Talkin' Macon with Dr. Ilyon Woo

Dr. Ilyon Woo is the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom. The book chronicles the epic journey to freedom taken in 1848 by an enslaved, married couple, Ellen and William Craft. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom was honored as one of the best books of 2023 by the New York Times, People Magazine, Smithsonian and was recognized by Oprah Daily as one of the "Best Conversation-Starting Books of 2023."

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Aaron Buzza

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Aaron Buzza is the Senior VP/COO of Visit Macon. He also serves as the Camera-Ready Liaison for the County, helping to bring film and television productions to the area. He has worked in tourism for nearly 20 years in capacities that include sales, management and even baking pies at a café along a Southeast Minnesota bicycle trail. He's an avid sports fan and a true champion for Macon serving on multiple boards such as the Macon Arts Alliance and even runs the I Am Macon ambassador program! He also is the host of the Talkin' Macon podcast where special guests sit down and discuss the biggest ticket items on Macon's past, present and future!