Shows
Middle GA PodcastsJ.Keith Lancaster - WWII Veteran's StoryWorld War II veteran J. Keith Lancaster of Hawkinsville just turned 99 years old. He shared his memories of bailing out and crash landing on 2 of his 33 missions on a B-24.
2024-06-2322 min
Middle GA PodcastsWesleyan Academy for Lifelong LearningYou're never too old to learn, and Wesleyan College offers an exciting range of educational and social opportunities for mature learners in the Middle Georgia area. And on this podcast you can learn all about the WALL program at Wesleyan.
2024-04-0326 min
Middle GA PodcastsFort Hawkins - Episode 4Much of Fort Hawkins' history has been uncovered through excavations over the years. Archaeologist Dan Elliott, president of the Lamar Institute, talks about this work on episode #4.
2023-08-0715 min
Middle GA PodcastsCherokee Heights Methodist Church ReunionSaturday, June 10, more than 60 friends who grew up at Cherokee Heights United Methodist Church held a reunion and shared their special memories.
2023-06-2020 min
Middle GA PodcastsWorld War II Veteran Jim GarlandJim Garland served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Seven months before his passing, Mr. Garland shared his veteran's story with us.
2023-06-1314 min
Middle GA PodcastsFort Hawkins - Episode 3Fort Hawkins School occupied part of the fort's footprint from 1921 to 1978. On this episode, four former students share their memories of going to school at this historic site.
2023-05-1626 min
Middle GA PodcastsFort Hawkins - Episode 2Dianne Dent Wilcox is the author of Fort Hawkins and Frontier Georgia, and on this episode she shares her thoughts about the local and national importance of this historic landmark.
2023-04-1127 min
Middle GA PodcastsFort Hawkins - Episode 1As we launch this podcast series on historic Fort Hawkins, the birthplace of Macon, Georgia, we begin with an interview with Col. Benjamin Hawkins, portrayed by Marty Willett.
2023-03-0730 min
Middle GA Podcasts100 Years of AM940 - part 4In the final episode you'll hear the voices of Joel Godard, Steve Malone, Del Ward, Don King, Bill Elder, and exceprts from the last Bill Powell Show.
2022-10-3021 min
Middle GA Podcasts100 Years of AM940 - part 3AM 940 has always had a strong commitment to news and information. In this episode, Billy Sowell, Helen Popejoy, Bill Tribble, Jimmy Lee and Paul Beliveau talk about how that role developed through the years.
2022-10-2919 min
Middle GA Podcasts100 Years of AM940 - part 2Religion and Sports were part of this historic station from the beginning. This episode includes comments from Rev. Jimmy Waters, Bobby Pope, and music excerpts from the Smile-a-While Quartet.
2022-10-2821 min
Middle GA Podcasts100 Years of AM940 - part 1The beginning of radio in Middle Georgia. Early programs, new competition, the Mercer Brothers, Uncle Ned and Santa Claus.
2022-10-2720 min
Middle GA PodcastsRemembering SGT Rodney M. DavisSGT Rodney M. Davis is Macon's only Medal of Honor recipient because of an heroic event in Vietnam on September 6, 1967. Author John D. Hollis tells the story of this hero.
2022-09-0618 min
Middle GA PodcastsMacon RBI programJeff Battcher, founder of Macon's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, talks about how the program started, how successful it's been, where it's headed, and how you can get involved.
2022-07-2813 min
Middle GA PodcastsThe Methodist Home for Children and YouthDuring its 150th anniversary year, members of the leadership team, the board chair and three alumni, share their stories about this important ministry.
2022-05-1032 min
Middle GA PodcastsWhen Elvis Came to Macon - 50 Years AgoOn this episode you'll hear 3 unique perspectives of Elvis Presley's first show in Macon, April 15, 1972.
2022-04-1413 min
Middle GA PodcastsA local Vietnam War Veteran’s storyOn National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we share an interview with Arthur Henry, originally part of The Greatest Memories podcast in November 2019.
2022-03-2907 min
Middle GA PodcastsMike Fuller, The MagicianMike Fuller talks about his hobby/career in magic which spanned over six decades at the time of this interview.
