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Speaker 1: Thirteen, ten ninety.
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Speaker 2: Five point f and good afternoon, after and welcome to community Connection. I've teena cosmy. Today is Thursday, April the twenty third. Eric Garns our producer here with is Eric. You and I were just well, yeah, we were just going way back. That song, like Diane Reeves, one of my all time favorites.
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Speaker 3: I love that songs.
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Speaker 2: Oh my god. So I used to just listen to it over and over, possibly because she nailed my grandmother. You said, she nailed yours too in that song. And it's a great song.
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Speaker 3: It is a great song. It is. Yeah, don't hear it often?
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Speaker 2: No, No, I love it. Whatever happened to her, you know, I.
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Speaker 3: Was just thinking that I don't have to look that up.
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Speaker 4: I I was wondering that as that was ending, if she is still with us or she is out of the industry. Some people make the transition and do some other things.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, they do, they do, or they're just multi faceted, and once in a while they'll cut a cut it. That's true, and then they'll go to what they really like to do.
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Speaker 3: That's very true, really really going to.
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Speaker 2: Be yeah, very well, could be. So we're going to find some before the end of the week. We're going to find some of ty Scott records. Yes, some music from that, because I promised we would, you did and we got them.
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Speaker 3: We we have some in the library. I mean, we're not writing the moment. Yeah, in there somewhere.
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Speaker 2: Okay, we're gonna pull it out. We're gonna get it maybe on open lines tomorrow, I thought today. But today is going to be pretty busy. We've got we're continuing with the primary election coverage in that candidates are coming on talking to us, telling us what they're about, and asking for our listeners votes. Today it's going to be Pike Township Trustee, the incumbent Annette Johnson. She faces a crowded field as well. I mean, yesterday we had the last two days we've had Andre Carson, the incumbent Destiny Wells.
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Speaker 1: You know.
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Speaker 2: The crowded field. I think there's four There are four there are, you know, you know, trying to clear the primary to become the Democratic candidate for the seventh US Congressional district right here in Indiana, all trying to unseat the incumbent. I think in Annette Johnson's race, I'm pretty sure there's three that are trying to unseat her. Three three. Yeah, well there's there's three, I'm sorry, a total of three. There's two additional, two additional, and so she's she's going to come on and talk with us. We also we talked about this several times last year, encouraging people to participate. Then we had a sneak preview of this community needs health Assessment that the Marie County Public Health Department did yes, which was really they said they had more participation than they thought. The result, outcome, call to action, all of those things are were being formulated, are being formulated. Tonight. There's a presentation of this survey at Indiana Black XPO, and so one of the we won't have doctor Kine, but one of the other epidemiologists who was key to putting this together is going to join us and let it give us a preview of tonight's presentation in Indiana Black Export. We're going to have that. Not to mention, tonight is the first night of the NFL Draft, and who's your pride will be beaming from Gary to Evansville. If you're an IU football fan. Not everybody even cares about IU football sports or whatever, but if you happen to care yep, and if you happen to realize and understand that we are the national champions we sure are and we may be able to continue those winning ways this evening. If our national championship quarterback Fernando Mendoza is chosen as anticipated, is chosen first in the NFL draft tonight, So Danny bridges with the Indianapolis Recorder, He's going to join us and we're going to talk about that as well. Actually, there's a couple of folks, not only first, but in the first round, a couple of players from that championship squad that could probably go most suitably. Yeah. Omar Cooper the wide receiver, definitely. Yeah.
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Speaker 3: Such a talented squad.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, very very talented. So so for the section of our listeners who uh who care about that and want to know more about the Danny's going to give us a little insight and it should be exciting. I can't remember the last time the state of Indiana has had a number one draft choice in anything.
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Speaker 5: Ah.
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Speaker 3: Really, that's good. In a while, to think about it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, you got to think about it. Somebody's somebody will correct me. Maybe Danny will. He will but you know, we've gotten number one. Not not to say we haven't gotten number one because Peyton Manning was number one. You know we've had them. But I'm just saying home grown from here, even though Fernando from so Cow but uh no, no, no, from Miami, Miami, Miami, Florida. He went to southern California, well California, calous it was at Stanford and he was in Cali, then by way of Miami and then to Indiana. So but he was here long enough for us to claiming messages. Absolutely, But I can't remember the last time the state of Indiana has produced a number one draft pick in any sport recently.
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Speaker 3: I can't.
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Speaker 2: I can't either produce not gotten one, but produced one. So that's that's a good anybody knows that to give us call and tell us, tell us about it.
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Speaker 4: You know, INDI's trying to get the would like to have the NFL draft here. So that's one thing that had I saw that we've had the combine.
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Speaker 3: And all those things happening for yeah years.
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Speaker 4: Yeah draft, I think there's a there's uh people from Indy going to Pittsburgh.
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Speaker 2: They just wanted of course, it's like amateur sports cap in another world, so we would like.
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Speaker 3: To be I say, hey, come come.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. And most of all, and this is especially for you guys who are at work. If you're listening at work, listen a little closer. We have not one, but two, count them, two opportunities for you to win tickets to DJ Gino's Celebration of Choirs. And I'm going to tell you why, Tell you why. If you've heard Gino's commercials, spots, announcements, he's very excited about it, and he has he has generated a lot of excitement about it. But he said, he came to my office the other day he said, hey, I want to get some more excitement behind it. This is exactly what he said. I said, we'll give you some more tickets. He said, okay, you got it. He said, I'll generate as much excitement as I possibly get. Geno if we were talking real high and laughing and having a good time. But I said, you give them to me, I'll give them away.
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Speaker 3: Gino going to is it going to be on the show at some point before you may?
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Speaker 2: I'm sure between now and May thirty first, there's no way we won't have genos. Oh yeah, somewhere he's going to come on and make a personal push for this. Oh. Absolutely, you know Clues Hall is big, but you know, when you have this much star power on stage, it's only so big. That makes sense. It's only big, but it's only so big, so there's only going to be so many left. So we want everyone to get their opportunity to take part in this now. Now, Eric, you gave the the website Clues Hall Box Office.
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Speaker 4: Right if you want to, if you want to buy them clues Hall Memorial Box Office or at GJ Gino dot net that's DJ Gino g e n O dot net.
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Speaker 3: You can get them there. You can buy them, or you can buy them.
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Speaker 2: Or you can push those headphones if your at work a little closer, earbuds or whatever, a little closer and listen for your chance to win. Listen for your chance to win not one, but two separate. But now if you win one, you can't come back and win come back. You can win once once every thirty days. Right, So if you've won anything with the Indianapol stations or Radio one, the computer is gonna catch you.
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Speaker 3: It will it.
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Speaker 4: Okay, there's no way somebody can think somebody said, Eric, can you make me the caller?
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Speaker 3: You said, I said, no, I can't. I can't do that.
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Speaker 2: Just make me caller. That's an interesting ass.
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Speaker 3: I've had that ask many times.
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Speaker 2: Oh, just make me it, make me it, I.
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Speaker 3: Said, But okay, I could lose my job.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we could.
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Speaker 3: And it's quiet.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, the highest integrity, y'all. I know we do not cheat.
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Speaker 3: I probably don't.
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Speaker 2: I probably do. We will not cheat. We'll give you the opportunity to buy it if you want. And let you know. You can go to dj g O dot net, another clues hall box office, or you can keep listening for your chance to win.
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Speaker 3: We'll sell you win.
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Speaker 2: We will tell you when, won't we. And so we got all of that and more coming up just ahead. And I wanted to make sure today is Thursday, so day after tomorrow it is going to be oh in it's going to be on. I'm gonna tell you what's gonna be on. It's gonna be early voting. And to me, before I get to that, let's go ahead, let's go ahead.
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Speaker 4: Oh okay, let's give away the first set, first set of tickets, first.
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Speaker 2: First set of tickets to DJ Jino's first celebration of choirs. If you did, if you've been listening or not been listening, I'm gonna let you know reminder what it is coming to Clues Memorial Hall on the campus of the beautiful Butler University May thirteen, first starring Ricky Dillard with special featured guests Vincent Bohannan and SolV the Chicago Mass Choir, as well as five local choirs that will open the show with well known local choir directors, including the Reverend doctor Carl Liggins with Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church out there on the west side, James Andrews Total New Beginning, Mondo Hall, New Direction Church out there on the east side, Sherry Garrison from Eastern Star everywhere in Marion County, everywhere everywhere, north, northeast and west, and Bryce and Robinson from Light of the World somewhat northwest.
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Speaker 4: I guess you could say, yeah, yeah, that is somewhere, yeah, near northwest.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, near northwest. So Eric, I will let you do the honors, and you picked the number. Now you can pick the number. Eric will pick the number, but he can't put you with that number until you call and you become the caller. He's not going to do that.
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Speaker 3: I'm going to do that. I'm going to pick the number of completion. That's number seven.
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Speaker 2: I was going to say seven. Number seven is seven lucky number seven. If you are the seventh caller to the number three one seven for eight zero thirteen ten three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten, if you are caller number seven, you will win one one pair two.
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Speaker 6: Two two ticketsket two tickets one pair, one pair two tickets equal one pair two tickets to DJ Geno's celebration Acchoirs next month, May thirteenth, first on the campus of University at the Lovely Clues Memorial Hall.
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Speaker 2: Ricky Dillard with special featured guest Vincent Bohannan and SolV the Chicago Mass Choir, five local choirs, the Reverend Carl Liggans, the Reverend Doctor Carl Liggans from Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, James Andrew Total New Beginning, Mondo Hall, New Direction Church, Cherry Garrison, Eastern Star, and Bryce and Robinson from Light of the World. Again. We're gonna give away these tickets and then another set sometime during the show, but right now we're gonna give away this first set and we're gonna give them to whoever is caller number seven. Eric is working the phone lines right now going through to find out who number seven will be. Call her number seven again. You can get your tickets right now. They are on sale right now at Plues Memorial Hall, the box office there, or at the website Djgino dot net, Djgino dot net. As we said, we've got quite a bit for you coming up. We've got Tonight's the beginning of tonight's draft, and a lot of Hoosier fans very excited with the possibility that IU quarterback Championship quarterback, the champion the NCAA Football Division One champions Indian University Hoosiers Fernando Mendoza is expected to go number one if to the Las Vegas Raiders, and then May one, maybe two of his teammates may also go in that first round from that championship team. So that's going to be really excited for exciting for a lot of those who are football fans, and like the draft. The Colts don't draft until tomorrow. They gave away all of their first round draft picks to get a defender by the name of Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets, I do believe anyway, So the Colts don't have you know, they don't have any skin in the game tonight unless for whatever reason on drafting, you never know, but for the most part, they're not expected to pick until tomorrow. So Danny's going to talk about that. We also have Pike Township Trustee, the incumbent, and Nat Johnson. She's going to be here in studio with us talking about her campaign. She'll face two other challengers in the Democratic primary, so we'll hear from her in terms of why she wants your vote. And also, Marion County Public Health Department Community Needs Assessment is complete. It was completed in twenty twenty five, and there's going to be a presentation tonight by the director of doctor Virginia Kine and the chief epidemiologist, doctor Bowman, and I believe doctor Bowman will be able to join us for a few minutes tonight to let us know about that presentation that will be taking place at Indiana Black Expo Headquarters at six oh one short Ridge Avenue from six to eight pm tonight from six to eight pm. So that is going to be coming up on the show. As per the usual our reminder, early voting here in Indianapolis and Marion County is underway at the City County Building. But day after Tomorrow, Saturday, eight more satellite sites are going to be added. Eight additional satellite sites are going to be added to the list of places where you can vote early in advance of the May fifth primary election. Primary election day is May fifth, six am to six pm. If you want to vote on that day, but if you want to get your vote in early, don't want to face the crowds or a flat tire or what have you. You've got the City County Building now this weekend, though, you're gonna have several more opportunities in addition to the City County Building. So that is going to be coming up. As we said, Caller number seven, Caller number seven to the number three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten. Oh oh, looks like we have a winner. If you are calling right now, go ahead and hang up, because we do have a winner. He is processing the winner as we speak. Eric is processing the winner. We are going to find out who that is momentarily, very very shortly find out who Caller number seven is and we're going to get to that as well. So the good news is if you didn't get in this time, you'll have another chance sometime during the show. I don't know when, what hour, whenever, whenever we can squeeze it in. We're gonna try to get it in. We're gonna definitely try to get that in. Uh. But we will have another set to give away. But I'm anxiously awaiting news of who the first winner is, and I'm sure Eric will have that for us very very shortly. I have the Winter the winner.
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Speaker 7: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: Now, now, Tina, we've said before, and it's true a lot of people are listening at work, and so Gail is Gail Banks is our latest winner.
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Speaker 2: Oh well, congratulations Gail. I didn't ask where she works is another work for but.
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Speaker 4: She's listening, so she had to step out and the uh huh whisper a little bit.
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Speaker 2: So did she give us any more like who she's any more infos? She's going to say she didn't.
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Speaker 4: She didn't say so, but congratulations to her. She'll enjoy acceleration of choirs. Ricky Dillard May thirty first, That clues Memorial Hall.
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Speaker 2: Yeah you said, Ricky gives you a workout.
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Speaker 3: He does watch so many content.
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Speaker 2: Yes, I've never seen him live in concerts, but you've seen him.
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Speaker 3: Seen him live, and you if you're gonna, I don't know how he does it, put gym shoes, I think. So you get to work out with him.
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Speaker 4: There are times I've been sweating concerts.
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Speaker 2: Are you're really getting your praise? I mean, but he had the praise.
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Speaker 3: Cloth don't have that.
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Speaker 2: I'll just sweat pastor.
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Speaker 3: Just let it go.
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Speaker 4: I just like he he I don't know how he does it, but when he's he's doing a concert, he's really beau.
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Speaker 2: He's really into and and you know that everybody has their their signature, you know that's true. Everybody has their lane, and they're all to be appreciated in you know, in each individual case. And with him, high octane, high.
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Speaker 3: Chain for sure. I mean he's he's more directing more than GA.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, a little bit more, just a little a little bit more than a little bit. I mean, he ricky. I don't know how is but he's been doing it for a long time and he has keeping him up.
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Speaker 3: I think. So. Yeah, choirs sounds great too all the time.
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Speaker 2: So she had to what's her name again? She had to step out, Gail Gale, Gale Bank.
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Speaker 4: She had to stepan, had to step outside to uh call from a secret location.
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Speaker 3: But she's.
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Speaker 2: Hanging there, Gill Friday, Friday's coming, Friday's coming, and you got two tickets.
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Speaker 3: She's certainly she was excited about that.
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Speaker 7: Good.
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Speaker 2: Well, we're happy to have you and thank you so much for listening. We always thank you for listening. And you know what, Eric, I'm starting to I guess we should have figured it out anyway, because that's how a lot of people listening but are streaming.
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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, streaming listen.
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Speaker 2: It's got to be uh much larger than what we anticipate.
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Speaker 3: Oh I believe so yeah.
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Speaker 4: Because you know, we've had callers from Texas who are listening. Uh huh, callers from Missouri who are listening. Yes, Louisville who are listening. So yes, it's it's pretty large.
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Speaker 2: Iowa, brask We're some other ones. Illinois, oh definitely, Illinois, Ohio, yes, yes, yes, so well again, thank you, thank you, thank you so much for listening. And there will be yet another opportunity to win these tickets. Uh probably number seven. Yeah, completioner, welcome back to the beginning then, because we already completed, so to the beginning, and so we were talking about the the vote centers that are going to be opening up on Saturday, you know, eight additional ones in addition to the city County building. And just so you know you can put it in your head. Decatur Township Government Center, Franklin Township Government Center. The Indianapolis Public Library will have two locations, one at Fort Benn and the other at Pike. So again, the Indianapolis Public Library, excuse me here in Marion County will have two locations for early voting on the east side at Fort Benjamin Harrison that Fort ben Branch, and then northwest side right there, I believe on Michigan Road, the Pike Branch Public Library. I believe that's that's someone, isn't it.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, Michigan Road right there at sixty second.
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Speaker 2: Yep, yep, yep. Crannert Park, Perry Township Government Center, Saint Luke United Methodist Church. I always remember that for James in his seven hours out there in the parking lot on the concrete. But he was determined there was at eighty six the Meridians.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, was he voting?
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Speaker 2: He was voting.
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Speaker 3: It was for seven hours.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, he was out there seven hours. I remember it had to be well, see it had to be four years ago.
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Speaker 3: I remember hearing about that.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I do remember, and I remember it was me. I made my two I said, let's let's have a mommy kitty kit together. They said, well do you want to do? And I said, I just want I want you to go with me to vote. I want to s all to vote. And so they were in line with me and we were all at the city County building and I remember we were there. We had to be there about maybe close to three hours because I remember Mala Eldridge was and some of her volunteers were pulling wagons and they were wagons full of water, snacks, all kinds of stuff. I didn't want to drink any water, but yeah, yeah, never knew how long I was gonna have to stand there. But yeah, they were just so accommodating and so attentive to the folks that had to wait, and you know, I appreciated it, and I think I remember after that, there was this huge call for more voting centers because they said when there's high interest elections like that, the fact that there are only a few a handful for a county as populated as Marion is, whereas Hamilton County and Johnson County and some of our surrounding Donut counties. And again this is all relative, but per person or per capita, they had twice as many as we did.
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Speaker 3: Wow, I do remember that.
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Speaker 2: I think, I think if I recall, if I recall correctly, now, did they have more? No, because we had more in terms of number, But when you break it down relatively speaking, they for the number of people that they had, they still had twice as many. We didn't have that many. And I don't know what was ever done about that.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, hopefully, well, yeah, I could hope hopefully something's been done in a positive way to get that street.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's but it's hard to tell. But again, when Destiny Wells a candidate for Indiana's seventh US congressional district, she's running against Andre Carson, who's also I guess you could call him he's the incumbent, but he's also a candidate, she said she had just gotten word that voting participation was up about one hundred and twenty five percent over this time of another primary. I forget what the qualifiers were, but anyway, it was up. And James when he was on yesterday basically gave the same information that voter participation in this particular primary election, at this particular point in time in the election, that voter participation is indeed up. And so I am over the moon at that because I think that it's I'm hoping, but I really do think that it's just going to get better and better and better. And I do believe that people are are heeding the call. You know, they're they're taking somebody with them, because you cannot just go yourself like you, you know, the status quo. So either more folks are coming out or people are taking folks with them, or both or some kind of a combination. But whatever the whatever the case, and however, the numbers are being driven up. The numbers are indeed being driven up. And I would love for us to keep it going because maybe we can even make national news with our voter turnout, our primary voter turnout. That would be unbelievable, that would be awesome. So anyway, just hoping that we keep it up. Candidate Wells, Destiny Wells was really enthused. James was very enthused, And of course I'm more than enthused. I'm enthused. We're all enthused about how we're trending early on trending pretty early. So that's that's good news, good news. But it looks like Eric, I'm not going to make it down to the cc.
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Speaker 3: Are you not going to make it?
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Speaker 2: Well, I got today and tomorrow. I might make it. I might make it today, today and tomorrow, today and tomorrow maybe. But it's not that I'm not going to vote early. It's just that where I usually vote early to CCB usually within the first day or two, I'm down there and I just haven't gotten there this year, and busy, not that busy. I'm not gonna be there. It's still on my mind. Ye. Well, convenience plays a role in it too, because.
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Speaker 3: We're in a different location in the last time.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, and the ability to walk right around the corner, that's that makes a difference, that makes a big difference, longer walk. So but I think if I get down there early enough, mid afternoon, maybe after the show, oh yeah, you could maybe make it that maybe make it. But if not, I got eight locations to choose.
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Speaker 3: From, I certainly have and all over Marion County.
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Speaker 2: Space and opportunity certainly, so nothing but space and opportunity.
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Speaker 3: And you mentioned war In Township Government Center too.
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Speaker 2: Hmm, I did, did I?
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Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe that's another place.
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Speaker 2: Okay. If I did not, please thank you for that. I probably started talking before I got to the end of the list, knowing me, Oh that happens. But the Warren Township, Yes, yes, yes, absolutely absolutely. Okay. Well, let's take a quick break and then when we get back, we're gonna take another look at that presentation coming up tonight on the community Needs Assessment by the Marion County Public Health Department. We'll be right back.
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Speaker 1: Let's get back to the conversation. It's Community Connection with Tita Cosby, brought to you by Child Advocates, a champion for justice, opportunity and well being for children on Praise Am thirteen ten ninety five point one FM.
