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Big River Broadcasting Keeps Community Informed


Topic: Vaccine Education
Posted on 5/1/2020

Big River Broadcasting in Florence, Ala., started the Mayor’s Minute Podcast in 2019. Mayors from around the Shoals and beyond are invited to come in for a conversation about their city, council meetings and other issues impacting their communities. Special guests who have appeared during the COVID-19 Pandemic include senators, congressmen, doctors and hospital administrators. The regional manager from the Alabama Small Business Center Network at the University of Alabama discussed the CARES Act and specifically SBA loans. This twice monthly podcast has also included several “State of the City” speeches and allowed listeners to send in questions for their elected officials via email.



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