The Upper Cumberland. It’s where we live. It’s where we work. It’s where we raise our families. The people and organizations in our community are what make it tick. Rock 93-7 knows the impact that local organizations have on this and surrounding communities.
Each week, Rock 93-7 will have interviews with representatives of organizations that impact the Upper Cumberland.
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Nancy Morris & Carrie Brensike Talking Veterans Mental Health
This week The Wall That Heals, comes to Cookeville. It can be hard to open up about difficult experiences. Whether it is something they were ordered to do, or a life and death situation. The mental toll of fighting in a war is a real problem for our Veterans. Thankfully, we are focused more on Veterans and their mental health then we were previously. Today In The Upper Cumberland we discuss the mental health of veterans with Suicide Prevention Case Managers from the Veterans Administrations Tennessee Valley Healthcare System: Nancy Morris and Carrie Brensike
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
Dr. Jerry Boyd and more talk school safety programs at Putnam Co School District.
We can all agree that we want to protect students while in school. Across the Upper Cumberland and across the nation we look at how to make schools safer. What are the warning signs and programs in place to address students at risk? Today In The Upper Cumberland, we look at the school systems in place, how the communication works, and how teachers are trained to make schools safer with members of the Putnam County School District. We talk with Dr. Jerry Boyd, Director of Schools, Corby King the Attendance Supervisor, and Melanie Bussel the Students Services Supervisor.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
An Important Week For Tennessee School Safety
What is the best way to address security in schools? Protecting both teachers and students is a major part of school safety. The Governor’s Working Group on School Safety released its first set of recommendations last week. Representative Ryan Williams and Senator Paul Bailey are both members of the Governor’s Working Group. We talk with these two local lawmakers about school safety, Today In The Upper Cumberland.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
The Impact Of Organ Donation
More and more Upper Cumberland residents are signing up to donate organs. They are gifts that can change a person’s life. We bring you both sides of the story, those who have been donors and those that have received donations on Today In The Upper Cumberland. We speak with Deborah Kitz and Billy Jarvis. Deborah Kitz is a donor mother and served on the Tennessee Donor Services Advisory Board.
Billy Jarvis is a public relations coordinator for Tennessee Donor Services and he received a kidney in 1991.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
Part 2: SHRM Board Members Continue Discussing The Law Behind Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment cases have continued to grab the headlines all across the United States. Spurring a movement and causing people to wonder: What do we really know about sexual harassment? The second of a two-part series, we talk with Lynsey Nail, Mary Dee Allen, and Tom Timmerman, who are all members of Society For Human Resource Management.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
How do we handle Sexual Harassment in 2018? SHRM Board Members Weigh In
Sexual Harassment cases have continued to grab the headlines all across the United States. Spurring a movement and causing people to wonder: What do we really know about sexual harassment? The first of a two-part series, we talk with Lynsey Nail, Mary Dee Allen, and Tom Timmerman, who are all members of Society For Human Resource Management.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
How a school project turned tragedy into an understanding about organ donation.
We always hear about how education can change lives, in 1997 Joy McCaleb took a tragedy and turned it into an inspiration. A school project about understanding organ donation that was filled with personal experience and eventually turned into a published book. We talk with Joy McCaleb about the inspiration and the process of Our Hero, Freebird: An Organ Donor’s Story.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
The health of those who’ve fought and served, whether that is physical, emotional or mental how do we make sure that our veterans are cared for? One option is the Veteran Service Office. Mark Harris is in charge of helping both veterans and their family members, he discusses the work done at the Veteran Service Office in Putnam County.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
Beyond the legal effects, what are the emotional tolls of sexual harassment? The #MeToo movement has opened dialogue all across the Nation. Mark Lovell, a licensed clinical social worker and Melissa Collins, a licensed professional counselor, discuss the effects sexual harassment.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
Weather is a part of everyone’s lives. We know that in the Upper Cumberland, the weather can be different from anywhere else. We visit with Michael Detwiler and talk about his career path, how The Cookeville Weather Guy came to be, and how weather forecasts work.
Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend as a way to introduce you to interesting people and subjects of interest to our community. Catch the show each Saturday morning at 6 on Lite Rock 95.9, Rock 93-7, and 106-9 Kicks Country.
If you miss it Saturday, you can catch Today In The Upper Cumberland again, Sunday. The show airs Sunday morning at 7am on Rock 93-7 and News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, Sundays at Noon on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600, and Sunday night at 6pm on Lite Rock 95.9 and at 7pm on 106-9 Kicks Country.
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