Clarksville's Conversation

Sherry Nicholson with YaiPak Outreach joins Charlie Koon to share how Clarksville can help those affected by Hurricane Helene, and what she has witnessed while bringing hope to those who lost so much.

On this special episode Charlie grabs the mic and heads down to the F&M Bank Arena to chat with some very special guests.  Barry Trotz, Predators General Manager, Retired General Clayton Hutmacher, and Preds Center Colton Sissons talk about the upcoming Predators Gold Star Showcase that benefits the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

Anthony Daley is the pastor of Mosaic Church and Mike Burnette is the pastor of Life Point Church.In this week’s episode of Clarksville Conversion, Charlie Koon sits down with both Anthony and Mike to discuss their own personal relationship with Christianity, and how both of their churches provide support for the community.

The Red River Spartans is a local hockey team that has recently relocated from Nolensville to Clarksville.In this week’s episode, Charlie Koon sits down with the owners, Jon Tuggle, Charlie Saunier and Marty Wilson about the history of The Red River Spartans and their decision to go from the Nashville Spartans to the Red River Spartans.

Bikers Who Care is a group of motorcycle enthusiasts in Clarksville, Tennessee who support children with special needs.In this week’s Clarksville Conversation, Charle Koon sits down with Billy Hughes and Keith Rogers to go over their history with Bikers Who Care, but also their relationship and continued support for organizations like Camp Rainbow.

Freddie D. Montgomery, Jr. is the Fire Chief of Clarksville Fire Rescue whose main mission is to provide the highest level of protection of life and property by investing in professional development and public education while providing customer service excellence to the community.This week on Clarksville Conversation, Mr. Montgomery sits down with Charlie Koon to discuss how he and Clarksville Fire Rescue helps and improves the community of Clarksville and also dive in to not only his growth as a fire fighter, but also how the department has grown over the years.

Roland Fanning is the head coach of the APSU baseball team who just recently agreed to a contract extension through 2028 for Austin Peay. This week on Clarksville Conversion, Roland Fanning sits down with Charlie Koon to discuss the recruiting process for the Austin Peay baseball ball team, his history as a coach and also the lessons and the highlights from the most recent baseball season.

VK Integrated Systems develops and manufactures cutting-edge situational awareness systems, weapon systems and energetics in Clarksville, TN. This week on Clarksville Conversations, the owners Vasili and Matt sat down with Charlie Koon to explain in detail how they first developed their technology for handheld weapons systems and how they started their business 10 years ago. 

Johnny’s Big Burger has been a staple for Clarksville as one of Clarksville’s best local burger places that is independently owned.In this week’s episode, the former owner, Johnny Meeks and the current owner, Justin Meeks will sit down with Charle Koon and share how Johnny’s Big Burger first started in 1965. Also, the ins and outs of running a local restaurant and even go into the story of their famous honey bun with ice cream.

Charlie Koon had a chance to sit down with the head coach of Austin Peay basketball, Corey Gipson and assistant coach Jordan Harmon.In this week’s episode the coaches go over the process and the details of NIL for college basketball players and how those effects them when it comes to recruiting players. They will also go over the basketball program and all the benefits and opportunities that the players are presented with.

Jeff Vaughn, Terry Ray, and Michael Long are three golfers in Montgomery Country. This week on Clarksville Conversion, they will go into their own personal thoughts and feelings on the situation on turning Mason Rudolph golf course into a muti use park. Also, they will go over their own personal stories on how they got interested in golf and how it is not only important to Montgomery Country, but how golf is a great way for people to learn life lessons and form new relationships.

Bill Langford is the owner of the "hole in the wall" Poor Man's Country Club and a longtime leader with the Bikers Who Care. This week, he shares some stories about these Clarksville institutions and what has kept them going for all these years. 

Divina Mims, the Regional Public Relations Manager for Amazon, and Josh Ward from the Clarksville Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, stop by to talk about the new Amazon Distribution center in Clarksville and their big plans for the future.

Jeff Tyndall is the Director of the Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission, he joins Charlie to talk about the new census numbers for Clarksville and Montgomery County, and what they mean for the future of the area.

Legendary NFL Coach Jeff Fisher chats with Charlie about his involvement with the new Arena Football League and the Nashville Kats.  The Kats have an upcoming home game at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville.

Wes Parsons joins Charlie to share his journey from playing baseball at Clarksville High School, to playing in the MLB.  Wes is currently on roster for the Cleveland Guardian's Triple A team.

Janeen Lalik is the new Executive Vice President of SS&E.  She joins Charlie to talk about her new role managing the day-to-day operations of SS&E including APSU athletics, the F&M Bank Arena, and the Ford Ice Centers around Middle Tennessee.

From Clarksville High School to American Idol, to Record deals and recording studios, Haven Madison has had a huge year!  As she is getting ready to release new music she joins Charlie to catch up and provide and update on all of the new things she is working on.

The Fighting Pride of Clarksville Nate "The Train" Landwehr joins Charlie to talk about music, Fighting in the UFC and Fatherhood.  This fun and far-reaching conversation will have you rooting for one of Clarksville's rising stars.

What started as a backyard wine-making hobby became a vineyard in 1986, and it has since grown to a major Clarksville attraction, producing 10,000 cases of wine a year. Wilson Cooke and Abigail Scurlock join Charlie Koon to talk about what's new at Beachaven Vineyard and Winery, including wine flights, the downtown location, live music events, and even wine slushies.