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Tuskegee to relaunch aviation program

The aviation technology program at Tuskegee University is coming back. Alabama Senator Katie Britt made the announcement this week.

A $5.3 million grant will help re-launch the flight school degree program.

It's expected to help the historically black university fulfill a major shortage of pilots in North America.

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.