An Atlanta media figure central to Donald Trump’s troubled Truth Social media company has been named in several national news articles since last October, but with no local follow-up or mention. Wes Moss hosts a weekly finance show titled Money Matters on WSB radio and writes a financial column for…

An exhibit of portraits by former president George W. Bush which closed this past weekend at the Atlanta History Center invited comparisons to Cyclorama, the epic Battle of Atlanta painting housed at the museum.

David Perdue’s Trump-backed campaign for governor went slouching through Georgia to the relief of many news outlets and the delight of those associated with Cox Enterprises, the media/automotive services company that’s dominated Georgia local news for generations. Erick Erickson, the Never-Trump turned pro-Trump-turned post-Trump WSB radio host, has been a…

WSB radio celebrated its 1ooth anniversary last Tuesday with the old WSB chimes played throughout the day and an evening two-hour special. “The three most trusted letters in Atlanta history,” it boasted, oblivious to the irony of such a statement given the time slot’s usual airing of Sean Hannity. Little…

The near year-long saga to name Sonny Perdue as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia was the opposite of an open and transparent process. Instead of restoring faith in the political independence of the Board of Regents, its status as Georgia’s quintessential Good Old Boys network was confirmed, leaving…

Sees room for TV growth as WABE TV. — Fresh off a rebranding campaign that included a city-wide scavenger hunt for swag the day before, WABE’s board met via Zoom Thursday with CEO Jennifer Dorian giving an update on the strategic plan the public broadcaster approved last year, soon after her hiring. With the slogan Amplifying Atlanta and a…

Two members of the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission have resigned, and Gov. Brian Kemp has made several new appointments following my investigation into the terms and eligibility of the board that oversees state-run Georgia Public Broadcasting. Marietta Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera and White County Schools Assistant Superintendent Scott Justus had…

On April 1st, the Atlanta Committee for Progress and Cox Enterprises released a joint press statement pledging support for Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ plan to address violent crime. It calls for hiring 250 additional police officers, installing 250 new surveillance cameras, and the building of “a new, state-of-the-art public safety…

Everything That Rises Must Converge Or The Nemesis of my Nemesis is Not My Friend. And We’re Not Related Two of my biggest concerns about Georgia media for the last few years, political control and unchecked shenanigans at state-run Georgia Public Broadcasting and the rise of an alt-right local media…