Sponsors

Schaeffer Eye Center

Schaeffer Eye Center has been the leader in vision care for more than 25 years. There's a reason for that: we offer the "Schaeffer Eye Center Experience," which focuses on Science, Design and You! At Schaeffer, you have access to professional eye examinations and the latest in designer eye wear, provided by individuals who share a common desire to help you see and look your overall best.

Bud Light

Introduced in 1982, Bud Light has grown to become the best-selling beer in the U.S. and the # 1 light beer in the world. Brewed at all 12 Anheuser-Busch U.S.-based breweries, Bud Light is made with all-natural ingredients: water, barley malt, rice, hops and yeast. From the first brewing steps to the time it takes to reach your fridge, Bud Light is handled with the utmost care to ensure you can enjoy the same great, refreshing and crisp taste from every bottle.

WVTM Channel 13

NBC 13 WVTM provides the best local news, sports, weather forecasts, and severe weather alerts to the Birmingham area. NBC13, where accuracy matters.

103.7 The Q

1037 The Q is Birmingham’s radio station for all the Hits! Wake up with Ace and TJ in the morning, Madison from 9am to Noon, Keith Allen from Noon to 3PM, Ryan Seacrest from 3PM to 7PM and Deelo at night! Plus, we count down Birmingham’s most requested songs at Noon, 5PM, and 8PM. Follow us on Facebook and listen anywhere with I-Heart Radio!!

Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. We operate in more than 200 countries and market more than 2,800 beverage products including sparkling drinks and still beverages such as waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, sports drinks and energy drinks.

Returning this year....The Coca-Cola Ferris Wheel!!! Take free rides courtesy of Coca-Cola.

New this year….bring an empty Coca-Cola bottle or can and recycle at the entrances to receive a "Coca-Cola Fast Pass" which will allow you to skip the lines at the Coca-Cola Ferris Wheel.

Virginia College

Take your life in an exciting new direction at Virginia College! Flexible class schedules, small class sizes, and real-world programs in tomorrow's hottest career fields give you the most direct path to a new career.

Virginia College is a private institution of higher education committed to offering associate degrees, diploma courses, and baccalaureate degrees at its various campuses*. These programs strengthen the student's ability to enter or advance in a chosen career. The student's learning experience and placement opportunities are enhanced through studies that provide a balance of general academics, technical skills and personal growth.

Culinard: The Culinary Institute of Virginia College

Now you can turn your love for cooking into a culinary arts career—and do it in only 36 weeks! The new Culinard immersion program offers intensive culinary school training that has you in the kitchen on the very first day of class…and in your new culinary career in as few as 36 weeks.

World-class chef instructors…state-of-the-art teaching kitchens…small class sizes…flexible day and night scheduling…career placement assistance…all make Culinard one of the South's premier culinary schools. Now you can realize your dream of attending a highly-acclaimed cooking school, get the best training from an accredited chef school, and begin your new culinary arts career in only 36 weeks! This program is approved by the American Culinary Federation.

America's First Federal Credit Union

America's First was founded in 1936 at U.S. Steel's Ensley Works in Birmingham, Alabama to provide services to underserved individuals. America's First has grown to a full-service, one-stop financial institution with over $1 billion dollars in assets and 18 branch locations. Always committed to providing cost effective financial services for its members, America's First is one of the strongest credit unions in the nation.

Every member of America's First owns a share of the credit union and is required to maintain a $5 balance in a Share Account (savings). America's First is a full service credit union with accounts federally insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and supplemental share insurance of up to $250,000 provided by Excess Share Insurance (ESI).

Tickets on Sale now at any Birmingham area America's First Federal Credit Union branch.

Papa John's

At Papa John's many things guide us toward excellence, but nothing is as important as our commitment to quality. We pride ourselves in providing a menu that's prepared with only the finest ingredients. Combine our total commitment to quality with our superior ingredients, and the result is pure pizza excellence.

The Marines

These are the promises the Marine Corps makes to our nation and our Marines. They form the foundation of our demanding recruit training process, our reputation as America's force in readiness, and the reciprocal commitment between Marine and Marine Corps expressed in our motto: Semper Fidelis. This is your journey into our story.