2022-03-1421 min
Middle GA PodcastsGeorgia Music Jukebox segmentOn this segment from the Georgia Music Jukebox, 10 internationally-known Georgia artists talked about their early interest and beginnings in music, most of whom were in school music programs.
2022-03-0412 min
Middle GA PodcastsBill Cook - TV Clown, Navy Photographer, PreacherPerhaps best known as "Jolly the Clown" from the early days on WMAZ-TV, Bill Cook has enjoyed an exciting career as a photographer, a U.S. Navy veteran and a preacher.
2022-02-0510 min
Middle GA PodcastsFred Johnson - Pearl Harbor StoryFred Johnson was Macon's last Pearl Harbor Survivor when he passed away on January 31, 2020 at age 104. We had the privilege of interviewing Mr. Johnson in 2016. On the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, we are presenting Mr. Johnson's story, in his own words.
2021-12-0708 min
Middle GA PodcastsMacon Volunteer ClinicMacon Volunteer Clinic provides free primary medical and dental care services to working adults of a certain income level who live in Macon-Bibb County. On this podcast, Nancy White, the exceutive director of this ogranization talks about the services they provide, who is eligible, how volunteers can get involved and other ways to help.
2021-10-2116 min
Middle GA PodcastsDAV Chapter 33Middle GA Podcasts talked with four leaders from the Disabled American Veterans - Chapter 33 in Warner Robins. Find out how this organization helps veterans get the benefits they've earned, and what you can do to help the DAV.
2021-10-0420 min
Middle GA PodcastsA Date with DelFor 40 years "Date with Del" was a Middle Georgia favorite on WMAZ television and radio. MaryTherese, one of many Middle Georgia broadcasters who was influenced by Del, hosts this special podcast. Taken from a 2018 interview, Del talks about her long career that began at WNEX radio in Macon. You'll hear some excerpts from Del's all-night show on WGN in Chicago, where she was the first female DJ in the US to host an overnight radio show. Trody Tro, Del, you'll be missed but you'll always be remembered.
2021-08-0436 min
Middle GA PodcastsMajor David Carter - In His Own WordsMajor David Carter passed away on July 17, 2021, at age 90. From a 2017 interview with The Greatest Memories, Major Carter talked about being part of the Army's first Special Forces unit in Korea, his 28-years as Professor of Military Science/Senior Army Instructor at Lanier/Central High School, playing "James Bond" during a halftime show and more.
2021-07-2036 min
Middle GA PodcastsDel Ward Talks With Finn SandiferEach month, longtime Middle Georgia TV and radio host Del Ward does a segment for "The Greatest Memories" podcast. After she had recorded this segment for the July 2021 edition of this podcast, Del had a conversation with Finnian Jaq Sandifer about their common love for theatre.
2021-06-1008 min
Middle GA PodcastsMary Wilson story from The Greatest Memories, August 2016Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Flo Ballard were the original Supremes, the biggest girl group of the 1960's. Mary Wilson performed at the Grand Opera House in Macon in the summer of 2016, and The Fox 94.7 radio talked with her by telephone prior to that show. The interview was later adapted for a segment on The Greatest Memories podcast.
2021-02-0903 min
Middle GA PodcastsAlmanac - WMAZ radio - Christmas Eve 1966Almanac was a program of farm and market news each weekday at noon on WMAZ radio in Macon. On Christmas Eve 1966, host Jimmy Lee featured members of the WMAZ radio and television staff with special holiday songs and stories.
News, commercials and market news were all deleted from this program, but here are the WMAZ staff members who contributed, in order of their appearances:
The Mazy Notes (Jimmy Lee, Donnie Carl, Jimmy Vinson, Ralph Lavender)
David Reeves
Del Ward
Otis Hughes
Skip Holmes
Doris Martin2020-12-2345 min
Middle GA PodcastsA Very Personal Veteran's StoryBenjamin Theron Sandifer, served on MTB Squadron 17 in the Philippines during World War II. On Veterans Day 2020, during the 75th anniversary year of his honorable discharge from the United States Navy, his four grandchildren tell his Veteran's story.
