Mississippi Edition
In a continued effort to provide relevant, interesting and engaging programming to our statewide audience, MPB Think Radio provides Mississippi Edition, a weekday news magazine program. Mississippi Edition, hosted by Desare Frazier, features the latest news of the day and interviews with the people who are making the news themselves.
The program not only provides Mississippi news but also addresses the ways that national and world news affects our state. Desare Frazier as she shares the latest on Mississippi news, culture, and current events.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 1936
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Tuesday, September 13th
Rallying for a higher minimum wage in Mississippi. Then, the board in charge of authorizing charter schools in the state denies a request to open three new schools. Later, a StoryCorps conversation f…
Tue 13 Sep 2016
Monday, September 12th
An indictment in a police-involved shooting in Columbus that happened last year. We'll take a look at some of the details. Then, reduced Medicaid payments make for a big change at a Gulf Coast hospit…
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Friday, September 9th
Working Mississippians keep falling behind -- according to a new study. Then, lawmakers question department heads about how state money is spent. Later, a look at the Kemper County power plant in a p…
Fri 09 Sep 2016
Thursday, September 8th
We'll talk to the executive director of the community college board -- Andrea Mayfield -- live in studio about the most recent state budget cuts. Then, ITT Tech closes all of its branches -- includin…
Thu 08 Sep 2016
Wednesday, September 7th
The head of the Mississippi Medical Association on what the state could do to get healthcare to those who don't have it. Then, working out the details on school consolidation in Chickasaw County. Lat…
Wed 07 Sep 2016
Tuesday, September 6th
A leading health insurance provider will expand its coverage in the state under the Affordable Care Act. Later, a StoryCorps conversation from Mississippi on integrating the Girl Scouts in the state.…
Wed 07 Sep 2016
Friday, September 2nd
Crumbling infrastructure, city employee layoffs and a mayor facing a sexual harassment lawsuit in the Capital City. Then, immigration rights advocates in Mississippi reflect on a possible Trump presi…
Fri 02 Sep 2016
Thursday, September 1st
We'll talk to a Latin American business owner from Mississippi about Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's speech last night on immigration. Then, are Mississippi's elections secure? Later, …
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Wednesday, August 31st
Mississippi members of Congress weigh in on Donald Trump, immigration and where state voters stand. Later, a Health Minute from Doctor Rick Deshazo on acne. And, a new program gets financial aid to a…
Wed 31 Aug 2016
Tuesday, August 30th
A memorial service is held in Jackson for two nuns brutally murdered in Durant. Then, getting out the vote this November. Later, a StoryCorps conversation from Mississippi on imparting some wisdom to…
Tue 30 Aug 2016
Monday, August 29th
Mississippi blood supplies are at emergency lows heading into the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Then, Louisiana residents continue to recover from disastrous flooding. We'll talk live in the studio with…
Mon 29 Aug 2016
Friday, August 26th
Upgrading the infrastructure in the Delta with fifteen million dollars in grants. Then, how do you access the justice system when you can't afford an attorney? And, the U.S. Justice Department is say…
Fri 26 Aug 2016
Thursday, August 25th
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump brings his campaign back to Mississippi. We'll have highlights and reactions from those attending. Then, Derrick Johnson -- president of the state NAACP…
Thu 25 Aug 2016
Tuesday, August 23rd
Cleaning up after floods in Southwest Mississippi. Then, will new services at the Jackson airport change the debate over who is in charge of the airport board? Later, a StoryCorps conversation from M…
Tue 23 Aug 2016
Monday, August 22nd
A new grant at the University of Mississippi Medical Center will study obesity in the Magnolia State -- in hopes of making a change. Then, going out in the field with those on the front line of fight…
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Friday, August 19th
A new approach to drug court and families on the Gulf Coast. Then, more test scores from the State Department of Education. How is your child affected? And, gridiron action kicks off for high schools…
Fri 19 Aug 2016
Thursday, August 18th
Only two health insurance companies are left on the federal health insurance exchange in Mississippi. We'll talk with the Insurance Commissioner. Then, as flood waters recede in the state, do the cha…
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Wednesday, August 17th
Mississippians send relief to Louisiana to help flood survivors there. Then, a settlement is reached with investment firm Morgan Stanley in violations of Mississippi's securities regulations. And, a …
Wed 17 Aug 2016
Tuesday, August 16th
Flood survivors regroup in Southwest Mississippi following a weekend of rising water. And state officials move in to assess damage. Then, Chiquita Banana returns to the State Port at Gulfport. Later,…
Tue 16 Aug 2016
Monday, August 15th
The latest on the weather-related flooding in the state. What are Mississippians dealing with today? Then, what life is like for mentally challenged Mississippians in the wake of a U.S. Justice Depar…
Tue 16 Aug 2016
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