WCLK Public Affairs Block

Happy Mother's Day With Modern Moms On The Local Take

Rob Maynard — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:15:16 +0000

The look of Mom’s have changed over the years, but today’s moms come equipped with technology, apps, online videos, and more! So do moms with Google have more to offer than analog Moms? Have Moms really changed or do they just have access to more information?

Kiplyn Primus is joined on The Local Take with Karen Adams, Joyce Davis, and Melanie Dawson Jackson, a mom who home schools.

CAU Now Returns With The Latest Good News From Clark Atlanta University

Rob Maynard — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:46 +0000

CAU Now returns to WCLK Saturday morning at 7:30 before The Tavis Smiley Show. Your host is Desmond Dickerson and he will be talking with Dr. Valerie Otero-Marah, a cutting edge cancer researcher whose story has taken her from Kenya to Europe to one of the leading research facilities in America.

You can hear about her attempt to turn off cancer-suggesting proteins in the body, as well as her view that her scientific mission has been shaped by her love of God. Dr.

Kiplyn Primus Talks United Way Shoebox Campaign On The Local Take

Rob Maynard — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:12:23 +0000

Kiplyn Primus is joined by United Way of Greater Atlanta President and CEO Milton Little, and Sonia Milner of Nicholas House, a transitional shelter for homeless families that will be receiving shoeboxes on Mother's Day as part of the WCLK-United Way Shoebox Campaign.

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Joins WCLK Profiles

Rob Maynard — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:30:44 +0000

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is a member of the Career Foreign Service, has been posted to a number of countries including Liberia, where she served as the U.S. Ambassador from 2008 until 2012 when she was sworn in as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources.

She leads a team of about 400 employees who carry out the full range of personnel functions for the State Department’s 60,000-strong workforce - from recruitment and hiring, through evaluations and promotions, to retirement.