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Sep

29

2025

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

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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…

Brooke Myers: the pride and joy of Auburn radio

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(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,…

Angier Johnson: A voice of faith and resilience on Montgomery’s airwaves

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Uplifting listeners, Angier Johnson delivers heartfelt inspiration during her radio air shift. (Photo courtesy of Angier Johnson) By: Nicholas Drayton AUM Audio · WVAS 90.7 FM gospel show host Angier Johnson is interviewed by COMM senior Nicholas Drayton MONTGOMERY, Ala.— As the sun rises over Montgomery on a Sunday morning, families throughout the city will start waking up to the comforting, soothing sounds of Angier Johnson. With Angier's rich, energetic voice, her Sunday Morning Gospel show on WVAS 90.7 FM from 6 to 11 a.m. brings words of inspiration and worship into households throughout the city. Angier Johnson shines on…