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
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
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
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
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
The Official Unofficial Guide | 2013 Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival
Produced by Jim Albritton | Details about the grand marshal, theme and the Alabama Shakes and three other groups performing at the post parade Street Dance. The 31st Annual Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival is Saturday, March 16, 2013 in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://malsstpaddysparade.com.
Batson 24/7 | Born to Be Wild & Speed Racer
Produced by Jim Albritton | At Batson Children’s Hospital the one constant is time. Morning rounds at 7 a.m. A heliport that never closes. Pediatric ambulances ready at a moment’s notice. Newborns in a minute-by-minute struggle for life. A surgery waiting room where time seemingly stands still. And a staff that constantly tries to separate hours-on from hours-off. These are their stories: Batson 24/7. | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://newsocracy.tv
2013 Patty Peck Honda Doo Dah Day Blue Car Giveaway
Produced by Jim Albritton | A $25 donation to Friends of Children’s Hospital buys a chance to win the 2013 Patty Peck Honda Doo Dah Day Blue Car Giveaway. The car, donated by Patty Peck Honda, is a 2012 Honda Civic EXL. All proceeds benefit Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. The Blue Car Giveaway is part of the March 21-24 Zippity Doo Dah Parade Weekend in Jackson’s Fondren neighborhood. To buy tickets, go to http://foch.org and visit http://zippitydoodahparade.com to learn more about the third annual Zippity Doo Dah Parade. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Batson 24/7 | Over the Rainbow
Produced by Jim Albritton | At Batson Children’s Hospital the one constant is time. Morning rounds at 7 a.m. A heliport that never closes. Pediatric ambulances ready at a moment’s notice. Newborns in a minute-by-minute struggle for life. A surgery waiting room where time seemingly stands still. And a staff that constantly tries to separate hours-on from hours-off. These are their stories: Batson 24/7. | http://newsocracy.tv | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Batson 24/7 | Call Me Maybe | 4-year-old Bone Marrow Patient Races to See Her Nurses
Produced by Jim Albritton | Four-year old Batson Children’s Hospital patient Tia Haynes from Gulfport recently had a bone marrow transplant, spending six weeks in the bone marrow transplant unit at the Wallace Conerly Critical Care Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. During her weekly check-up at the Children’s Cancer Center at Batson, she literally ran back to see the nurses who cared for her while in isolation.
At Batson Children’s Hospital the one constant is time. Morning rounds at 7 a.m. A heliport that never closes. Pediatric ambulances ready at a moment’s notice. Newborns in a minute-by-minute struggle for life. A surgery waiting room where time seemingly stands still. And a staff that constantly tries to separate hours-on from hours-off. These are their stories: Batson 24/7. | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://newsocracy.tv
