Hello, I'm Scott Slade, host of Atlanta's Morning News on News/Talk 750 WSB from 5 - 8:30am. I'll be adding notes, links and other info about things you've heard or called about on Atlanta's Morning News. Check back here often! You can contact me with tips & comments at scott.slade@coxradio.com . Enter to win the Kudzu.com Breakfast Break
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ADVANCES IN PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.
How would like to have a ten year notice of an impending heart attack? Time enough to really lower your risk? That's the goal of a revolutionary new peventive cardiac care initiative being launched by the Piedmont Heart Institute, part of the Piedmont Hospital Medical Center complex. It's called "iCARE," and uses some revolutionary diagnostic imaging, intense history taking and other dianostic tools to nail down your risk -- and coupled with researched-based prevention tools, tailor a custom program for each client.
I spent some time interviewing Dr. Joseph I. Miller III, a cardiologist with Piedmont Heart Institute, and I'm thoroughly impressed. You'll hear his interview on our Sunday Atlanta's Morning News on September 14 after 8:00 AM. Between now and then, do some homework at their website and take the online diagnostic screening survey to start determining your risk. www.piedmontheart.org. Or call 404-605-5222.
NEW CANCER CHARTS PLOT TEN YEAR RISK.
I don't mean to appear to be the Grim Reaper, here, but while we're on the subject -- why not take a look at the AJC article and links: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute provide a broader perspective than most of the risk calculators on the Internet, because they cover the risks for 10 different causes of death. Link to article.
Atlanta's Morning News Sunday Edition is now on the air. Wake up Sundays with in depth coverage of stories that deserve more "space" than we have time to give them during busy morning drives on weekdays. 8:00-9:00 AM each Sunday.
Sunday September 7: hurricane disasters, this time, they got it right and why Georgia's coast turns away the big storms; Atlanta's top vocal coach (www.judithsullivan.com) remembers voice over giant Don Lafontaine, the movie trailer king, who passed away this week and talks about getting in to the business; hear for the first time the 100 year old University of Georgia song "The Red and Black March.
Sunday September 14: Would you want to have 10 years advance notice of your heart attack? Southern Baptist Convention President Dr. Johnny Hunt speaks out on the biggest challenge for the denomination and the church's role in politics; and Atlanta's "dog whisperer" spills to secret to housebreaking.
All new! WSB Political Analyst Bill Crane is joined by WSB reporting pros like Jamie Dupree to drill down into the issues of the day with prominent newsmakers. Listen for "D.C. and Company" in the 2nd half hour of AMN Sunday between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. Sunday Sept 7 Bill's guest is Democratic Party U.S. Senate Nominee Jim Martin. By the way, our Sunday show is now posted on our wsbradio.com audio archives page so you can listen at your leisure. It takes a minute for the player to load, so be patient. Go to this Link .<
AIR SHOW UPDATE! Get Ready for Back to Back Thunder in October!
I'll be announcing two great metro Atlanta airshows on back to back weekends in October.
The Great Georgia Airshow October 11-12, 2008, Peachtree City Falcon Field Airport. Featuring the US Navy F-18 Demo Team, the Aeroshell T-6 team, and many more. Website
Wings over Marietta, starring the USAF Thunderbirds October 18-19, Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base. Website
I don't ever remember big shows like this so close together; plan to come out and support them both! It's the first time in many years that the Thunderbirds have performed in metro Atlanta.
Congratulations to former WSB Radio News Director Aubrey Morris! An inspiration to every working news man and woman in the south, Aubrey has been named as the first recipient of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Elmo Ellis Spirit Award. If you're a real radio fan, you should join me at the awards banquet on Oct 4 in Marietta. A few seats left at www.grhof.com. From their website:
2008 Legacy Inductees Your votes selected the following for induction into the Legacy category on October 4, 2008 . (In alphabetical order): Jimmy Bridges, Barry Chase, Jimmy Deer, George Fisher, Bill Powell, Robert Rounsaville, Zenas Sears, and Jim Wilder.
2008 Career Achievement Inductees as well as the Founders and Directors award will be announced on October 4th at the 2nd Annual Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner & Awards Program.
Google provides free personal websites. They even provide the creation tools. Start with this site from Google.
What does that WSB station ID mean? "WSB Atlanta, WSB HD2, Gainesville." It means you can pick up stereo, full fidelity broadcasts anywhere you can pick up 97.1 FM The River. Our "High Def" signal is on their subcarrier number 2, but you'll need a special radio to pick it up. There are now several models available, at reasonable prices. Details at www.hdradio.com.
Websites Help Decode Discounts Great USA TODAY article about how to make sure you're saving every penny when you shop online.
