City of Columbus, GA KCB Earth Notes, 2 Nov 2022

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From YouTube: KCBC NEWS 11/02/2022

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Lisa sits down with Carlos Williams to talk about the upcoming Fountain City Classic and gives an update on everything Keep Columbus Beautiful has been doing in the past few weeks.

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We love the Earth, it is our planet, we love the Earth, it is.

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Hello, I'm Lisa Thomas cutts, your host for kcbc news, also the executive director for the keep Columbus beautiful commission before we get started. Let's take a moment to show you a little bit about our mission and what we do. I love, Columbus, Columbus Georgia is so beautiful. That's why our mission at keep Columbus beautiful, is all about engaging and educating individuals to take a greater responsibility for enhancing beautification, protecting our environment and eliminating litter and blight.

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The best way to be a good Steward of our environment is by the three R's reducing waste, reusing items and recycling. October has been a busy month. We have really been on the move with kcbc out in the community working giving back and participating in community outreach projects. Take a look at this exciting video.

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Thank you to all of our partners: Oxbow Meadows Learning Center, a special shout out to Dr Michael and Dr Lauren, the coach ears for this year. Public works for all of their assistance. Our signature sponsor Columbus, Water Works and a special thank you most of all to all of our outstanding volunteers. Columbus Fort, Benning, Phoenix, City and Harris. County we've come together and it was an awesome event.

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Foreign foreign.

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Correct it's been completely chlorinated, it's disinfected, there's, no pathogens in it. It's tested daily. All kinds of analysis are runs to show that we're doing.

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Up next we have a special guest coming up stay tuned. You don't want to miss it.

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Hi I'm Rosa Evans, director of Metro Transit System, here in beautiful Columbus Georgia I'm in training to help with our bus operator shortage. If you're looking for a job, we would love to have you join our team of professionals visit our website at columbusga.gov Metra to apply.

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We're back and I would like to introduce you to a man that really needs no introduction, Mr Carlos Williams. He is one of the most recognizable media Personalities in the Valley area good morning Carlos.

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How are you doing today, great great, so in your official capacity you work for wrbl.

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I do the past 45 years, I've been an employee of wrbi.

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That is wonderful. What a blessing! What a blessing can you tell us tell us a little about what you 've got. What wrbl.

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With the commercial production aspect of wrbl, but uh that only says uh very little about what I actually do, which what I you know when you work in TV you have to. If you have a talent that uh you know can be utilized on a different department than they use you. So you know, I, never uh dreamed that I would be cutting commercials, doing audio doing on camera uh things at wrbl, but hey it was got kind of pressed into service. I guess you would say exactly.

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That's wonderful and for you guys out there I know if you don't recognize as a face, you definitely recognize his voice. His voice is just you could listen to him. Talk all day.

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Well, thank you. Okay,.

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But today, you're here in a different capacity, yeah.

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uh Here to talk primarily about the final city, classic and uh I've been privileged to work with the final city classic all 32 years years of his of its existence and we're looking forward to a big and better year this year, uh coming up November 5th down at AJ, McLean Memorial Stadium uh I happen to be the publicity co-chairman for the foundation classic and we've got a baby of events lined up uh to uh to include the press conference that will be uh November.

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1St coaches and a couple of players will be uh accessible to the media and we always like the we always like to make that um uh possible, because you know the media is our friend absolutely.

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And I've actually had the privilege to attend a couple of those media lunches. It's always it's great, seeing the kids coming from the schools and it kind of Hypes them up for the week of event and um I'm glad you're explaining, because a lot of people may not know, even though it's been here for 32 years yeah, they may not know what is the Fountain City Classic? It's because it's more than just a game. It.

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Is it's uh well the game part of it is Albany State versus Fort, Valley State.

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uh All of the alumni of course come together, but the event was a brainchild of several like-minded uh individuals who thought that the game could could be or the Rivalry could be improved if it was a played here in Columbus and uh the presidents of both universities agreed and all those uh who had the power to make it happen made it happen, and so here we are 32 years later, I I, remember, I, remember the first game in 1990 it was a packed house down at AJ, McLean, Memorial Stadium and because of all the good weather, we're having right now and uh and and how well both of the teams are playing right now, both of them have winning records.

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We we expect another good crowd, absolutely.

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And everybody is just ready to be outside now because of the pandemic, we're ready to just get out and have some good old fun we're just hoping for great weather with the Fountain City Classic. What would you say your favorite thing about it? I mean what what is you know, the one thing that Carlos loves to do during this event. Well,.

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uh Albany State and Fort Valley state is a big rival, they're huge Rivals, and so we all have friends that uh have attended either either Fort Valley or Albin State, and so getting the opportunity to see and to you know, converse with those friends. Those old friends from college is is probably the greatest aspect that I have of it and the part that I look forward to.