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Speaker 2: And we're back with Community Connection a little bit later this evening, actually from six to eight pm at Indiana Black Expo Headquarters, there will be a public health conversation and presentation of the center of the conversation, the community Health Assessment completed last year twenty twenty five about community needs resources and possible calls to action. I don't know. I'll find out a little bit more because our next guest is one of the presenters. She is doctor Elizabeth Bowman, the doctor of public Health and the Marion County Public Health Department Administrator of Epidemiology. She is a doctor of public health and is the Marion County Public Health Departments Administrator of Epidemiology. So, doctor Bowman, thank you for being with us. How are you doing today, I'm doing well.
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Speaker 7: Thanks so much for having me.
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Speaker 2: Boy that you quite accomplished there. I wanted to make sure I got all that in there. So tell us about the what's coming up this evening because this is an important it's an important presentation and conversation. And I like that, you know it says presentation and conversation because it allows for public and put in from the community. So tell us about how that's going to work tonight.
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Speaker 8: Yeah.
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Speaker 7: Absolutely, So we are hosting a public health conversation at Black Expo tonight, which is at six oh one North short Ridge Road. It'll be from six to eight pm this evening. We'll be talking about our community Health Assessment results which we took the last few years to really gather directly from community members and from our partners to really understand what's going on in the community. So we'll be sharing those findings, but now we also want to really make sure that we understand from community members what we can do to make improvements now that we've found what we have, So we'll be asking directly about what they see are the problems facing Marion County and their specific communities, and how we can best work to support and move the needle in those areas.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we spent a little bit of time a few months ago on the key findings and if you can you know a summary of those including I think there was one, maybe two surprise findings in there in terms of importance slash priority for the community.
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Speaker 7: Yeah, absolutely, So we had five main topic areas prioritized as a result of those findings, and so they were. The first one was around mental health and well being, where we found that one in four Marion County residents reported that they had been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives and that from twenty eighteen to twenty twenty four, unfortunately, the Marion County suicide rate had increased by ten percent. We also identified that access to healthcare was a big concern in the Marion County community, with one in three residents letting us know that they have a medical bill that they're unable to pay in full, and that one in five couldn't see a healthcare professional in the past year due to costs. We also found that yes and so. We also found that housing was a big important area for our community as well. Forty percent of calls to two on one in Marion County twenty twenty three were related to housing and needs needing help with housing, and for twenty twenty three, forty eight percent of renters and nineteen percent of homeowners were spending thirty percent or more of their income on their housing exclusively. We also identified yes exactly and so. Trauma injury prevention was another one that came up with twenty five percent of residents letting us know that gun violence had either personally affected them, affected their friends, or their family, or their neighborhood, and that the firearm homicide rate was nearly three times higher for Marion County than Indiana and the United States between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty three.
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Speaker 2: And then infant mortality. I think you said was in there as well.
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Speaker 7: That's right. Yeah, So Marion County's infant mortality rate is higher than both Indiana and the United States, and its highest among blacker African American residents Marion County.
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Speaker 2: So the importance of the presentation and conversation tonight and who is invited to attend.
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Speaker 7: This is open to anyone at all, anyone in the community. We'd love to have them come out and talk with us. Will also be providing a meal as well, so dinner will be provided as a thank you for lending us their time.
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Speaker 2: WHOA, I didn't get that part of it. So now is registration required or can you just everybody can just show up? How's that going to work?
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Speaker 7: They can just show up. There is a registration link if they would be willing to register for us before, but we'd be happy to have them either way.
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Speaker 2: So, with these these key findings that you're going to share in the conversation that you're going to have with the community, has a call to action or slash plan of action been formulated since these results were compiled?
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Speaker 7: Thanks for asking that. So we're actually talking to our community before we work on the plane. Yeah okay, Yeah, So we're doing these conversations now with the one tonight in particular, and then we'll be calling together partners and community members who want to volunteer to help as well, and we'll be forming a Community Health Improvement Plan Committee and they'll be actually working to set strategies that we can take to try and improve our community's health and wellness in those five priority areas over the next several years.
00:32:31
Speaker 2: So how goes a community as the health of the community, I mean, how are the two interlock, you know, the health of Marion County residents in Marion County residents in general. How do we do?
00:32:45
Speaker 7: Yeah, so we overall Marion County is you know, if there's ups and downs in the community's health. In some ways, community residents let us know that they really loved being a part of Marion County and living here and felt that they lived in a really diverse, brant community with people who took care of one another and really well built streets and sidewalks and parks.
00:33:08
Speaker 2: Wait. Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on. They said no, wait, they said, that's not what they're telling me about the streets. I mean, maybe the other stuff. But they said they felt like they were well put together streets, huh, and sidewalks.
00:33:24
Speaker 7: Not the streets themselves. We did hear about potholes for sure.
00:33:27
Speaker 2: Okay, I was gonna Eric's said they're lavity and I jumped at the same time. They said, what Okay, But yeah, potholes king be that. You know, that's that's a whole nother, a whole another show and a whole other topic. But it can create no, the mental health and the mental wellness, that's stress. There's financial you know, there's financial implications to that for anybody that hits one. But anyway, sorry, go ahead, go ahead.
00:33:54
Speaker 7: But some people tell us that their environment and where they lived was great, but other people told us the exact opposite. And really emphasize that. You know, people in Marion County, depending on where you live, have benefited unequally from community improvements that have occurred in the county, and so we have work to do in a variety of areas to move the needle and help everyone have a better general health quality in the future.
00:34:18
Speaker 2: Yeah, and the importance of keeping the community the county healthy. It's so important for us to have people in good health because that leads to other things that help keep the county going in the direction it needs to go. We need to be healthier, absolutely, Yeah.
00:34:35
Speaker 7: And our individual's health actually directly impacts their communities health. If people aren't healthy, then the community itself suffers.
00:34:43
Speaker 5: Yeah.
00:34:44
Speaker 2: So overall, what would you give as a result of this assessment? What would you give as far as a health grade to Indianapolis and Marion County and on scale of aid.
00:34:58
Speaker 7: On a scale of what.
00:35:00
Speaker 2: The scale of A too, I guess, I don't know regular grading scale A to F.
00:35:05
Speaker 7: I would say we do pretty well in a larger number of areas, but we have a good chunk of the way to go and others. So it really depends on the topic area. But we have a very committed, passionate group of people who work in public health and the greater health community in the county, and so I think we can make solid strides.
00:35:24
Speaker 2: It depends on who's grading, I guess, and if they're grading on a curve, and you know what influences or impacts I would you know. I think from what I've read and what I see, it feels more healthy than not. You know, But like you say, with with challenges and not unlike the similar challenges that are in communities across the country.
00:35:47
Speaker 5: Yep.
00:35:48
Speaker 7: Absolutely.
00:35:50
Speaker 2: Are there any challenges that are specific to just us or do we pretty much just follow the national trends?
00:35:57
Speaker 7: That's a great question. I'd say we're pretty similar to a lot of other urban areas, but not in every single way. So we do a little worse on some community indicators than other large major cities, but better in others. So we Indiana as a whole of the states has struggled with infant mortality numbers for a long time, and we in Mary County do as well, but we do better than other states in other areas, in other counties.
00:36:26
Speaker 2: What about obesity, where are we there?
00:36:29
Speaker 7: We definitely have a ways to go to do better. We do have high obesity numbers.
00:36:34
Speaker 5: Yeah.
00:36:35
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really concerned as well. And I know you're not prepared to talk about this, and I wouldn't expect you to, but I've been getting a lot of calls from organizations that participate in and have participated in AIDS HIV education programs with their funding being cut across the country, not only not only here, but you know, funding being cuts the country. Federal dollars that go to states for AIDS and HIV programming funding and drugs and things of that nature, and that certainly cannot help not only with the overall health of Marion County, but the overall health of the country, which has gotten so much healthier as a result of these programs and this funding for HIV AIDS. I'm going to look a lot further into it and find out a little bit more about it, but it seems like there's Indiana's one of maybe twenty AID or twenty nine states that are just you know, they're they're cutting their funding as well to programs that even programs that educate, you know, like hey, this is these are the things you need to do to stop the spread. And you know, other other programming funding which took care of you know, like housing, drugs and things of that nature. That's that's a whole other area which is also been cut. But there's some concern there as well, because we don't want AIDS and HIV to become like it was before it was made healthier, if that makes sense mm.
00:38:07
Speaker 7: Hmm, yeah, it's Uh, there's definitely been an increased challenge with with funding and uh have to get creative and think about interesting solutions and ways we can partner together to keep things where they need.
00:38:20
Speaker 2: To be or you are were you aware of the funding cuts and funding uh pullback and not not re non renewals. You are aware of those, right, the HIV programs? Mm hmm, oh you are aware? Okay, yeah, I like your answer. Creativity, Uh, creative financing seems to be the you know, that's that's the play of the day. I guess with a lot of things these days, creatively financing because that is a need. We just simply can't go backward on aids, measles and all these you do. We just can't not measles. It's not a funding issue, it's an education issue. But thank you, uh so again, we want to invite folks out to dinner. This is a dinner invitation, y'all. You're inviting you to dinner to have a public health discussion. So can you give us the particulars again, Doctor Bowmack.
00:39:11
Speaker 7: Absolutely yes. So it'll be tonight from six to eight pm, doors open as early as five point thirty at Indiana Black Expo is six' oh One north Short Ridge, road and we hope to see you there.
00:39:22
Speaker 2: All righty, well thank you for coming on and sharing with, us and good luck with the event tonight and keep us posted as to how things go and how the call to action is shaping. Up all, right thank, you all, righty thank? You and, yeah so that, Again Doctor Elizabeth, Bowman Marion County Public Health, Department chief administrator there Of. Epidemiology but, YEAH i was listening TO. NPR i got calls earlier this. Week i've been reading some different things And i'm not quite sure which way to go with it because there's so many cuts that are associated with The trump and men. Frustrations true that trickle down to certain states that AND i don't know if it's flat funding matching fat it's you, know we got to get it all sorted. Out but the bottom line is that they're pulling back on programs helping with the management OF hiv AND, aids which has been brilliantly managed over the last several, years AND i hope to keep it that. Way but in part it's been because of these programs that have been well.
00:40:29
Speaker 3: Funded and they're being cut because of.
00:40:32
Speaker 2: Budget cuts they don't, WELL i, mean.
00:40:34
Speaker 3: Ultimately leading to why we're. Overseas yeah, Right, yeah.
00:40:42
Speaker 2: That's WHY i, SAY i GOTTA i gotta look at. It but you, know just basically. CUT i think it's a false sense of, well people aren't dying, anymore so we don't need to we don't need to do anything. Anymore it's just like With kennedy and the. Measles, well you, know we don't need to those are not good, anyway and we don't need to spend our money on. That it's it's just a very short, sighted not well EDUCATED i don't know. Outlook but.
00:41:08
Speaker 4: Preventative it's, preventive, prevents invenitive measures are. Important, yeah, yeah those things may be under control now to a, degree but, yeah it could turn.
00:41:18
Speaker 2: Around but if people don't have their medications, right uh FOR HIV, aids and they are these, medications from WHAT i, understand are almost like. MIRACLE i, mean they basically reduce the presence of the virus to the point where you can't spread it. Anymore, uh you, know non non infectious, state and there are thousands of people walking around non infectious. States but if they can't afford their medication to pay for it to keep that, suppressed then what? HAPPENS a good.
00:41:48
Speaker 4: Question, YEAH i guess if you're gonna make those, cuts maybe you could find a way to, uh and this would probably probably be like a cat and mouse game drug companies to lower their prices so that people can't, afford you, know if you're going to make these cuts that make it low enough that some of them gets you, know.
00:42:06
Speaker 2: Some of them more into the generic. Exactly it's it's JUST i JUST i just don't understand cut, cut, cut take, away take away, cruel just mean people that they're not doing. Anything there's you, know people people that are getting the, measles they're not doing Any it's just, like what are you? Thinking you're just Not maybe they're just not, thinking but maybe they're. Not that's a that's a daily. Struggle and as they, said mental, health mental health is a, uh you, know one of the. Concerns AND i, chuckle but it's true because when you have to balance so many of these, concerns even though it may not necessarily affect, you it may affect somebody you know or, love or somebody a, neighbor, friend and and you worry about their well being and that all of those things take a toll on your wellness and your mental. Health and when it you, know it's it's firing at you day in day, out day, in day, out and you're trying to figure out why are we cutting, dollars but yet we're spending a billion a day for what you, know you're taking money away from kids and babies and daycare and and and businesses that are trying to run day care to help families that need care for their, children and and schools kids that can't have food at school anymore because you want to a war that you won't even. EXPLAIN i don't, KNOW i.
00:43:25
Speaker 3: Want to, explain and didn't explain going into.
00:43:28
Speaker 2: It but there was there was no national security threat. There if there was a, yeah not to. Us if there was a national security, threat of course the nation would unite and, say, yeah spend whatever you need to do to keep us, safe but don't take food out of our kids' mouths just to fund or make people sick again to prove a. Point so, yep, Anyway so but that's, uh it's all, POLITICS i. Guess and we'll get back to politics because that's coming up at some point in our second. Hour oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah our second top of our top of the second top of the second. Hour and we're also going to be ERIC i guess it's going to have to be in our second. Hour we're not going to do two in one, hour but in the second, HOUR i will tell. You in our next, hour we'll give away another set of tickets TO Dj Geno's celebration Of choirs last day of the month Of, may last day of the month Of, May may thirty, first on A sunday evening Clues Memorial hall in the campus Of Butler. University that, is that is an event That gino is excited, about wants to generate more excitement. About and AS i was telling telling You eric, earlier the excitement needs to be at at a higher.
00:44:49
Speaker 3: Level, oh when he can bring we'll get. It we'll help him to.
00:44:52
Speaker 2: Get to help get, there because he's going.
00:44:53
Speaker 3: To bring his own when he comes in the.
00:44:55
Speaker 2: Studio he is a, promoter. Extraordinary, yes he certainly is what we.
00:44:59
Speaker 3: Got we can. Help we've Got.
00:45:01
Speaker 2: Laura, Oh, Laura, Laura, Laura laura. Comment, okay go, Ahead, laura how are you?
00:45:07
Speaker 5: Hey good.
00:45:07
Speaker 8: AFTERNOON i just wanted to make. Comments YESTERDAY i heard that the governor hired a new head OF. Dcs but yet and still he's keeping on the other person at the same. Salary talking about taking money.
00:45:21
Speaker 2: From people in.
00:45:22
Speaker 8: Need why do you need to do you not feel this woman can do the job without?
00:45:27
Speaker 5: Him good.
00:45:29
Speaker 2: QUESTION i don't. Know there's no, Logic, no no. LOGIC i, care but, YEAH i.
00:45:37
Speaker 8: Don't, YEAH i don't understand that. Either he didn't lose his, Salary he didn't lose the mount in his salary at, all and they given hurt the same. Salary that just doesn't make any. Sense but you, can't like you said in the other, comment you can't feed, children they can't go to daycare and homeless, people but you can do.
00:45:54
Speaker 2: That mm hmmmm hmmm hm. Hm, okay, yeah, NO i mean your question is one that millions Of americans asked daily that and you know the. Entry the other thing, Is, Laura my understanding too is that some of these cuts we haven't even begun to felt because they were strategically placed to hit after the midterm. Election so they say the curtain will really come down after the, midterms but really they're going to get if all indications are, correct the midterms are going to be ugly. Anyway so it didn't you, know you went to all that trouble to delay everything thinking that you could still hold office or get in, office or hold your seats without being. Unpopular knowing that these cuts and these mean spirited takeaways were not going to be, popular but thinking, hey we'll just get we'll get, it we'll keep our seats and get in the, election and then folks will get over it by the time the next cycle comes. Around doesn't look like that's going to work because a whole different thing is going to be at work, out a whole different.
00:47:01
Speaker 8: Things people don't get over it that, quickly but you, know we do forget.
00:47:07
Speaker 2: Things the thinking was that they would have the midterms pretty much wrapped up because they would be in the. Majority but What i'm saying is there that is not even close to the. Case now they got something else to worry. About Uh so they went ahead and did all of this uh, cutting and then made the cuts take effect after the, midterms thinking we'll win the. Midterms well you're not. Sure, YEAH i don't THINK i think that was. Miscalculated it's still means, spirited but it was very. Miscalculated so it may be that they're going to be doubly. Unpopular.
00:47:39
Speaker 8: Unpopular my grandpa used to, SAY i think it might have they shot shot the foot.
00:47:46
Speaker 2: Shot themselves in the. Foot yeah, yeah but you wait till these these cuts hit and these folks really have to start. Wrestling and the price of the price of things right, now the cost of, Gasoline, eric are you're still getting hit?
00:47:59
Speaker 7: That?
00:47:59
Speaker 2: Eric lot?
00:48:00
Speaker 4: Long for, me it's about forty five, minute almost an hour drive to work and from work each to.
00:48:08
Speaker 2: Day so but you're not the only one in the.
00:48:11
Speaker 9: Horse there are.
00:48:13
Speaker 2: People in this building Though eric isn't the Other there are people in this building to drive even further than he.
00:48:17
Speaker 3: Does that's very.
00:48:18
Speaker 2: True every day there are.
00:48:19
Speaker 8: Everybody, yeah, yeah, yeah there's a lot of, commuters you. Know so, wow just just The greyhound bus, ALONE i don't know how they're going to keep, functioning going back and, forth taking people's.
00:48:29
Speaker 9: Places, well they'll, charge.
00:48:31
Speaker 2: They'll charge more until they can't charge, more just like the. Airlines the. AIRLINES i Was my nephew lives out In california and he comes home every other year AND i text, HIM i, said, hey you coming home this, year comes home For, Christmas and he, said well that's the. PLAN i, said, well if at all financially, possible you better go ahead and grab your ticket now before ticket prices are just totally out of range or out of.
00:48:52
Speaker 8: Reach, yeah because yesterday they Said spirit was going up under their second bankruptcy. Ape that's.
00:48:59
Speaker 3: True you.
00:49:00
Speaker 2: Know that's interesting because there was a poll, recently a study recently done in terms of top the nation's top, airlines And spirit came in number one in terms of the. Criteria it was pretty.
00:49:10
Speaker 3: SURPRISING i was surprised.
00:49:12
Speaker 2: TOO i guess financial stability wasn't one of the. Criterias you.
00:49:16
Speaker 8: Know that's about like us coming in number one for our, roads, Right, YEAH i.
00:49:23
Speaker 2: WAS i, said whoa wait a, minute no, way yeah.
00:49:28
Speaker 8: Ta how many times you had at?
00:49:29
Speaker 2: Tire, yeah brand new all the way. Around now it's.
00:49:36
Speaker 8: Every TIME i see boxes of. MACARONI i saw the last night and. Admired they were ALL i thought.
00:49:41
Speaker 7: About.
00:49:41
Speaker 2: YOU i, KNOW i tell you that there's nothing THAT i just went from zero to one hundred right. Away it's like this is it's just a little. Box there's. Nothing what could have cost that much more in that shorter period of time to triple the cost of some macaroni and cheese. MIX i, mean what is?
00:49:59
Speaker 8: It it's dry cheese.
00:50:02
Speaker 5: Mix it's not even yeah.
00:50:05
Speaker 2: Yeah, no it's just. Dry it's not even the. Liquids you, know there is a liquid cheese mix you can get that's a little more, expensive BUT i get that because you know there's a more processing. Done have you seen those, eric the ones that with the BUT I i nine times out of, TEN i make my. Own, Anyway this is just an emergency stand. By, yeah. Exactly oh, yeah, Always so you thought about me and the macaroni and. Cheese, huh every?
00:50:30
Speaker 8: Time every?
00:50:30
Speaker 2: Time you for? Rea all, Right, well thank You lord for calling and we'll be talking with. You all, Right, okay take, care thank, you bye.
00:50:42
Speaker 3: Bye.
00:50:43
Speaker 2: Yeah going to the grocery store ain't no.
00:50:45
Speaker 4: Fun oh, no it's. Not it used to be at one. Time but you go in there now you're, like, well let me figure out IF i need that or.
00:50:51
Speaker 2: Anything you weigh, It you weigh in the. Balance DO i really need this or DO i really need?
00:50:55
Speaker 4: That, Yeah SOMEWHERE i have a list of things that people have cut over the last about six weeks or so because of, Prices things that that normally were pretty important to, them but they've made. CUTS i think one of them people that got those who got.
00:51:11
Speaker 3: Manicures but here's a lot of SAYING i forget. That no more of.
00:51:15
Speaker 2: That, yeah you, know the this is this gets back to the old grandma sayings and grandma days. Too wants versus.
