Good Day Alabama for February 9, 2012

Here is what you saw on Good Day Alabama for February 9, 2012:

CPA PHONE BANK - Get help with your taxes! FOX6 On Your Side and the Alabama Society of CPAs bring back the Tax Tip Phone Bank again this year! You can call tonight with your tax related questions from 5-6:30pm. Tune in to FOX6 News this evening for the phone number!

DR. F - Dr. Wayne Fleisig, a Psychologist with Children's Hospital, joined us with advice on teaching values to your children. He recommends:
     1) Figure out what values you want to teach
     2) Make sure to set a good example
     3) Actively teach the values on an ongoing basis, and set expectations
     4) Praise and reward appropriate behaviors
     5) When necessary, have consequences for undesired behaviors

JEH JEH LIVE - Jeh Jeh joined us from Pleasant Grove High School where the Concert Choir performed music for us in honor of Black History Month.

BARBERSHOP QUARTET - With their roots firmly in barbershop harmony, the Tomcats enjoy bringing a number of other a cappella arrangement styles from Pop to Doo Wop to the stage. A smooth blended sound, the foursome represent over 70 years of combined barbershop singing experience. This morning they perform Christmas songs for us. For more information, visit http://www.tomcatsquartet.com. They are part of the Voices of the South organization that will be delivering singing telegrams for your Valentine on Monday and Tuesday. To book them, call (205) 252-SING and leave a message with your name and number. Someone will call you back to set it up.

AP CLASSES - The College Board Announces Advanced Placement® Results for the High School Class of 2011: How does AP Prepare Students for Success in College and Today's Global Economy? The College Board unveiled the Eighth Annual AP® Report to the Nation, highlighting the progress of America's high schools in preparing students for rigorous, college-level coursework.  More students than ever before are participating and succeeding in rigorous Advanced Placement Program® (AP) courses - important because solid performance in AP prepares students for success in college, helps them to graduate on time (which can lead to families saving money) and offers students the skills necessary to compete in today's global economy. Learn how well your state is providing students with access to and preparation for rigorous AP courses. Trevor Packer, senior vice president of Advanced Placement and college readiness and at the College Board, discussed the findings in the 8th Annual AP Report to the Nation.

RACHAEL RAY - Rachael Ray joined us live from her studio to chat about the show's plans, special episodes, and upcoming celebrity guests for February sweeps. This month she celebrates her 1000th Show and she has a big show planned for Valentine's Day. She brings us the Million Pound Makeover, Mob Wives Make-UNDERS, Grammies to Grammys Cook-off, Hot in Cleveland Makeover, Oscar Party Show, Waffle Week, the Return of the "Tip Off", and more! Catch the Rachael Ray Show right here on FOX6 Weekdays at 10am!

30 LESSONS FOR LIVING - We talked with Karl Pillemer, PhD. - founder of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, The Legacy Project, and author of 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. Karl Pillemer has spent the last three decades researching America's elders in an effort to figure out what older people know that the rest of us don't.  His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues - children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to thirty lessons for living.  His pioneering work has gleaned that older is indeed wiser, and his subjects are serving as an extraordinary guide for younger generations going through the exact same chapters of adulthood that they themselves once experienced.

Tomorrow on Good Day Alabama, we check out an exciting weekend ahead! Jeh Jeh joins us live from the World of Wheels! Arielle checks out all that you need to know for the Mercedes Marathon - from race times to road closings to packet pick-ups Celtic Women come to town for a performance and we talk with the ladies! Comedian Tom Papa performs at the Comedy Club Stardome and joins us in the studio with a few laughs! And, as always, Alec Harvey joins us with the Weekend Calendar to check out all the other happenings around town! Plus we check out the latest buzz on your favorite celebrities from Hollywood! And the Bargain Mom joins us in the studio! That and much more tomorrow on Good Day Alabama!