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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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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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9:46

Social-studies changes; Isaiah Buggs; bodies at the zoo

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/18

We have looming changes to social-studies classes in the state, Isaiah Buggs's run-ins with the law, Miriam Shehane's passing, bodies buried at the zoo and a Willie Mays update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:52

Bump-stock ping-pong at the federal level

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/17

Today we have headlines on bump stocks, tropical disturbances, a spring football three-peat and Charles Barkley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:43

SPLC layoffs, hospital ransomware, and a 7-year quiz

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/14

Today we have SPLC layoffs, a hospital ransomware attack, another delay on appointments involving Sen. Tommy Tuberville, and we'll get back to our Friday quiz ... this one will be different because rather than coming from the past week's news, they questions will come from the past 7 years we've been doing the show. And Ike will be the one taking it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:50

Checking in on the Southern Baptists

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/13

Today we talk about the Southern Baptist Convention, the summer heat that's coming our way, and changes to the Super 7 state football championships.Also, sadly, reporter Warren Kulo has passed away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:40

Roy Wood Jr. on the "Road to Rickwood"

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/12

Today, a statewide award puts an exclamation point on an inspiration year for a high school baseball player. The Justice Department is taking issue with a new state law. Gambling and lottery is already back in political discussions. And we have an interview with comedian Roy Wood Jr. on his experiences working on the "Road to Rickwood" podcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:57

Shark attack updates, Coral Reefers, UAB autopsies

Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan ·

2024/06/11

Today we have a little more on the girl who was critically injured by a shark; we have a fairly new anti-stalking law being put to use; and the show will go on, at least for now, for the Coral Reefer Band. In the second segment we have a report that'll explain why UAB has stopped doing state prison autopsies (it's related to the alleged missing-organs cases we've talked about here before).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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