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April is Autism Awareness Month

Public Mourns Former MPD Police Chief

A former Montgomery police chief died over the weekend.  Family members of John Wilson say the retired police chief died Saturday morning while in another state.  Wilson led the Montgomery police department from 1986 to 2004.  No other details of his death are available at this time.  

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.