Councilwoman Marche Johnson speaks on Black businesses being targeted

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published October 18, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT

Montgomery City Council member Marche Johnson recently claimed area businesses serving the black customers are more commonly fined by the Montgomery Fire Rescue Department inspectors.

Wednesday Johnson says she supports the department, law enforcement and what is right.

Montgomery Fire Chief Miford Jordan said during Tuesday's meeting, "there were 17 clubs inspected and there’s no way we targeted one club.”

Johnson added there was an increase of fees attached to several black centered events.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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