Legendary tv anchor Howard Ballou joins Editor-at-Massive Marshall Ramsey for this week’s episode of Mississippi Tales. Ballou has been a fixture on Mississippi TVs for over three a long time. However at this time, the WLBT anchor talks about his mom Maude Ballou, who was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s buddy and private secretary in Montgomery, Alabama. Howard tells tales of his mom’s time working with King, her bravery and his recollections of the Civil Rights motion.
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by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi At the moment March 12, 2023
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Marshall Ramsey, a nationally acknowledged editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi At the moment’s Editor-At-Massive. He’s additionally host of a weekly statewide radio program and a tv program on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and is the creator of a number of books. Marshall is a graduate of the College of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the College of Tennessee Alumni Skilled Achievement Award.
