
Joe Moody
Senior producer & All Things Considered hostJoe Moody is a senior producer and host for the APR newsroom. Before joining the team, Joe taught academic writing for several years nationally and internationally. He is a native of Montgomery and a proud Alabamian. He is currently studying library and information studies at the University of Alabama with a focus on archives. When he is not playing his tenor banjo, he enjoys listening to jazz records and 45s from the 1950s and 60s.
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Alabama’s decision to change how it carries out executions is still drawing criticism. The state’s Supreme Court abolished the one-day time frame for executions allowing the governor to extend the amount of time needed to execute someone.
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There is a long musical history associated with the Shoals in Northwest Alabama. The stories of Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios have been well documented. However, the locals say the area is not just a museum piece. The music continues to flow like the so-called singing river that passes through it. The area is home to musicians, recording engineers, and producers who have decided to pursue their creative goals on their own terms.
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Jane Fonda sold some of her art at auction and her collection included works from an Alabama artist. He was a self-taught artist that has art hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well the Smithsonian.
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The families of Alabama inmates can’t take part in a Department of Justice lawsuit over conditions in state prisons. A federal judge’s ruling means their claims over food and medical needs won’t be heard in the DOJ action.
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Shoalsfest is heading to Mcfarland Park in Florence this weekend. It’s the third year the music festival has taken place. The event is the work of Grammy award winning artist Jason Isbell.
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Historically, coal ash pits have been a problem not only for our state but for several states across the country.
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An analysis by the Associated Press shows low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths.
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The level of community transmission of COVID-19 remains high throughout Alabama.
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The journalist credited with finding the slave ship Clotilda has a new documentary on a very different subject.
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The city of Huntsville is step closer to a planned skybridge project.