Newspaper Front Pages Front pages from over 500 newspapers around the world. I bet your find your home town here... Link .
Georgia Name Database Fun project by the AJC catalogs first names of Georgia children since 1990.
How Georgians have named their kids It hasn't been all Ashleys (13,075 since 1990) or Christophers (19,181) in Georgia. Parents have been very inventive in naming their children over the past 18 years. There are 147 Georgia girls named Chanel, 31 named Cinnamon, 1,435 named Diamond ... and just a half dozen boys named Bubba.
You can search popularity of names and see the list at: projects.ajc.com/names/search/ .
Shopping Websites mentioned in our Consumer Credit Counseling Service segment on our Sunday show: pricegrabber.com ; bizrate.com ; mysimon.com ; couponcabin.com ; cccsinc.com .
Learn to fly. It's my passionate hobby, and if you're a decent driver and able to multitask, you can learn. You ought to at least take a flying lesson this spring and see what it's all about. A great resource is the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association "Learn to Fly" Website .
Copyright Gregg Stansberry from Blue Angels Airshow at NAS Atlanta.
What time is it? WSB Radio's top of the hour tone is fired by the NIST atomic clock. Check your watch when you hear it. Or hit this easy website that's fun from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). Website .
See the FAA's Air Travel Command Center we use on Atlanta's Morning News and get first hand info on travel delays. FAA Public Website .
You can also visit the Atlanta Airport Website for up to date estimates on security gate waits and other valuable Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport info.
The Kudzu.com Breakfast BreakFriday morning, Scott Slade brings McDonald's breakfast sandwiches to a local office. Tell us why your office deserves a break to win! To enter, fax Scott Slade at (404) 607-TALK or
email breakfast@wsbradio.com . Don't forget to include the number of people in the office, a phone number and a contact name. Some recent winners: Kell High School Media Center! 
I thought you might like to meet "Buffy," the Golden Retriever!
She's turned in to quite a celebrity from the Purina One Performance Challenge commercials. Great dog. She can't wait to get back on the Appalachian Trail with me.
Email me at scott.slade@coxradio.com .
What others are saying
- Re: Cub Scout articleGranted that Scout leaders who molest children are responsible for their actions. However, Scouts nationally have a fairly large amount of molestations to their discredit. Just doing a training is not enough. The Scout organization is responsible for their certification of leaders.
- Cub Scout Leader Molestation ChargePlease be clear when you report on such things as the Cub Scout leader charged with child molestation that this is the act of an individual and not link it to the organization. Just as with any other perpetrator, it is not the fault of the company they work for, the Church they belong to, the organization they volunteer with, but they themselves who are to blame. While shcu things may be "big news" and keep the advertisers happy, that kind of report causes irreparable damage to a very respected institution that has kept many boys out of trouble, taught them the value of morality and respect for others, and prepared them for life as leaders.
The alleged child molester went against one of the, if not the most important part of BSA policy "TWO-DEEP LEADERSHIP"! NO leader is ever supposed to be alone with a boy, even his own son. That is for the protection of both the boy and the adult leader. There is a full program called Youth Protection Training that covers the accepted interaction between adult leaders and the boys - and all adult leaders are required to go through this program when they become leaders and then again every couple of years as continuing education. You can see what the program involves for yourself at this link:
http://www.scouting.org/YouthProtection.aspx
Please give equal time to the good that Scouting does and not just the bad. Scouting is too valuable a resource for teaching boys to be good men and good leaders to just report when someone does the unthinkable and darkens the reputation of the organization. - martaWe do not need Marta---it has been defeated by a vote, for a reason. We used Marta to attempt to attend a Braves game, events at Georgia Tech (with grandchildren ages 4 and 5) and to go to the airport...These were a waste of our time and money. The use of single tracks resulted in us getting off, walking and paying for a taxi. Marta needs to correct ALL its problems BEFORE it expands any more. It does not operate what it has now efficiently.
- Are things really that bad?Your observations are precise and intelligent. I'd like to add another. For whatever reason, people adore being negative. And they have a tendency to exaggerate. Put the two together and there is an exaggeration of the negative, which may or may not be entirely valid. I learned a long time ago that people will be negative long before they are positive, as if they get some sort of reward for it. In the current hateful political climate, part of being hyperbolically negative is to blame Bush or the administration for anything and everything, and to do so with glee. So some of the negativity "out there" is due to those who will blame Republicans for whatever they can, to an unreasonable if not fictional degree, and some is due to people's pleasure at just being negative in general. The first have a stake in negativity and would never admit anything positive about Bush, Republicans, etc.
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