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ASU band director remembers Osbourne

Tributes to Ozzy Osbourne are pouring in from around the music world following his death yesterday at the age of 76.

In 2018, The legendary rocker visited Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets Band for a taping of A&E Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour.

ASU Band Director Dr. James Oliver says Osbourne enjoyed the band’s performance.

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.