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This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am), I reached out to the Leadership Now Project to learn about their efforts to work with corporate America to support voting rights. One of the organization's founders is Georgia's own Sarah Riggs Amico, a former 2020 candidate for US Senate and the Democratic Nominee for Lt Governor in 2018.  She explains the organization was formed by ten female graduates of Harvard Business school in 2017.  Amico says that they felt business should have a role in renewing America's civic engagement. The organization has grown to over 300 members, all with u...

Canadian born award-winning Guitarist Rod Tardik is back with a vengeance, teaming up with Dave Koz for B Positive , a bright uptempo track from his 8th album Diversity, Vol. 2: Contemporary Funky Jazz (Guitardik Music). Rod’s been making music for sometime now and he’s no stranger to the Billboard Jazz Chart’s Top 10. This collaboration with Dave Koz will have position him nicely for a return to the Top of the Charts.Read More

This week on The Local Take, I speak with Pamela Perkins Carn from Ending Mass Incarceration Georgia Network (EMI-GA) coalition. EMI-GA is launching a TOOL

This week on The Local Take, we introduced a new underwriter, the Living Legends Foundation. This organization is dedicated to recognizing and promoting the achievements of those behind the scenes in the radio, music, and entertainment industries. These unsung heroes in the music industry deserve to be acknowledged.  The organization also looks to the future by providing scholarships to young people entering the music industry.  Varnell Johnson, President of the Living Legends Foundation, joins us to share.  I ask Johnson how he came to be involved in the music industry.  He speaks about ...

The Local Take and AARP-Georgia present a COVID19 Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, March 18th at 7PM. Check our new Jazz 91.9 WCLK Youtube Channel Next week on March 18th, WCLK's The Local Take joins with AARP Georgia for a COVID19 Virtual Townhall. Fiscal, Mental, and Physical health experts will join us for a candid conversation. We hope to answer your questions about COVID-19, the vaccine, mental and financial challenges facing people 50+. Nancy Pitra, Associate State Director for Advocacy at AARP-Georgia joins us on WCLK's The Local Take this week to talk about this event and other resource...