00:51:21
Speaker 3: Needs oh, yeah.
00:51:22
Speaker 2: What you want ain't always what you. Need the point you gotta you, gotta you gotta bring that scale in with you to the grocery store and get what you need and you, know put low on the totem pole what you. Want that's true because it's it's getting to be more and more and more of wants versus. Needs and that's that's not it's not. FUN i.
00:51:42
Speaker 3: SAW i talked to my neighbor this.
00:51:44
Speaker 4: Morning he's paying five something a gallon for diesel for His he has a he's a, plumber he owns his own. Company oh, yeah and uh, FIVE i think it's five twenty five a, gallon he.
00:51:57
Speaker 3: Said it's it's it's really.
00:51:58
Speaker 2: Intense, yeah and don't think that. Lawnmoar you, know like once WHEN i can't get my son or some to cut my, grass there's a guy in the neighborhood that does. It and he, SAID i, GOTTA i gotta charge an extra five dollars because gas has. Come gas costs. More Miss TINA i, said all, right of, course let me catch my, son let me catch. You he's just hard to. CATCH i, MEAN i have a lawn, more you, know and everything is and uh, so uh but, yeah we'll be right back right after.
00:52:28
Speaker 1: This W TLC a M w two three SIX c Are indianapolis broadcasting from The Praise Indy Indiego, Studios Indiego Boldly Moving Indy. Forward It's Community connection With Tina, cosby brought to you By Child's, advocates a champion for, justice opportunity and well being for, children On Praise am thirteen ten ninety five point ON.
00:52:58
Speaker 2: Fm and we're back With Community connection heading into our second, hour second, Hour, eric top of the second.
00:53:06
Speaker 3: One so fast it always goes as quickly as you know it. Is we're having a good. Time it really, goes it truly.
00:53:11
Speaker 2: Does, indeed we're back on the campaign. Trail LIKE i was, saying we were trying to get to as many as we can each and every. Day, yeah because we're, well the countdown is, on the primary is coming, up and so you know we're talking to the candidates and before we have a candidate that we, have she's not a. Candidate, WELL i guess she has a candidate because she's an incumbent and she's running. Again uh. Huh, Yes and At Johnson Pike, Township, trustee we're going to be talking to her very very, quickly very very shortly as she gathers her. Paperwork BUT i figured while we were talking To Trustee, johnson we could give away another pair of those.
00:53:49
Speaker 3: Tics, oh you, know we could do. That we do have another.
00:53:52
Speaker 2: Pair we have another, Pair, yeah we. Do, yeah while you're, Well Trustee, johnson pick a number between one and. Ten, OH i would have to go with. Five, five.
00:54:04
Speaker 5: That's my.
00:54:04
Speaker 2: Number, no, okay caller number. Five if you are the fifth caller to the number three one, seven four eight zero thirteen ten three one, seven, four, eight zero thirteen ten caller number, five you will win a pair two one pair two tickets TO Dj Geno's celebration Of choirs coming To Clues Hall campus Of Butler, University may thirty. First Ricky dillard was special featured Guests Vincent bohannan and SolV and The Chicago Mass, choir as well as five local choirs that are going to open the. Show caller number, five you will be the. Winner good luck as you just heard. From Annette johnson is here with. Us she is the Current Pike Township trustee running again to remain the Current Pike township. Trustee, So Trustee, johnson, welcome welcome back to the. Show how are you? Doing oh so? Good everything is going.
00:54:59
Speaker 10: Good good the noon, everyone And, tina thank you for this opportunity to speak this.
00:55:05
Speaker 2: Afternoon oh we love having the candidates. In thank. You so tell us about. Yourself we want to we want to inform listeners Where Pike township, is the, borders how many people you, have and what the trustee? Does all, right, well thank you so much for that. Question such great.
00:55:26
Speaker 10: Questions So Pike township is on the far west side Of. Indianapolis we have nine townships And pike is one of, nine and so you have nine trustees And i'm one of nine as. Well at our last informational, piece we had about ninety six thousand, residents but that was four years, ago and from just updating, THAT i was told we're anywhere between one hundred and six to one hundred and eight thousand residents that reside In Pike.
00:55:58
Speaker 2: Township. Wow, yes what are the Borders.
00:56:02
Speaker 10: West thirty Eighth, Street so thirty eight hundred thirty Eighth Street West, road and then we go all the way up to ninety six In Township Line, road ninety six In Township Line.
00:56:15
Speaker 2: Road so the points, north, south, east and. West so, yes south as far as thirty Eight Day street north to ninety Six Township line and then east To Township Line road and then west to where do you back up To Wayne? TOWNSHIP i guess wouldn't it Be raceway west to Race? Raceway, yes so it sits if you're talking east to, WEST i guess it sits in Between Wayne township And Washington. Township, yep right in between. Them two, yeah Okayank god and you say roughly one hundred thousand, yes one hundred thousand. Plus, yeah that we're at. Now so you've been. Trustee this is your eighth. Year eighth. Year so this is my second four year. Term so why do you want to be trustee?
00:56:59
Speaker 10: Again, WELL i want to finish the work That i've been doing In Pipe. TOWNSHIP i want to continue to serve my constituents in my. COMMUNITY i want to make sure that our awesome fire department is still, intact because that's one of the main goals as. WELL i believe in township. GOVERNMENT i believe in government close to the. People SO i just want to continue the good, service the good things That i've been able to. DO i am very HIGHLY i would say recommended by my. Peers they see my leadership style and you know THAT i. Have i've been able to serve on The Indiana Township association. BOARD i just started serving on that. Board so my peers from across the, state which is ninety two, counties believe in the good things that we're doing out here In Pipe township and my. Leadership so that's WHY i want to stay in that role as.
00:57:55
Speaker 2: Well so what does the township trustee do for those who may not? Know because sometimes we throw terms around and we expect people to know what those terms. Mean so what does a township trustee do and give us a list of some of your accomplishment's personal accomplishments as trustee Over Pike. Township, well, again that's another good question because a lot of times people do not know what a township trustee. Does AND i always share with people that we are another layer of government that offers, assistance offers emergency help in the areas of utility, payment, rental payment, mortgages and so that trustee is just another layer of help to help the individuals within your. Community and that's WHY i share that we have nine, townships nine, trustees and so that means you have nine helpmates in your community that are there to help you and as a trustee and hire funded and, yes, yes taxpayer funded from the tax base Of Pipe. Township of, Course i've been able to EVEN i would say expand on the. Trustee AND i think that's why a lot of people are excited about the things we're doing In Pipe. Township and so WHEN i say, expand under my first year of, leadership on site food pantry because we wanted to make sure that we had food available for individuals that would come up to the, office you, know client. Services it's definitely a.
00:59:29
Speaker 10: Help, YES i really increased our client services to individuals that are coming up to our office with my, caseworkers making SURE i have bilingual caseworker on site as, well because you need that as.
00:59:43
Speaker 2: Well is there a growing multicultural population In Pi? Township, yes it, Is, yes you say. Bilingual so what's the biggest would it Be, Hispanic hispanic And, Hasian, Okayatian african And hispanic and of course we are the center for The International Global center that sits right In Pipe. Township so we international. Marketplace, yes very diverse, community very very and so we again client, SERVICES i really have expanded on, that making sure that the office is accessible website as. Well we did not have a.
01:00:23
Speaker 10: Website the website lists all of the services that the trustee does and the office along with the caseworker information what type of applications OR i would say documents that are needed for the application. Process so we made sure that that is ready available as. Well, again the client service areas is really WHAT i really wanted to expand.
01:00:47
Speaker 7: On.
01:00:48
Speaker 10: Again we have a mother baby room and so for expectant mothers that are in The Pipe, township you.
01:00:55
Speaker 2: Know, area they have access to.
01:00:58
Speaker 10: That we have adept, bank so we're able to partnership with the diaper bank In Pike. Township it's located In pike and so we have a diaper room as. Well just about, anything any type of services that you can help individuals, with we have been able to do that as.
01:01:16
Speaker 5: Well.
01:01:17
Speaker 2: Yeah, YEAH i know that this is a completely different lane or area or maybe it's. Not did The Pike Township trustees' office have any role to play in the defeat of the data center In Pike. Township Pike township was one of the you, know one of the areas that was successful in ridding itself of a potential data. Center, WELL i was the first one on the front. Line i'm the.
01:01:42
Speaker 10: One the meetings were held at The trustees', office and once the meetings got too, BIG i was able to partnership WITH Msda Pike township to hold the. Meetings led the, charge led the, charge AS i have my campaign, LITERATURE i led the charge there we are. Overcrowded i've been able to serve on the border of The Sierra club and had this one of the groups that has really been involved with the data centers across the. City SO i was on the front end pretty much organized the first. MEETING i organized the silent walk that we had To Eagle Creek park about a month, ago and So i've been very instrumental reaching out to my city councilors and talking to them about how we wanted to stop the data centers and now we're working on Saving Eagle. Creek so again on the front row of that front, end my, staff we have been very very involved with.
01:02:44
Speaker 2: That So i'm very proud of that as. Well Fire, Department Pike Township Fire.
01:02:47
Speaker 10: Department, Yes i'm very blessed as a. Trustee there are again nine trustees and so there are three townships that still have their standalone fire, department And Pipe township has the. Best we're the number one fire department in the state Of, INDIANA i must, say and so we well because of our S o rating that helps with your insurance premiums set each of the taxpayers And Pipe township have to. Pay so since we have a HIGH iso, rating that puts us at the top as far as one of the finest fire departments you know in the state Of. Indiana and we also are the training components for a lot of the fire departments Like Speedway levin In Carmel Desience. Field they all train at our headquarters which is located off of seventy first In.
01:03:45
Speaker 2: Georgetown so we.
01:03:47
Speaker 10: Are in the front row being very innovative with OUR i would say the way that we offer training to the firefighters that are going to be. Firefighters the recruits.
01:04:00
Speaker 2: Are running for another, term but this would be your third, term, yes third term in, office and you have. Challengers, yes and they have both, indicated even though they go in slightly different, directions they both indicated two terms is. Enough it's time for new, leadership time for. Change what would you say to your challengers and what would you say to voters to answer those, Concerns.
01:04:22
Speaker 10: WELL i think you, know for, voters and to answer those concerns as you look at THE i would, say the leadership of the individual that's in the. Office if the individual is doing a fantastic job and voted by their. Peers because you talked about some things THAT i have been. AWARDED i was elected state elected official of the, year and so, again my peers see the leadership in. Me they see the great things That i'm doing in the community of a township because township government is always on the eyes and ears of state. Legislators and so, again being in this role and being able to to share and to show to our legislator's why township government is, Important i've been able to do. That be at the State, house be the, advocate be the, voice speak in front of the committee hearings and so. Forth SO i would, say you, know the trustee is. Thriving businesses are coming into Pipe. TOWNSHIP i am an, ADVOCATE i am a. VOICE i am not afraid to speak up for the. RESIDENTS i make sure THAT i am out in my.
01:05:28
Speaker 2: Community i'm very. Engaged i'm very.
01:05:31
Speaker 10: Involved and to, me that is why you would want And Net johnson to stay in office and to continue the good work and just to continue all the good things THAT i have brought to the township as the.
01:05:43
Speaker 2: Trustee three one seven for eight zero thirteen ten three one seven for eight zero thirteen. Ten our guests for this segment Isn't Att. Johnson she is the Current Pike Township trustee seeking a third term in, office and she is here asking for your. Vote if you live In Pike, township you know certainly all of the townships are are are large and present their own special. Challenges what do you think is one of the special challenges presented By Pike township that you feel uniquely qualified to. ADDRESS i think what we're working on now and again is the ongoing concern about you, Know Eagle Creek. Park that is what we're going going.
01:06:27
Speaker 10: On well, again the water, pumping you, know gallons and millions of gallons of water out of That Eagle creek reservoir and then up To levin and for their data, centers and So Pike township is just such a VERY i would say environmental friendly community With Eagle Creek park one of the top you know in the, country and so any type of concern with you, know damaging you, Know Eagle Creek, park it's on a lot of the, residents you, KNOW i would say, Radar so that's one concern that we. Have of, course we you, know we have concern OF i would say transportation sometimes for individuals seeking.
01:07:12
Speaker 2: To get to the trustee's. Office you know that we be a concern about bus. Transportation and that's not Just Pike, township But Pike township is one of several townships that have the outlier problem of consistent. Busting is that is that a functionality or function of the trustees office or something you can.
01:07:30
Speaker 10: Influence it's not a, function BUT i can. Influence AND i would say That indigo has been fantastic with us because they do have curb sized services and so we have been able to be a part of. That so it's not really a concern because we have been able to you, know talk With. Indigo we've gotten again curbside services for. Individuals if they need a ride to the trustees, office they have a ride to the trustee's office because we're able to use that service to get them.
01:07:59
Speaker 2: There So i'm happy about that as. Well so what what has from the time you first took office to? Now what do you think you've learned the most being in? Office and what can you say to voters who you want to put back there put you back for yet another.
01:08:18
Speaker 10: TERM i think what WHAT i have learned is client customer. Service how to treat the clients that come into the, office make the office client, friendly just the, atmosphere making clinically.
01:08:35
Speaker 2: Heat it out there, too politically heat it out and to say the least and without you, know we're talking about a campaign and what have, you but there has been a lot of. That this had to be navigated over the. Years, yes and just make sure that our office offers any type of service that is.
01:08:54
Speaker 10: Needed we've been able to do outdoor, festival had never been done.
01:09:01
Speaker 2: Before we are do quarterly essentials and food giveaways and clothing. Giveaways so just really expanding on the client services for. Individuals i'm that is one thing THAT i THAT i learned learning the components of a fire, department why a fire department is needed in the, community and all of the great services that they. PROVIDE i, mean how many.
01:09:28
Speaker 10: Stations tell us about the first we have five, five five fire stations In Pipe.
01:09:33
Speaker 2: Township and so who was the chief Chief Jeff? Bean, okay BECAUSE i know you had the privilege and honor of appointing first Real, yes and he hat his tenure and then he retires as. Well, yes SO i see him all the time in the, community still very, evolved very active in. Stuff he was the first First African american chief that piped on A pike. Township, Okay i'm, sorry but, anyway go. Ahead you were saying five.
01:10:03
Speaker 10: Stations five, Stations, yes that Border Pipe. Township so just kind of learning how important they are because we don't just you, know offer fire.
01:10:12
Speaker 2: Protection it goes beyond. That it goes.
01:10:15
Speaker 10: Beyond community resources and paramedics and accidents and just really thinking about our senior citizens and how we can you, KNOW i would, say tend to their needs as, well because we get the firefighters get lots of calls from our senior living residents and.
01:10:32
Speaker 2: Homes is the independence Of Pipe township Fire department secure because you, know when we hear about other townships and the move or the desire to all merge with WITH, ipd the Indian at I, Fd i'm SORRY, impd i F D Indianapolis Fire. Department so how how secure is the? Independence are how important is it to be remain? Independent or is there or are there measures or moves underway to merge with IF.
01:11:03
Speaker 10: D i would say at the particular, moment we're very independent and that is something that we want to continue. To we want to maintain the independence because, AGAIN i believe in township government closes to. People those firefighters men and women have been very involved in our.
01:11:20
Speaker 2: Community they're very.
01:11:21
Speaker 10: Engaged they participate in outdoor activities and different different things that we have in the. Community our public education component is very. Strong that area goes to The pike schools and teaches fire. Safety we go to senior citizens and senior homes and teach you, know safety for them as. Well so we we're very secure at the particular. Moment, again there it seems like the West side is very dominant with their own standalone because we also Have Decatur, township which west, Side Wayne, township which is west side and of Course pike which is west. Side so, yeah, yeah one of your one of your opponents is the chair of The Pike Township.
01:12:10
Speaker 2: Board is that? Correct she's not cheering chair former? Chair, yes more more, political uh of.
01:12:18
Speaker 10: PEOPLE i guess, kay, YEAH i MEAN i think the goal is TO i think what what bothers me more than anything is we're all on the same. Team and So i'm confused about uh disruption there because at the end of the, day we're on the same team or we should, be are we supposed to? Be and so that concerns, me that disruption for from a couple of the board members.
01:12:46
Speaker 2: After these, elections because this, one, yeah has got but there have been other conflicts, before other elections. Before after each, election are you able to you, know when you, win are you able to call us come together and work together as a, unit or are there STILL i, tried because we've already been down this route.
01:13:05
Speaker 10: BEFORE i, mean that same individual that you're speaking about ran last time and we were very. Successful i'm gonna say that, again very. Successful and so you fast forward four, years that particular individual has not been able to move. Forward of, course you want to move forward because AS i just, stated and everyone's. Listening we're all on the same. Team we're all going hopefully for the same. Results and WHAT i would say Is Pike township is moving in such a WONDERFUL.
01:13:37
Speaker 2: I would say.
01:13:37
Speaker 10: Pathway you, know one of my accomplishments That i'm very proud of Is trustee of The year out of a thousand and five.
01:13:47
Speaker 2: Trustees oh, wow for.
01:13:49
Speaker 10: The state Of indiana to have that, honor, man that makes me so happy and so. Proud but then on the other, end my peers do not expect that BECAUSE i think if one thousand and five of the trustees were one thousand and four felt you, Know Trusty johnson gets. It she's doing. It she's doing the work and to get that honor and to carry that grand old. Title and it makes to me My pike residents are proud of that that they can say that if you.
01:14:21
Speaker 2: Are to be, reelected how would you go about working to heal the? FRACTURES i guess so to, speak would or would that? NOT i, mean what do you?
01:14:31
Speaker 10: Think but you KNOW i do that every. DAY i MEAN i make sure that the board members have the things they need to be. Successful there's no hiding of. Anything our audits come out. PERFECT i mean.
01:14:47
Speaker 2: The qu'es tories out, there it's false.
01:14:51
Speaker 10: INFORMATION i, mean we just had a semi audit On march the eleventh because things felt like things wouldn't go on. Right even THOUGH i just think as the, Trustee i've been probably my worst enemy BECAUSE i served on the board for fourteen years BEFORE i became a. TRUSTEE i served on the township board for fourteen years AND i saw a lot of the, structure and so WHEN i became the, TRUSTEE i, SAID i want to do it, differently and that came in THE i would, say in the form of making sure the board members have all the tools they, need all the. Documentations we send that. OUT i work with a great, accountant gave her. DIRECTIVES i want to make sure that financial documents go out every month to the board. Members they don't have to wait till the six months or the end of the. Year So i've done so many different updates and upgrades so that the board members can be involved and. Understand the fire chief does the same. Thing he sends out a monthly report of how many fire runs he. Had ask how many you know things that happen? Everything we are so transparent that you can't get any transparent In Anette, johnson and you just still get a lot of. Grief So i'm willing to do WHATEVER i need to. Do even when the board members were newly, elected we had board, training they did not show. Up SO i just sometimes you can do everything you can do and you just still don't get the results that you. Want But i'm gonna be, engaging, involved very, transparent and whatever is, Needed i'm gonna make sure to make sure the board members happen very.
01:16:38
Speaker 2: Quickly on the educational spot, part, well educationally is there for, years there's been talk About pike of, course being it's one of the fastest growing townships In Marion county and so the health of all of our growing townships is, important and certainly the trustee is an important position in guard that help another high? School, uh Another Pike High? School uh? Possible like you, know like kind of Like Lawrence township has. Too it is that anywhere have you heard anything?
01:17:10
Speaker 10: About, YEAH i mean our our, again our population is growing, growing and so we had The Freshman center to house all the fresh and so we did that and now again it's overflowing. Again so there's talk of that as, well and so we may have to go to something.
01:17:26
Speaker 2: Else, okay keep us.
01:17:27
Speaker 10: Updated on you because The freshmans are you, know once they get over To pike is bust busting out of the.
01:17:33
Speaker 2: Season i'm over there a.
01:17:35
Speaker 10: Lot and that's WHY i SAID i have a wonderful partnership with the, superintendent Doctor Larry.
01:17:40
Speaker 2: Young he is wonderful as. Well so BEFORE i have to let you, go, uh we want to know how folks can get in touch with, you learn more about your, campaign volunteer if they want help, out and, uh if you've got if you can do, it uh your elevator pitch as to why you should be re elected to The Pike Township trustees'.
01:17:57
Speaker 10: Office, well, AGAIN i have my website again Is Annette johnson twenty twenty six dot. COM i would really encourage individuals you're listening right, now please go to the. Website you will see all the good things that we're doing In Pike. Township the website has a lot of good. Information again Ant johnson twenty twenty twenty six dot. Com and SO i make SURE i put everything up there so people just click on there and go and see all the good things that we're doing within the township with the fire department also with our community resource. Paramedic that it's one of our new areas of community service that we have put together In Pike. Township kind of forgot to mention, that and so, again.
