Alabama State University's Director of University Relations, Kenneth Mullinax says Wednesday he will keep a promise he made 15 years ago to appear before the parole hearing of Thomas Blanton; the man convicted in the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. Blanton was convicted of murder for his part in the bombing that killed four little girls. Mullinax says in 1990, he met and became friends with Alpha Robertson, the mother of Carole Robertson, one of the girls killed in the bombing. Mullinax says he will do his best to convince the board to keep Blanton behind bars. The parole hearing is set for Wednesday in Montgomery.
Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.