The Chuck Williams Show

Episode 70 of The Chuck Williams Show features a special guest...Mimi Woodson is walking away from politics this month after 28 years on Columbus Council.She opens up about her unlikely entry into the political arena on this week's edition of The Chuck Williams Show.Woodson, a native of Puerto Rico, was the first Hispanic person elected to public office in the state of Georgia in 1994.During the interview, she opens up about the people she has served with and being the caregiver for her month during a battle with Alzheimer's.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live usually every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 69 of The Chuck Williams Show. features a longtime Georgia political scientist is the guest.Dr. Scott Buchanan is the chairman of the Department of Government and Sociology at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.Buchanan is a native of Talbot County and has been interested in politics since he was a kid. A week from the midterm elections he breaks down three key Georgia races – governor, U.S. Senate, and 2nd Congressional District.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 68 of The Chuck Williams Show features former WRBL lead sports anchor, now morning show anchor, Rex Castillo.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 67 of The Chuck Williams Show features a guest who is the president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Chattahoochee Valley, Rodney Close.His talent as a baseball player earned him a scholarship to the University of Georgia. Today, he is a successful non-profit manager in charge of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley. On this edition of The Chuck Williams Show, Close talks about his journey and the people who helped him along the way. In his role with the Boys and Girls Clubs, he sees the challenges and the pull some kids face on the streets -- doing the right thing or joining a gang. He's candid about the challenges those kids face.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

This week, The Chuck Williams Show will explore a terrible chapter in Columbus' history – the 1970s Stocking Stranglings.Chuck interviews Judge Bill Smith and author William Rawlings. Smith prosecuted Carlton Gary, the man who committed the crimes.Smith became a judge and couldn't talk about the case. Now he can.Rawlings is an author with nearly a dozen books to his credit and he took on the challenge of writing about these high-profile serial killings.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Cesar Bautista's story is an interesting one.The Puerto Rico native and owner of the Bodega in downtown Columbus has an interesting story, enlisting in the Army at 38.He talks about Columbus, a town that he and his family has adopted. He talks about the way the community has adopted him.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

The former governor and member of the Trump cabinet is now the chancellor of the University System of Georgia.In this wide-ranging conversation, Perdue talks about Columbus State University and its search for a new president, the West Point Kia plant he brought to Georgia, and the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary between Gov. Brian Kemp and Perdue's cousin, David Perdue.Perdue also weighs in on his relationship with the city of Columbus over the years.“Columbus is very much a unique town,” Perdue said. “It ought to be very proud of how they have been successful, but they haven't hoarded that money. They haven't kept it. They have invested it there locally and nationally in order to make a better community and a better life for its citizens.”Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here

This week's episode of the Chuck Williams Show features Tyler Harper of Oscilla.Harper has been in the General Assembly for a decade. He talks about the importance of growing up on a family farm.On this episode of The Chuck Williams Show, the 36-year-old Harper talks about his life on the farm and time in the General Assembly had prepared him for this Republican run for Agriculture Commissioner.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here

Chuck Williams' podcast tonight features longtime Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop. The 30-year incumbent is facing a challenge from Thomasville Republican Chris West...Listen to this compelling story.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here Ep. 61: Paige Swift and Mason Hargrove | WRBL

It's time to talk about kayaking on the Chattahoochee River.Nature Now Executive Director Paige Swift and Junior World Champion Mason Hargrove talk about the sport, its reach worldwide, and it foundation here in Columbus.Swift and documentary filmmaker Jeff Springer produced a documentary, "Wintering Grounds," about the athletes who train in Columbus during the colder months.Listen to this compelling story.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here The Chuck Williams Show | Ep 60: Andy and Jan Burcham (wrbl.com)

Episode 60 of The Chuck Williams Show features Andy and Jan BurchamYou know Andy through his job as the voice of the Auburn Tigers, the lead broadcaster for football, basketball, and baseball games. His wife, Jan, is the associate dean of Education at Columbus State University.They are the guests on this edition of The Chuck Williams Show.In 2019, their good friends Rod and Paula Bramlett were killed in a tragic automobile crash. Not only did Any end up with Rod's job as the main Auburn broadcaster, they were named guardians of Joshua Bramlett, the couple's youngest child.Listen to this compelling story.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here Ep. 59: Dr. John Fuchko III | WRBL