01:18:43
Speaker 2: Of course my, number you, know again very. TRANSPARENT i live In, pike being In pike for a long. Time three one seven four one eight seven eight oh. One, AGAIN i will give out the Website Annette johnson twenty twenty six dot com if you will love to volunteer because early voting starts This saturday at The Pike. LIBRARY i need you and so we'll be there from eleven am six pm engaging with the. Constituent early. Voting, yeah early. Voting so, yeah we got to encourage people to get out and vote because this is this is so so very. Important we have a caller that has a quick, Question. Nata we have a very short amount of. Time go ahead with your.
01:19:26
Speaker 9: Question, Okay Trustee, johnson how are you? HI i just have a quick question little if you are still interested in being a trustee in your heart is in this, position.
01:19:41
Speaker 5: CAN i ask why you're running for?
01:19:42
Speaker 10: Mayor, well the mayor thing is out there as you, know that's what news media.
01:19:48
Speaker 2: Does they put it out there in the air. Waves individuals have came and said you would be a good leader or a great candidate for, mayor and that race is. Now you haven't. DECLARED i haven't declared or.
01:20:00
Speaker 10: Anything it's just political.
01:20:03
Speaker 2: Talk well is that anything that you might aspire to now that we HAVE i MEAN i might aspire to. It, YEAH i mean who.
01:20:09
Speaker 10: Wouldn't BUT i think the candidates that are in there are fantastic. Candidates, again you just said it's. Political you, know individuals come and say you're doing such a fantastic, job maybe we could use those leaderships.
01:20:23
Speaker 2: Declared let us. KNOW i haven't declared.
01:20:26
Speaker 10: Anything i'm just focusing on being the, trustee which is WHAT i.
01:20:30
Speaker 2: LOVED i didn't know that that one was out. There, YEAH i saw that yesterday in the. Newspaper oh, OKAY i saw WHICH. Tva, YEAH i had put that out. There you, know people talk to you about. It they, again they talked to it just like you just said and, said is it something you're thinking about because we keep hearing your name pop.
01:20:47
Speaker 10: Up so, yeah BUT i haven't. Declared it was yesterday the same as it was. Today right, Now i'm just focusing on being a trustee In Pipe township and making sure THAT i do the fantastic work that we're doing In Pipe.
01:20:59
Speaker 2: Township, okay the field the primary field for.
01:21:03
Speaker 10: ME i, Mean i'm honored my name is out, there budd, Again we're go stick to trustee for right.
01:21:08
Speaker 2: Now That, johnson thank you so so very. Much we appreciate all the. Best best of luck to you in your. Campaign thank you so much running For Pike. Township she's the incumbent running to be re. Elected we'll be back with more right after.
01:21:22
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01:22:30
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01:22:39
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01:22:57
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01:23:03
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01:23:06
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01:23:11
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01:23:19
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01:23:36
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01:23:38
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01:23:43
Speaker 3: Hall oh, yes beautiful.
01:23:44
Speaker 2: Boy, indeed, indeed AND i do believe any moment Now Danny bridges with The Indianapolis recorder should be joining. Us let's See. Danny uh, Yeah, okay, yeah there we.
01:23:59
Speaker 3: Go so, again we'll have more tickets, TOMORROW i think.
01:24:01
Speaker 2: Too, teams well we have more.
01:24:02
Speaker 3: TOMORROW i THINK i think we will have more. Tomorrow, well LIKE i.
01:24:05
Speaker 2: SAID i Told, gino you've give them to me and all unload.
01:24:07
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01:24:19
Speaker 2: Time so, yeah we've had we've had a lot of a lot of interest in in candidates coming on and sharing their their platforms and their campaigns and asking for voters and for votes from. Voters And i'm sure that that's going to continue because we're going to keep scheduling them as much as we possibly, can so please stay tuned for more on that one of nine of the township trustees and That johnson just. Left She's Pike township, trustee long Standing Pike township trustee and running for her third. Term and interesting call there toward the end where someone said you're running for? Mayor that was news to me and Candidate johnson or. Trustee johnson said it was news to her as well because she has not declared for. Anything although although you know how speculation and gossip not, gossip BUT i won't even say, Gossip i'll say, speculation you. Know and she didn't. Deny she, said it's always in the back of your. Mind But i'm not you, Know i'm not doing it right. Now i'm focusing on the. Trustee and you know, what if you ask any candidate that, question are you? Running you, know someone who's currently holding an office and maybe seeking a different, One are you going to? Run are you going to? Declare and the answer invariably is always going to be right, NOW i want to focus on What i'm. Doing i'm not going to worry about that, because and this is a good, point you don't know how things are going to shape up between the mayoral. Race the race for mayor city Of indianapolis isn't until twenty twenty. Seven we got to get through the twenty twenty six primary and midterms, first and then got a whole another year in twenty twenty seven to look at the mayoral and municipal. Elections and so, TRUE i can't SAY i disagree with her there at. All she's she that's the. Answer that's the. Answer it.
01:26:18
Speaker 4: Is it's like so sometime still to see what happens in the mayoral.
01:26:22
Speaker 2: Here, well let's speaking of. Time let's get let's get mister time in here right, now mister always on. Time Danny bridge's sports writer with The Indianapolis, Recorder, danny how are you? Hello?
01:26:37
Speaker 5: Danny, HEY i have an. Announcement oh oh, wow you running for? Mayor exactly. RIGHT i thought about that listening to you. EARLIER i, mean, LOOK i think it's time for a, handsome modest.
01:26:54
Speaker 2: Candidate, well jump right in. There the water's just, FINE i, hear, so, well why? Not how you? Doing we got a big night. Tonight uh, hey you know what we, Were we were bandying. Around uh the thought nobody. Came nobody called in with any in forward text or. Anything but can you remember the last time An indiana athlete has been a number one draft prospect across the board, anyway in any? Sport can you remember the last?
01:27:23
Speaker 5: Time? NO i really. Can't, yeah if you stop and, THINK i, MEAN i, MEAN i always felt the best best two or three basketball players EVER i you Or Isaiah, Thomas george. McGinnis, SO i mean they could have been legitimate number one. PICKS i don't know that they. Were in, fact they. Weren't but, no that's a that's a good. QUESTION i it may not, exist.
01:27:50
Speaker 3: So it could.
01:27:52
Speaker 5: Be, yeah but there's there's some better athletes in the history In indiana than the young man who's going to be chosen, tonight and he's earned. It i'm going to make sure everybody out there understands my.
01:28:03
Speaker 2: Statement i'm just a big draft doesn't just, athletic you know, NECESSARY i, mean it's just who's number one and now and in the in the the the box of number one draft, pick we haven't had one THAT i know of From.
01:28:16
Speaker 5: Indiana rabbit had an official. One you're aut. CORRECT i think we've had a couple of guys who qualified for that.
01:28:23
Speaker 2: Slot but, Well, yeah your draft doesn't necessarily, determinability as we, know.
01:28:29
Speaker 5: But it does determine, well it.
01:28:31
Speaker 2: Doesn't oh, yeah to change to change to, CHIN i would.
01:28:34
Speaker 5: Say, oh what is it? Now about forty? Five roughly about what six hours from? Now, Uh mendoza will be having that worth of about fifty five million Dollars and that's just in. Salary that doesn't talk about whatever endorsements he will pick. UP i think he'll pick up endorsements because and again this is just, prospective clean cut, guy squeaky clean has done well in. College there's a lot of positive attributes about being associated with that type of the. Individual that type meaning you, know a guy who's done things the right, way never had an ounce of trouble in his, life just projects a really, good wholesome. Image, now the other side of that, is can this guy play at the next? Level and we'll find out in, Time but he can't deny the fact that he's going to be worth fifty five million dollars in about six.
01:29:37
Speaker 2: Hours and to, me that's WHAT i take that money and rete.
01:29:43
Speaker 5: Just the product of the, system and the system is such where you know he won't be Allowed, yeah.
01:29:51
Speaker 2: Yeah, indeed, great, great. Great, so, well that's. Fantastic it's absolutely fantastic that and then he there will be at least one other from that championship. TEAM i think the wide Receiver cooper Or Mark Cooper JUNIOR i.
01:30:07
Speaker 8: DRAFTED i.
01:30:07
Speaker 5: DON'T i don't know what his his slot will. BE i think it depends on who wants a wide receiver or susan who needs the wide. Receiver definitely got some. Talent he's going to be, Drafted he's going to be. Signed, uh but you know, THAT i think where he ends, UP i think that's it he. Wants, YES i, mean you can slot guys in certain, numbers BUT i, uh you, KNOW i think the first pick tonight is a no brainer because of the quarterback. Position and, UH i do, BELIEVE i do believe that the young man From, Alabama Ty, simpson will be drafted in the first round as. WELL i really do. Believe a lot of a lot of folks, say, no he's a second. ROUNDER i think somebody's gonna either draft him in the first round or make a trade to get up to the first round to get. HIM i think he's got. Potential i'm going to say something And i'm gonna get a lot of heat for. THIS i think you got the potential to be the best quarterback in this draft as A nfl. Player could be, wrong but only time will.
01:31:08
Speaker 2: Tell, Indeed, well your Buddy jeff has a question for, You. Danny he's been. Waiting imagine. That, yeah there we, Go, jeff how are? You danny is? Here? Jeff Did jeff take off on?
01:31:24
Speaker 3: Us he's still still he was still hanging On. Jeff.
01:31:30
Speaker 2: Hello, well, Okay Well jeff call us, back call us.
01:31:35
Speaker 5: Back so always good to talk to.
01:31:38
Speaker 2: Him, yeah, yeah He's he's usually got an interesting, perspective no. DOUBT i think that's him calling back. Now but, anyway go.
01:31:45
Speaker 5: Ahead SO i think the draft has told us a couple of different. Things, obviously it serves a purpose about slotting players with their new. Teams but THE nfl has done A i think a brilliant job of remaining relevant in the off season playoffs to Super, bowl Super, bowl to, combine combine to, draft draft to training. Camp they're never really out of the. Picture they're always. Relevant why they're the big gorilla in the, room and, uh why they make the most. Money but, uh it's just interesting how the draft is evolved into a major event rather than simply, okay who's going to draft to who's going? WHERE i can remember when it was simply a one day draft and it was over. With but But i'm an old.
01:32:37
Speaker 2: Man, yeah well, no, no, Indeed, Hey jeff is, Back, danny go, Ahead, jeff how are you can you?
01:32:42
Speaker 5: Guys hear?
01:32:43
Speaker 2: Me, yes we? Can now we? Can now? Cool how are? You oh?
01:32:48
Speaker 11: Good you know with the Whole mandelz the thing yet speaky clean got The clark kid thing going.
01:32:53
Speaker 3: One, yeah we do as he.
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Speaker 11: Does oh, uh but THEN i know you're aware of. This there have been some controversy about him about some old post he made some five years.
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Speaker 5: Ago i'm not aware of.
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Speaker 11: It educate, me but it was regarding the Whole George floyd. Matter and he has since apologized for. It and you, know he said he was young and he didn't, know you, know all of the. Dynamics but but, uh, YEAH i think he.
01:33:21
Speaker 5: Was just about.
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Speaker 11: Five you run a whole. Town the whole pro nineteen twenty protests was going. On he made some comments About Lebron james and basically took his swipe That Lebron james about supporting the Whole, uh protest that was going on at the. Time SO i do think he's gonna end up with The. RAIDERS i do think. That and my second question is what teams are in need of a?
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Speaker 5: Quarterback, well to your to your point about man Does, yeah a lot of young people make mistakes and say. THINGS i will simply say, THIS i don't know anything about The George floyd. Comments but anyone who made a disparaging comment about The George floyd Situation Lebron. James he took a swipe Of Lebron. James Actually, Okay, WELL i don't, know but the specifics we. Know young people make. Mistakes let's hope that that was a bad moment if indeed it occurred the way you are reporting. It but as far as these, QUARTERBACKS i think just about three quarters of the league could really use a good. Prospect, now, granted there are teams that are solid at. Quarterback you look At Chicago Caleb. WILLIAMS i do think Bo nicks is going to be a long term fix.
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Speaker 3: In.
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Speaker 5: DENVER i still think there's gas in the tank For Matthew stafford In Los. Angeles but there are a lot of teams that do need quarterbacks And that's WHY i think the young man From alabama will be drafted in the first round and not even though a lot of folks say he might fall to the second. ROUND i don't think that's going to, happen simply because of the fact there's a shortage of, quarterbacks and so to your, point he could use a quarterback at least half the league, Probably but you know what a good, season a good playoff. Run next, thing you, know a quarterback citing not on. Extension so maybe it's not as bad AS i look at. It but two things for. Sure number, one there's always room for another one A number, two they're gonna make a lot of.
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Speaker 2: Money, yeah they're all going to Make everybody in that first round is going to make a lot of. Money and good luck to all of. Them good luck to them. All, danny you had some comments or some thoughts about the. Fever what's going on with? Them what's going on with what's going?
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Speaker 5: On, well it's that time of year for. Them they appear to be they appear to be. HEALTHY i think their guard heavy with their, Roster i'm not. Sure i'm not sure if that means he will play three guards at. Once i'm not as smart about basketball coaching Is stephanie White. IS i want to make that perfectly clear as it pertains to the, game not just the women's, game but the game in. GENERAL a very smart, lady successful, player an articulate, announcer and has done a reasonably good, job to say the least as far as her exploits as a coach in THE. Wnba SO i want second guess. Her don't know who goes to the table with those, decisions you, know the consortium of minds that come together about draft and free. Agency but it's obvious they're a big guard heavy that maybe somebody gets. Traded who. Knows but, again maybe they're thinking about depth and making sure they have a lot of it because certainly they had a lot of injuries last. Year but a couple of Things i've thought, about and maybe you can help me on this a little. Bit the first ONE i Think i've gotten ailed in terms of why they haven't sold out to their home. Opener and THEN i see AND i understand more about. It now every game they play this year is on television in some, format so people have the ability to watch it in their own homes, versus, hey, well we're going to PAY x Y z to go see them in. Person that probably has an impact on.
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Speaker 2: That don't you THINK i did not know that they had not sold out the home? Opener again at what? Point? Yeah BUT i mean the home opener is what?
01:37:20
Speaker 5: Date that's? About that's about a Week it's about a week week and a half, away.
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Speaker 2: Right, oh do you know how? CLOSE i. DON'T i haven't been watching.
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Speaker 5: THAT i look. Today here's the here's the barometer for me when you when you go on to. It and like any, team they use their main focus for online. Shows This, ticketmaster which is too. Bad AND i say that about concerts as well as ball. GAMES i don't Like, ticketmaster but this is not a personal. Rant the point is there's a lot of upper level seats available at reasonable. Prices now that indicates two things to. Me number, one they haven't sold, them and number, two the price as. Well now that's not to say they won't sell the game out between now and, then but if you, don't have they superficially or artificially or unintentionally even done this to themselves with A Tv and that can be said for the league that certainly the fever being the focal Point Caitlin, clark et. Cetera and how much of you know that is being projected, nationally not just locally from a televised. Standpoint so that was surprises me a little. Bit but again there's still some time for the walk up gate to take its. COURSE i also see a lot of the lower level seats on the secondary. Market, Hey i'll buy this seat for two hundred. Dollars i'll try to sell it for someone who wants to go See Kitlin clark for six hundred dollars or whatever the numbers. Are those are all. Hypothetical that is something that doesn't surprise. Me the amount of those seats for sale tells me one of. Two everybody wants to be an, entrepreneur or everyone's going to get caught with some tickets on their hands because the market may not be that strong for expensive, keyword expensively marked up. Tickets so time will. TELL i think it's here's the next QUESTION i, have AND i want to make SURE i frame this. CAREFULLY i understand what image is. ABOUT i understand the social media piece as much as someone might in my old age can understand. IT i understand the, BRAND i understand what appearance means, appearance meaning the physical appearance of an, athlete whether that be a man or. LADY i noticed that Media day all of the ladies came out in, uniform but they all had their own specific cosmetic appeal as well going, on AND i thought to, Myself, no wait a. Minute when you play, ball you put your hair back in a ponytail and you go out it you don't have any makeup. On is there a different said how you're projected by the media at media day versus how the fans see you in.
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Speaker 2: ACTION i everybody dresses up for. PICTURE i just want TO i don't you. KNOW i never really dug into that.
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Speaker 5: One it's not a dress. Up it's not a dress up. Thing i'm, talking you, know. Plasmatically everybody's got the same uniform on so that they're not dressing. Up but to your, point, Specifically i've, noticed both with the men and the women in professional, basketball the trip from the bus to the locker room has become a fashion. Runway well, yeah the.
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Speaker 2: Fitball, yeah everybody. Has everybody's trying to have the best, fit you, know which is short for. Outfit you, know.
01:40:45
Speaker 5: What does that what does that really?
01:40:47
Speaker 2: Equate to social. Media that's what it equates. To but, yeah the fitball and look at so and so fit and who had this and?
01:40:55
Speaker 5: That one step, further what does that equate? TO i don't see the connection, Financially.
01:41:02
Speaker 2: There's there's got to be one.
01:41:04
Speaker 5: Somewhere, WELL i, mean if you've got to if you've got a deal to wear a certain, apparel like, Hey i'm gonna wear you know whatever the most famous, ladies well you get you get.
01:41:15
Speaker 2: Likes and views on your. Page and if your, page if you're you know it all.
01:41:21
Speaker 3: Connects could it be a chance to do some modeling to Med.
01:41:24
Speaker 2: Yeah you're, auditioning you're Doing it's all about. Views it's all about page views and impressions AND i mean you name. It and most of these folks that are that are doing the fit walk they got, pages they got, pages and they're truly.
01:41:40
Speaker 5: MONETIZED i.
01:41:40
Speaker 2: Guess, Yes i'm, Sorry YES i think, SO i Truly but, anyway, okay go.
01:41:48
Speaker 5: AHEAD i think we would know more if if somebody was A christian or or a you know whoever the ladies fashion leaders are, today be.
01:41:58
Speaker 2: There are there are some in the w who are doing a bang up. Job The Angel. Reese what's your? Name Aflage? Johnson, WELL i want The Asia. Wilson they're they're, all, uh they're all doing well in, fashion and there's a lot. More there's a whole lot more of.
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Speaker 5: It BUT i want to make one thing perfectly clear before we quit talking about that, note is that if IF i was truly handsome AND i was an, ATHLETE i would do all that. Myself if it was, PROFITABLE i want to. MAKE i hope they all make as much money as.
01:42:31
Speaker 2: Possible, indeed, hey very, Quickly, Uh, IndyCar this is the last thing on your list. Here Indy cars tested ims next week because.
01:42:39
Speaker 5: Next tuesday And wednesday they'll have full day open, testing both with the rookies as well as the. Veterans that the prelude to The Indianapolis Grand, prix which is the first weekend In, may excuse, me the second weekend In, may and of COURSE i probably in The annapolis five. Hundred the test next week are, free there's certain areas you can fit. In you can go to their website and it'll about. That but it's time And i'm looking forward to.
01:43:03
Speaker 2: That all, Right we'll talk to you, Soon. Danny thank. You so so very. Much thank, you have a good one And Willie Moore junior is up right after. This we'll be back. Tomorrow thanks for. Listening we'll see you tomorrow
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Speaker 2: Five point f and good afternoon, after and welcome to community Connection. I've teena cosmy. Today is Thursday, April the twenty third. Eric Garns our producer here with is Eric. You and I were just well, yeah, we were just going way back. That song, like Diane Reeves, one of my all time favorites.
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Speaker 3: I love that songs.
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Speaker 2: Oh my god. So I used to just listen to it over and over, possibly because she nailed my grandmother. You said, she nailed yours too in that song. And it's a great song.
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Speaker 3: It is a great song. It is. Yeah, don't hear it often?
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Speaker 2: No, No, I love it. Whatever happened to her, you know, I.
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Speaker 3: Was just thinking that I don't have to look that up.
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Speaker 4: I I was wondering that as that was ending, if she is still with us or she is out of the industry. Some people make the transition and do some other things.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, they do, they do, or they're just multi faceted, and once in a while they'll cut a cut it. That's true, and then they'll go to what they really like to do.
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Speaker 3: That's very true, really really going to.
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Speaker 2: Be yeah, very well, could be. So we're going to find some before the end of the week. We're going to find some of ty Scott records. Yes, some music from that, because I promised we would, you did and we got them.
