interview Archives - The AUMnibus

Jan

26

2026

Montgomery Biscuits New CEO looks to expand downtown’s ‘heartbeat of the city’ experience

NewsBaseball, ceo, community, downtown montgomery, expansion, interview, Mike Carney, Montgomery, Montgomery Biscuits, OnDeck Partners, sports

AUM Audio · Interview with Biscuits CEO Mike Carney on his new ownership of the Montgomery team MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Riverwalk Stadium is a central family gathering place in downtown, and Mike Carney, of OnDeck Partners, who is the new Montgomery Biscuits CEO, said the capital city stood out to him because most of the entertainment is centralized. “We looked at a lot of clubs to purchase, but what stood out about Montgomery was that the Riverwalk stadium is the heartbeat of Montgomery entertainment,” Carney said in an interview during last week’s annual Biscuits Fan Fest. “(Whether) you’re coming to…

Jan

22

2026

By Shaniece McGhee

The voice behind the Montgomery Biscuits

News20 years, Alabama, anniversary, announcer, audio, dj, interview, Montgomery, Montgomery Biscuits, Rick Hendrick, Riverwalk Stadium, time

AUM Audio · AUMnibus Spring 2026 MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For Montgomery Biscuits fans, the food, community and ballpark sounds are all a part of their experience as well as one special voice. Rick Hendrick has served as the Biscuits' public address announcer since the team’s origin in 2004, where he has become a staple for fans. In April 2024, Hendrick officially reached the 20-year mark as the voice behind the microphone, which came faster than he expected. “You blink and 20 years has gone by, "Hendrick said in an interview during last week’s Fan Fest at Riverwalk Stadium. "I didn’t…

Sep

29

2025

By Aumnibus Staff

Reporters, reality and robots: Carrington Cole and the future of news

NewsAI, Carrington Cole, features, interview, journalism, positvity, robots, story, WAKA

By: Dezzy Crumpler AUM Audio · WAKA reporter Carrington Cole is interviewed by AUM senior Destannie Crumpler MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The week before Carrington Cole was supposed to start working with Marvel Studios in 2020, the world shut down. “The week before I was supposed to start, COVID hit the U.S,” she said. That sudden pause sent her back to Montgomery, where she traded Hollywood dreams for something unexpected: learning to report the news for WAKA in her hometown. Carrington Cole is shown at this year's Alabama Broadcast Association conference in Birmingham. Her journey is more than just a career…

Sep

29

2025

By Aumnibus Staff

The future beyond the newsroom’s rise of AI

NewsAI, artificial intelligence, interview, news, newsroom

Photo courtesy of Shahbaz Zaman on pexels.com One local editor says AI is helpful, but not enough to replace his own writing AUM Audio · Montgomery Independent Editor Brian Hodge is interviewed by AUM COMM student Brionna Crumpton By: Brionna Crumpler MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Like Superman faced Brainiac, journalists today face a similar challenge in navigating the rise of artificial intelligence in their work. Montgomery Independent editor Brian Hodge, in a recent interview, discussed how the news media works to maintain the human voice in its stories. Brian Hodge spent his childhood in Valley but lived in Millbrook in his…

Sep

28

2025

By Patrick Eiland

For the love of the game: How Stephen Gunter went from reading stats to reporting stats

NewsAUM, features, interview, journalism multimedia, sports, WSFA

Stephen Gunter filming warmups of an exhibition basketball game between AUM and Auburn at Neville Arena at Auburn. By: Patrick Eiland AUM Audio · AUM multimedia specialist Stephen Gunter is interviewed by Patrick Eiland about his reporting days MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The late great Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee loved his job and once said, “If you do what you really want to do, you feel like you're playing." Everyone has their own passions and sometimes they take us places we could never imagine. Stephen Gunter working in his office in the Auburn University at Montgomery Ida Belle Younge…

Sep

26

2025

By Aumnibus Staff

Brooke Myers: the pride and joy of Auburn radio

NewsAuburn radio, Brooke Myers, features, interview, journalism, radio journalism, story, Tiger Communications

(photo credits pexels.com) By: Rodrecus Lewis AUM Audio · Tiger Communications GM Brooke Myers is interviewed by student Rodrecus Lewis AUBURN, Ala. — Displaying her overwhelming southern charm and hospitality, Brooke Myers, the general manager for Tiger Communications, began our interview by setting up new office chairs. The casually dressed radio host walked into the office, with a warm smile and paper building instructions, offering a seat while we prepared for conversation. “We ordered more chairs because for some reason the ones we have keep breaking,” she explained. “I’ve built every chair in here.” With a radio station worked by only nine people,…

Sep

18

2025

By Aumnibus Staff

Students and faculty reflect on AI, media and the future of creativity

NewsAI, artificial intelligence, AUM Warhawks, creativity, future, interview, media

Photo courtesy of Steve Johnson on unsplash.com By: Nicholas Drayton MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The impact of artificial intelligence on different professions is manifesting in different fields such as medicine and government, as well as technology, the arts and media fields. This advent of technology has created a level of excitement along with apprehension among students and educators at Auburn University at Montgomery. Sophomore nursing major Jewels Wolfe sharing her thoughts on artificial intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas Drayton) Jewels Wolfe, a sophomore nursing major from Phenix City voiced a cautionary stance. “I feel like it’s good for certain things, but…

Apr

25

2022

By Aumnibus Staff

Facing Plastic Pollution

Opinioninterview, plastic, pollution

BY: Alex Roberson Different types of plastic are endangerments to the environment. Plastic is biodegradable, so it breaks down into smaller pieces and the pieces stick to each other like magnets. Tens of thousands of marine organisms have suffered from entanglement and digesting plastic. Fish are eating microplastics, which are small plastic particles in the environment. After marine life eats plastic, the plastic works its way up the food chain and into what we eat, according to Oceana. I decided to ask students on campus about their thoughts on the subject. I first interviewed Jazmyn Crumpton, a Junior at AUM.…

Mar

29

2022

By Aumnibus Staff

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

OpinionGraduation, interview

BY: Alecia Hicks Although times have been a little challenging when it comes to communicating, due to COVID-19, being a student means looking forward to graduating and finding success in the workplace after college. Preparing yourself to be a professional means practicing for interviews, creating or updating resumes, developing cover letters and more. For graduating seniors like myself, we are expected to have spent the past four years learning and cultivating ourselves into individuals who will eventually add to whatever company or organization we choose to be a part of. If you are expected to be graduating this May, here…