Mitch's Media Musings - March 2025

Mitch's Media Musings

February 16 - March 15, 2025

General

ArtsATL

• Shane Harrison joins as Executive Editor

• Cinque Hicks departs the Executive Editor position but will stay on in a writing role

Atlanta Press Club

• Join the Mayor for Lunch! 2025 APC Newsmaker Leadership Series featuring Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens

  03/27/2025. Click to register.

• Awards of Excellence - Mark your calendar for April 29 and keep an eye on the APC site for more info.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Investigative reporter Lois Norder "retires." Quotes because she says we likely haven't seen the last of her writing.

• Lea Picard writes a great piece this month, "Opportunities and Coffee For All," about Atlanta coffee shops and bakeries creating employments for adults with disabilities. Read the article here.

  
  

Black Information Network - Tyrik Wynn departs

Capital B - We've added interim editor John Kennedy to the Leff's Atlanta Media database

Covington News - Katie Verity joins as News Editor

Georgia Entertainment - The team had a big presence at SXSW this year!

Georgia Public Broadcasting

• Kristi Wooten has launched a new podcast - the Sweet Song podcast - where she talks with artists she likes and admires!

  
  

Hudspeth Report - Long-time Atlanta journalist Ron Hudspeth has died. A writer for the AJC, the Gwinnett Daily News, and The Hudspeth Report, Hudspeth covered food, events, celebrities, and more for many years.

Rome News Tribune - The paper is looking for an Executive Editor. This is a hands-on position where the editor is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a seven-member newsroom. The editor works with staff to plan, produce and edit the news, sports and feature content of the paper and a quarterly magazine. Duties include reporting, writing, taking photos, assigning stories and overseeing the posting of content online and on social media. The Executive Editor is responsible for office operations, fields and mediates calls from the public, meets with politicians and various community members and handles personnel issues. Parent company Times-Journal, Inc. is a family-owned business, operating 18 newspapers, plus magazines and digital news products in central and north Georgia. Send cover letter, resume and publication samples to jkmurphy@timesjournalnews.com with the subject line Rome Editor. He can provide more details on the job.

WABE

• Lois Reitzes retires at the end of June. The station says "City Lights will continue without her, although nothing specific has been announced so far. Details here.

WAGA TV/Fox5

• Alex Whittler honored by the City of Stockbridge as one of its Women's History Month honorees

WANF TV / Atlanta News First

• Rick Folbaum and Tim Darnell have launched a podcast, a weekly show about Georgia and national politics

• We've added meteorologist Patrick Pete to the Leff's Atlanta Media database

WSB TV

• News Director Suzanne Nadell will depart at the end of July

WXIA/11Alive

• Check out this story from the 11Alive investigative team about an usual incidence of thyroid cancer in NE Georgia

• Giving Back: Digital Producer Makayla Richards led multiple sessions this month at the Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA) Conference, helping the next generation of journalists sharpen their skills in breaking news reporting and digital storytelling.

• Erica Murphy departs the station

• Former staffer Erika Facey has been promoted to Assistant News Director at WISH TV in Indianapolis

• Former reporter Neima Abdulahi has launched her own company, Village Values Culture Consulting.

  
  

News from the PR Dept.

• The Grunduski Group Agency was selected for the 7th Year in a Row as Among the Best of Gwinnett in the Marketing & Creative Services Category for 2024!

• PRSA Georgia's annual conference is March 28. Click here for details.

  
  

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