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Speaker 3: We we have some in the library. I mean, we're not writing the moment. Yeah, in there somewhere.
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Speaker 2: Okay, we're gonna pull it out. We're gonna get it maybe on open lines tomorrow, I thought today. But today is going to be pretty busy. We've got we're continuing with the primary election coverage in that candidates are coming on talking to us, telling us what they're about, and asking for our listeners votes. Today it's going to be Pike Township Trustee, the incumbent Annette Johnson. She faces a crowded field as well. I mean, yesterday we had the last two days we've had Andre Carson, the incumbent Destiny Wells.
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Speaker 1: You know.
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Speaker 2: The crowded field. I think there's four There are four there are, you know, you know, trying to clear the primary to become the Democratic candidate for the seventh US Congressional district right here in Indiana, all trying to unseat the incumbent. I think in Annette Johnson's race, I'm pretty sure there's three that are trying to unseat her. Three three. Yeah, well there's there's three, I'm sorry, a total of three. There's two additional, two additional, and so she's she's going to come on and talk with us. We also we talked about this several times last year, encouraging people to participate. Then we had a sneak preview of this community needs health Assessment that the Marie County Public Health Department did yes, which was really they said they had more participation than they thought. The result, outcome, call to action, all of those things are were being formulated, are being formulated. Tonight. There's a presentation of this survey at Indiana Black XPO, and so one of the we won't have doctor Kine, but one of the other epidemiologists who was key to putting this together is going to join us and let it give us a preview of tonight's presentation in Indiana Black Export. We're going to have that. Not to mention, tonight is the first night of the NFL Draft, and who's your pride will be beaming from Gary to Evansville. If you're an IU football fan. Not everybody even cares about IU football sports or whatever, but if you happen to care yep, and if you happen to realize and understand that we are the national champions we sure are and we may be able to continue those winning ways this evening. If our national championship quarterback Fernando Mendoza is chosen as anticipated, is chosen first in the NFL draft tonight, So Danny bridges with the Indianapolis Recorder, He's going to join us and we're going to talk about that as well. Actually, there's a couple of folks, not only first, but in the first round, a couple of players from that championship squad that could probably go most suitably. Yeah. Omar Cooper the wide receiver, definitely. Yeah.
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Speaker 3: Such a talented squad.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, very very talented. So so for the section of our listeners who uh who care about that and want to know more about the Danny's going to give us a little insight and it should be exciting. I can't remember the last time the state of Indiana has had a number one draft choice in anything.
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Speaker 5: Ah.
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Speaker 3: Really, that's good. In a while, to think about it.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, you got to think about it. Somebody's somebody will correct me. Maybe Danny will. He will but you know, we've gotten number one. Not not to say we haven't gotten number one because Peyton Manning was number one. You know we've had them. But I'm just saying home grown from here, even though Fernando from so Cow but uh no, no, no, from Miami, Miami, Miami, Florida. He went to southern California, well California, calous it was at Stanford and he was in Cali, then by way of Miami and then to Indiana. So but he was here long enough for us to claiming messages. Absolutely, But I can't remember the last time the state of Indiana has produced a number one draft pick in any sport recently.
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Speaker 3: I can't.
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Speaker 2: I can't either produce not gotten one, but produced one. So that's that's a good anybody knows that to give us call and tell us, tell us about it.
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Speaker 4: You know, INDI's trying to get the would like to have the NFL draft here. So that's one thing that had I saw that we've had the combine.
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Speaker 3: And all those things happening for yeah years.
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Speaker 4: Yeah draft, I think there's a there's uh people from Indy going to Pittsburgh.
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Speaker 2: They just wanted of course, it's like amateur sports cap in another world, so we would like.
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Speaker 3: To be I say, hey, come come.
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Speaker 2: Yeah. And most of all, and this is especially for you guys who are at work. If you're listening at work, listen a little closer. We have not one, but two, count them, two opportunities for you to win tickets to DJ Gino's Celebration of Choirs. And I'm going to tell you why, Tell you why. If you've heard Gino's commercials, spots, announcements, he's very excited about it, and he has he has generated a lot of excitement about it. But he said, he came to my office the other day he said, hey, I want to get some more excitement behind it. This is exactly what he said. I said, we'll give you some more tickets. He said, okay, you got it. He said, I'll generate as much excitement as I possibly get. Geno if we were talking real high and laughing and having a good time. But I said, you give them to me, I'll give them away.
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Speaker 3: Gino going to is it going to be on the show at some point before you may?
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Speaker 2: I'm sure between now and May thirty first, there's no way we won't have genos. Oh yeah, somewhere he's going to come on and make a personal push for this. Oh. Absolutely, you know Clues Hall is big, but you know, when you have this much star power on stage, it's only so big. That makes sense. It's only big, but it's only so big, so there's only going to be so many left. So we want everyone to get their opportunity to take part in this now. Now, Eric, you gave the the website Clues Hall Box Office.
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Speaker 4: Right if you want to, if you want to buy them clues Hall Memorial Box Office or at GJ Gino dot net that's DJ Gino g e n O dot net.
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Speaker 3: You can get them there. You can buy them, or you can buy them.
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Speaker 2: Or you can push those headphones if your at work a little closer, earbuds or whatever, a little closer and listen for your chance to win. Listen for your chance to win not one, but two separate. But now if you win one, you can't come back and win come back. You can win once once every thirty days. Right, So if you've won anything with the Indianapol stations or Radio one, the computer is gonna catch you.
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Speaker 3: It will it.
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Speaker 4: Okay, there's no way somebody can think somebody said, Eric, can you make me the caller?
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Speaker 3: You said, I said, no, I can't. I can't do that.
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Speaker 2: Just make me caller. That's an interesting ass.
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Speaker 3: I've had that ask many times.
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Speaker 2: Oh, just make me it, make me it, I.
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Speaker 3: Said, But okay, I could lose my job.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we could.
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Speaker 3: And it's quiet.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, the highest integrity, y'all. I know we do not cheat.
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Speaker 3: I probably don't.
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Speaker 2: I probably do. We will not cheat. We'll give you the opportunity to buy it if you want. And let you know. You can go to dj g O dot net, another clues hall box office, or you can keep listening for your chance to win.
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Speaker 3: We'll sell you win.
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Speaker 2: We will tell you when, won't we. And so we got all of that and more coming up just ahead. And I wanted to make sure today is Thursday, so day after tomorrow it is going to be oh in it's going to be on. I'm gonna tell you what's gonna be on. It's gonna be early voting. And to me, before I get to that, let's go ahead, let's go ahead.
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Speaker 4: Oh okay, let's give away the first set, first set of tickets, first.
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Speaker 2: First set of tickets to DJ Jino's first celebration of choirs. If you did, if you've been listening or not been listening, I'm gonna let you know reminder what it is coming to Clues Memorial Hall on the campus of the beautiful Butler University May thirteen, first starring Ricky Dillard with special featured guests Vincent Bohannan and SolV the Chicago Mass Choir, as well as five local choirs that will open the show with well known local choir directors, including the Reverend doctor Carl Liggins with Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church out there on the west side, James Andrews Total New Beginning, Mondo Hall, New Direction Church out there on the east side, Sherry Garrison from Eastern Star everywhere in Marion County, everywhere everywhere, north, northeast and west, and Bryce and Robinson from Light of the World somewhat northwest.
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Speaker 4: I guess you could say, yeah, yeah, that is somewhere, yeah, near northwest.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, near northwest. So Eric, I will let you do the honors, and you picked the number. Now you can pick the number. Eric will pick the number, but he can't put you with that number until you call and you become the caller. He's not going to do that.
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Speaker 3: I'm going to do that. I'm going to pick the number of completion. That's number seven.
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Speaker 2: I was going to say seven. Number seven is seven lucky number seven. If you are the seventh caller to the number three one seven for eight zero thirteen ten three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten, if you are caller number seven, you will win one one pair two.
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Speaker 6: Two two ticketsket two tickets one pair, one pair two tickets equal one pair two tickets to DJ Geno's celebration Acchoirs next month, May thirteenth, first on the campus of University at the Lovely Clues Memorial Hall.
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Speaker 2: Ricky Dillard with special featured guest Vincent Bohannan and SolV the Chicago Mass Choir, five local choirs, the Reverend Carl Liggans, the Reverend Doctor Carl Liggans from Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, James Andrew Total New Beginning, Mondo Hall, New Direction Church, Cherry Garrison, Eastern Star, and Bryce and Robinson from Light of the World. Again. We're gonna give away these tickets and then another set sometime during the show, but right now we're gonna give away this first set and we're gonna give them to whoever is caller number seven. Eric is working the phone lines right now going through to find out who number seven will be. Call her number seven again. You can get your tickets right now. They are on sale right now at Plues Memorial Hall, the box office there, or at the website Djgino dot net, Djgino dot net. As we said, we've got quite a bit for you coming up. We've got Tonight's the beginning of tonight's draft, and a lot of Hoosier fans very excited with the possibility that IU quarterback Championship quarterback, the champion the NCAA Football Division One champions Indian University Hoosiers Fernando Mendoza is expected to go number one if to the Las Vegas Raiders, and then May one, maybe two of his teammates may also go in that first round from that championship team. So that's going to be really excited for exciting for a lot of those who are football fans, and like the draft. The Colts don't draft until tomorrow. They gave away all of their first round draft picks to get a defender by the name of Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets, I do believe anyway, So the Colts don't have you know, they don't have any skin in the game tonight unless for whatever reason on drafting, you never know, but for the most part, they're not expected to pick until tomorrow. So Danny's going to talk about that. We also have Pike Township Trustee, the incumbent, and Nat Johnson. She's going to be here in studio with us talking about her campaign. She'll face two other challengers in the Democratic primary, so we'll hear from her in terms of why she wants your vote. And also, Marion County Public Health Department Community Needs Assessment is complete. It was completed in twenty twenty five, and there's going to be a presentation tonight by the director of doctor Virginia Kine and the chief epidemiologist, doctor Bowman, and I believe doctor Bowman will be able to join us for a few minutes tonight to let us know about that presentation that will be taking place at Indiana Black Expo Headquarters at six oh one short Ridge Avenue from six to eight pm tonight from six to eight pm. So that is going to be coming up on the show. As per the usual our reminder, early voting here in Indianapolis and Marion County is underway at the City County Building. But day after Tomorrow, Saturday, eight more satellite sites are going to be added. Eight additional satellite sites are going to be added to the list of places where you can vote early in advance of the May fifth primary election. Primary election day is May fifth, six am to six pm. If you want to vote on that day, but if you want to get your vote in early, don't want to face the crowds or a flat tire or what have you. You've got the City County Building now this weekend, though, you're gonna have several more opportunities in addition to the City County Building. So that is going to be coming up. As we said, Caller number seven, Caller number seven to the number three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten three one seven four eight zero thirteen ten. Oh oh, looks like we have a winner. If you are calling right now, go ahead and hang up, because we do have a winner. He is processing the winner as we speak. Eric is processing the winner. We are going to find out who that is momentarily, very very shortly find out who Caller number seven is and we're going to get to that as well. So the good news is if you didn't get in this time, you'll have another chance sometime during the show. I don't know when, what hour, whenever, whenever we can squeeze it in. We're gonna try to get it in. We're gonna definitely try to get that in. Uh. But we will have another set to give away. But I'm anxiously awaiting news of who the first winner is, and I'm sure Eric will have that for us very very shortly. I have the Winter the winner.
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Speaker 7: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: Now, now, Tina, we've said before, and it's true a lot of people are listening at work, and so Gail is Gail Banks is our latest winner.
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Speaker 2: Oh well, congratulations Gail. I didn't ask where she works is another work for but.
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Speaker 4: She's listening, so she had to step out and the uh huh whisper a little bit.
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Speaker 2: So did she give us any more like who she's any more infos? She's going to say she didn't.
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Speaker 4: She didn't say so, but congratulations to her. She'll enjoy acceleration of choirs. Ricky Dillard May thirty first, That clues Memorial Hall.
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Speaker 2: Yeah you said, Ricky gives you a workout.
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Speaker 3: He does watch so many content.
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Speaker 2: Yes, I've never seen him live in concerts, but you've seen him.
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Speaker 3: Seen him live, and you if you're gonna, I don't know how he does it, put gym shoes, I think. So you get to work out with him.
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Speaker 4: There are times I've been sweating concerts.
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Speaker 2: Are you're really getting your praise? I mean, but he had the praise.
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Speaker 3: Cloth don't have that.
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Speaker 2: I'll just sweat pastor.
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Speaker 3: Just let it go.
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Speaker 4: I just like he he I don't know how he does it, but when he's he's doing a concert, he's really beau.
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Speaker 2: He's really into and and you know that everybody has their their signature, you know that's true. Everybody has their lane, and they're all to be appreciated in you know, in each individual case. And with him, high octane, high.
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Speaker 3: Chain for sure. I mean he's he's more directing more than GA.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, a little bit more, just a little a little bit more than a little bit. I mean, he ricky. I don't know how is but he's been doing it for a long time and he has keeping him up.
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Speaker 3: I think. So. Yeah, choirs sounds great too all the time.
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Speaker 2: So she had to what's her name again? She had to step out, Gail Gale, Gale Bank.
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Speaker 4: She had to stepan, had to step outside to uh call from a secret location.
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Speaker 3: But she's.
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Speaker 2: Hanging there, Gill Friday, Friday's coming, Friday's coming, and you got two tickets.
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Speaker 3: She's certainly she was excited about that.
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Speaker 7: Good.
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Speaker 2: Well, we're happy to have you and thank you so much for listening. We always thank you for listening. And you know what, Eric, I'm starting to I guess we should have figured it out anyway, because that's how a lot of people listening but are streaming.
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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, streaming listen.
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Speaker 2: It's got to be uh much larger than what we anticipate.
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Speaker 3: Oh I believe so yeah.
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Speaker 4: Because you know, we've had callers from Texas who are listening. Uh huh, callers from Missouri who are listening. Yes, Louisville who are listening. So yes, it's it's pretty large.
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Speaker 2: Iowa, brask We're some other ones. Illinois, oh definitely, Illinois, Ohio, yes, yes, yes, so well again, thank you, thank you, thank you so much for listening. And there will be yet another opportunity to win these tickets. Uh probably number seven. Yeah, completioner, welcome back to the beginning then, because we already completed, so to the beginning, and so we were talking about the the vote centers that are going to be opening up on Saturday, you know, eight additional ones in addition to the city County building. And just so you know you can put it in your head. Decatur Township Government Center, Franklin Township Government Center. The Indianapolis Public Library will have two locations, one at Fort Benn and the other at Pike. So again, the Indianapolis Public Library, excuse me here in Marion County will have two locations for early voting on the east side at Fort Benjamin Harrison that Fort ben Branch, and then northwest side right there, I believe on Michigan Road, the Pike Branch Public Library. I believe that's that's someone, isn't it.
00:20:17
Speaker 4: Yeah, Michigan Road right there at sixty second.
00:20:23
Speaker 2: Yep, yep, yep. Crannert Park, Perry Township Government Center, Saint Luke United Methodist Church. I always remember that for James in his seven hours out there in the parking lot on the concrete. But he was determined there was at eighty six the Meridians.
00:20:40
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, was he voting?
00:20:42
Speaker 2: He was voting.
00:20:43
Speaker 3: It was for seven hours.
00:20:44
Speaker 2: Yeah, he was out there seven hours. I remember it had to be well, see it had to be four years ago.
00:20:55
Speaker 3: I remember hearing about that.
00:20:56
Speaker 2: Yeah, I do remember, and I remember it was me. I made my two I said, let's let's have a mommy kitty kit together. They said, well do you want to do? And I said, I just want I want you to go with me to vote. I want to s all to vote. And so they were in line with me and we were all at the city County building and I remember we were there. We had to be there about maybe close to three hours because I remember Mala Eldridge was and some of her volunteers were pulling wagons and they were wagons full of water, snacks, all kinds of stuff. I didn't want to drink any water, but yeah, yeah, never knew how long I was gonna have to stand there. But yeah, they were just so accommodating and so attentive to the folks that had to wait, and you know, I appreciated it, and I think I remember after that, there was this huge call for more voting centers because they said when there's high interest elections like that, the fact that there are only a few a handful for a county as populated as Marion is, whereas Hamilton County and Johnson County and some of our surrounding Donut counties. And again this is all relative, but per person or per capita, they had twice as many as we did.
00:22:26
Speaker 3: Wow, I do remember that.
00:22:28
Speaker 2: I think, I think if I recall, if I recall correctly, now, did they have more? No, because we had more in terms of number, But when you break it down relatively speaking, they for the number of people that they had, they still had twice as many. We didn't have that many. And I don't know what was ever done about that.
00:22:48
Speaker 3: Yeah, hopefully, well, yeah, I could hope hopefully something's been done in a positive way to get that street.
00:22:55
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's but it's hard to tell. But again, when Destiny Wells a candidate for Indiana's seventh US congressional district, she's running against Andre Carson, who's also I guess you could call him he's the incumbent, but he's also a candidate, she said she had just gotten word that voting participation was up about one hundred and twenty five percent over this time of another primary. I forget what the qualifiers were, but anyway, it was up. And James when he was on yesterday basically gave the same information that voter participation in this particular primary election, at this particular point in time in the election, that voter participation is indeed up. And so I am over the moon at that because I think that it's I'm hoping, but I really do think that it's just going to get better and better and better. And I do believe that people are are heeding the call. You know, they're they're taking somebody with them, because you cannot just go yourself like you, you know, the status quo. So either more folks are coming out or people are taking folks with them, or both or some kind of a combination. But whatever the whatever the case, and however, the numbers are being driven up. The numbers are indeed being driven up. And I would love for us to keep it going because maybe we can even make national news with our voter turnout, our primary voter turnout. That would be unbelievable, that would be awesome. So anyway, just hoping that we keep it up. Candidate Wells, Destiny Wells was really enthused. James was very enthused, And of course I'm more than enthused. I'm enthused. We're all enthused about how we're trending early on trending pretty early. So that's that's good news, good news. But it looks like Eric, I'm not going to make it down to the cc.
00:25:00
Speaker 3: Are you not going to make it?
00:25:01
Speaker 2: Well, I got today and tomorrow. I might make it. I might make it today, today and tomorrow, today and tomorrow maybe. But it's not that I'm not going to vote early. It's just that where I usually vote early to CCB usually within the first day or two, I'm down there and I just haven't gotten there this year, and busy, not that busy. I'm not gonna be there. It's still on my mind. Ye. Well, convenience plays a role in it too, because.
00:25:25
Speaker 3: We're in a different location in the last time.
00:25:28
Speaker 2: Yeah, and the ability to walk right around the corner, that's that makes a difference, that makes a big difference, longer walk. So but I think if I get down there early enough, mid afternoon, maybe after the show, oh yeah, you could maybe make it that maybe make it. But if not, I got eight locations to choose.
00:25:49
Speaker 3: From, I certainly have and all over Marion County.
00:25:52
Speaker 2: Space and opportunity certainly, so nothing but space and opportunity.
00:25:57
Speaker 3: And you mentioned war In Township Government Center too.
00:26:00
Speaker 2: Hmm, I did, did I?
00:26:01
Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe that's another place.
00:26:03
Speaker 2: Okay. If I did not, please thank you for that. I probably started talking before I got to the end of the list, knowing me, Oh that happens. But the Warren Township, Yes, yes, yes, absolutely absolutely. Okay. Well, let's take a quick break and then when we get back, we're gonna take another look at that presentation coming up tonight on the community Needs Assessment by the Marion County Public Health Department. We'll be right back.
00:26:30
Speaker 1: Let's get back to the conversation. It's Community Connection with Tita Cosby, brought to you by Child Advocates, a champion for justice, opportunity and well being for children on Praise Am thirteen ten ninety five point one FM.
00:26:46
Speaker 2: And we're back with Community Connection a little bit later this evening, actually from six to eight pm at Indiana Black Expo Headquarters, there will be a public health conversation and presentation of the center of the conversation, the community Health Assessment completed last year twenty twenty five about community needs resources and possible calls to action. I don't know. I'll find out a little bit more because our next guest is one of the presenters. She is doctor Elizabeth Bowman, the doctor of public Health and the Marion County Public Health Department Administrator of Epidemiology. She is a doctor of public health and is the Marion County Public Health Departments Administrator of Epidemiology. So, doctor Bowman, thank you for being with us. How are you doing today, I'm doing well.
00:27:38
Speaker 7: Thanks so much for having me.
