ATLANTA – Here are today’s featured guests and segments for Good Day Atlanta:
Fourth of July fun at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia will be filling the night sky with a bombastic show of red, white, and blue as part of its annual July 4 Fireworks Celebration presented by Coca-Cola running Wednesday through Saturday.
Six Flags Over Georgia launches annual July 4 Fireworks Celebration: What’s that over Metropolis at Six Flags Over Georgia? Is it a bird or a plane? No — it’s Independence Day fireworks!
Dr. Bryan Johnson talks APS goals
Dr. Bryan Johnson is the sole finalist to be the next superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools and is set to take over the 50,000-student district pending a board vote next week. Johnson and board chairperson Erika Mitchell sat down with Buck Lanford to talk about the state of the district ahead of the upcoming school year.
Meet Dr. Bryan Johnson, the Atlanta Public Schools sole superintendent finalist: Dr. Bryan Johnson is the Board of Education’s unanimous selection to oversee every facet of the Atlanta Public School’s school system beginning this fall. The 2021 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year and Atlanta Board of Education chairperson Erika Mitchell sat down with Buck Lanford to talk about the upcoming school year.
Miss Georgia USA on her big win
Emmaline Farmer will represent the Peach State as Miss Georgia USA at this year’s competition in California. She sat down with Alex Whittler to talk all about her inspiration to try out for the pageant and her preparations for the national stage.
Miss Georgia USA Emmaline Farmer: Emmaline Farmer, a 24-year-old registered nurse and family nurse practitioner student at Emory University, has been crowned Miss Georgia USA 2024. She’s passionate about advocacy and is dedicated to championing causes close to her heart, particularly women’s health equality. With a firm belief in challenging disparities that hinder comprehensive healthcare for women, she strives to ensure that medical advancements and treatments cater equally to women’s unique health needs. She will compete for the USA crown in Los Angeles on Aug. 4.
Emory University’s free AI classes
Artificial intelligence is reshaping life as we know it, which means there’s no better time to start learning more about how to use it. Joe Sutherland, the director of Emory’s Center for AI Learning, sat down with Natalie Fultz to talk about free AI classes the university is offering to Georgians this summer.
Emory University offers free AI courses to Georgians this summer: Emory University’s Center for AI Learning will embark on a statewide tour this summer offering free courses on artificial intelligence to local communities. The tour, titled “AI + You: Save Time, Earn More and Thrive with AI.”, will visit 22 cities across the state. Its goal is to equip Georgians with the knowledge and tools needed to leverage AI effectively in their personal and professional lives. The tour is in partnership with the Rowen Foundation and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Summer lobster with Chef Dayana Joseph
If you’re ready to step up your summer cookout, you’ll definitely want to catch what Chef Dayana Joseph is cooking on the Good Day grill. The award-winning chef shows Joanne Feldman how to make her signature dish.
Local chef’s spicy summer lobster recipe for a quick 4th of July dish: Chef Dayana Joseph is an award-winning, classically trained chef, Food Network star, and entrepreneur. She prepared a grilled spicy summer lobster recipe. Keep up with her on social media here.
Entertainment news with MiAsia Symone
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o shared a very emotional experience she had playing a woman with cancer in the new ‘Quiet Place’ prequel and Flavor Flav is trying to save Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits. Radio personality MiAsia Symone joined Natalie Fultz with the latest news.
MiAsia Symone talks the latest in entertainment headlines: Listen to MiAsia on Saturdays from 2 to 6 p.m. on HOT 107.9.
