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 as medical professionals raising concerns after an A.I. bot reportedly referenced body parts that didn’t exist when attempting to diagnose a patient

Nick Craig, host, Carolina Journal News Hour on WBT shares that North Carolina has received a $4 million grant to expand workforce re-entry training programs

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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 as medical professionals raising concerns after an A.I. bot reportedly referenced body parts that didn’t exist when attempting to diagnose a patient

Nick Craig, host, Carolina Journal News Hour on WBT shares that North Carolina has received a $4 million grant to expand workforce re-entry training programs

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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 in NYC to Grad School at UNC - got a job at Florida State and other assignments along the way.

Jim interviewed Sharon, hired at WBT Summer of 2000!

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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 in NYC to Grad School at UNC - got a job at Florida State and other assignments along the way.

Jim interviewed Sharon, hired at WBT Summer of 2000!

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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 the Poor in Cap Haitien, Haiti. They serve the Lord by caring for the disabled, orphans and the ailing elderly with love and respect, at their mission facility. Steve Favory – Co-Leader of the MMWHD and Executive Director of Hands for Haiti which operates St Marc’s School in Tremesse, Haiti.

Deacon Daren Bitter – Daren is a Deacon at St Matthew Catholic Church and is on the MMWHD leadership committee. He has led multiple Mission Trips to Haiti to work with the Missionaries of the Poor. Robert Manning – a member of the MMWHD leadership team and on many occasions, he has volunteered his time in Haiti. Bruce Anderson – serves on the MMWHD leadership team, and he has helped complete several projects and Sean Balbirnie – who has been a very active young adult at St Matthew. He and his team created and have led the Hoops for Hunger event which is a component of the MMWHD campaign. The Hoops for Hunger effort has been very successful in drawing kids, teens and young adults for a day of fun while bringing awareness to the plight of others and generating funds in support of the MMWHD. Conversations w/Ed

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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 the Poor in Cap Haitien, Haiti. They serve the Lord by caring for the disabled, orphans and the ailing elderly with love and respect, at their mission facility. Steve Favory – Co-Leader of the MMWHD and Executive Director of Hands for Haiti which operates St Marc’s School in Tremesse, Haiti.

Deacon Daren Bitter – Daren is a Deacon at St Matthew Catholic Church and is on the MMWHD leadership committee. He has led multiple Mission Trips to Haiti to work with the Missionaries of the Poor. Robert Manning – a member of the MMWHD leadership team and on many occasions, he has volunteered his time in Haiti. Bruce Anderson – serves on the MMWHD leadership team, and he has helped complete several projects and Sean Balbirnie – who has been a very active young adult at St Matthew. He and his team created and have led the Hoops for Hunger event which is a component of the MMWHD campaign. The Hoops for Hunger effort has been very successful in drawing kids, teens and young adults for a day of fun while bringing awareness to the plight of others and generating funds in support of the MMWHD. Conversations w/Ed

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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 they develop new free learning experiences and programs for customers. She joined Apple Retail over 8 years ago as a Specialist before becoming a Creative Pro.....discusses with Ed -What should parents, students and educators keep in mind when choosing the right tech for school? Talks Apple’s education pricing, back to school offers and trade in options, nd how can Apple help students choose the best Mac or iPad for college.. Also offers advice for first time buyers and how to get set up quickly and easily

Theresa Payton (Cyber Security Expert) - Trump A.I. Announcement with Bo Thompson and Jim Szoke - various cyber concerns

Auto Expert Tom Blocker to get his thoughts on the effects of tariffs on the auto industry, Formula One and other auto topics

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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 syndication …lessons learned along the way. And advice for those who want to enter this field - w/Sharon and Ed.

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https://wbt.com/tj/

https://tjritchie.com/main/

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