The Talk of Troy

Troy University’s International Student Cultural Organization has collaborated with the International Arts Center to present their 5th annual celebration of Peace Day, as Host Marissa Lacey tells us.And, the IAC is hosting a new exhibit titled, “A Portrait Collective.” A TROY staff member is getting a chance to show his work in a different medium as Producer Conner Howell reports.

Troy University is now offering a new Master of Business Administration in Music Industry. And, the degree is giving music students practical industry experience, as Producer Jaelanne Thomas reports.And Host Marissa Lacey brings us a story on "The Music Man" statue. It depicts a man playing the saxophone and was placed there in honor of clarinet player and emeritus professor of Music, Carl Vollrath.

On this week's show, we visit the Troy University Arboretum on the main campus to learn what wiregrass looks like. And we look back on the Troy University career of Senior Vice Chancellor Walter Givhan.

This week on The Talk of TROY, a Troy University alumnus has filmed a new documentary chronicling the history of descendants of enslaved people illegally brought to Alabama on the last known slave ship, the Clotilda. Host Jared McBride has the story.And, Troy University is offering two free courses this summer! Leadership 101 and Money Management will provide essential skills to the public, as Producer Kameron Banks reports.

A Troy University graduate has been recognized as a national finalist in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Awards. But the road to glory was surprisingly bumpy, as Producer Kameron Banks reports.And as Host Jared McBride tells us, a professor on TROY’s Montgomery campus has been recognized with Gamma Beta Phi’s 2022 Teacher of the Year Award.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery is celebrating Juneteenth, an annual recognition of the end of slavery in the United States. And although Juneteenth is usually on June 19th, the Museum is celebrating early, something they have been doing for a while as Kameron Banks reports.And, as Host Jared McBride tells us, the Wiregrass Archives is a collection preserving history from the Wiregrass Region. And now, it has its own podcast, "It Came from the Archives."

President Joe Biden recently visited Troy and the Lockheed Martin facility, which manufactures weapons for the war in Ukraine. Two Troy University students reported on the presidential visit for Trojanvision news and the campus newspaper. Producer Kameron Banks asked them what it was like to be in the press pool.And, Professor Robbyn Taylor has served Troy’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication in a variety of roles over the years, and now, she’s becoming its director. Host Jared McBride has the story.

Falconry is an ancient sport, to which author and naturalist Sy Montgomery was introduced by a master falconer.  She talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about that life-changing experience, which she chronicled in her latest book, "The Hawk's Way, Encounters with Fierce Beauty."

On The Exchange from In Focus, Alabama Securities Commission Director Joseph Borg talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about one of the most prevalent types of investment scams operating in groups today - Affinity Fraud.

Troy University is known as Alabama’s international university, and it has some fitting landmarks to prove it, as Producer Garrett Sanders reports.And, Diane Orlofsky is stepping down from her position as Troy University’s Director of Choirs after 16 years, but she is staying on staff in a new role at the John M. Long School of Music. Producer Jaelanne Thomas has the story.