Hoya Vision Care

HOYA VISION CARE is the innovator of Free-Form Lens technology, their custom surfacing is only the beginning for eyeglass lenses, and their innovations that lie ahead will surely continue to raise the bar and write history for unsurpassed visual achievements in optics. HOYA challenge’s themselves to strive for perfection, push limits and set standards for eye care patients and lens technology.

Birmingham News

Birmingham is an ever-changing narrative. And in a city full of seemingly disparate interests, people, ideas and challenges, this is where our story comes together. It¹s the thread that sews each of us to the interests of all of us. It¹s our past, and it¹s our future. It¹s insight, knowledge and perspective on the things that matter to us all. This is more than just news. This is our story.

Sheraton Birmingham

Warm and inviting as the southern sun, the elegant Sheraton Birmingham Hotel is in the heart of Birmingham¹s central business district. Come connect with colleagues in one of Alabama's largest and most recognized convention hotels or come relax in our indoor pool or unwind at Casey's Sports Bar & Grill. The minor stresses of travel are soothed away in our comfortable guest rooms and suites.

Zeekee Interactive

An interactive marketing firm offering a wide variety of services ranging from website design to email marketing and everything in between. We also offer web based application development, website maintenance, and website hosting. In addition to website design we can assist you with internet marketing consulting, search engine marketing, and search engine optimization.

Essilor

Essilor is the leading manufacturer of optical lenses in the United States and is the market leader in progressive, high-index and anti-reflective coated lenses. A pioneer in the development and production of ophthalmic lenses, Essilor employs more than 9,000 people throughout North America. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the VARILUX®, CRIZAL®, XPERIO®, DEFINITY®, THIN&LITE® and other Essilor brand names. Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc is the largest, and most trusted, optical lab network in the U.S. and offers a wide choice of services and lens brands, including Essilor premium lenses, to eyecare professionals across the nation.

Sama

More than just the world's finest and most exclusive luxury fashion eyewear company, Sama Eyewear is a living, breathing being with charity for a heart, technology for a brain and fashion for a soul. Founded by internationally renowned eyewear designer Sheila Vance, Sama Eyewear’s mission is to help style and hope triumph over blandness and despair. Sama Eyewear donates a portion of its annual net profits to the Sam Vance Foundation, a charity founded by Mrs. Vance to help free adolescents and teens from the shackles of drug abuse.

Bayer Properties

Bayer Properties is a full service commercial real estate firm which specializes in creating multi-use destinations so that retail, recreation and business flow together, while providing an enjoyable atmosphere where customers can shop, work and play. Bayer’s services include managing, leasing, developing and marketing mixed-use real estate assets nationwide, which includes The Summit, the company’s signature regional mixed-use destination. Bayer Properties currently owns and/or operates retail and office properties totaling almost 12,000,000 million square feet. Bayer Properties markets and leases Uptown, Birmingham’s newest entertainment district at the BJCC. For more information, visit bayerproperties.com.

Miles College

Miles College - a senior, liberal arts, church related college with roots in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and in the tradition of the Historically Black College- motivates and directs its students to seek holistic development that leads to intellectual, ethical, spiritual and service-oriented lives. Guided by these core values, the Miles College education involves students in rigorous study of the liberal arts as preparation for work and life-long learning, in the acquisition of verbal, technological and cultural literacy, and in critical community participation; all as a prelude to responsible citizenship in the global society which they will help to shape.

The Phenomenal Women's Summit

At the 2013 Phenomenal Women’s Summit we want to celebrate the key role of women in the Civil Rights Movement. They were trailblazers that we both honor and need to imitate. The role of today’s woman is still key in addressing the needs and problems in our communities and families. The Phenomenal Women’s Summit brings together women of all walks of life and of all ages together for inspiration, information, motivation and challenge. The Summit calls on women who have been phenomenal in their fields to share their experiences as participants seek to enhance their professional, civic, social and personal lives. We invite all women to come open to receive insight and wisdom, to share their own stories and to leave empowered to make a difference in the world! --Bishop Teresa Snorton.

There is something for every woman.

J Rag

The J Rag Screen Printing facilities are equipped to handle simple one-color designs up to full color printing. We gladly process orders from 12 pieces up to the tens of thousands, and offer a huge selection of printable apparel. Also, don't forget us for Embroidery, Signs, Banners and Promotional Products.

102.5 The Bull

Better Country!

103.1 The Vulcan

Birmingham's ROCK station!