Carolina Focus
Charlotte's News Talk
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On this 8-31-25 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Guest - Michael F. Lamma, EVP and COO, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. More than 49,000 people are lost to suicide each year in the United States, that is an average of 134 people each day. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) works to help people better understand suicide, give them the tools to help ...
On this 8-31-25 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Guest - Michael F. Lamma, EVP and COO, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. More than 49,000 people are lost to suicide each year in the United States, that is an average of 134 people each day. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) works to help people better understand suicide, give them the tools to help ...
CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick – Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Guest - Dr. Lyn Nuse, Sr Medical Director for Atrium Health Levine Children’s discussing virtual primary care that Levine now offers. Excellent tool for parents as we head back to school. The details and advantages of this new way to see your physician with Sharon/Ed
Patrick Kiker the VP ...
CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick – Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Guest - Dr. Lyn Nuse, Sr Medical Director for Atrium Health Levine Children’s discussing virtual primary care that Levine now offers. Excellent tool for parents as we head back to school. The details and advantages of this new way to see your physician with Sharon/Ed
Patrick Kiker the VP ...
On this Sunday Aug 17, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick
Tom Arnold, a cybersecurity expert and author focused on keeping kids safe online with Sharon
Theresa Payton our cyber security expert joins Bo and Beth to talk about Reddit blocking the internet archive from “A.I. scraping”, as well as medical professionals raising concerns after an A.I. bot reportedly refere...
On this Sunday Aug 17, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick
Tom Arnold, a cybersecurity expert and author focused on keeping kids safe online with Sharon
Theresa Payton our cyber security expert joins Bo and Beth to talk about Reddit blocking the internet archive from “A.I. scraping”, as well as medical professionals raising concerns after an A.I. bot reportedly refere...
On this episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - Sharon Thorsland - Celebrating her 25-year career at WBT
Born/ Raised - is an identical twin. In college a pre-med major .... fell in love w/communications and sports. Her mother a big influence in getting her into radio!
From WNSR in NYC to Grad School at UNC - got a job at Florida St...
On this episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - Sharon Thorsland - Celebrating her 25-year career at WBT
Born/ Raised - is an identical twin. In college a pre-med major .... fell in love w/communications and sports. Her mother a big influence in getting her into radio!
From WNSR in NYC to Grad School at UNC - got a job at Florida St...
On this Sunday Aug 3, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
23rd Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive - guests include the folks from St Matthew RC Church. They discuss their mission from Meal Packing to fund raising and the great work in Haiti. Guests: Brother Prisca and Father Saran–Brothers with the Missioaries of the Poor in Cap Haitien, Haiti. They serve...
On this Sunday Aug 3, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
23rd Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive - guests include the folks from St Matthew RC Church. They discuss their mission from Meal Packing to fund raising and the great work in Haiti. Guests: Brother Prisca and Father Saran–Brothers with the Missioaries of the Poor in Cap Haitien, Haiti. They serve...
On this Sunday July 27, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Carolina Panthers Training Camp - words from Coach Dave Canales and Dan Morgan, president of football operations and general manager. Their comments and Q/A's...as we begin pre-season practice and preparation for this coming NFL Season
Guest Jahmyra Austin the Programming Lead for Apple Retail, Where ...
On this Sunday July 20, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - WBT's - T.J. Ritchie
Born/ Raised - in Louisiana - loves sports and the theater.....was a "stand -up" comedian! He shares his journey into broadcasting and all the assignments along the way.
From radio at different stations to syndication …lessons learned along the way. And advice for those who w...
On this Sunday July 20, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - WBT's - T.J. Ritchie
Born/ Raised - in Louisiana - loves sports and the theater.....was a "stand -up" comedian! He shares his journey into broadcasting and all the assignments along the way.
From radio at different stations to syndication …lessons learned along the way. And advice for those who w...
On this Sunday July 13, 2025episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
WBT's Mark Garrison Reports: "The Road Ranger"...a senior citizen who help folks stranded on the highways on GMBT's with Jim Szoke
Guest Mike Kucharski, the Co-Owner and Vice President of JKC Trucking. He has spent his entire career of over 30 years and is an expert in the industry. JKC specializes in clima...
On this Sunday July 13, 2025episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
WBT's Mark Garrison Reports: "The Road Ranger"...a senior citizen who help folks stranded on the highways on GMBT's with Jim Szoke
Guest Mike Kucharski, the Co-Owner and Vice President of JKC Trucking. He has spent his entire career of over 30 years and is an expert in the industry. JKC specializes in clima...
On this Sunday June 29, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick.
Sammy Hagar, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, along with restaurateur HMSHost as they hosted a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for CLT’s newest restaurant, Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill. Through the Hagar Family Foundati...
On this Sunday June 22, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
The North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network (NCIDR), a statewide coalition, held a press event on Monday, June 9th outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. The event highlighted ongoing, unmet recovery needs in Western North Carolina and urged state lawmakers to invest further in disaster recove...
On this Sunday June 22, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
The North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network (NCIDR), a statewide coalition, held a press event on Monday, June 9th outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. The event highlighted ongoing, unmet recovery needs in Western North Carolina and urged state lawmakers to invest further in disaster recove...
On this Sunday June 15, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - - Mix 1079's Matt Harris his40+ years in broadcasting - from his early college days through all of his career opportunities. Matt tells his broadcasting story, sharing all of the many iterations of his career. He shares the importance of in-studio chemistry, of he being himself an...
On this Sunday June 15, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Profiles in Broadcasting - - Mix 1079's Matt Harris his 40+ years in broadcasting - from his early college days through all of his career opportunities. Matt tells his broadcasting story, sharing all of the many iterations of his career. He shares the importance of in-studio chemistry, of he bein...
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