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.