Senior Managing Producer of News for Alabama Media Group @aldotcom. Dad, husband, journalist, author, Bessemer native, Irondale man. [email protected].

Birmingham, Ala.
Joined August 2008
I would put the @aldotcom breaking news team up against any other, any day and 2025 is no different. @RobinsonCarol, @HeatherSGann, @MikeCasonAL, @billineastala, @HowardKoplowitz, and @Pj_Darrington were on top of the biggest news in Alabama. 🧵
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Alabama Republicans thought AL-2, a former opportunity district they redistricted in 2026, would be a lock. In south Alabama, though, the race is closer than many expected. I talked with some local GOP voters and candidates—
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33 years ago today, Homer Simpson ate 64 slices of American cheese in one sitting. #TheSimpsons episode “Rosebud” first aired October 21, 1993.
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Two weeks until election day
Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate Tommy Tuberville had law enforcement escort me out of tonight's Mobile campaign event while I tried to ask him a question. lagniappemobile.com/news/mob…
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15 days until the election.....
New— 51% of respondents said they plan to vote for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, according to new Alabama polling released Oct. 19.
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Interesting turn in north Alabama— after Tommy Tuberville said new people moving to Huntsville are influenced by communism and socialism, a local Republican pushed back. “This is not correct,” Rep. James Lomax said. “I believe the thousands of families who chose Alabama, and specifically Huntsville, are making our state stronger and chose to call our state home for the same reason my own parents did.”
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This was how I needed to start my day.
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Reporters who witnessed the botched execution attempt, except for intervals when the curtain was closed, give their account.
Media witnesses are saying that Pike was still alive and breathing when they were asked to leave at 8:53 CDT. Ambulances were seen during the Tennessee Department of Correction press conference. wbir.com/article/news/crime/…
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Not a political position on my part but I always thought it was strange we turned eating a really big meal into a federal holiday.
RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "This is not your grandparents' Democrat Party. They want to get rid of Thanksgiving. They want to get rid of July 4."
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Jeremy Gray retweeted
20 years ago today, The Wire Season 4 Ep1: “Boys of Summer” premiered on HBO. Arguably one of the best cold opens in TV history.
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Went on to become an author and professor at Montevallo.
Marine Eugene Sledge’s 1st letter home to Alabama after coming off the frontlines on Peleliu. 🪖
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Jeremy Gray retweeted
While traveling together, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin are compelled to share a bed. Instead of sleep, the pair argue all night about whether to leave the window open or closed. Franklin eventually wins the argument when Adams gets too tired and falls asleep. Adams writes a lengthy and angry diatribe in his diary about it.
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“Obviously our heart breaks for every single person who lost their lives in this operation,” Vance said. “As much as our heart breaks, I can’t possibly fathom a young widow, what’s she feeling, and dealing with it. We want to be as helpful as we can.” al.com/news/2026/09/jd-vance…
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