00:27:39
Speaker 2: Boy that you quite accomplished there. I wanted to make sure I got all that in there. So tell us about the what's coming up this evening because this is an important it's an important presentation and conversation. And I like that, you know it says presentation and conversation because it allows for public and put in from the community. So tell us about how that's going to work tonight.
00:28:04
Speaker 8: Yeah.
00:28:05
Speaker 7: Absolutely, So we are hosting a public health conversation at Black Expo tonight, which is at six oh one North short Ridge Road. It'll be from six to eight pm this evening. We'll be talking about our community Health Assessment results which we took the last few years to really gather directly from community members and from our partners to really understand what's going on in the community. So we'll be sharing those findings, but now we also want to really make sure that we understand from community members what we can do to make improvements now that we've found what we have, So we'll be asking directly about what they see are the problems facing Marion County and their specific communities, and how we can best work to support and move the needle in those areas.
00:28:50
Speaker 2: Yeah, we spent a little bit of time a few months ago on the key findings and if you can you know a summary of those including I think there was one, maybe two surprise findings in there in terms of importance slash priority for the community.
00:29:08
Speaker 7: Yeah, absolutely, So we had five main topic areas prioritized as a result of those findings, and so they were. The first one was around mental health and well being, where we found that one in four Marion County residents reported that they had been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives and that from twenty eighteen to twenty twenty four, unfortunately, the Marion County suicide rate had increased by ten percent. We also identified that access to healthcare was a big concern in the Marion County community, with one in three residents letting us know that they have a medical bill that they're unable to pay in full, and that one in five couldn't see a healthcare professional in the past year due to costs. We also found that yes and so. We also found that housing was a big important area for our community as well. Forty percent of calls to two on one in Marion County twenty twenty three were related to housing and needs needing help with housing, and for twenty twenty three, forty eight percent of renters and nineteen percent of homeowners were spending thirty percent or more of their income on their housing exclusively. We also identified yes exactly and so. Trauma injury prevention was another one that came up with twenty five percent of residents letting us know that gun violence had either personally affected them, affected their friends, or their family, or their neighborhood, and that the firearm homicide rate was nearly three times higher for Marion County than Indiana and the United States between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty three.
00:30:46
Speaker 2: And then infant mortality. I think you said was in there as well.
00:30:50
Speaker 7: That's right. Yeah, So Marion County's infant mortality rate is higher than both Indiana and the United States, and its highest among blacker African American residents Marion County.
00:31:02
Speaker 2: So the importance of the presentation and conversation tonight and who is invited to attend.
00:31:10
Speaker 7: This is open to anyone at all, anyone in the community. We'd love to have them come out and talk with us. Will also be providing a meal as well, so dinner will be provided as a thank you for lending us their time.
00:31:23
Speaker 2: WHOA, I didn't get that part of it. So now is registration required or can you just everybody can just show up? How's that going to work?
00:31:35
Speaker 7: They can just show up. There is a registration link if they would be willing to register for us before, but we'd be happy to have them either way.
00:31:43
Speaker 2: So, with these these key findings that you're going to share in the conversation that you're going to have with the community, has a call to action or slash plan of action been formulated since these results were compiled?
00:31:58
Speaker 7: Thanks for asking that. So we're actually talking to our community before we work on the plane. Yeah okay, Yeah, So we're doing these conversations now with the one tonight in particular, and then we'll be calling together partners and community members who want to volunteer to help as well, and we'll be forming a Community Health Improvement Plan Committee and they'll be actually working to set strategies that we can take to try and improve our community's health and wellness in those five priority areas over the next several years.
00:32:31
Speaker 2: So how goes a community as the health of the community, I mean, how are the two interlock, you know, the health of Marion County residents in Marion County residents in general. How do we do?
00:32:45
Speaker 7: Yeah, so we overall Marion County is you know, if there's ups and downs in the community's health. In some ways, community residents let us know that they really loved being a part of Marion County and living here and felt that they lived in a really diverse, brant community with people who took care of one another and really well built streets and sidewalks and parks.
00:33:08
Speaker 2: Wait. Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on. They said no, wait, they said, that's not what they're telling me about the streets. I mean, maybe the other stuff. But they said they felt like they were well put together streets, huh, and sidewalks.
00:33:24
Speaker 7: Not the streets themselves. We did hear about potholes for sure.
00:33:27
Speaker 2: Okay, I was gonna Eric's said they're lavity and I jumped at the same time. They said, what Okay, But yeah, potholes king be that. You know, that's that's a whole nother, a whole another show and a whole other topic. But it can create no, the mental health and the mental wellness, that's stress. There's financial you know, there's financial implications to that for anybody that hits one. But anyway, sorry, go ahead, go ahead.
00:33:54
Speaker 7: But some people tell us that their environment and where they lived was great, but other people told us the exact opposite. And really emphasize that. You know, people in Marion County, depending on where you live, have benefited unequally from community improvements that have occurred in the county, and so we have work to do in a variety of areas to move the needle and help everyone have a better general health quality in the future.
00:34:18
Speaker 2: Yeah, and the importance of keeping the community the county healthy. It's so important for us to have people in good health because that leads to other things that help keep the county going in the direction it needs to go. We need to be healthier, absolutely, Yeah.
00:34:35
Speaker 7: And our individual's health actually directly impacts their communities health. If people aren't healthy, then the community itself suffers.
00:34:43
Speaker 5: Yeah.
00:34:44
Speaker 2: So overall, what would you give as a result of this assessment? What would you give as far as a health grade to Indianapolis and Marion County and on scale of aid.
00:34:58
Speaker 7: On a scale of what.
00:35:00
Speaker 2: The scale of A too, I guess, I don't know regular grading scale A to F.
00:35:05
Speaker 7: I would say we do pretty well in a larger number of areas, but we have a good chunk of the way to go and others. So it really depends on the topic area. But we have a very committed, passionate group of people who work in public health and the greater health community in the county, and so I think we can make solid strides.
00:35:24
Speaker 2: It depends on who's grading, I guess, and if they're grading on a curve, and you know what influences or impacts I would you know. I think from what I've read and what I see, it feels more healthy than not. You know, But like you say, with with challenges and not unlike the similar challenges that are in communities across the country.
00:35:47
Speaker 5: Yep.
00:35:48
Speaker 7: Absolutely.
00:35:50
Speaker 2: Are there any challenges that are specific to just us or do we pretty much just follow the national trends?
00:35:57
Speaker 7: That's a great question. I'd say we're pretty similar to a lot of other urban areas, but not in every single way. So we do a little worse on some community indicators than other large major cities, but better in others. So we Indiana as a whole of the states has struggled with infant mortality numbers for a long time, and we in Mary County do as well, but we do better than other states in other areas, in other counties.
00:36:26
Speaker 2: What about obesity, where are we there?
00:36:29
Speaker 7: We definitely have a ways to go to do better. We do have high obesity numbers.
00:36:34
Speaker 5: Yeah.
00:36:35
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really concerned as well. And I know you're not prepared to talk about this, and I wouldn't expect you to, but I've been getting a lot of calls from organizations that participate in and have participated in AIDS HIV education programs with their funding being cut across the country, not only not only here, but you know, funding being cuts the country. Federal dollars that go to states for AIDS and HIV programming funding and drugs and things of that nature, and that certainly cannot help not only with the overall health of Marion County, but the overall health of the country, which has gotten so much healthier as a result of these programs and this funding for HIV AIDS. I'm going to look a lot further into it and find out a little bit more about it, but it seems like there's Indiana's one of maybe twenty AID or twenty nine states that are just you know, they're they're cutting their funding as well to programs that even programs that educate, you know, like hey, this is these are the things you need to do to stop the spread. And you know, other other programming funding which took care of you know, like housing, drugs and things of that nature. That's that's a whole other area which is also been cut. But there's some concern there as well, because we don't want AIDS and HIV to become like it was before it was made healthier, if that makes sense mm.
00:38:07
Speaker 7: Hmm, yeah, it's Uh, there's definitely been an increased challenge with with funding and uh have to get creative and think about interesting solutions and ways we can partner together to keep things where they need.
00:38:20
Speaker 2: To be or you are were you aware of the funding cuts and funding uh pullback and not not re non renewals. You are aware of those, right, the HIV programs? Mm hmm, oh you are aware? Okay, yeah, I like your answer. Creativity, Uh, creative financing seems to be the you know, that's that's the play of the day. I guess with a lot of things these days, creatively financing because that is a need. We just simply can't go backward on aids, measles and all these you do. We just can't not measles. It's not a funding issue, it's an education issue. But thank you, uh so again, we want to invite folks out to dinner. This is a dinner invitation, y'all. You're inviting you to dinner to have a public health discussion. So can you give us the particulars again, Doctor Bowmack.
00:39:11
Speaker 7: Absolutely yes. So it'll be tonight from six to eight pm, doors open as early as five point thirty at Indiana Black Expo is six' oh One north Short Ridge, road and we hope to see you there.
00:39:22
Speaker 2: All righty, well thank you for coming on and sharing with, us and good luck with the event tonight and keep us posted as to how things go and how the call to action is shaping. Up all, right thank, you all, righty thank? You and, yeah so that, Again Doctor Elizabeth, Bowman Marion County Public Health, Department chief administrator there Of. Epidemiology but, YEAH i was listening TO. NPR i got calls earlier this. Week i've been reading some different things And i'm not quite sure which way to go with it because there's so many cuts that are associated with The trump and men. Frustrations true that trickle down to certain states that AND i don't know if it's flat funding matching fat it's you, know we got to get it all sorted. Out but the bottom line is that they're pulling back on programs helping with the management OF hiv AND, aids which has been brilliantly managed over the last several, years AND i hope to keep it that. Way but in part it's been because of these programs that have been well.
00:40:29
Speaker 3: Funded and they're being cut because of.
00:40:32
Speaker 2: Budget cuts they don't, WELL i, mean.
00:40:34
Speaker 3: Ultimately leading to why we're. Overseas yeah, Right, yeah.
00:40:42
Speaker 2: That's WHY i, SAY i GOTTA i gotta look at. It but you, know just basically. CUT i think it's a false sense of, well people aren't dying, anymore so we don't need to we don't need to do anything. Anymore it's just like With kennedy and the. Measles, well you, know we don't need to those are not good, anyway and we don't need to spend our money on. That it's it's just a very short, sighted not well EDUCATED i don't know. Outlook but.
00:41:08
Speaker 4: Preventative it's, preventive, prevents invenitive measures are. Important, yeah, yeah those things may be under control now to a, degree but, yeah it could turn.
00:41:18
Speaker 2: Around but if people don't have their medications, right uh FOR HIV, aids and they are these, medications from WHAT i, understand are almost like. MIRACLE i, mean they basically reduce the presence of the virus to the point where you can't spread it. Anymore, uh you, know non non infectious, state and there are thousands of people walking around non infectious. States but if they can't afford their medication to pay for it to keep that, suppressed then what? HAPPENS a good.
00:41:48
Speaker 4: Question, YEAH i guess if you're gonna make those, cuts maybe you could find a way to, uh and this would probably probably be like a cat and mouse game drug companies to lower their prices so that people can't, afford you, know if you're going to make these cuts that make it low enough that some of them gets you, know.
00:42:06
Speaker 2: Some of them more into the generic. Exactly it's it's JUST i JUST i just don't understand cut, cut, cut take, away take away, cruel just mean people that they're not doing. Anything there's you, know people people that are getting the, measles they're not doing Any it's just, like what are you? Thinking you're just Not maybe they're just not, thinking but maybe they're. Not that's a that's a daily. Struggle and as they, said mental, health mental health is a, uh you, know one of the. Concerns AND i, chuckle but it's true because when you have to balance so many of these, concerns even though it may not necessarily affect, you it may affect somebody you know or, love or somebody a, neighbor, friend and and you worry about their well being and that all of those things take a toll on your wellness and your mental. Health and when it you, know it's it's firing at you day in day, out day, in day, out and you're trying to figure out why are we cutting, dollars but yet we're spending a billion a day for what you, know you're taking money away from kids and babies and daycare and and and businesses that are trying to run day care to help families that need care for their, children and and schools kids that can't have food at school anymore because you want to a war that you won't even. EXPLAIN i don't, KNOW i.
00:43:25
Speaker 3: Want to, explain and didn't explain going into.
00:43:28
Speaker 2: It but there was there was no national security threat. There if there was a, yeah not to. Us if there was a national security, threat of course the nation would unite and, say, yeah spend whatever you need to do to keep us, safe but don't take food out of our kids' mouths just to fund or make people sick again to prove a. Point so, yep, Anyway so but that's, uh it's all, POLITICS i. Guess and we'll get back to politics because that's coming up at some point in our second. Hour oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah our second top of our top of the second top of the second. Hour and we're also going to be ERIC i guess it's going to have to be in our second. Hour we're not going to do two in one, hour but in the second, HOUR i will tell. You in our next, hour we'll give away another set of tickets TO Dj Geno's celebration Of choirs last day of the month Of, may last day of the month Of, May may thirty, first on A sunday evening Clues Memorial hall in the campus Of Butler. University that, is that is an event That gino is excited, about wants to generate more excitement. About and AS i was telling telling You eric, earlier the excitement needs to be at at a higher.
00:44:49
Speaker 3: Level, oh when he can bring we'll get. It we'll help him to.
00:44:52
Speaker 2: Get to help get, there because he's going.
00:44:53
Speaker 3: To bring his own when he comes in the.
00:44:55
Speaker 2: Studio he is a, promoter. Extraordinary, yes he certainly is what we.
00:44:59
Speaker 3: Got we can. Help we've Got.
00:45:01
Speaker 2: Laura, Oh, Laura, Laura, Laura laura. Comment, okay go, Ahead, laura how are you?
00:45:07
Speaker 5: Hey good.
00:45:07
Speaker 8: AFTERNOON i just wanted to make. Comments YESTERDAY i heard that the governor hired a new head OF. Dcs but yet and still he's keeping on the other person at the same. Salary talking about taking money.
00:45:21
Speaker 2: From people in.
00:45:22
Speaker 8: Need why do you need to do you not feel this woman can do the job without?
00:45:27
Speaker 5: Him good.
00:45:29
Speaker 2: QUESTION i don't. Know there's no, Logic, no no. LOGIC i, care but, YEAH i.
00:45:37
Speaker 8: Don't, YEAH i don't understand that. Either he didn't lose his, Salary he didn't lose the mount in his salary at, all and they given hurt the same. Salary that just doesn't make any. Sense but you, can't like you said in the other, comment you can't feed, children they can't go to daycare and homeless, people but you can do.
00:45:54
Speaker 2: That mm hmmmm hmmm hm. Hm, okay, yeah, NO i mean your question is one that millions Of americans asked daily that and you know the. Entry the other thing, Is, Laura my understanding too is that some of these cuts we haven't even begun to felt because they were strategically placed to hit after the midterm. Election so they say the curtain will really come down after the, midterms but really they're going to get if all indications are, correct the midterms are going to be ugly. Anyway so it didn't you, know you went to all that trouble to delay everything thinking that you could still hold office or get in, office or hold your seats without being. Unpopular knowing that these cuts and these mean spirited takeaways were not going to be, popular but thinking, hey we'll just get we'll get, it we'll keep our seats and get in the, election and then folks will get over it by the time the next cycle comes. Around doesn't look like that's going to work because a whole different thing is going to be at work, out a whole different.
00:47:01
Speaker 8: Things people don't get over it that, quickly but you, know we do forget.
00:47:07
Speaker 2: Things the thinking was that they would have the midterms pretty much wrapped up because they would be in the. Majority but What i'm saying is there that is not even close to the. Case now they got something else to worry. About Uh so they went ahead and did all of this uh, cutting and then made the cuts take effect after the, midterms thinking we'll win the. Midterms well you're not. Sure, YEAH i don't THINK i think that was. Miscalculated it's still means, spirited but it was very. Miscalculated so it may be that they're going to be doubly. Unpopular.
00:47:39
Speaker 8: Unpopular my grandpa used to, SAY i think it might have they shot shot the foot.
00:47:46
Speaker 2: Shot themselves in the. Foot yeah, yeah but you wait till these these cuts hit and these folks really have to start. Wrestling and the price of the price of things right, now the cost of, Gasoline, eric are you're still getting hit?
00:47:59
Speaker 7: That?
00:47:59
Speaker 2: Eric lot?
00:48:00
Speaker 4: Long for, me it's about forty five, minute almost an hour drive to work and from work each to.
00:48:08
Speaker 2: Day so but you're not the only one in the.
00:48:11
Speaker 9: Horse there are.
00:48:13
Speaker 2: People in this building Though eric isn't the Other there are people in this building to drive even further than he.
00:48:17
Speaker 3: Does that's very.
00:48:18
Speaker 2: True every day there are.
00:48:19
Speaker 8: Everybody, yeah, yeah, yeah there's a lot of, commuters you. Know so, wow just just The greyhound bus, ALONE i don't know how they're going to keep, functioning going back and, forth taking people's.
00:48:29
Speaker 9: Places, well they'll, charge.
00:48:31
Speaker 2: They'll charge more until they can't charge, more just like the. Airlines the. AIRLINES i Was my nephew lives out In california and he comes home every other year AND i text, HIM i, said, hey you coming home this, year comes home For, Christmas and he, said well that's the. PLAN i, said, well if at all financially, possible you better go ahead and grab your ticket now before ticket prices are just totally out of range or out of.
00:48:52
Speaker 8: Reach, yeah because yesterday they Said spirit was going up under their second bankruptcy. Ape that's.
00:48:59
Speaker 3: True you.
00:49:00
Speaker 2: Know that's interesting because there was a poll, recently a study recently done in terms of top the nation's top, airlines And spirit came in number one in terms of the. Criteria it was pretty.
00:49:10
Speaker 3: SURPRISING i was surprised.
00:49:12
Speaker 2: TOO i guess financial stability wasn't one of the. Criterias you.
00:49:16
Speaker 8: Know that's about like us coming in number one for our, roads, Right, YEAH i.
00:49:23
Speaker 2: WAS i, said whoa wait a, minute no, way yeah.
00:49:28
Speaker 8: Ta how many times you had at?
00:49:29
Speaker 2: Tire, yeah brand new all the way. Around now it's.
00:49:36
Speaker 8: Every TIME i see boxes of. MACARONI i saw the last night and. Admired they were ALL i thought.
00:49:41
Speaker 7: About.
00:49:41
Speaker 2: YOU i, KNOW i tell you that there's nothing THAT i just went from zero to one hundred right. Away it's like this is it's just a little. Box there's. Nothing what could have cost that much more in that shorter period of time to triple the cost of some macaroni and cheese. MIX i, mean what is?
00:49:59
Speaker 8: It it's dry cheese.
00:50:02
Speaker 5: Mix it's not even yeah.
00:50:05
Speaker 2: Yeah, no it's just. Dry it's not even the. Liquids you, know there is a liquid cheese mix you can get that's a little more, expensive BUT i get that because you know there's a more processing. Done have you seen those, eric the ones that with the BUT I i nine times out of, TEN i make my. Own, Anyway this is just an emergency stand. By, yeah. Exactly oh, yeah, Always so you thought about me and the macaroni and. Cheese, huh every?
00:50:30
Speaker 8: Time every?
00:50:30
Speaker 2: Time you for? Rea all, Right, well thank You lord for calling and we'll be talking with. You all, Right, okay take, care thank, you bye.
00:50:42
Speaker 3: Bye.
00:50:43
Speaker 2: Yeah going to the grocery store ain't no.
00:50:45
Speaker 4: Fun oh, no it's. Not it used to be at one. Time but you go in there now you're, like, well let me figure out IF i need that or.
00:50:51
Speaker 2: Anything you weigh, It you weigh in the. Balance DO i really need this or DO i really need?
00:50:55
Speaker 4: That, Yeah SOMEWHERE i have a list of things that people have cut over the last about six weeks or so because of, Prices things that that normally were pretty important to, them but they've made. CUTS i think one of them people that got those who got.
00:51:11
Speaker 3: Manicures but here's a lot of SAYING i forget. That no more of.
00:51:15
Speaker 2: That, yeah you, know the this is this gets back to the old grandma sayings and grandma days. Too wants versus.
00:51:21
Speaker 3: Needs oh, yeah.
00:51:22
Speaker 2: What you want ain't always what you. Need the point you gotta you, gotta you gotta bring that scale in with you to the grocery store and get what you need and you, know put low on the totem pole what you. Want that's true because it's it's getting to be more and more and more of wants versus. Needs and that's that's not it's not. FUN i.
