It's a loose atmosphere. They set the tone. My teaching style [in this program] is more personal and less structured.

I have difficulty calling myself a great teacher and I don't think I've really ever altered my teaching style at all. We have a lot more technology available to draw from now, but I have to admit I still do things now like I did when I started teaching at Buford in 1970.

We just needed a certain singing range and a certain vocal style (for the role).

He's very outgoing and he has that style on the air. It was just that Mark is Mark, he's the same in person as he is on the air. Mark has his unique own way, but he's a very disciplined broadcaster.

Russell County is a good team, and so are we. Both teams came out and played a rough game with a lot of loose balls and a lot of girls going after them.

We laugh a lot. I joke around with them. It eases the tension.