Category Archives: Local News

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018 – Guests: Tania Kelley a.k.a. Nia Renee and mom Tamera Kelly |  Little Rock teenage singing sensation Tania Kelley is steadily building her resume with plans to take on the music world with her powerful voice.  Kelley, who goes by the stage name Nia Renee, has sung the National Anthem at the…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – October 25, 2018

October 25, 2018 – Guests: Kristina Gulley, Community Advocate/Volunteer and Shorter College student, DuShun “Shun” Scabrough II |  The 1st North Little Rock Neighborhoods Beautification Recycle Drop-Off and Shred Event will be Saturday, October 27th from 10am-1pm in the parking lot of Shorter College, 604 North Locust Street in N. Little Rock.  Residents can bring…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018 – Guests: Drew Dees, Walk Chairman | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) hosts Central Arkansas One Walk, Sunday, October 28th.  Registration will take place at 1pm and the walk will kick off at 2pm in North Little Rock starting at Dickey-Stephens Park with the route heading to the Clinton Library and back. …read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – October 11, 2018

October 11, 2018 – Guests: Latosha Pulley, Founder and Executive Director of The House of Healing Hearts, Alecia Pully, and Shameka Simmons |   October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and also, National Bullying Prevention Month. The House of Healing Hearts, a non profit organization, provides support for victims who have experienced domestic violence and teen…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – October 4, 2018

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – October 4, 2018

October 04, 2018 – Guests: Coach Oliver B. Elders and Wadie Moore |  Known as “the winningest active coach in the state of Arkansas”, former high school and middle school basketball coach, Oliver B. Elders, Jr. has now added Author to his title with his new book, “Fruit of the Spirit.”  A collection of Coach Elders…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 27, 2018

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018 – Guests: Senator Linda Chesterfield and Annette Thomas-Jones, current Coordinator of First Baptist Church Early Childhood Center  |  First Baptist Church, 701 South Gaines Street in Little Rock is currently taking applications for their free Early Childhood Center.  Home of the Academic All-Stars, the center has programs available for three and four-year-olds…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 20, 2018

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018 – Guests: Rev. William Robinson, Jr., Executive Director and Sandra Mitchell, Director of Supportive Services of Better Community, Development, Inc. (BCD) and Luke Kramer, Executive Director of The Starr Coalition | Better Community Development (BCD), Inc celebrates and recognizes September as National Recovery Month.  BCD hosts the 14th Annual Recovery Jam, Tuesday, September…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 13, 2018

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – September 13, 2018

September 13, 2018 – Guests:  Janice Hobson, President and Toni Foy, Asst. Treasurer of Valentine-Wooten Awareness Council |  Valentine-Wooten Awareness Council presents Dick Jeter Day & Parade featuring Rixey Day, Saturday, September 15th with the parade kicking off at 10am at Mount Araratt Church, 5417 Valentine Road in North Little Rock.  The annual day event begins…read more »

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – August 23, 2018

The Broadway Joe Talk Show – August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018 – Brandon Kiker, Founder of Arkansas Cup Tennis Series and Tre’ Day of Power 92 Jams |  Treday.com presents the 7th Annual “Labor of Love”Charity Classic & Silent Auction, Friday-Sunday, August 31st-September 2nd at Rebsamen Tennis Center, 1501 Leisure Place in Little Rock.  The Charity Classic is sanctioned by USTA Southern Arkansas…read more »

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, has passed away at 76

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, has passed away at 76

THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAGES via PEOPLE.COM Aretha Franklin, the self-taught piano prodigy, vocalist and songwriter who first conquered the charts in the late ’60s and never relinquished her throne, has died, her publicist confirms to the Associated Press. She was 76. The Queen of Soul had struggled with her health for years. A source told PEOPLE Monday…read more »