00:51:42
Speaker 3: SAW i talked to my neighbor this.
00:51:44
Speaker 4: Morning he's paying five something a gallon for diesel for His he has a he's a, plumber he owns his own. Company oh, yeah and uh, FIVE i think it's five twenty five a, gallon he.
00:51:57
Speaker 3: Said it's it's it's really.
00:51:58
Speaker 2: Intense, yeah and don't think that. Lawnmoar you, know like once WHEN i can't get my son or some to cut my, grass there's a guy in the neighborhood that does. It and he, SAID i, GOTTA i gotta charge an extra five dollars because gas has. Come gas costs. More Miss TINA i, said all, right of, course let me catch my, son let me catch. You he's just hard to. CATCH i, MEAN i have a lawn, more you, know and everything is and uh, so uh but, yeah we'll be right back right after.
00:52:28
Speaker 1: This W TLC a M w two three SIX c Are indianapolis broadcasting from The Praise Indy Indiego, Studios Indiego Boldly Moving Indy. Forward It's Community connection With Tina, cosby brought to you By Child's, advocates a champion for, justice opportunity and well being for, children On Praise am thirteen ten ninety five point ON.
00:52:58
Speaker 2: Fm and we're back With Community connection heading into our second, hour second, Hour, eric top of the second.
00:53:06
Speaker 3: One so fast it always goes as quickly as you know it. Is we're having a good. Time it really, goes it truly.
00:53:11
Speaker 2: Does, indeed we're back on the campaign. Trail LIKE i was, saying we were trying to get to as many as we can each and every. Day, yeah because we're, well the countdown is, on the primary is coming, up and so you know we're talking to the candidates and before we have a candidate that we, have she's not a. Candidate, WELL i guess she has a candidate because she's an incumbent and she's running. Again uh. Huh, Yes and At Johnson Pike, Township, trustee we're going to be talking to her very very, quickly very very shortly as she gathers her. Paperwork BUT i figured while we were talking To Trustee, johnson we could give away another pair of those.
00:53:49
Speaker 3: Tics, oh you, know we could do. That we do have another.
00:53:52
Speaker 2: Pair we have another, Pair, yeah we. Do, yeah while you're, Well Trustee, johnson pick a number between one and. Ten, OH i would have to go with. Five, five.
00:54:04
Speaker 5: That's my.
00:54:04
Speaker 2: Number, no, okay caller number. Five if you are the fifth caller to the number three one, seven four eight zero thirteen ten three one, seven, four, eight zero thirteen ten caller number, five you will win a pair two one pair two tickets TO Dj Geno's celebration Of choirs coming To Clues Hall campus Of Butler, University may thirty. First Ricky dillard was special featured Guests Vincent bohannan and SolV and The Chicago Mass, choir as well as five local choirs that are going to open the. Show caller number, five you will be the. Winner good luck as you just heard. From Annette johnson is here with. Us she is the Current Pike Township trustee running again to remain the Current Pike township. Trustee, So Trustee, johnson, welcome welcome back to the. Show how are you? Doing oh so? Good everything is going.
00:54:59
Speaker 10: Good good the noon, everyone And, tina thank you for this opportunity to speak this.
00:55:05
Speaker 2: Afternoon oh we love having the candidates. In thank. You so tell us about. Yourself we want to we want to inform listeners Where Pike township, is the, borders how many people you, have and what the trustee? Does all, right, well thank you so much for that. Question such great.
00:55:26
Speaker 10: Questions So Pike township is on the far west side Of. Indianapolis we have nine townships And pike is one of, nine and so you have nine trustees And i'm one of nine as. Well at our last informational, piece we had about ninety six thousand, residents but that was four years, ago and from just updating, THAT i was told we're anywhere between one hundred and six to one hundred and eight thousand residents that reside In Pike.
00:55:58
Speaker 2: Township. Wow, yes what are the Borders.
00:56:02
Speaker 10: West thirty Eighth, Street so thirty eight hundred thirty Eighth Street West, road and then we go all the way up to ninety six In Township Line, road ninety six In Township Line.
00:56:15
Speaker 2: Road so the points, north, south, east and. West so, yes south as far as thirty Eight Day street north to ninety Six Township line and then east To Township Line road and then west to where do you back up To Wayne? TOWNSHIP i guess wouldn't it Be raceway west to Race? Raceway, yes so it sits if you're talking east to, WEST i guess it sits in Between Wayne township And Washington. Township, yep right in between. Them two, yeah Okayank god and you say roughly one hundred thousand, yes one hundred thousand. Plus, yeah that we're at. Now so you've been. Trustee this is your eighth. Year eighth. Year so this is my second four year. Term so why do you want to be trustee?
00:56:59
Speaker 10: Again, WELL i want to finish the work That i've been doing In Pipe. TOWNSHIP i want to continue to serve my constituents in my. COMMUNITY i want to make sure that our awesome fire department is still, intact because that's one of the main goals as. WELL i believe in township. GOVERNMENT i believe in government close to the. People SO i just want to continue the good, service the good things That i've been able to. DO i am very HIGHLY i would say recommended by my. Peers they see my leadership style and you know THAT i. Have i've been able to serve on The Indiana Township association. BOARD i just started serving on that. Board so my peers from across the, state which is ninety two, counties believe in the good things that we're doing out here In Pipe township and my. Leadership so that's WHY i want to stay in that role as.
00:57:55
Speaker 2: Well so what does the township trustee do for those who may not? Know because sometimes we throw terms around and we expect people to know what those terms. Mean so what does a township trustee do and give us a list of some of your accomplishment's personal accomplishments as trustee Over Pike. Township, well, again that's another good question because a lot of times people do not know what a township trustee. Does AND i always share with people that we are another layer of government that offers, assistance offers emergency help in the areas of utility, payment, rental payment, mortgages and so that trustee is just another layer of help to help the individuals within your. Community and that's WHY i share that we have nine, townships nine, trustees and so that means you have nine helpmates in your community that are there to help you and as a trustee and hire funded and, yes, yes taxpayer funded from the tax base Of Pipe. Township of, Course i've been able to EVEN i would say expand on the. Trustee AND i think that's why a lot of people are excited about the things we're doing In Pipe. Township and so WHEN i say, expand under my first year of, leadership on site food pantry because we wanted to make sure that we had food available for individuals that would come up to the, office you, know client. Services it's definitely a.
00:59:29
Speaker 10: Help, YES i really increased our client services to individuals that are coming up to our office with my, caseworkers making SURE i have bilingual caseworker on site as, well because you need that as.
00:59:43
Speaker 2: Well is there a growing multicultural population In Pi? Township, yes it, Is, yes you say. Bilingual so what's the biggest would it Be, Hispanic hispanic And, Hasian, Okayatian african And hispanic and of course we are the center for The International Global center that sits right In Pipe. Township so we international. Marketplace, yes very diverse, community very very and so we again client, SERVICES i really have expanded on, that making sure that the office is accessible website as. Well we did not have a.
01:00:23
Speaker 10: Website the website lists all of the services that the trustee does and the office along with the caseworker information what type of applications OR i would say documents that are needed for the application. Process so we made sure that that is ready available as. Well, again the client service areas is really WHAT i really wanted to expand.
01:00:47
Speaker 7: On.
01:00:48
Speaker 10: Again we have a mother baby room and so for expectant mothers that are in The Pipe, township you.
01:00:55
Speaker 2: Know, area they have access to.
01:00:58
Speaker 10: That we have adept, bank so we're able to partnership with the diaper bank In Pike. Township it's located In pike and so we have a diaper room as. Well just about, anything any type of services that you can help individuals, with we have been able to do that as.
01:01:16
Speaker 5: Well.
01:01:17
Speaker 2: Yeah, YEAH i know that this is a completely different lane or area or maybe it's. Not did The Pike Township trustees' office have any role to play in the defeat of the data center In Pike. Township Pike township was one of the you, know one of the areas that was successful in ridding itself of a potential data. Center, WELL i was the first one on the front. Line i'm the.
01:01:42
Speaker 10: One the meetings were held at The trustees', office and once the meetings got too, BIG i was able to partnership WITH Msda Pike township to hold the. Meetings led the, charge led the, charge AS i have my campaign, LITERATURE i led the charge there we are. Overcrowded i've been able to serve on the border of The Sierra club and had this one of the groups that has really been involved with the data centers across the. City SO i was on the front end pretty much organized the first. MEETING i organized the silent walk that we had To Eagle Creek park about a month, ago and So i've been very instrumental reaching out to my city councilors and talking to them about how we wanted to stop the data centers and now we're working on Saving Eagle. Creek so again on the front row of that front, end my, staff we have been very very involved with.
01:02:44
Speaker 2: That So i'm very proud of that as. Well Fire, Department Pike Township Fire.
01:02:47
Speaker 10: Department, Yes i'm very blessed as a. Trustee there are again nine trustees and so there are three townships that still have their standalone fire, department And Pipe township has the. Best we're the number one fire department in the state Of, INDIANA i must, say and so we well because of our S o rating that helps with your insurance premiums set each of the taxpayers And Pipe township have to. Pay so since we have a HIGH iso, rating that puts us at the top as far as one of the finest fire departments you know in the state Of. Indiana and we also are the training components for a lot of the fire departments Like Speedway levin In Carmel Desience. Field they all train at our headquarters which is located off of seventy first In.
01:03:45
Speaker 2: Georgetown so we.
01:03:47
Speaker 10: Are in the front row being very innovative with OUR i would say the way that we offer training to the firefighters that are going to be. Firefighters the recruits.
01:04:00
Speaker 2: Are running for another, term but this would be your third, term, yes third term in, office and you have. Challengers, yes and they have both, indicated even though they go in slightly different, directions they both indicated two terms is. Enough it's time for new, leadership time for. Change what would you say to your challengers and what would you say to voters to answer those, Concerns.
01:04:22
Speaker 10: WELL i think you, know for, voters and to answer those concerns as you look at THE i would, say the leadership of the individual that's in the. Office if the individual is doing a fantastic job and voted by their. Peers because you talked about some things THAT i have been. AWARDED i was elected state elected official of the, year and so, again my peers see the leadership in. Me they see the great things That i'm doing in the community of a township because township government is always on the eyes and ears of state. Legislators and so, again being in this role and being able to to share and to show to our legislator's why township government is, Important i've been able to do. That be at the State, house be the, advocate be the, voice speak in front of the committee hearings and so. Forth SO i would, say you, know the trustee is. Thriving businesses are coming into Pipe. TOWNSHIP i am an, ADVOCATE i am a. VOICE i am not afraid to speak up for the. RESIDENTS i make sure THAT i am out in my.
01:05:28
Speaker 2: Community i'm very. Engaged i'm very.
01:05:31
Speaker 10: Involved and to, me that is why you would want And Net johnson to stay in office and to continue the good work and just to continue all the good things THAT i have brought to the township as the.
01:05:43
Speaker 2: Trustee three one seven for eight zero thirteen ten three one seven for eight zero thirteen. Ten our guests for this segment Isn't Att. Johnson she is the Current Pike Township trustee seeking a third term in, office and she is here asking for your. Vote if you live In Pike, township you know certainly all of the townships are are are large and present their own special. Challenges what do you think is one of the special challenges presented By Pike township that you feel uniquely qualified to. ADDRESS i think what we're working on now and again is the ongoing concern about you, Know Eagle Creek. Park that is what we're going going.
01:06:27
Speaker 10: On well, again the water, pumping you, know gallons and millions of gallons of water out of That Eagle creek reservoir and then up To levin and for their data, centers and So Pike township is just such a VERY i would say environmental friendly community With Eagle Creek park one of the top you know in the, country and so any type of concern with you, know damaging you, Know Eagle Creek, park it's on a lot of the, residents you, KNOW i would say, Radar so that's one concern that we. Have of, course we you, know we have concern OF i would say transportation sometimes for individuals seeking.
01:07:12
Speaker 2: To get to the trustee's. Office you know that we be a concern about bus. Transportation and that's not Just Pike, township But Pike township is one of several townships that have the outlier problem of consistent. Busting is that is that a functionality or function of the trustees office or something you can.
01:07:30
Speaker 10: Influence it's not a, function BUT i can. Influence AND i would say That indigo has been fantastic with us because they do have curb sized services and so we have been able to be a part of. That so it's not really a concern because we have been able to you, know talk With. Indigo we've gotten again curbside services for. Individuals if they need a ride to the trustees, office they have a ride to the trustee's office because we're able to use that service to get them.
01:07:59
Speaker 2: There So i'm happy about that as. Well so what what has from the time you first took office to? Now what do you think you've learned the most being in? Office and what can you say to voters who you want to put back there put you back for yet another.
01:08:18
Speaker 10: TERM i think what WHAT i have learned is client customer. Service how to treat the clients that come into the, office make the office client, friendly just the, atmosphere making clinically.
01:08:35
Speaker 2: Heat it out there, too politically heat it out and to say the least and without you, know we're talking about a campaign and what have, you but there has been a lot of. That this had to be navigated over the. Years, yes and just make sure that our office offers any type of service that is.
01:08:54
Speaker 10: Needed we've been able to do outdoor, festival had never been done.
01:09:01
Speaker 2: Before we are do quarterly essentials and food giveaways and clothing. Giveaways so just really expanding on the client services for. Individuals i'm that is one thing THAT i THAT i learned learning the components of a fire, department why a fire department is needed in the, community and all of the great services that they. PROVIDE i, mean how many.
01:09:28
Speaker 10: Stations tell us about the first we have five, five five fire stations In Pipe.
01:09:33
Speaker 2: Township and so who was the chief Chief Jeff? Bean, okay BECAUSE i know you had the privilege and honor of appointing first Real, yes and he hat his tenure and then he retires as. Well, yes SO i see him all the time in the, community still very, evolved very active in. Stuff he was the first First African american chief that piped on A pike. Township, Okay i'm, sorry but, anyway go. Ahead you were saying five.
01:10:03
Speaker 10: Stations five, Stations, yes that Border Pipe. Township so just kind of learning how important they are because we don't just you, know offer fire.
01:10:12
Speaker 2: Protection it goes beyond. That it goes.
01:10:15
Speaker 10: Beyond community resources and paramedics and accidents and just really thinking about our senior citizens and how we can you, KNOW i would, say tend to their needs as, well because we get the firefighters get lots of calls from our senior living residents and.
01:10:32
Speaker 2: Homes is the independence Of Pipe township Fire department secure because you, know when we hear about other townships and the move or the desire to all merge with WITH, ipd the Indian at I, Fd i'm SORRY, impd i F D Indianapolis Fire. Department so how how secure is the? Independence are how important is it to be remain? Independent or is there or are there measures or moves underway to merge with IF.
01:11:03
Speaker 10: D i would say at the particular, moment we're very independent and that is something that we want to continue. To we want to maintain the independence because, AGAIN i believe in township government closes to. People those firefighters men and women have been very involved in our.
01:11:20
Speaker 2: Community they're very.
01:11:21
Speaker 10: Engaged they participate in outdoor activities and different different things that we have in the. Community our public education component is very. Strong that area goes to The pike schools and teaches fire. Safety we go to senior citizens and senior homes and teach you, know safety for them as. Well so we we're very secure at the particular. Moment, again there it seems like the West side is very dominant with their own standalone because we also Have Decatur, township which west, Side Wayne, township which is west side and of Course pike which is west. Side so, yeah, yeah one of your one of your opponents is the chair of The Pike Township.
01:12:10
Speaker 2: Board is that? Correct she's not cheering chair former? Chair, yes more more, political uh of.
01:12:18
Speaker 10: PEOPLE i guess, kay, YEAH i MEAN i think the goal is TO i think what what bothers me more than anything is we're all on the same. Team and So i'm confused about uh disruption there because at the end of the, day we're on the same team or we should, be are we supposed to? Be and so that concerns, me that disruption for from a couple of the board members.
01:12:46
Speaker 2: After these, elections because this, one, yeah has got but there have been other conflicts, before other elections. Before after each, election are you able to you, know when you, win are you able to call us come together and work together as a, unit or are there STILL i, tried because we've already been down this route.
01:13:05
Speaker 10: BEFORE i, mean that same individual that you're speaking about ran last time and we were very. Successful i'm gonna say that, again very. Successful and so you fast forward four, years that particular individual has not been able to move. Forward of, course you want to move forward because AS i just, stated and everyone's. Listening we're all on the same. Team we're all going hopefully for the same. Results and WHAT i would say Is Pike township is moving in such a WONDERFUL.
01:13:37
Speaker 2: I would say.
01:13:37
Speaker 10: Pathway you, know one of my accomplishments That i'm very proud of Is trustee of The year out of a thousand and five.
01:13:47
Speaker 2: Trustees oh, wow for.
01:13:49
Speaker 10: The state Of indiana to have that, honor, man that makes me so happy and so. Proud but then on the other, end my peers do not expect that BECAUSE i think if one thousand and five of the trustees were one thousand and four felt you, Know Trusty johnson gets. It she's doing. It she's doing the work and to get that honor and to carry that grand old. Title and it makes to me My pike residents are proud of that that they can say that if you.
01:14:21
Speaker 2: Are to be, reelected how would you go about working to heal the? FRACTURES i guess so to, speak would or would that? NOT i, mean what do you?
01:14:31
Speaker 10: Think but you KNOW i do that every. DAY i MEAN i make sure that the board members have the things they need to be. Successful there's no hiding of. Anything our audits come out. PERFECT i mean.
01:14:47
Speaker 2: The qu'es tories out, there it's false.
01:14:51
Speaker 10: INFORMATION i, mean we just had a semi audit On march the eleventh because things felt like things wouldn't go on. Right even THOUGH i just think as the, Trustee i've been probably my worst enemy BECAUSE i served on the board for fourteen years BEFORE i became a. TRUSTEE i served on the township board for fourteen years AND i saw a lot of the, structure and so WHEN i became the, TRUSTEE i, SAID i want to do it, differently and that came in THE i would, say in the form of making sure the board members have all the tools they, need all the. Documentations we send that. OUT i work with a great, accountant gave her. DIRECTIVES i want to make sure that financial documents go out every month to the board. Members they don't have to wait till the six months or the end of the. Year So i've done so many different updates and upgrades so that the board members can be involved and. Understand the fire chief does the same. Thing he sends out a monthly report of how many fire runs he. Had ask how many you know things that happen? Everything we are so transparent that you can't get any transparent In Anette, johnson and you just still get a lot of. Grief So i'm willing to do WHATEVER i need to. Do even when the board members were newly, elected we had board, training they did not show. Up SO i just sometimes you can do everything you can do and you just still don't get the results that you. Want But i'm gonna be, engaging, involved very, transparent and whatever is, Needed i'm gonna make sure to make sure the board members happen very.
01:16:38
Speaker 2: Quickly on the educational spot, part, well educationally is there for, years there's been talk About pike of, course being it's one of the fastest growing townships In Marion county and so the health of all of our growing townships is, important and certainly the trustee is an important position in guard that help another high? School, uh Another Pike High? School uh? Possible like you, know like kind of Like Lawrence township has. Too it is that anywhere have you heard anything?
01:17:10
Speaker 10: About, YEAH i mean our our, again our population is growing, growing and so we had The Freshman center to house all the fresh and so we did that and now again it's overflowing. Again so there's talk of that as, well and so we may have to go to something.
01:17:26
Speaker 2: Else, okay keep us.
01:17:27
Speaker 10: Updated on you because The freshmans are you, know once they get over To pike is bust busting out of the.
01:17:33
Speaker 2: Season i'm over there a.
01:17:35
Speaker 10: Lot and that's WHY i SAID i have a wonderful partnership with the, superintendent Doctor Larry.
01:17:40
Speaker 2: Young he is wonderful as. Well so BEFORE i have to let you, go, uh we want to know how folks can get in touch with, you learn more about your, campaign volunteer if they want help, out and, uh if you've got if you can do, it uh your elevator pitch as to why you should be re elected to The Pike Township trustees'.
01:17:57
Speaker 10: Office, well, AGAIN i have my website again Is Annette johnson twenty twenty six dot. COM i would really encourage individuals you're listening right, now please go to the. Website you will see all the good things that we're doing In Pike. Township the website has a lot of good. Information again Ant johnson twenty twenty twenty six dot. Com and SO i make SURE i put everything up there so people just click on there and go and see all the good things that we're doing within the township with the fire department also with our community resource. Paramedic that it's one of our new areas of community service that we have put together In Pike. Township kind of forgot to mention, that and so, again.
