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Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Start your morning with the latest news and stories from Alabama. Then, hear the stories behind the stories as Ike Morgan is joined by voices from the AL.com newsroom and beyond for deep dives on pressing topics, news quizzes and a whole lot of fun.

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9:27

Britt's return and Saban's, too

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/16

Sen. Katie Britt speaks at the Republican Convention; the Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower dies; the back-to-school tax holiday is nearly here; and Nick Saban makes a ... preseason prediction?Also, "Beat Everyone," an Alabama football podcast, is launching next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:34

Weekend shootings (in Pennsylvania and Alabama)

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/15

Today we're talking about shootings. The one at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and a couple during an extremely deadly night in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:53

Cabinet pay, inmate's autopsy, restaurant's closing

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/12

We have state cabinet pay hikes, a Death Row inmate's autopsy request and the closing of a restaurant dating back to the 50s. Also, weather reporter Leigh Morgan takes our news review quiz.For the promo on The Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and Mobile Press-Register digital editions, go to al.com/digitalsubscription/exclusive and enter the promo code DIA24 for a free month's subscriptions (It's $10 per month after that). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:15

Remembering an Alabama insane asylum

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/11

Today we have the a possible state takeover of a school district, marijuana drinks, more rural medical woes, and an award for missing firearms. After the break we have some creepy history as Amanda Khorramabadi tells us about Bryce Hospital -- a former Tuscaloosa insane asylum that's now a museum.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:46

Test scores; lawmaker arrest; wild crime roundup

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/10

We have standardized test performances, a lawmaker's arrest, update on the Underwater Forest bill, and a fairly wild crime roundup.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:13

Medical AI; Alabama's MLB all-stars

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/09

Today let's talk about an AI degree, a fall at Little River Canyon, baseball all-stars, a soccer Olympian and a Sam's perk that's going away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:27

Who's been hiring in Alabama

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/08

Today we have who's been trying to hire in Alabama, a state lawmaker in ICU, ammo vending machines, Hoss Mack's retirement and Forrest Gump's anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:13

Hackers targeted Alabama student data. Should you be...

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/05

Today we’re talking tributes to baseball legends, a cyber attack that could affect Alabama teachers, students and parents, and a fireworks accident in Jacksonville.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:40

Alabama: Where American democracy was reborn

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/04

This Independence Day, we're reflecting on Alabama's role in the American experiment. We've also got a weather update for tonight's fireworks, some news about the upcoming Transplant Games in Birmingham, an update on a lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:48

A peek behind the scenes at an Alabama marijuana...

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/03

Ike Morgan is off this week, so we’re going to discuss religion, marijuana, and homicide.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:11

Somebody advertised WHAT using an airplane at Orange...

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/02

On July 2, 2024 we’ve got stories about a controversial advertisement in Orange Beach, gymnastics news, body cams in Birmingham and principal salaries.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:28

Northern Beltline construction underway ... again

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/07/01

Today we'll talk about a future interstate, a hurricane, the Underwater Forest and Miss Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:59

Nick Saban the advisor

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/28

We have the bottom line on Nick Saban's deal to advise the Tide, a bill that could bolster benefits for school teachers, an MS-13 leader heading to prison, and Gunnar Henderson's spectacular season with the Baltimore Orioles.Then reporter Ivana Hrynkiw is on the show to take our news review quiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:48

Does crime really go up in the summer? How about on...

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/27

Does crime rise during the summer? How about on the full moon? Today, public-safety reporter Carol Robinson joins us to talk about some personnel changes at a couple of major police departments as well as some crime trends we're seeing this year and over the past few years.We also have stories on people getting a little too prolific with their taking of coastal fish, a getaway effort that ultimately failed, and a Saharan dust cloud. (Those are a hurricane watcher's friend, by the way). Learn more

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19:21

Will the heat wave end soon? Weather with Leigh

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/26

We talk at length with Alabama weather with weather reporter Leigh Morgan.But first we have some acquisition updates on Birmingham-Southern College and St. Vincent's hospital sites. We also have another controversy between state and national Democrats. And the New York Times put an Alabama pizza place on a national list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:01

Who's the mayor? Small-town scrap may have an end

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/25

Let's talk about a mayor that's been locked out of office for nearly four years, looming negotiations for the Birmingham-Southern campus, and the passing of Romay Davis.Retiring Huntsville reporter Lee Roop talks about the old newspaper business and covering everything from NASA to Truman Capote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:43

Let's remember one more Black Baron - the country legend

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/24

Today we have rip-current tragedy, a block party that turned into a shooting, a tele-ICU program, and a 1950s-era Black Barons player I wanted to make sure got a mention with so much focus on the Rickwood game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:51

MLB at Rickwood highlights; weekly quiz quiz

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/21

An Alabama native starred in the MLB at Rickwood game, our Washington lawmakers want something done about evangelicals in Nicaraguan prison, and an influential band director has passed away. We'll cover those stories then give our weekly news review quiz to Madison Underwood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:07

Rough surf, out-of-state manhunt, 10 Commandments

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/20

Today we have a caution for beach goers, an out-of-state manhunt, baseball legends in Birmingham and a state's new Ten Commandment law.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:04

Remembering Willie Mays and the Rickwood connections

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/19

Today we'll remember the great Willie Mays, talk about some unhappy Methodists and give you some news about Africanized bees. And on the Eve of MLB at Rickwood Field, our John Hammontree will chat with Cody D. Short on what she learned while working on the "Road to Rickwood" podcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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