Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Follow us on Facebook!

Lockheed Martin awarded huge contract

Officials at global defense contractor Lockheed Martin have announced the recent awarding of a nine-billion-dollar contract to build missiles in Alabama.

In a statement released Wednesday, the company said the contract is to build Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles and Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles at its manufacturing facility in Troy. Lockheed Martin employs about 700 workers at its Pike County plant.

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.