Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa News Director and Tuscaloosa native Don Hartley's name is synonymous with West Alabama. He has two lengthy careers under his belt. 23 years in radio and television news and sports journalism and 26 years as a county and state emergency manager. Don also worked as a press aide to former Alabama Governor Guy Hunt and U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton. Don marched four years in the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band and did the stadium announcing for the band for 16 years. His attachment to UA also extended to being the radio play-by-play voice of Crimson Tide Baseball and Women’s Basketball. He also served as public address announcer for Bama Gymnastics. For several years, Don did radio and television play-by-play for high school football and basketball, including Central’s 2007 4-A AHSAA Championship Game at Legion Field in Birmingham. Don has earned three Alabama Broadcasters Association ABBY Awards for news and public affairs broadcasting as well as multiple Associated Press honors for both quality news and sports broadcasting. Don is married with two adult children and one grandson.
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Councilman Taking Heat from Pro-Union Forces
The union vote rhetoric is heating up.
West Alabama Wednesday Briefing
A person of Interest is being sought in connection to a Tuscaloosa death investigation.
Robert Reich Accuses MBUSI of Dirty Tricks
Former Clinton Administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is accusing Mercedes Benz of union busting activities in the runup to this week’s vote on the United Auto Workers.
State Leaders Urge Caution in Mercedes Union Vote
Alabama political leaders from the Governor’s Mansion to the Statehouse to the Halls of Congress have cautioned auto workers in the state about voting for a union.
West Alabama Tuesday News Briefing
A Tuscaloosa youth has received a standing ovation from a United Nations forum in Switzerland.
Ivey Claims UAW Does Not Share Alabama Values
On the day some 6,000 Mercedes Benz employees began voting on a proposal to unionize the company's Vance and Woodstock plants, Gov. Ivey lobbed another salvo at the United Auto Workers (UAW).
Union Voting Underway at Mercedes
The weeks long buildup has given way to voting on a union at the Tuscaloosa County Mercedes Benz Plant is underway.
West Alabama Monday Briefing
Some 6,000 workers at the Vance Mercedes Plant and the Woodstock Battery Plant begin a union vote today.
Saban, UA and AU Ask UAW to Cease & Desist
Former Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban is a familiar figure in advertising, endorsing insurance, but he doesn't want to be brought into the United Auto Workers (UAW) Mercedes Benz union battle.
Mercedes Union Vote Looming This Week
The final hours are ticking off before the near 6,000 employees at the Mercedes Benz plant in Vance and Woodstock.