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Big news for one of my broadcast buddies. QL is headed to nights on B93.7 - We talked about the changes on Instagram live. CONGRATS QL!

More on QL's move:

https://news.radio-online.com/articles/c41588/QL-Joins-WFBC-FM-(B937)-in-Greenville-for-Nights

https://ramp247.com/pros-in-motion/ql-doubles-up-audacy-greenville/

Amy Wood visits with a viewer who felt an earthquake that was centered in the Midlands, shaking on the West Side of Greenville. IF you felt it, report it to the USGS https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/

Austin Aldridge was just 25. He was checking out a domestic violence situation when the Spartanburg County Sheriff says he was ambushed. There's now a fund set up to help his widow as she finds a way forward without him. 

Here's a link. https://www.gofundme.com/f/austin-aldridge?member=20134199&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Time's running out! But every June you can partake. Picking your own fresh lavendar in the fields at Elf Leaf Farm

https://elfleaffarm.com/

What can you expect election night? What did the early voting tell us? Our Capitol reporter Jason Raven joins me to talk over the races to watch.

A lot of people say follow your heart. Louise Martin is doing that in a HUGE way. Her internal desire to help her brother with autism and mom with Leukemia has left this teenager making a huge difference for many people and discovering a possible career path along the way. Listen to our interview.

Here are the causes she supports: Project Hope Foundation in SC https://www.projecthopesc.org/give

                                                    Leukemia and Lymphoma Society https://www.lls.org/office/greenville-sc

Doug Gray will be performing just down the street from where it all started FIFTY years ago! It's a homecoming for a legendary musician and The Marshall Tucker Band itself. Listen as he talks about what you can expect tonight! 

Director of Elections in Spartanburg County, Adam Hammons joins me. South Carolina changed the law recently so you can go and vote two weeks before election day. In this case, the June 14th primary, that early voting period ends on June 10th. I voted early and it was a breeze! You can check out WHERE you need to go on http://scvotes.org 

Glenis Redmond's way with words is magical. The Listening Skin is her upcoming collection of poetry that you can now pre-order. She tells me THIS is THE book! This South Carolina treasure explains the heart and soul she poured into these works and her legacy of resiliency that readers will find apparent. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Skin-Glenis-Redmond/dp/1954245254/ref=sr_1_10?qid=1654196905&refinements=p_27%3AGlenis+Redmond&s=books&sr=1-10

So many of you have reached out to me with questions about filing for unemployment in the aftermath of the COVID 19 crisis.  Brent Phillips Unemployment Insurance Operations Director joins me for a long form discussion about how this works and what you can expect. Hope you find it helpful. Their website is https://dew.sc.gov/

He raced to the scene after watching the plane spiral from the sky. Tyler Cook one of many neighbors who saw a plane crash Sunday and tried to help until rescuers could arrive in Rutherford County, NC.

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