“I love thinking about how to do something differently. We’ve seen how a role can become iconic, but my thoughts are: How can we do it differently and make that same impact. It’s still true to the character but just a little twist...” ~Dianne B. Shaw

This piece is very off-script for me as most of my stories are about sports, community members, or topics that I feel would be of particular interest to readers of Fort Wayne Ink Spot. In today’s UNSCRIPTED I want to pay homage to a woman that inspired, admonished, and loved me with the most definitive meaning of unconditional love.

Our capital city of Indianapolis will host the NBA’s 73rd annual All-Star Game the weekend of February 16-18, 2024, with events scheduled at Lucas Oil Stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the Indiana Convention Center.

“Being on the radio has been a dream of mine since childhood, now it’s here and I’m beyond excited for the opportunity to represent my city.”

~ Kam “Snacks” Coleman LOUD 103.3

“I am overly excited to be back on the radio. Radio was my home for 15 years, I love Fort Wayne, and I’m ready to bring local radio back to our city.”~Keristen “Big Kess” Baker LOUD 103.3

Determined, Passionate, Purposeful. These are 3 words that come to mind when describing today’s guest on UNSCRIPTED. Chynna Presley is a woman that has overcome the pains of life’s adversities by having an unyielding desire to capture life’s “bouquets” and vase them into triumphs that can only be attributed to having a strong faith and belief system that serves as the “roots of her foundation” and frame her testimony to the world that she’s not a VICTIM but instead a VICTOR as she shares her story and new book with us today. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Chynna Presley.

As we begin the 2023/2024 season of girls high school basketball, I wanted to share that I’ve become a HUGE fan of the women’s game! The elevation of the game on the collegiate level as well as the WNBA has made me take notice of what’s going on. I’m very fortunate to be deeply involved in women’s basketball by being an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) coach so I get the opportunity to see the very talented young ladies in our area on a regular basis and trust me when I say that this season will be…LOADED with talent! In today’s UNSCRIPTED,

Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has led the University of Colorado’s football program back to a level of prominence this season that no one expected but himself. The attention that has been placed on this football team and school is gathering notice,

It’s always refreshing for me to have the opportunity to spend time in the presence of someone that is engaging, informative, and driven by what they do. Those attributes are what made todays guest on UNSCRIPTED Tony Betton Jr. a delight for me to interview. Tony is a young man who left the comforts of his home in Atlanta, Georgia and has come into our city and embraced it with his “sense of community” attitude and aura.

James Payne is a man that truly defines the description, “A man for ALL seasons” as he not only works as one of the state of Indiana’s top high school officials in football, basketball, and baseball but also works for our local FWPD and is a FWCS school resource officer (SRO).

The 2023 NFL draft was held recently and it turned out to be a historic evening with Alabama’s Bryce Young going #1 to Carolina, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud going #2 to the Houston Texans, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson going #4 to our Indianapolis Colts as these 3 young men became the first trio of black quarterbacks to ever be selected in the Top 5 of the NFL draft!