batson Children’s Hospital became part of the Songs for Kids concert tour, performing along with musicians on a mission to visit 200 children’s hospitals in 180 US cities in 2013. Their 25,000 mile nationwide journey, sponsored by the Songs for Kids Foundation, brought them to Mississippi’s only children’s hospital. | http://songsforkidsfoundation.org | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://newsocracy.tv
In Their Shoes | On the Job in a Kona Ice Truck
Produced by Jim Albritton | What’s it like to work in a Kona Ice truck? Here’s a quick look at a cool job. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://kona-ice.com
Student Coaches Are Essential to Success of Dore Program at Copiah Academy
Produced by Jim Albritton | At Copiah Academy in Gallman, Mississippi students are improving their focus and concentration, reading and writing, balance and coordination and social skills by exercising their cerebellum—the brain’s skill development center—just 10 minutes twice a day. And athletes are benefitting, too, making significant gains in agility and overall performance from the innovative, drug free Dore program in Mississippi. | http://doreusa.com | 601.326.5550
Mississippi Miracles Radiothon 2013 | A Day in the Life
Produced by Jim Albritton | The 2013 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raised $400,754 for Batson Children’s Hospital. Over three days, Jackson stations Y101.7, US 96.3, Mix 98.7 and Jack FM and Vicksburg stations KHits and River 101 broadcast 39 hours of live interviews of current and former patients, parents and staff from the hospital’s lobby. Meridian stations 97 OKK, Kiss 104.1, Q101 and 105.7 The Beat also broadcast from Meridian.
The money raised will be used to buy equipment and fund research and programs to help ensure Mississippi’s only children’s hospital is able to continue to provide the most advanced level of medical care for the state’s children.
To learn more about the hospital or the Mississippi Miracles Radiothon or to make a donation, call 601-984-KIDS (5437) or toll-free 888-681-KIDS (5437). | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