01:18:43
Speaker 2: Of course my, number you, know again very. TRANSPARENT i live In, pike being In pike for a long. Time three one seven four one eight seven eight oh. One, AGAIN i will give out the Website Annette johnson twenty twenty six dot com if you will love to volunteer because early voting starts This saturday at The Pike. LIBRARY i need you and so we'll be there from eleven am six pm engaging with the. Constituent early. Voting, yeah early. Voting so, yeah we got to encourage people to get out and vote because this is this is so so very. Important we have a caller that has a quick, Question. Nata we have a very short amount of. Time go ahead with your.
01:19:26
Speaker 9: Question, Okay Trustee, johnson how are you? HI i just have a quick question little if you are still interested in being a trustee in your heart is in this, position.
01:19:41
Speaker 5: CAN i ask why you're running for?
01:19:42
Speaker 10: Mayor, well the mayor thing is out there as you, know that's what news media.
01:19:48
Speaker 2: Does they put it out there in the air. Waves individuals have came and said you would be a good leader or a great candidate for, mayor and that race is. Now you haven't. DECLARED i haven't declared or.
01:20:00
Speaker 10: Anything it's just political.
01:20:03
Speaker 2: Talk well is that anything that you might aspire to now that we HAVE i MEAN i might aspire to. It, YEAH i mean who.
01:20:09
Speaker 10: Wouldn't BUT i think the candidates that are in there are fantastic. Candidates, again you just said it's. Political you, know individuals come and say you're doing such a fantastic, job maybe we could use those leaderships.
01:20:23
Speaker 2: Declared let us. KNOW i haven't declared.
01:20:26
Speaker 10: Anything i'm just focusing on being the, trustee which is WHAT i.
01:20:30
Speaker 2: LOVED i didn't know that that one was out. There, YEAH i saw that yesterday in the. Newspaper oh, OKAY i saw WHICH. Tva, YEAH i had put that out. There you, know people talk to you about. It they, again they talked to it just like you just said and, said is it something you're thinking about because we keep hearing your name pop.
01:20:47
Speaker 10: Up so, yeah BUT i haven't. Declared it was yesterday the same as it was. Today right, Now i'm just focusing on being a trustee In Pipe township and making sure THAT i do the fantastic work that we're doing In Pipe.
01:20:59
Speaker 2: Township, okay the field the primary field for.
01:21:03
Speaker 10: ME i, Mean i'm honored my name is out, there budd, Again we're go stick to trustee for right.
01:21:08
Speaker 2: Now That, johnson thank you so so very. Much we appreciate all the. Best best of luck to you in your. Campaign thank you so much running For Pike. Township she's the incumbent running to be re. Elected we'll be back with more right after.
01:21:22
Speaker 1: This let's get back to the. Conversation It's Community connection With Tina, cosby brought to you By Child, advocates a champion for, justice opportunity and well being for children On Praise am thirteen ten ninety five point ONE.
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01:22:49
Speaker 2: Wow indeed, indeed well, hey uh, yeah so did she? Did she less than three, minutes So i'm sure we got very. Few she.
01:22:57
Speaker 4: Was she was surprised that she was a call her and SO i asked, you she wasn't, true is you going to take with?
01:23:03
Speaker 3: Her she thought maybe a maybe a. Cousin she hadn't had a.
01:23:06
Speaker 4: Chance to think about it at the, time but she was pretty, surprised excited and looking forward to the.
01:23:11
Speaker 3: CONCERT m, okay all, right so that'll be coming up In, may of. Course go, Ahead, Tina, no go, ahead go.
01:23:19
Speaker 4: Ahead if you don't have, tickets you, know you can get those at The Clues Hall memorial box office or At djgino dot. Net THAT'S Dj, gino G e N o not net to get your tickets for the celebration Of Choirs Clues, Hall may, thirty First.
01:23:36
Speaker 3: UNIVERSITY i want to Say Clues.
01:23:38
Speaker 2: Hall, yeah the Lovely Clues.
01:23:43
Speaker 3: Hall oh, yes beautiful.
01:23:44
Speaker 2: Boy, indeed, indeed AND i do believe any moment Now Danny bridges with The Indianapolis recorder should be joining. Us let's See. Danny uh, Yeah, okay, yeah there we.
01:23:59
Speaker 3: Go so, again we'll have more tickets, TOMORROW i think.
01:24:01
Speaker 2: Too, teams well we have more.
01:24:02
Speaker 3: TOMORROW i THINK i think we will have more. Tomorrow, well LIKE i.
01:24:05
Speaker 2: SAID i Told, gino you've give them to me and all unload.
01:24:07
Speaker 4: Them, yeah they don't have a. Problem absolutely we can get that. Done and the law as you see the lines light up when that, happens they do we look For, CHARLER i mean they Are every line we have is flashing at the.
01:24:19
Speaker 2: Time so, yeah we've had we've had a lot of a lot of interest in in candidates coming on and sharing their their platforms and their campaigns and asking for voters and for votes from. Voters And i'm sure that that's going to continue because we're going to keep scheduling them as much as we possibly, can so please stay tuned for more on that one of nine of the township trustees and That johnson just. Left She's Pike township, trustee long Standing Pike township trustee and running for her third. Term and interesting call there toward the end where someone said you're running for? Mayor that was news to me and Candidate johnson or. Trustee johnson said it was news to her as well because she has not declared for. Anything although although you know how speculation and gossip not, gossip BUT i won't even say, Gossip i'll say, speculation you. Know and she didn't. Deny she, said it's always in the back of your. Mind But i'm not you, Know i'm not doing it right. Now i'm focusing on the. Trustee and you know, what if you ask any candidate that, question are you? Running you, know someone who's currently holding an office and maybe seeking a different, One are you going to? Run are you going to? Declare and the answer invariably is always going to be right, NOW i want to focus on What i'm. Doing i'm not going to worry about that, because and this is a good, point you don't know how things are going to shape up between the mayoral. Race the race for mayor city Of indianapolis isn't until twenty twenty. Seven we got to get through the twenty twenty six primary and midterms, first and then got a whole another year in twenty twenty seven to look at the mayoral and municipal. Elections and so, TRUE i can't SAY i disagree with her there at. All she's she that's the. Answer that's the. Answer it.
01:26:18
Speaker 4: Is it's like so sometime still to see what happens in the mayoral.
01:26:22
Speaker 2: Here, well let's speaking of. Time let's get let's get mister time in here right, now mister always on. Time Danny bridge's sports writer with The Indianapolis, Recorder, danny how are you? Hello?
01:26:37
Speaker 5: Danny, HEY i have an. Announcement oh oh, wow you running for? Mayor exactly. RIGHT i thought about that listening to you. EARLIER i, mean, LOOK i think it's time for a, handsome modest.
01:26:54
Speaker 2: Candidate, well jump right in. There the water's just, FINE i, hear, so, well why? Not how you? Doing we got a big night. Tonight uh, hey you know what we, Were we were bandying. Around uh the thought nobody. Came nobody called in with any in forward text or. Anything but can you remember the last time An indiana athlete has been a number one draft prospect across the board, anyway in any? Sport can you remember the last?
01:27:23
Speaker 5: Time? NO i really. Can't, yeah if you stop and, THINK i, MEAN i, MEAN i always felt the best best two or three basketball players EVER i you Or Isaiah, Thomas george. McGinnis, SO i mean they could have been legitimate number one. PICKS i don't know that they. Were in, fact they. Weren't but, no that's a that's a good. QUESTION i it may not, exist.
01:27:50
Speaker 3: So it could.
01:27:52
Speaker 5: Be, yeah but there's there's some better athletes in the history In indiana than the young man who's going to be chosen, tonight and he's earned. It i'm going to make sure everybody out there understands my.
01:28:03
Speaker 2: Statement i'm just a big draft doesn't just, athletic you know, NECESSARY i, mean it's just who's number one and now and in the in the the the box of number one draft, pick we haven't had one THAT i know of From.
01:28:16
Speaker 5: Indiana rabbit had an official. One you're aut. CORRECT i think we've had a couple of guys who qualified for that.
01:28:23
Speaker 2: Slot but, Well, yeah your draft doesn't necessarily, determinability as we, know.
01:28:29
Speaker 5: But it does determine, well it.
01:28:31
Speaker 2: Doesn't oh, yeah to change to change to, CHIN i would.
01:28:34
Speaker 5: Say, oh what is it? Now about forty? Five roughly about what six hours from? Now, Uh mendoza will be having that worth of about fifty five million Dollars and that's just in. Salary that doesn't talk about whatever endorsements he will pick. UP i think he'll pick up endorsements because and again this is just, prospective clean cut, guy squeaky clean has done well in. College there's a lot of positive attributes about being associated with that type of the. Individual that type meaning you, know a guy who's done things the right, way never had an ounce of trouble in his, life just projects a really, good wholesome. Image, now the other side of that, is can this guy play at the next? Level and we'll find out in, Time but he can't deny the fact that he's going to be worth fifty five million dollars in about six.
01:29:37
Speaker 2: Hours and to, me that's WHAT i take that money and rete.
01:29:43
Speaker 5: Just the product of the, system and the system is such where you know he won't be Allowed, yeah.
01:29:51
Speaker 2: Yeah, indeed, great, great. Great, so, well that's. Fantastic it's absolutely fantastic that and then he there will be at least one other from that championship. TEAM i think the wide Receiver cooper Or Mark Cooper JUNIOR i.
01:30:07
Speaker 8: DRAFTED i.
01:30:07
Speaker 5: DON'T i don't know what his his slot will. BE i think it depends on who wants a wide receiver or susan who needs the wide. Receiver definitely got some. Talent he's going to be, Drafted he's going to be. Signed, uh but you know, THAT i think where he ends, UP i think that's it he. Wants, YES i, mean you can slot guys in certain, numbers BUT i, uh you, KNOW i think the first pick tonight is a no brainer because of the quarterback. Position and, UH i do, BELIEVE i do believe that the young man From, Alabama Ty, simpson will be drafted in the first round as. WELL i really do. Believe a lot of a lot of folks, say, no he's a second. ROUNDER i think somebody's gonna either draft him in the first round or make a trade to get up to the first round to get. HIM i think he's got. Potential i'm going to say something And i'm gonna get a lot of heat for. THIS i think you got the potential to be the best quarterback in this draft as A nfl. Player could be, wrong but only time will.
01:31:08
Speaker 2: Tell, Indeed, well your Buddy jeff has a question for, You. Danny he's been. Waiting imagine. That, yeah there we, Go, jeff how are? You danny is? Here? Jeff Did jeff take off on?
01:31:24
Speaker 3: Us he's still still he was still hanging On. Jeff.
01:31:30
Speaker 2: Hello, well, Okay Well jeff call us, back call us.
01:31:35
Speaker 5: Back so always good to talk to.
01:31:38
Speaker 2: Him, yeah, yeah He's he's usually got an interesting, perspective no. DOUBT i think that's him calling back. Now but, anyway go.
01:31:45
Speaker 5: Ahead SO i think the draft has told us a couple of different. Things, obviously it serves a purpose about slotting players with their new. Teams but THE nfl has done A i think a brilliant job of remaining relevant in the off season playoffs to Super, bowl Super, bowl to, combine combine to, draft draft to training. Camp they're never really out of the. Picture they're always. Relevant why they're the big gorilla in the, room and, uh why they make the most. Money but, uh it's just interesting how the draft is evolved into a major event rather than simply, okay who's going to draft to who's going? WHERE i can remember when it was simply a one day draft and it was over. With but But i'm an old.
01:32:37
Speaker 2: Man, yeah well, no, no, Indeed, Hey jeff is, Back, danny go, Ahead, jeff how are you can you?
01:32:42
Speaker 5: Guys hear?
01:32:43
Speaker 2: Me, yes we? Can now we? Can now? Cool how are? You oh?
01:32:48
Speaker 11: Good you know with the Whole mandelz the thing yet speaky clean got The clark kid thing going.
01:32:53
Speaker 3: One, yeah we do as he.
01:32:54
Speaker 11: Does oh, uh but THEN i know you're aware of. This there have been some controversy about him about some old post he made some five years.
01:33:01
Speaker 5: Ago i'm not aware of.
01:33:05
Speaker 11: It educate, me but it was regarding the Whole George floyd. Matter and he has since apologized for. It and you, know he said he was young and he didn't, know you, know all of the. Dynamics but but, uh, YEAH i think he.
01:33:21
Speaker 5: Was just about.
01:33:22
Speaker 11: Five you run a whole. Town the whole pro nineteen twenty protests was going. On he made some comments About Lebron james and basically took his swipe That Lebron james about supporting the Whole, uh protest that was going on at the. Time SO i do think he's gonna end up with The. RAIDERS i do think. That and my second question is what teams are in need of a?
01:33:43
Speaker 5: Quarterback, well to your to your point about man Does, yeah a lot of young people make mistakes and say. THINGS i will simply say, THIS i don't know anything about The George floyd. Comments but anyone who made a disparaging comment about The George floyd Situation Lebron. James he took a swipe Of Lebron. James Actually, Okay, WELL i don't, know but the specifics we. Know young people make. Mistakes let's hope that that was a bad moment if indeed it occurred the way you are reporting. It but as far as these, QUARTERBACKS i think just about three quarters of the league could really use a good. Prospect, now, granted there are teams that are solid at. Quarterback you look At Chicago Caleb. WILLIAMS i do think Bo nicks is going to be a long term fix.
01:34:39
Speaker 3: In.
01:34:39
Speaker 5: DENVER i still think there's gas in the tank For Matthew stafford In Los. Angeles but there are a lot of teams that do need quarterbacks And that's WHY i think the young man From alabama will be drafted in the first round and not even though a lot of folks say he might fall to the second. ROUND i don't think that's going to, happen simply because of the fact there's a shortage of, quarterbacks and so to your, point he could use a quarterback at least half the league, Probably but you know what a good, season a good playoff. Run next, thing you, know a quarterback citing not on. Extension so maybe it's not as bad AS i look at. It but two things for. Sure number, one there's always room for another one A number, two they're gonna make a lot of.
01:35:25
Speaker 2: Money, yeah they're all going to Make everybody in that first round is going to make a lot of. Money and good luck to all of. Them good luck to them. All, danny you had some comments or some thoughts about the. Fever what's going on with? Them what's going on with what's going?
01:35:44
Speaker 5: On, well it's that time of year for. Them they appear to be they appear to be. HEALTHY i think their guard heavy with their, Roster i'm not. Sure i'm not sure if that means he will play three guards at. Once i'm not as smart about basketball coaching Is stephanie White. IS i want to make that perfectly clear as it pertains to the, game not just the women's, game but the game in. GENERAL a very smart, lady successful, player an articulate, announcer and has done a reasonably good, job to say the least as far as her exploits as a coach in THE. Wnba SO i want second guess. Her don't know who goes to the table with those, decisions you, know the consortium of minds that come together about draft and free. Agency but it's obvious they're a big guard heavy that maybe somebody gets. Traded who. Knows but, again maybe they're thinking about depth and making sure they have a lot of it because certainly they had a lot of injuries last. Year but a couple of Things i've thought, about and maybe you can help me on this a little. Bit the first ONE i Think i've gotten ailed in terms of why they haven't sold out to their home. Opener and THEN i see AND i understand more about. It now every game they play this year is on television in some, format so people have the ability to watch it in their own homes, versus, hey, well we're going to PAY x Y z to go see them in. Person that probably has an impact on.
01:37:12
Speaker 2: That don't you THINK i did not know that they had not sold out the home? Opener again at what? Point? Yeah BUT i mean the home opener is what?
01:37:20
Speaker 5: Date that's? About that's about a Week it's about a week week and a half, away.
01:37:26
Speaker 2: Right, oh do you know how? CLOSE i. DON'T i haven't been watching.
01:37:29
Speaker 5: THAT i look. Today here's the here's the barometer for me when you when you go on to. It and like any, team they use their main focus for online. Shows This, ticketmaster which is too. Bad AND i say that about concerts as well as ball. GAMES i don't Like, ticketmaster but this is not a personal. Rant the point is there's a lot of upper level seats available at reasonable. Prices now that indicates two things to. Me number, one they haven't sold, them and number, two the price as. Well now that's not to say they won't sell the game out between now and, then but if you, don't have they superficially or artificially or unintentionally even done this to themselves with A Tv and that can be said for the league that certainly the fever being the focal Point Caitlin, clark et. Cetera and how much of you know that is being projected, nationally not just locally from a televised. Standpoint so that was surprises me a little. Bit but again there's still some time for the walk up gate to take its. COURSE i also see a lot of the lower level seats on the secondary. Market, Hey i'll buy this seat for two hundred. Dollars i'll try to sell it for someone who wants to go See Kitlin clark for six hundred dollars or whatever the numbers. Are those are all. Hypothetical that is something that doesn't surprise. Me the amount of those seats for sale tells me one of. Two everybody wants to be an, entrepreneur or everyone's going to get caught with some tickets on their hands because the market may not be that strong for expensive, keyword expensively marked up. Tickets so time will. TELL i think it's here's the next QUESTION i, have AND i want to make SURE i frame this. CAREFULLY i understand what image is. ABOUT i understand the social media piece as much as someone might in my old age can understand. IT i understand the, BRAND i understand what appearance means, appearance meaning the physical appearance of an, athlete whether that be a man or. LADY i noticed that Media day all of the ladies came out in, uniform but they all had their own specific cosmetic appeal as well going, on AND i thought to, Myself, no wait a. Minute when you play, ball you put your hair back in a ponytail and you go out it you don't have any makeup. On is there a different said how you're projected by the media at media day versus how the fans see you in.
01:40:05
Speaker 2: ACTION i everybody dresses up for. PICTURE i just want TO i don't you. KNOW i never really dug into that.
01:40:13
Speaker 5: One it's not a dress. Up it's not a dress up. Thing i'm, talking you, know. Plasmatically everybody's got the same uniform on so that they're not dressing. Up but to your, point, Specifically i've, noticed both with the men and the women in professional, basketball the trip from the bus to the locker room has become a fashion. Runway well, yeah the.
01:40:37
Speaker 2: Fitball, yeah everybody. Has everybody's trying to have the best, fit you, know which is short for. Outfit you, know.
01:40:45
Speaker 5: What does that what does that really?
01:40:47
Speaker 2: Equate to social. Media that's what it equates. To but, yeah the fitball and look at so and so fit and who had this and?
01:40:55
Speaker 5: That one step, further what does that equate? TO i don't see the connection, Financially.
01:41:02
Speaker 2: There's there's got to be one.
01:41:04
Speaker 5: Somewhere, WELL i, mean if you've got to if you've got a deal to wear a certain, apparel like, Hey i'm gonna wear you know whatever the most famous, ladies well you get you get.
01:41:15
Speaker 2: Likes and views on your. Page and if your, page if you're you know it all.
01:41:21
Speaker 3: Connects could it be a chance to do some modeling to Med.
01:41:24
Speaker 2: Yeah you're, auditioning you're Doing it's all about. Views it's all about page views and impressions AND i mean you name. It and most of these folks that are that are doing the fit walk they got, pages they got, pages and they're truly.
01:41:40
Speaker 5: MONETIZED i.
01:41:40
Speaker 2: Guess, Yes i'm, Sorry YES i think, SO i Truly but, anyway, okay go.
01:41:48
Speaker 5: AHEAD i think we would know more if if somebody was A christian or or a you know whoever the ladies fashion leaders are, today be.
01:41:58
Speaker 2: There are there are some in the w who are doing a bang up. Job The Angel. Reese what's your? Name Aflage? Johnson, WELL i want The Asia. Wilson they're they're, all, uh they're all doing well in, fashion and there's a lot. More there's a whole lot more of.
01:42:16
Speaker 5: It BUT i want to make one thing perfectly clear before we quit talking about that, note is that if IF i was truly handsome AND i was an, ATHLETE i would do all that. Myself if it was, PROFITABLE i want to. MAKE i hope they all make as much money as.
01:42:31
Speaker 2: Possible, indeed, hey very, Quickly, Uh, IndyCar this is the last thing on your list. Here Indy cars tested ims next week because.
01:42:39
Speaker 5: Next tuesday And wednesday they'll have full day open, testing both with the rookies as well as the. Veterans that the prelude to The Indianapolis Grand, prix which is the first weekend In, may excuse, me the second weekend In, may and of COURSE i probably in The annapolis five. Hundred the test next week are, free there's certain areas you can fit. In you can go to their website and it'll about. That but it's time And i'm looking forward to.
01:43:03
Speaker 2: That all, Right we'll talk to you, Soon. Danny thank. You so so very. Much thank, you have a good one And Willie Moore junior is up right after. This we'll be back. Tomorrow thanks for. Listening we'll see you tomorrow
