Carolina Focus
On this 8-31-25 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick Guest – Michael F. Lamma, EVP and COO, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. More than 49,000 people are lost to suicide each year in the United States, that is an average of 134 people each day. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) works to […]
CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick – Sunday Aug 24, 2025 Guest – Dr. Lyn Nuse, Sr Medical Director for Atrium Health Levine Children’s discussing virtual primary care that Levine now offers. Excellent tool for parents as we head back to school. The details and advantages of this new way to see your […]
On this Sunday Aug 17, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick Tom Arnold, a cybersecurity expert and author focused on keeping kids safe online with Sharon Theresa Payton our cyber security expert joins Bo and Beth to talk about Reddit blocking the internet archive from “A.I. scraping”, as well […]
On this episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland, Jim Szoke and Ed Billick Profiles in Broadcasting – Sharon Thorsland – Celebrating her 25-year career at WBT Born/ Raised – is an identical twin. In college a pre-med major …. fell in love w/communications and sports. Her mother a big influence in getting her into radio! From WNSR […]
On this Sunday Aug 3, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick 23rd Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive – guests include the folks from St Matthew RC Church. They discuss their mission from Meal Packing to fund raising and the great work in Haiti. Guests: Brother Prisca and Father Saran–Brothers with the Missioaries of […]
On this Sunday July 27, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick Carolina Panthers Training Camp – words from Coach Dave Canales and Dan Morgan, president of football operations and general manager. Their comments and Q/A’s…as we begin pre-season practice and preparation for this coming NFL Season Guest Jahmyra Austin the Programming Lead for Apple Retail, Where […]
On this Sunday July 20, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick Profiles in Broadcasting – WBT’s – T.J. Ritchie Born/ Raised – in Louisiana – loves sports and the theater…..was a “stand -up” comedian! He shares his journey into broadcasting and all the assignments along the way. From radio at different stations to […]
On this Sunday July 13, 2025episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick WBT’s Mark Garrison Reports: “The Road Ranger”…a senior citizen who help folks stranded on the highways on GMBT’s with Jim Szoke Guest Mike Kucharski, the Co-Owner and Vice President of JKC Trucking. He has spent his entire career of over 30 years and is […]
On this Sunday June 29, 2025 Episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick. Sammy Hagar, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, along with restaurateur HMSHost as they hosted a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for CLT’s newest restaurant, Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill. Through the Hagar Family Foundation, Hagar and his wife, […]
On this Sunday June 22, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick The North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network (NCIDR), a statewide coalition, held a press event on Monday, June 9th outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. The event highlighted ongoing, unmet recovery needs in Western North Carolina and […]
On this Sunday June 15, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick Profiles in Broadcasting – – Mix 1079’s Matt Harris his 40+ years in broadcasting – from his early college days through all of his career opportunities. Matt tells his broadcasting story, sharing all of the many iterations of his career. He shares the […]
On this Sunday June 8, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick. Guest in Studio Juliana O’Rork Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Business Development with Sharon and Ed – discussing tips surrounding Father’s Day shopping as the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported a total spending of $22.4 billion on Father’s Day gifts and celebrations in 2024, […]