Episode 59 of The Chuck Williams Show features CSU Interim President, Dr. John Fuchko IIIDr. Fuchko took over July 1 as the interim president of Columbus State University. He sits down for this episode of The Chuck Williams Show to talk about his responsibilities in the interim role.The wide-ranging discussion touches on his family -- he and his wife have 12 children -- and his career. He also discusses how he will approach some difficult financial decisions he will have to make at CSU.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 58 of The Chuck Williams Show features Republican Congressional candidate, Chris West.Chris West sits down for this episode of The Chuck Williams Show to talk about his unlikely runoff win over Jeremy Hunt last month.Now, West will face entrenched Democratic incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop.West is a Thomasville, Ga., attorney and developer.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 57 The Chuck Williams Show features Dylan Hanson, former podcast and news cast director at WRBLTwitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 56 of The Chuck Williams Show features 2018 & 2022 Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Georgia house representative Stacey Abrams.Chuck talks with Stacey about a variety of issues in the wide-ranging conversation, from her upcoming election against incumbent Governor Brian Kemp to Georgia to policy reform.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 55 of The Chuck Williams Show features Division 1 golfer, retired military, and all around funny guy, Jonathan Shuskey.Check out Episode 9 also with Jonathan ShuskeyTwitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 54 of The Chuck Williams Show features Columbus Mayor re-elect Skip Henderson.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 53 of The Chuck Williams Show features State Senator Jen Jordan, who's running to be the next Georgia Attorney General.The Fulton County lawmaker is running as a Democrat. Jordan sat down and talks about why she wants to be the state's top law enforcement official. She also talks about how the potential reversal of abortion rights will play into this year's elections.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 52 of The Chuck Williams Show features a Republican running in the Georgia Secretary of State primary, Former Truetlen County Probate Judge T.J. Hudson.Chuck and T.J. Hudson sit down and talk about the 2020 election results, what to expect in the upcoming Secretary of State race, and the current state of the Republican party.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 51 of The Chuck Williams Show features Kelvin Redd, a Columbus leadership coach who works to help people understand their personality and the personalities of those they interact withTwitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 50 of The Chuck Williams Show features State Representative Richard Smith, Columbus lawmaker and chairman in the House Rules Committee.Chuck and Richard talk about the recently completed General Assembly session and what Columbus can expect in the state budget, as well as the upcoming 2022 governor's race.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Greg Bluestein, a political reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has written a book recounting the Georgia 2020 election cycle and what led to it."Flipped" tells how a reliably red state like Georgia became purple when two Democratic were elected to the U.S. Senate in January 2021.There's a lot of inside baseball as Bluestein talks with host Chuck Williams, a career journalist, about politics. You even get to meet Bluestein's dog.

Episode 48 of The Chuck Williams Show features Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.Chris and Chuck talk about everything from election security & fraud to the process of removing a sitting District Attorney.Learn more about Chris Carr's day-to-day life and more in this episode of The Chuck Williams Show.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central. Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 47 of The Chuck Williams Show features Columbus' own realist painter, Bo Bartlett.Bo takes us back to his time painting for WRBL, all the way up to owning an Island.Instagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Last weekend, the Neville name went on Auburn Arena. It came after Bill and Connie Neville made the largest donation in the history of Auburn athletics.This week, the Nevilles sit down for The Chuck Williams Show. Like Chuck, Bill and Connie are natives of Eufaula, Ala.The two discuss how the Neville name came to be on the arena, their 37-year marriage, basketball, Bruce Pearl, and many other topics.Neville made his fortune in the software and broadband businesses. In this episode of The Chuck Williams Show, you will learn the secret to his success.Instagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.Watch Last Week's Episode here.

Episode 45 of The Chuck Williams Show is a special dual-interview with Brian Kemp and David Perdue.The Georgia Republican primary promises to be a family fight unlike any seen in this state, you will hear from two candidates in separate interviews Chuck conducted with each candidate. Perdue was interviewed on Feb. 15 in Columbus, while Kemp was interviewed on Feb. 28 in Atlanta.

Episode 44 of The Chuck Williams Show features Jack Rogers, former sports director at WRBL who started work career as a journalist, but transitioned into becoming a nurse saving lives.Today he's at the top of his profession as the director of emergency medical services for Piedmont Columbus Regional.The 57-year-old Rodgers talks about the breadth and scope of his career on this episode of The Chuck Williams Show.Twitter: ChuckWilliams Instagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 centralWatch the previous episode here!

Rev. Rudy Allen was a Columbus minister for more than a half-century. Before that, he was a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement in Nashville and his hometown of Columbus.He's this week's guest on The Chuck Williams Show.Along with Civil Rights icons like Congressman John Lewis, Allen was involved in the lunch-counter sit-ins in Nashville, where he was attending seminary.When he returned home to Columbus he continued to fight for equal rights. At 85 years old, he's a living, breathing piece of Columbus history.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 centralWatch the previous episode here!

Episode 42 of The Chuck Williams Show features longtime Columbus neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Gorum.He has been practicing in Columbus since 1997, one of three neurosurgeons in the community. A native of North Alabama, Gorum discusses Columbus, medicine, COVID, vaccines, crime and even a litte politics.How has COVID impacted the local medical community?Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 centralWatch the previous episode here!

Episode 41 of The Chuck Williams Show features Dr. Gail Burgos who shares her heart and passion for her new job.Dr. Gail Burgos spent her career in the corporate world and is four months into her job as executive director of Girls, Inc.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

Episode 40 of The Chuck Williams Show features Bill Nigut the Senior Executive Producer for the Georgia Public Broadcasting's “Political Rewind”.A Chicago native, Bill Nigut has spent a lifetime covering politics. The host of Georgia Public Broadcasting's highly acclaimed show, Political Rewind, Nigut's is the guest this week on The Chuck Williams Show.Because he grew up in Illinois, Nigut has an interesting perspective on what is becoming a rough-and-tumble Georgia political landscape. Usually, Nigut is the one asking the questions. This time Nigut is the one with the answers and perspective.

