Tune-in Tuesday: Episode 125

Episode 25

Otis Crockron & Bruce Dalzel

Something special is happening in Athens County — and it starts today. 

The Anna Jinja Show is launching its first season ever, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you. This season was made in partnership with Athens County Children Services (ACCS) — the agency quietly showing up every single day, often in the hardest moments, to keep children safe and families strong. 

In this first episode of the season, host Anna Jinja sits down with: Otis Crockron — Executive Director of ACCS, who has called Athens County home since 1986 and brings both professional and personal passion to the work of protecting children  Bruce Dalzell — the patriarch of the Athens music scene, with 45+ years of original songwriting, who teamed up with poet Wendy McVicker to write an original song for this season 

Lizzi Montanti — Assistant Producer and former ACCS intern, who bridges the worlds of art and advocacy in a way that will move you The song they created together? It will stop you in your tracks. 

This episode is a love letter to every caseworker, foster family, kinship caregiver, and community member who shows up — quietly, faithfully — for the children of Appalachian Ohio.