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BUZZ Watch Party stars On Our Own 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Watch Party stars On Our Own

Join us at the historic Grandin Theatre on April 28 at 6:00 pm ET to celebrate our newest BUZZ starring On Our Own of the Roanoke Valley! Event is free. Doors open 5:30 pm.

Seven days a week, 365 days a year, On Our Own of Roanoke Valley offers helps and hope through its drop-in center for people struggling with addiction and mental health. Led by Robin Hubert – herself a survivor of mental health trauma and abuse – On Our Own ensures its members aren’t just on their own when facing bipolar disorder, military service PTSD, substance abuse, sexual assault and other life trials. Wheeler Digital returns to the show to provide On Our Own with the marketing “buzz” it needs so more people know about the nonprofit … and financially support it.
We thank the James A. Meador Foundation for underwriting this episode, which airs April 29 on Blue Ridge PBS.

BUZZ Preview Party starring On Our Own

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Contact Michael Hemphill for more information by email or 540.556.2879.

BUZZ Preview Party starring Alabama Nonprofits 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ Preview Party starring Alabama Nonprofits
Join us at Red Mountain Theatre on April 30 at 5:30 pm CT for our BUZZ Preview Party to meet and greet the stars in the four new episodes: During our one-hour show, we’ll talk with the leaders of these Alabama nonprofits and share clips from our upcoming BUZZ episodes that highlight their inspiring missions. These four episodes air May 14, 21, 28 and June 10 at 8:30 pm Central on Alabama Public Television. The event will include hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

BUZZ Preview Party starring Alabama Nonprofits

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Funding for our production comes from the Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama’s The Caring Foundation, and Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation.
About BUZZ: Launched in 2020, BUZZ features the great work that nonprofits do in our communities, and the marketing pros who donate their time and talent to help these life-giving organizations attract more donors, volunteers and clients to their cause.
Alabama Public Television broadcast schedule:
  • May 14, 8:30 pm – Hank Poore Foundation, which provides grants to fund recreational assistive devices (athletic wheelchairs, track chairs, etc.) for people with physical disabilities.
  • May 21, 8:30 pm – Respite by Grace, a partnership between St. Luke’s Episcopal in Mountain Brook and Grace Episcopal in Woodlawn that seeks to create a respite center for Woodlawn seniors struggling with dementia.
  • May 28, 8:30 pm – Addiction Prevention Coalition, which aims to eliminate addiction in Central Alabama through in-school prevention programs, community educational events, and a collection of support services.
  • June 10, 8:30 pm – Kid One Transport, which provides safe, reliable transportation for children and expectant mothers to their medical appointments.
BUZZ stars Raising the Shade finale 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZ stars Raising the Shade finale

All are invited to our BUZZ Watch Party on Feb. 28, 7:00 pm ET, at First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Va., as we conclude our 4-part series featuring the Franklin County NAACP’s initiative “Raising the Shade.”Since January 2025, BUZZ has featured the nonprofit as it has shared the story of the county’s 70 African American men who fought for the Union in the Civil War in the United States Colored Troops.

Our series concludes with the culmination of the nonprofit’s work: the unveiling ceremony of a statue in downtown Rocky Mount to honor the USCT. While thousands of Confederate monuments dot the U.S., fewer than 25 exist honoring the 200,000 Black men who fought in the United States Colored Troops.

With support from Virginia Tech’s Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, funded by the Mellon Foundation, the NAACP has indeed “raised the shade” on this untold history.

 

Listen to BUZZ origin story from creator Michael Hemphill 900 879 Michael Hemphill

Listen to BUZZ origin story from creator Michael Hemphill

Listen to Michael Hemphill’s origin story about how and why he created Buzz4Good on the all new public radio show Naturally Curious, hosted by Bruce C. Bryan.

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About the episode:

Imagine being able to combine all of your professional passions into one work. When you hear Michael Hemphill’s story, you quickly realize that if the pieces can fit together so nicely for him, they can for you as well. Michael is a former award-winning newspaper reporter and when he chose to switch to nonprofit work, after years of helping individual nonprofit organizations, he had a bigger idea. 

Michael wanted to match an organization doing good work with a marketing firm, which could help him get more…buzz. This is a story of a passion filled man who had a wild idea. He didn’t just dream it.

But found a way to make it happen. In turn, he has helped hundreds of nonprofits and tens of thousands of people. I’ve long believed that interviewing interviewers makes for an incredible show. Above is the FULL UNEDITED version.  BUZZ4GOOD’s Michael Hemphill.

BUZZing about Franklin County NAACP’s “Raising the Shade” 900 506 Michael Hemphill

BUZZing about Franklin County NAACP’s “Raising the Shade”

Since January 2025, we’ve buzzed with the Franklin County (Va.) NAACP as it has shared the story of the county’s 70 African American men who fought for the Union in the Civil War in the United States Colored Troops.

On Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET, the NAACP’s work culminates with an Official Monument Unveiling Ceremony at First Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. A reception follows at the Harvester Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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While thousands of Confederate monuments dot the U.S., fewer than 25 exist honoring the 200,000 Black men who fought in the United States Colored Troops. With support from Virginia Tech’s Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, funded by the Mellon Foundation, the NAACP has “raised the shade” on this untold history, the climax of which is a statue sculpted by famed artists Rick Weaver and Paul DiPasquale.

We look forward to filming the event for an upcoming episode on Blue Ridge PBS to culminate our work alongside this inspiring nonprofit!

Catch up on our work highlighting and helping Raising the Shade!

Our episode Feb. 5, 2025 shares the origins of Raising the Shade.

Our episode Aug. 27, 2025 shares the Raising the Shade forum in which scholars from around the U.S. came to Franklin County to share their research.