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Mississippi Stories: Walt Grayson
Mississippi Stories: Walt Grayson
In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Walt Grayson about his long career as a Mississippi storyteller. Grayson is a life-long Mississippian who was born and raised in Greenville. While in high school, he started his broadcasting career at a local radio station.
After moving to Jackson after graduation, he worked at various radio stations until moving to television in 1984. He was a weather anchor and feature reporter for WLBT for over three decades before heading back to WJTV-12 (where he actually began his TV career as a part-time weekend weatherman while still working full-time “across the driveway” at Jackson's WSLI radio.)
Grayson is also well known as the long-time host and a segment producer for Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Mississippi Roads. Grayson graduated from Mississippi College with degrees in history and Bible. He is married to his junior high school sweetheart, “Miz Jo” and between them they have four children and four grandchildren.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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SUMMARY: Hatley baseball defeated Hamilton 9-2 on the road, with the Tigers scoring six runs in the fourth inning. John Dallas and Gatlin Brownlee had timely hits to secure the victory. Hatley held Hamilton scoreless after the second inning. The two teams will meet again on Saturday, with Hamilton needing a win to stay alive in the season and Hatley aiming to secure a spot in the state semifinals. The game showcased strong hitting and pitching from the Tigers, who are now one win away from advancing to the next round of the playoffs.
The post Hatley defeats Hamilton in game one of 2A quarterfinals appeared first on www.wcbi.com
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The post Two wanted for robbing Jackson business on Ellis Avenue appeared first on www.wjtv.com
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The post New Horizon Church plans to relocate to Wingfield High appeared first on www.wjtv.com
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