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Yes, I understand in my household we are Albany State, because my husband attended there for undergrad I've, also had the pleasure of in my previous capacity working with the Civic Center, which is a great partner. I um helped plan the um game, the ticketing, the.

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And putting it together so when I came in this capacity and switched capacities, what I just I was just thinking trying to bring. So what could I do to continue working instead of just you know, just standing back and enjoying the game and the.

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For once and I thought about, it is really a great event. The day of the game, you have the vendors going, countless Vengeance from all over right.

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Have Tailgaters from all over and the game, but it's just such a big litter event. Yeah.

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I mean I'm coming to work on that Monday or Tuesday morning. It's like a disaster area yeah, and so that's when I thought about. Let's do something. What can we do and I met with Robbie branscome, the executive director? And of course we can't go without mentioning um representative Calvin speyer.

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Who's been the.

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Chair and has done a phenomenal job for all these years and growing the event to what it is today, because when I first started, it was almost 20 years ago. But tailgating was not that big right.

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It just it just expanded, and it's just it's wonderful, you know, and because of it this particular game. They start letting people in on Thursday because of the amount of people coming in with the campers and the trailers. So it's a it's a great event, and so what we're doing with kcb- and this was my pitch I- know Parks and Rec. They do a great job right.

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It's hard to command it to about 25 30 000 people I've counted over the years.

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In that one South Commons area, and so what we decided to do was you know what Let's Help, let's give the patrons an opportunity where they won't have to worry about I can't find a recycling being a trash bin.

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And so that's when we decided we're going to add extra bins.

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You know we're going to put them throughout the whole tailgating area, the stadium, we're going to pack it out. Well,.

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And so luckily they loved it, and so that's what we're partnering doing just to engage and get the community and the participants of the events to you know have a good time. We want you to have a good time, enjoy the game. Tailgate meet with your friends that you haven't seen in a year, but also be a little more environmentally friendly. Put that bottle in the trash. Oh.

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Yeah, well, we have. uh Fortunately, we have several final city classic members, including myself, who are are current or former, uh keep Columbus beautiful Commission. uh You know Commissioners absolutely.

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uh They include Arlene Bachmann and her sister Sheila Mitchell they've done a fantastic job for keeping Columbus beautiful over the years. So, as a committee, we have an eye on uh trash and over abundance of trash and we look forward to working with Keith Columbus beautiful to make this happen. Yeah.

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Absolutely and I had like I mentioned: I saw your name on some. Some previous information I was like this is. This is great. Maybe I can encourage him to come back.

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uh That's a possibility, yes, I.

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Hate to put you on the spot, but that's all right. We always looking for great volunteers, always well.

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You know anything I can do to help keep our city beautiful and clean I'm. More than willing.

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Absolutely and that's what it's all about us working together, because we're in a different environment now right well in completely different environment, and it's going to take all of us working together to get the job done right: okay, so Robbie, branscom and I the executive director. She came up with an idea: why don't we just get together and just do a little PSA? And we and that took place on last week and it should start airing real soon. Yeah.

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I'm, looking forward to seeing I haven't seen it yet. Yes,.

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Absolutely, and so thank you again, Carlos for coming on and spreading information and education about Fountain, City, Classic well,.

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I'm sure anything we can do, especially when it as it relates to keep Columbus beautiful. We are, we are more than willing and just call on us anytime. Thank.

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You so much for coming on.

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Thank you for having us as.

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We break: let's look at the PSA, that Robbie branscome executive director for the Fountain City Classic and myself we created Robbie. The field looks empty today, at least it does, but it won't be on November 5th. You must be talking about the 32nd annual Fountain City Classic, yes, the one and only Battle of the blue and gold. That's why we're getting our offensive plan together. So, let's huddle up and use the recycling bins to tackle litter. Now, that's the ticket, we're all on the same team.

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We need your help to keep Columbus beautiful at the 32nd annual Fountain City Classic. I, truly hope you enjoyed that video. We had a great time filming it shout out Robbie. There will be a Fountain City Classic parade earlier that morning, starting at 9 00 a.m. We will be participating, come out and check us out. It's going to be a great event and during the game, when you're down there stop by our booth, we'll have a tent set up, we'll be doing interviews.

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You'll get an opportunity to be on our show because we're going to be taking questions asking you how you feeling and how you're enjoying your day, and so please don't forget to stop by and say hello and as we close today, I'll close as I will always close by asking the question: what are you doing to help keep Columbus beautiful.

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We love the Earth, it is our planet, we love the Earth, it is.