METRO SPIRIT: Jay of all Trades

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By Angel Cleary, Metro Spirit

Jay Jefferies must have a twin. When I ask him he denies it. But there is no other way to explain how one man can hold down as many full-time gigs as he does. Most people would recognize the local celebrity from his spot as co-anchor for the NBC Augusta morning show. But he also hosts a WAKB Magic 96.9 FM radio show in the morning, which broadcasts simultaneously. And every day, he works for Paine College as director of public relations.

Churchgoers see him performing as lead drummer for five different gospel choirs at his church. And then, during evenings — often all night — he works as an embalmer at Mays Mortuary.

Somehow, the next morning, this tall, lanky man starts again before the rest of us wake up. Most of the time, he never goes to bed. Is one man really capable of working this much? Or is Jay Jefferies some kind of magician with a doppelganger?

To find out, I tried to follow him for a day.

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