{"store":{"customizeEditHighlightKey":null,"customizeEditingSectionKey":null,"customizeScrollToKey":null,"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"This Alabama Life","slug":"thisalabamalife","podcastDescription":"Stories are powerful; we hand our traditions down through storytelling. But, the people telling the stories about Alabama don’t share your values. That’s why we started ”This Alabama Life.” We interview Alabamians who are making a positive difference in our world. Take a break from the 24-hour news cycle. Instead, listen to inspiring, uplifting stories about our great state, Alabama.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921_1200x628.jpg?s=1475703f385f3247817cd9e2c0392328&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://thisalabamalife.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/thisalabamalife/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-ng2zc-cbd1da?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":14,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":0,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Bogota, Lima, Quito, Rio Branco","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":null},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":17,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"1819 Media","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-ng2zc-cbd1da-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-alabama-life/id1601850318","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-ng2zc-cbd1da?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3TUGbZVLuuS16K2jWPCgiw","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f4b9bb08-9849-46b9-8268-00119400306f","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#8fc31f"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/VPo3o5coGuL2","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-nME15nt8wTwV","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"© 2021 1819 MEdia"},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[],"customize-container":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":false,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null,"subscribeLink":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/VPo3o5coGuL2","isPrivateChannel":false},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://thisalabamalife.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a8b7c28","clientSignature":"5c9cdfae958f78b406a1708bf1d75b4f","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb18460090-h5uzw","episode":{"id":"pb18460090","idTag":"h5uzw","title":"Interview with Ray Melick","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921_1200x628.jpg?s=1475703f385f3247817cd9e2c0392328&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

We talk about Ray's career in Sports Journalism, PR, and now news that tells the truth.

Be sure to subscribe to This Alabama Life on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

","publishTimestamp":1644008400,"duration":3099,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a35m6c/TAL_006_Audio.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-h5uzw-119adba","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h5uzw-119adba","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/interview-with-ray-melick/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h5uzw-119adba?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":75,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h5uzw-119adba","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"previewDevice":"desktop","VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fthisalabamalife.podbean.com%252Fe%252Finterview-with-ray-melick%252F&rts=037ee0e9822f8ddb4a8c0da0ed3740db111c3c12","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb18460090","idTag":"h5uzw","title":"Interview with Ray Melick","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921_1200x628.jpg?s=1475703f385f3247817cd9e2c0392328&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13357530/5cfec01b44f3e29fae1fb88ade93fc4aecd05b192fbfbc2c2f1daa412b7c1921.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

We talk about Ray's career in Sports Journalism, PR, and now news that tells the truth.

Be sure to subscribe to This Alabama Life on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.