Closer Look: ‘The Wiz’; Remembering Alex Cooley; And More

Wednesday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress”:

• 0:00: Scott, Burress, Steve Goss and founder of Music Midtown Peter Conlon remember legendary Atlanta concert promoter Alex Cooley, who died Tuesday;
•  17:38: John Lorinc reports on rumors that University of Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart will be the new coach of the University of Georgia football team;
• 18:57: Dr. Mark Rosenberg, the president and CEO of The Task Force for Global Health, discusses the nonprofit’s mission and his retirement at the end of the year;
• 38:01: Candace Wheeler examines what’s “trending” today, including Alex Cooley, Mark Zuckerberg and a list of the most popular baby names;
• 40:36: Scott and Burress check in with Emory law professor Dorothy Brown’s class exploring the “Ferguson Movement” and how the discussion over police-involved shootings have changed over the course of the semester;
• 57:50: Dr. Ford Vox discusses research on the benefits of morning sunshine and combating the “winter blues” in the “Medical Minute”;
• 1:02:20: Tom Wlodkowski, Comcast’s vice president of accessibility, talks about the history-making television adaptation of “The Wiz,” which will be the first live television program accessible to people with a visible disability.