Good Day Atlanta viewer information December 10, 2020
Non-profit bridges the digital divide
Georgia-based non-profit Inspiredu provides working laptops, desktop computers, and tablets to local students, free of charge.
Georgia-based non-profit bridges the "digital divide": If there's one thing the pandemic has proven, it's that access to technology is vital -- especially for students. Inspiredu is a Georgia-based non-profit (a spin-off of PowerMyLearning), focused on providing student and their families the technology they need for education. That means working laptops, desktop computers, and tablets, given to local families at no charge.
For more information on donating your used device to Inspiredu, click over to the organization's website here.
Acclaimed songwriter gives Gingerbread Man a happily-ever-after
Legendary songwriter Jack Tempchin and his wife, Sheryl, have given the Gingerbread Man of holiday tales a new lease on life.
Acclaimed songwriter gives Gingerbread Man a happily-ever-after: Jack Tempchin is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, having penned hits for The Eagles (“Peaceful Easy Feeling”) and Johnny Rivers. When it comes to the recipe for a great holiday song, Tempchin says it all boils down to one major ingredient.
“The whole thing about songs, I think, is a quality that I call ‘likability,’” he says. “You just hear it and you like it.”
To check out the animated video for “The Gingerbread Man,” click here.
Ray McElrathbey and Jay Reeves discuss movie Safety
Safety is a new movie based on the true story freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady.
"Safety" is a new movie based on the true story freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady. That player is Atlanta's own Ray McElrathbey. He joins us on "Good Day Atlanta" along with the actor who plays him in the film Jay Reeves to preview the movie that will be out on Disney plus tomorrow. For more information click here.
A Soulful Christmas
An Atlanta tradition, A Soulful Christmas is still bringing all the Christmas magic despite the pandemic.
Stepp Stewart joins us to talk about his "A Soulful Christmas" holiday concert: For more information click here.
Staycations in Georgia
Food blogger Erica Key joins us with her top picks for winter staycations in Georgia.
Food blogger Erica Key joins us with her top picks for winter staycations in Georgia: For more information on Erica Key or her blow "Eating with Erica" click here.