Life With Jerry Williams

Jerry shares a (fairly) recent conversation with Erin O’Donnell. Erin was a singer/songwriter in the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s. She recorded 6 albums and was establishing herself in a crowded field of female singer/songwriter artists. Then she walked away. The desire to be at home with her kids when they got off the school bus each day was greater than the desire to perform. Jerry caught up with her in late 2017 and they talked about that decision. Here’s the link to the audiobook Jerry narrated, “The Haunting Of Monnview Speedway” by Carrie Bates: https://www.audible.com/pd/B08M9S7HTZ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-220600&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_220600_pd_us --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Glen Campbell is featured on this week’s episode. Jerry shares a conversation he had with Glen in 1991, shortly after Glen released a Christian album. They discuss Glen’s faith, his background, including the TV show The Glen Campbell Good Time Hour, his time on the set of True Grit with John Wayne and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry shares a conversation with Danny Gokey from the archives. Danny is an American Idol alumnus and Christian recording artist. They talk about the then current season of American Idol, Danny’s everyday life struggles and more. Next week Jerry goes back to the 90s to share a conversation with the late Glen Campbell. Here’s the link to the article on the top honey producing nations in the world: https://www.trendrr.net/6124/top-10-largest-honey-producing-countries-world-famous-best/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry goes back to the archive for an interview with Luke Smallbone of the band For King & Country. The interview took place in January 2016. The band was going to be part of Winter Jam and would play Atlanta the day before the Super Bowl, which lead to a brief discussion about American football. They also talked about some of the wacky things the band had been up to and how they’ve been handling all of the attention For King & Country has garnered. And Jerry reminisces about the late New York Yankees great Whitey Ford. See the video of For King & Country performing on a Southwest flight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8JSWnEMB4U You can see the details of the auction of the original Rudolph and Santa puppets used in the original 1964 stop action TV special “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” here: https://profilesinhistory.com/auctions/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-auction-126/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry talks with Jack Griffin, the founder of the Food Finder app and website and one of the 30 people featured by Lay’s Potato Chips in this year’s Smile With Lay’s campaign to raise funds and awareness for Operation Smile. Find out more about Food Finder here: https://foodfinder.us/ You can vote for the movie “I Still Believe,” based on the life of Jeremy Camp. It’s been nominated for a Peoples’ Choice Award. Vote here: https://pca.eonline.com/movies/the-drama-movie-of-2020 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry observes the third anniversary of his father’s passing away by sharing an interview with him recorded on the publishing of his first book. The book is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Done-Robert-Romick/dp/1524598828 On the next episode, a conversation with Jack Griffin, the founder of the Food Finder app and website and one of the 30 people featured by Lay’s Potato Chips in this year’s Smile With Lay’s campaign to raise funds and awareness for Operation Smile. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry goes back into the archives nine years for a chat about becoming a grandfather and the challenges of celebrating Christmas with a family spread out over two continents with Steven Curtis Chapman. And, of course, there’s this week’s good news and some thoughts on overcoming evil in this episode of Life With Jerry Williams. Here’s the link to the website with the schedule of all the Christmas movies and specials on TV this year: https://christmastvschedule.com/ On the next episode, a conversation with Jerry’s dad on the occasion of the publishing of his first book, “Been There, Done That.” That innterview was recorded on 5/16/17, and Jerry’s dad would die on 9/8/17. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

They met in the parking lot of a radio station in the early 2000s. Matthew West was cooking up burgers on a charcoal grill, trying to win his way into the hearts of radio program directors. That’s how Jerry met him. In this episode Jerry shares some archive interview segments with Matthew, plus this week’s good news. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

In this episode Jerry talks with Bill and Betty Murphy who recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple shares their story and some advice for maintaining a loving, healthy and happy marriage. , Jerry also has details on the National Honey Board’s Queen’s Choice Awards, and of course, there’s this week’s good news. See the full list of winners from the National Honey Board's Queen's Choice Awards here: http://queenschoiceawards.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

