Mitch's Media Musings - September 2024

Mitch's Media Musings

August 16 - September 15, 2024

Art Harris - Longtime AJC, Washington Post and CNN reporter Art Harris passed away this month. Details on Art in this article by Rodney Ho.

NATAS - A number of Georgia journalists were inducted into the Silver and Gold Circles of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science Southeast Chapter this month. Gold (50 years): Sheryl Riley Gripper, Charles Humbard, Gary Meadows, and Monica Kaufman Pearson. Silver (25 years): Jeremy Campbell, Melanie Christopher, John Hendon, Belinda James, Frank Malloy, Chelsey McNeil, Susan Sim Oh, Marylynn Ryan, Scott Stucky, and Mark Winne.

Atlanta Press Club - The APC will hold two debates on Oct. 13, for Georgia Congressional districts two and three. Details at https://atlantapressclub.org/. Media can contact Kim Speece at kim@leffassociates.com for credentials.

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Alyson Reynolds joins as Assistant Editor. Reynolds is a graduate of UGA's Grady School

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• The sign is up on the new AJC midtown Atlanta HQ

• Check out our new "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" interview with AJC editor in chief Leroy Chapman

• We've added Michelle Baruchman to the Leff's Atlanta Media database. She's covering statewide political stories.

Bloomberg - Atlanta reporter Steve Matthews retires after 27 years.

Scripps News - Based in Atlanta, the network is shutting down in November. Background.

WABE - Stephannie Stokes wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for "Lost to Taxes" news series, an investigation on how Fulton's property tax collection ensnares Black families' homes and wealth.

WAGA/Fox5

• Jeff Hill announces he's retiring

WANF TV

• Tori Cooper departs for a job in the PR industry

• Rebekka Schramm retires after 23 years at the station. She'll soon be starting a PR job.

  
  

WSB Radio

• The station raised $2,011,402 in the 2024 WSB Care-A-Thon

• Ken Charles received the Gold Standard in Programming award at the Barrett News Media Summit

• Doug Turnbull departs the station

WXIA

• Christie Diez departs the station

• The Des Moines Register reports: "America's first Hmong anchorman is saying goodbye to his seat on Local 5's "Good Morning Iowa." Chenue Her, a St. Paul, Minnesota native, is wrapping up three years in Iowa on Aug. 30." Chenue is a former WXIA reporter. We'll see where he goes next!

• Danielle Moss joins as Weekend Meteorologist

News from the PR Dept.

• Alison Ilg is PRSA's Chapter Champion for August

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