Focus Atlanta is a locally produced community affairs program.  It airs once a week on Sundays at Noon.  The half-hour program tackles subjects that affect our community in an unobtrusive and entertaining manner. While targeting the top 10 issues concerning citizens of metro Atlanta, we explore Atlanta's concerns about health, drug prevention, crime, cultural identity, AIDS and consumer relations.

Through interviews and packages we help the viewer learn more about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, nonprofit organizations, and ways they can become better citizens. We have featured authors, musicians, and artists as well as physicians, activists, and politicians. Some exciting past guests include Mayor Shirley Franklin, John Smoltz, Dawnn Lewis and Usher.

The Host of Focus Atlanta is Keisha Lancelin, CW69's Public Affairs Director. In addition to producing the program she maintains relationships with service organizations in an effort to establish CW69 as an ongoing venue of support to the community.


Focus Atlanta Sunday August 22, 2010
Better World Books
College kids everywhere are bracing for astronomical textbook bills this fall semester – a cost that's become debilitating - often prohibitive - for many.
But there is an immediate solution for struggling students:

Better World Books offers millions of used textbooks and books online at prices up to 80% below what the college bookstore offers. It gets better:

• Better World offers free shipping in the U.S. on all textbooks

• Green: By buying used textbooks, students are keeping books out of landfills and saving trees.

• Doing good: a portion of all textbook purchases goes to fund global literacy initiatives like Books for Africa…win win win situation.

Better World Books "gets" the textbook problem - it was founded in 2002 by three broke Notre Dame seniors who figured out they could make more money by selling their books online than they could at their college bookstore. They turned it into a business, and today their company is one of the world's largest sellers of new and used textbooks. For more information visit www.betterworldbooks.com.

Call2Recycle
Cell phones, laptops, mp3 players, cordless power tools and digital cameras all use rechargeable batteries, which can and should be recycled. Call2Recycle, North America's only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program, launched MyCall2Recycle, an awareness campaign designed to educate consumers and businesses on the importance and ease of battery recycling. During the campaign, consumers are asked to scour their homes and rid their attics, junk drawers and storage spaces of all used rechargeable batteries and cell phones and bring them to any of Call2Recycle's 30,000 public drop-off locations to help the organization achieve its goal of collecting one million pounds of rechargeable batteries between now and Oct. 1. For more information visit: MyCall2Recycle.org .

F.A.C.E Diabetes
Grammy-nominated, singer, song writer Angie Stone talks about her experience with type 2 diabetes as part of Eli Lilly's Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes initiative.
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects more than 3 million African-Americans in the United States. Through the F.A.C.E. Diabetes initiative, Angie Stone has committed to helping the African-American community be fearless about facing diabetes. The Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes initiative is a grassroots movement targeting African-Americans in the United States to help individuals, families, and neighborhoods overcome key barriers to success in living with diabetes. It is supported by Eli Lilly and Company, and national and local health advocacy organizations. For additional information about F.A.C.E. Diabetes and/or related events, go to www.FACE-Diabetes.com.


Smiley's Recession-Free Hair
Atlanta stylist declares August 23 HairFree; Challenges others to do the same!! With more than 20 years in the profession, local hair stylist, Sharmele "Smiley" West has ridden many economic storms. But, she says, this feels like a tsunami.
Smiley's solution: HairFree, a free hair day for new and existing clients on August 23. Smiley notes that 80 percent of her regular customers have been scheduling fewer visits over the last two years. HairFree is one way of getting clients – both old and new -- back into the chairs.
On Monday, August 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., anyone can come in, sign up and receive basic services, from shampoo/styles to braiding. Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Smiley's Hair, Mind & Body Essentials
Founded in 2004, Smiley's Hair, Mind & Body Essentials services range from innovative hair designs and non-surgical hair replacement to massage. For more information call 770-771-2866. www.smileyshair.com.



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