Mitch's Media Musings April 2023
Mitch's Media Musings
March 16 - April 15, 2023
General
Correction: Lorenzo "Lo" Jelks died this month. Jelks became the first Black television news reporter in Atlanta in 1967. The Atlanta Press Club inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2022.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Leroy Chapman has been named Editor in Chief, replacing Kevin Riley who will be retiring. Details.
Martha Dalton joins from WABE Radio. She'll be covering Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools. Martha's an incredible "get" for the AJC's education department! She's been covering education in metro Atlanta for almost 13 years.
Daily Report - The Daily Report has an opening for its business of law reporter position. Duties include coverage of lawyers and law firms, such as law firm/legal industry trends. It has excellent pay and benefits. Interested? For more information or to apply visit https://globalus63.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/alm/Posting/View/309.
WABE Radio - Martha Dalton moves to the AJC (see above)
WXIA TV / 11Alive
Kelsey Stanger promoted to Nightside Executive Producer.
Fred Kalil retires after more than 40 years in the TV biz. Fred's been an icon on the sports scene in Atlanta as long as I can remember and he's always been one of the nicest guys to work with. The AJC's Rodney Ho has a bit more background in this story.
News from the PR Dept
Sara Freeland is PRSA Georgia's Chapter Champion for March. Sara has worked in communications at the University of Georgia since 2007 and today oversees communications for 20+ units related to UGA instruction.
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