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BUZZ Watch Party stars RADAR Transit 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Watch Party stars RADAR Transit
All are invited to a free Watch Party on June 18, 2025, at 6:00 pm EDT to enjoy our newest BUZZ starring RADAR Transit (doors open at 5:30 pm).
About the episode, which airs June 25 on Blue Ridge PBS:
Since 1975 the nonprofit RADAR Transit has been providing the Roanoke Valley, Alleghany Highlands and other regions of Virginia with public transportation for folks who might otherwise be homebound due to disability or inability to own a vehicle.
But as it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, RADAR could use a marketing makeover — especially for its website. LeadPoint Digital provides just the buzz that RADAR needs.

Contact Michael Hemphill for more information by email or 540.556.2879.

BUZZ Live! stars Blue Ridge Literacy 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Live! stars Blue Ridge Literacy

Join our BUZZ Live! (via livestream here or in person at Grandin Theatre) to celebrate Blue Ridge Literacy‘s 40th anniversary!

We’ll have conversations with the people serving, and served by, Blue Ridge Literacy, and share some “sneak peek” clips of our newest BUZZ TV show starring this inspiring nonprofit.

Founded in 1985 by two librarians, Blue Ridge Literacy supports achievement of life goals by providing opportunities to strengthen literacy skills to adults in western Virginia. Serving today primarily refugees and immigrants, Blue Ridge Literacy offers English, Digital Literacy, and Citizenship Preparation classes, as well as one-on-one tutoring services for adult English learners in the Roanoke Valley.

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Contact Michael Hemphill for more information by email or 540.556.2879.

BUZZ Live! stars VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Live! stars VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment

BUZZ Live! returns April 10, 2025, to The Spot on Kirk to help VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment promote its mission in the Roanoke Valley and its screening of “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism” on April 16 at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Musical Guest: Dylan Dent!

Our hour-long free show starts at 6:00 pm and is open to all. It will also be live-streamed to our Facebook and YouTube channels. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Register below to attend.

VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment (VIA) was founded by families with children with autism, so we know how difficult the landscape can be to navigate. At VIA, our goal is to provide effective support for our clients and their families to help individuals reach their full potential. Our School Services, Adult Services, and Behavioral Health Services address the unique learning challenges of the individuals we serve throughout their lifespan.

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Contact Michael Hemphill for more information by email or 540.556.2879.

BUZZ Watch Party stars Masterpiece Alliance 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Watch Party stars Masterpiece Alliance

All are invited to a free Watch Party on March 11, 2025, at 7:00 pm EST to get a sneak peek at our newest BUZZ starring Masterpiece Alliance (episode airs March 26 on Blue Ridge PBS)! Doors open at 6:30 pm. Many thanks to John M. Oakey & Son for hosting us!

About the episode:

Masterpiece Alliance believes all people are created as masterpieces, especially those with intellectual disabilities. But once these individuals who suffer from Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or autism leave high school, they often struggle to find friends and have a social life. 

The mission of Masterpiece Alliance is to create community for these individuals to gather together to laugh, love, serve, and grow. One place where you might assume they can find community is the church. But that’s often not the case. Masterpiece Alliance seeks to help churches be more accommodating, and gets some help with that outreach from the marketing wizards at Wordsprint.

New Birmingham BUZZ stars Studio by the Tracks 900 506 Michael Hemphill

New Birmingham BUZZ stars Studio by the Tracks

As originally broadcast on December 22, 2023, on Alabama Public Television …

In part 2 of BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill’s 4-part series in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, he visits the nonprofit Studio by the Tracks, where the autistic meet the artistic. This studio and gallery provides a social network and career path that enriches the lives of artists who have autism and betters the community.

Swell Fundraising donates its time and talent to help Studio by the Tracks achieve more … buzz.

Coming up on BUZZ on Alabama Public Television:

Dec. 29, 7:30 pm & Dec. 31, 1:00 pm
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama
America was founded on hope and opportunity. And for folks from Hispanic countries, that dream is as alive today as ever. But navigating a foreign land and language is hard and not for the faint of heart. Thankfully the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, or ¡HICA! is full of heart. A community development and advocacy organization, HICA champions economic equality, civic engagement, and social justice for Latino families.

Jan 5 at 8:30 pm 
Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank
Food, shelter … diapers? Too many low-income mom and grandmothers in Alabama have to make the hard choice between diapers and utilities, clothing, even medicine. Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank each month distributes more than 150,000 free diapers and other essential products to 3,300 low-income families in Central Alabama. Martin Advertising / Martin Retail Group steps up to provide Bundles with a lot of marketing help — and hope.

Many thanks to the Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation for helping underwrite our production.