(Atlanta GA – Sept. 20, 2019) – Radio veteran Alex Helmick has been named Managing Editor of WABE News. In this position, he will lead the day-to-day operations of WABE’s award-winning newsroom and oversee a growing team of editors, reporters and producers. He will also oversee feature and enterprise reporting. Helmick joins WABE from KQED, … Continued
WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, has been awarded numerous industry-leading awards in 2019, honoring its reporting, storytelling and journalistic excellence. 2018 Georgia Associated Press Media Editors Awards and Pacemaker Award (Awarded in June 2019) WABE was the top radio winner in the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors Awards and received the Pacemaker Award for this distinction. … Continued
(Atlanta GA – Nov. 29, 2018) – Emmy® award-winning television and radio journalist Lisa Rayam has been named the host and senior producer of WABE’s flagship program, Morning Edition. Rayam replaces long-time host Denis O’Hayer, who retired in June. Rayam will join the WABE staff on Dec. 10 and will be heard on the air … Continued
Two-Year Collaborative Includes 10 Multimedia Journalists Across Country WABE announced today it has hired Lisa Hagen as a member of the inaugural cohort of Audion Fellows, who will spend two years reporting on the role of guns in American life as part of a new national “Guns & America” reporting collaborative. All 10 fellows have … Continued
Andy Chang and Edwin Marcial Bring Significant Marketing and Technology Experience Public Broadcasting Atlanta announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Executive Director of Marketing and Physician Outreach at Piedmont Healthcare Andy Chang, and former founding Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President for the Intercontinental Exchange Edwin Marcial. “We … Continued
O’Hayer Has Been A Fixture on WABE Since 2009 And Worked With The PBA Family Since 1978 Atlanta GA – Denis O’Hayer, one of the most respected journalists in Georgia and host of WABE’s flagship program, Morning Edition, will retire from his post on June 29, after a 42 year, award-winning career in broadcasting. … Continued
Public Broadcasting Atlanta Appoints New Board and Advisory Committee Members The Four New Members Bring Significant Experience in Non-Profit, Media/Technology, Education and the Arts (Atlanta, GA – January 29, 2018) – Public Broadcasting Atlanta today announced the addition of one new member to its Board of Directors and three new members to its Advisory Board. “Public … Continued
PUBLIC BROADCASTING ATLANTA APPOINTS SEVEN MEMBERS TO ITS NEWLY CREATED ADVISORY BOARD The Seven New Members Bring Significant Strategy, Communications, Marketing, Healthcare and Legal Experience Atlanta, GA: Public Broadcasting Atlanta today announced the addition of seven new members to its newly created Advisory Board. “We have embarked on a strategic transformation to better serve and reflect … Continued
ATLANTA, GA: Public Broadcasting Atlanta today announced the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors: Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus at Georgia State University Ken Bernhardt; clinical nephrologist and medical community leader William Cleveland; nationally recognized arts and marketing leader Sonya Halpern; strategic planning and economic development expert Craig Lesser; and nationally … Continued
ATLANTA, GA: WABE 90.1 will host a debate on Thursday, June 8 between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff, the candidates squaring off in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District runoff election. The debate will last one hour and will be broadcast live on WABE 90.1 beginning at 9 a.m. It will also stream live via WABE.org and … Continued