2020-11-1107 min
Middle GA PodcastsNot Looking Back - Gary MathenyMiddle Georgia native Gary Matheny has just released his first album, Not Looking Back. After a long career in the pharmaceutical industry, Gary started writing songs and has re-discovered his love for music in his retirement years. And one of the songs on this album is a finalist in the World Songwriting Awards. In this podcast, Gary talks about his musical start in Middle Georgia, his new album and some other musical projects.
2020-10-1015 min
Middle GA Podcasts60 Years of The Andy Griffith ShowOctober 3, 1960 - The Andy Griffith Show premiered on CBS television, and it has never been off the air in 60 years. On this anniversary podcast we hear from the biggest fan of the show in Macon (where the Mayberry bus always came from), cast member Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou), Allan Newsome (who runs iMayberry.com, Weavers Department Store online, Two Chairs No Waiting podcast and is a Floyd the barber tribute artist), and Abigail Linville (Director of Collections and Exhibitions at Surry Arts Council, where the Andy Griffith Museum is located).
2020-10-0333 min
Middle GA PodcastsRemembering BobbyBobby Pope played many roles in Middle Georgia sports from the 1964 until he passed away on September 6, 2020. This special tribute podcast highlights Bobby's career as a radio and TV broadcaster, Athletic Director at Mercer and more.
2020-09-1727 min
Middle GA PodcastsMy Shield - the new single from B. Keith WilliamsOn this Middle GA podcast, you'll hear a portion of "My Shield," a new single by B. Keith Williams. Keith will talk about the song, his career and some of his previously-released original music.
2020-08-1420 min
Middle GA PodcastsBobby Skel Tribute from 2010Bobby Skel (Robert Skelton) had several records that charted both regionally and nationally in the mid 1960's through the early 70's. He recorded at Macon, Georgia's first recording studio, King Studios, on Mulberry Street next to the Grand Opera House. He later recorded at Master Sound in Atlanta. We conducted an oral history interview with Bobby at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1997. This tribute includes portions of that interview and much of Bobby's music, used by permission from the publisher. A native of Swainsboro, Georgia, Bobby passed away at his home in Granbury, Texas, on October 31, 2010, at t...2020-07-0947 min
Middle GA PodcastsByron (Atlanta International) Pop Festival - 50th AnniversaryThe 2nd Atlanta International Pop Festival was held at the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron over the 4th of July weekend in 1970. More than 30 acts performed over the 3+ days and the festival drew several hundred thousand fans. 20 years ago, GMS Productions of Macon syndicated a 30th anniversary radio special about the event. That program has been updated for the 50th anniversary of the event, that has come to be known in Middle Georgia as the "Byron Pop Festival."
2020-07-0232 min
Middle GA PodcastsBig X Reunion at the Big House MuseumOn November 8, 2014, former employees of WNEX radio in Macon held a reunion at the Big House Museum. As part of that reunion, we recorded a panel discussion on the radio station's relationship with Capricorn Records. All of the voices you'll hear are former Big X employees, with the exception of Capricorn Records executive Bobby Wallace. Those voices, in order, are Bill Elder, Aaron Bowers, Greg Rice, Terry Taylor, Oscar Leverette, Ben Sandifer, Bobby Wallace, Dave "King Kong" Kelly, Pete Konenkamp, Nathan Hale, Jack Bowers and Mary Mullis.
2020-06-2034 min
Middle GA PodcastsMiller-Lanier Class of 1970 - 50th Anniversary PodcastNot only was this class the last one under these historic names, but we also had several other firsts and lasts that made this class so special. Hear some of your classmates sharing their special memories. The podcast also includes excerpts from interviews with Major David Carter, Bob Barnette, Isaac Jackson's son and the widows of our two principals. Enjoy this special 50th anniversary podcast, and GO POETS!
2020-06-1929 min
Middle GA PodcastsMiddle Georgia Honor Flight - September 2019The Middle Georgia Honor Flight program takes veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam to Washington, D.C. to see their memorials. We had the privilege of being a media representative for the September 2019 honor flight. On this podcast you'll hear from some of the heroes who were on the trip, members of the Middle Georgia Honor Flight staff, and some interesting people we met along the way. To learn more about the Middle Georgia Honor Flight program visit their website.
2020-06-1913 min