In this episode Jerry talks with singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp about the changes Jeremy has seen since he began recording and what he and his family do when he’s not on the road. Jerry also shares some thoughts on our responsibility to recognize and meet needs, and of course, there’s this week’s good news. Here's the link to Vin Scully's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/TheVinScully --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Zach Williams is Jerry’s guest this week and he shares about his side hustle as wannabe chef and cookbook author. Interested in learning more about Apitourism (a travel concept combining bees, beekeeping and memorable journeys)? Check out this article on honey.com: https://www.honey.com/blog/apitourism-a-sweet-travel-trend Here’s the link to the station in the UK that’s been playing all Christmas music since August 25. You’ll need a UK postal code to be able to stream it. https://planetradio.co.uk/magic-christmas/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry pulls another conversation out of the archives, this time with the incomparable Amy Grant. They discuss how Amy keeps busy when she's not in the studio or on the road. If you have a romantic “How We Met” story that you’d like to share, email Jerry with details at podcast@jerrywilliamsmedia.com. Keep up with Jerry on his blog for The JOY FM: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry introduces a new recurring feature, “How We Met,” with a little help from Jordan Feliz who tells the story of how he and his wife Jamie became long distance high school sweethearts. And Jordan shares the saga of the green couch and more on this episode. If you have a romantic “How We Met” story that you’d like to share, email Jerry with details at podcast@jerrywilliamsmedia.com. Here’s the link to Raina Jain’s website with information on her Hiveguard invention that helps save honey bees from varroa mites. https://rainajain55.wixsite.com/hivegaurd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry shares an interview with Lauren Daigle from the archives. Recorded before Lauren had her first #1 single or a platinum record, in this conversation Lauren talks about how she landed her first record deal. Here’s the link to the window swap website Jerry talked about: https://window-swap.com/ And check out Jerry’s TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrywilliamsmedia?lang=en And his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jerrywilliams/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry kicks off season 3 getting to know Amy de Graaff, the newest employee at The JOY FM Georgia. Plus some of the items in the news that got him thinking, and a scriptural call to do justice, especially for those to whom it has been denied. Jerry shared a lot of external information, so here are the links he mentioned: His blog on The JOY FM GA website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ Information on The JOY FM GA Joy Crew: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/forms/joy-crew/ Submit a form to be considered as talent for "It's A Southern Thing" unscripted comedy videos: https://www.southernthing.com/calling-all-southerners-you-could-be-featured-in-our-unscripted-videos-2646827338.html And here's the link to the American Bee Project: https://www.americanbeeproject.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry shares highlights from three episodes from Season 2, conversations with co-workers Paige Long, Jules Smoak and Carmen Brown. You can hear The Jules Show Podcast here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jules/blog/ Carmen's podcast, Off-Air With Carmen is here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/carmen/podcast/ Keep up with Jerry on his website: http://jerrywilliamsmedia.com/ and his blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ Season 3 of Life With Jerry Williams begins on August 3, 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

It's another highlight episode from Season 2. This time Jerry talks with three educators about a couple of hot topics for this year. First, it's Dr. Nancy Hinkle of UGA discussing Murder Hornets. Then Jerry talks with two public school teachers, who just happen to be his brother and sister, about the challenges of online learning during COVID-19. Season 3 begins on Monday August 3, 2020! Keep up with Jerry on his website: http://jerrywilliamsmedia.com/ and his blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

In this episode, highlights of conversations with two of Jerry's co-workers, Rob Langer and Benji Shepherd. The three of them also host The Finding Joy Podcast, which you can find here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/finding-joy/podcast/ Keep with Jerry on his website: http://jerrywilliamsmedia.com/ and his blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

Jerry features highlights from conversations with three comedians from Season 2: Juan Devevo, who also happens to be the guitar player for Casting Crowns, Michael Jr., and Jeannie Gaffigan, wife and writing partner of Jim Gaffigan. Keep up with Jerry on his website: http://jerrywilliamsmedia.com/ and his blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support

In anticipation of his vacation, Jerry shares some memories from childhood vacations. Plus, his two cents on some of the new rules that Major League Baseball will employ in their newly announced short 2020 season. You can see Jerry's blog with highlights from his daily radio show on The JOY FM here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerryw/support