Episode 39 of The Chuck Williams Show starts the 2022 election season with an attorney who 's running for Lieutenant Governor.39-year-old Charlie Bailey is taking his second run at statewide office. The Harris County native lost a bid for attorney general in 2018, running as a Democrat. He had planned to seek the attorney general office this year, but recently announced a switch to the lieutenant governor's race.We talk about his Harris County roots and his path into the Fulton County DA's office, where he was a gang prosecutor.

Episode 38 of The Chuck Williams Show features Scott Hill COO of Columbus Piedmont Regional.Twitter: ChuckWilliams Instagram: ChuckWilliams0999 Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Episode 37 of the Chuck Williams Show features a couple of Eufaula boys... Les Sneed the General Manager of the Los Angeles Rams and Archie Grubb Attorney and former collegiate football player.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Jada Washington, Jasmine Edmond, and Brian Thomas spent time watching a veteran journalist work. It gave all three an inside look at what they hope becomes a profession.They share what they learned… the podcast was also their final exam.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

(WRBL) — Episode 35 of The Chuck Williams Show features WRBL's own Blake Eason!Chuck and Blake talk about everything from the Brave's to journalism to life.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Episode 34 of The Chuck Williams Show features Fort Benning Major General Patrick J. Donahoe.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Episode 33 of The Chuck Williams Show showcases Pat Frey who works with United Way in the Chattahoochee Valley to combat homelessness.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Episode 32 of The Chuck Williams Show features Columbus Georgia Mayor Skip Henderson.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

cEpisode 31 of The Chuck Williams Show features Dan Gilbert who owns whitewater express and Rick McLaughlin, the architect who designed the Columbus whitewater express course.Twitter: ChuckWilliams Instagram: ChuckWilliams0999 Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

Episode 30 of The Chuck Williams Show features attorney and chariman of the public safety advisory commission in Columbus, Georgia, David Rohwedder.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

Episode 29 of The Chuck Williams Show features Georgia Secretary of State, businessman, and civil engineer Brad Raffensperger.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

Episode 28 of The Chuck Williams Show introduces listeners to Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has written the book on how to fight former President Donald Trump and the election conspiracy theories – “GOP 2.0” Duncan is not seeking re-election and is speaking out. In this episode of The Chuck Williams Show, Duncan talks candidly about his party and its loyalty to the former president. A former college and professional baseball player, Duncan talks about his athletic career prepared him for this fightTwitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

Episode 27 of the Chuck Williams Show features Georgia Secretary of State Republican Primary Candidate, David Belle Isle.They talk about popular political topics such as the presidential election and senate run-offs.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central

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Episode 23 of The Chuck Williams Show features the CEO of Neighborworks in Columbus, schoolboard member and wife.Cathy Williams has been involved in community revitalization for decades. The President and CEO of NeighborWorks Columbus and school board member talks about housing and schools on this episode of The Chuck Williams Show. And, for the record, she's my wife. It makes for an interesting conversation. Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

Episode 23 of The Chuck Williams Show features Buddy Bryan, the Muscogee County Coroner deals with death almost every day.The Muscogee County Connor talked about his job on this episode of The Chuck Williams Show. It is a candid conversation about a subject that is sometimes taboo.At 14, Bryan knew that he wanted to work in the death industry. This episode is a candid conversation about a subject that is sometimes taboo.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

WRBL reporter Elizabeth White has more than two decades experience covering East Alabama.On this episode of The Chuck Williams Show, the veteran journalist opens up about her career. She talks about covering the tough stories like the March 3rd Beauregard tornado that killed 23 people.She talks about the toll covering tough stories can take on a reporter.You can watch The Chuck Williams Show streaming live tonight at 7/6 Central on WRBL.com.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - Episode 21 features Russell County District Attorney Kenneth Davis, who has been a Russell County, Ala., prosecutor for 44 years. The district attorney for the last 38-plus, longer than anyone in Alabama has held a DA's office.Davis makes news by saying that he will retire before the end of the year and not finish out his term.Davis talks about decades as a prosecutor and the quest for justice in East Alabama. His story is a powerful one.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - Episode 20 of The Chuck Williams Show talks with Dr. Maurice Solis, who will be the dean a new medical school opening later this year in Columbus... Mercer Medical School.A vascular surgeon raised in Gainesville, Fla., was raised by parents who fled Communist Cuba.He talks about that background along with the responsibility he feels as the first dean of the new medical school. Dr. Solis also talks about his impressions of Columbus. Spoiler alert, they are favorable.Twitter: ChuckWilliamsInstagram: ChuckWilliams0999Catch The Chuck Williams Show live every Tuesday at 7/6 central.