Monday
Apr162012

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning Visits Batson Children's Hospital | April 2012 

Produced by Jim Albritton | New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning visited sick and injured kids at Batson Children's Hospital in April 2012. The two-time Super Bowl MVP is no stranger to Mississippi's only children's hospital. It's home to the Eli Manning Children's Clinics.

Saturday
Apr142012

Kids Learn While They Play at the Mississippi Children's Museum 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Four-Year-old Tremayne Guidry loves the Mississippi Children's Museum. So does his mother, his principal and his classmates and they're not alone. Each week, thousands of parents bring their children to play, to party, to make new friends and to learn. 

Friday
Apr132012

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning Vists Batson Children's Hospital 

New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl MVP, visited patients at Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson. Mississippi's only children's hospital is home to the Eli Manning Children's Clinics.

Tuesday
Mar272012

2012 Zippity Doo Dah Parade From Start to Finish 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Sweet Potato Queens and their wannabes from around the world along with Jackson State University's "Sonic Boom of the South" and the Budweiser Clydesdales marched through the streets of Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood during the Zippity Doo Dah Parade, raising money and awareness for Friends of Children's Hospital. Friends benefits Batson Children's Hospital—Mississippi's only children's hospital—at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sunday
Mar252012

2012 Zippity Doo Dah Parade Photos

Visit our Facebook Photo Archive to see some of our photos of this year's Zippity Doo Dah Parade. You don't have to be a member of Facebook to view these photos. 

The Zippity Doo Dah Weekend, including the nighttime parade through the streets of Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood, draws Sweet Potato Queens and their wannabes from all over the world and benefits the Friends of (Batson) Children's Hospital in Jackson. Check back soon to see the most comprehensive video coverage of the parade. 

Friday
Mar232012

Budweiser Clydesdales Visit Batson Children's Hospital, Appear in Zippity Doo Dah Parade 

Produced by Jim Albritton | On the eve of Zippity Doo Dah Weekend, the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Batson Children's Hospital, giving patients and staff a close-up look at the massive horses that will lead the annual event's nighttime parade through Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood. The parade and related Zippity Doo Dah events benefit Friends of Children's Hospital. | http://zippitydoodahparade.com

Thursday
Mar222012

2nd Annual Zippity Doo Dah Weekend Benefits Friends of Children's Hospital 

Produced by Jim Albritton | The Sweet Potato Queens and their Wannabes from all over the world will march through the streets of Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood for a good time and a great cause. The second annual Zippity Doo Dah Parade and related events benefit Friends of Children's Hospital which supports Mississippi's Batson Children's Hospital.

Thursday
Mar222012

City Sweep Benefits Batson Children's Hospital, Leads 30th Annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Before the 30th Annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade rolled through the streets of Jackson, Batson Children's Hospital volunteers and staff walked the parade route, selling beads, T-shirts and accepting donations for Mississippi's only children's hospital along the way.  

Monday
Mar192012

Celebrating 30 Years | The 2012 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival 

Produced by Jim Albritton | For 30 years the often irreverent Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival in downtown Jackson, Mississippi has signaled the arrival of Spring while raising money for Batson Children's Hospital. Here's a four-minute look at the parade. Videos focusing on other festival events, including the 5K Run, Trustmark Children's Parade and a Pet Parade, will soon be posted.

Saturday
Mar172012

Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival Photos

View 150 of our photos of the 30th Annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival, including the 5K run, Trustmark Children's Parade and the Pet Parade, in our Facebook photo archive. You don't have to be a Facebook member to view these photos. 


Tuesday
Mar132012

A SWAT Team's Special Mission Benefits Hospitalized Kids

Produced by Jim Albritton | The Jackson Police Department's SWAT team knows how to handle a crisis situation. But once a year it's sent on a special mission to help sick and injured kids at Batson Children's Hospital.  

Friday
Mar092012

On the Job | Transformer-like Delivery and Repositioning of PODS Unit 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Watch as a PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) unit is delivered and repositioned in Ridgeland, Mississippi. And hear from the driver who describes the training process and the reaction he gets from kids. This is part of Newsocracy's "In Their Shoes: On the Job" series. 

Tuesday
Mar062012

Lundi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Parades, Krewes, the French Quarter | Mardi Gras 2012 in New Orleans

Sunday
Mar042012

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chili Bowl Benefits Batson Children's Hospital

 

Produced by Jim Albritton | The 12th Annual Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chili Bowl at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi raised more than $6,000 for the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. | http://childrenshospital.umc.edu

Sunday
Feb262012

Minute Mardi Gras | Fat Tuesday in the French Quarter 2012

Produced by Jim Albritton | The NOPD officially ends the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans at midnight on Fat Tuesday as fire trucks, patrol cars and mounted police clear revelers from the streets of the French Quarter.