Press Releases

• Arts & Culture

JOI HEADLINES AUGUST WABE PRESENTS SOUNDS LIKE ATL SHOW

ATLANTA (8/9/2022)—WABE, Atlanta’s choice for NPR and PBS, is giving over its WABE presents SOUNDS LIKE ATL stage at City Winery to one of Atlanta funk-favorite legends, Joi, for the August taping of the station’s live-music performance series.

WABE Announces New Advisory Council

To support its ongoing efforts to connect Atlantans to Atlanta, WABE, Atlanta’s choice for NPR and PBS and original Atlanta stories, is pleased to announce the expansion and refocus of its WABE Advisory Council.

• Arts & Culture

WABE’S Sounds Like ATL Spotlights Folk Music of Atlanta

WABE 90.1, Atlanta’s choice for NPR and PBS, highlights the folk music of Atlanta with July’s WABE presents SOUNDS LIKE ATL live music show. Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray is hosting the three artists starting at 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 12 at City Winery.

• Housing Market

WABE Awarded The Data-Driven Reporting Project Funds

One of 22 awards from The Data-Driven Reporting Project will support investigative reporting on Atlanta’s housing landscape by WABE journalist Stephannie Stokes.

• Atlanta Music

WABE MixTape LIVE Music Fest Announces 2022 Lineup featuring ATL entrants to NPR Tiny Desk Contest

WABE MixTape LIVE returns to Atlanta June 26 with United Way of Greater Atlanta as presenting sponsor and Atlanta R&B favorite Algebra Blessett hosting.

• Arts & Culture

New Episodes of Love & Respect with Killer Mike on WABE

TV Show

Catch Atlanta’s own Killer Mike in conversation with guests such as Academy-award nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis, Grammy Award-winning musician Jack White, football great Herschel Walker, and comedian/actor Tommy Davidson.

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• Atlanta Music

WABE’S SOUNDS LIKE ATL SPOTLIGHTS JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE

ATLANTA (4/13/2022)—WABE 90.1, Atlanta’s choice for NPR and PBS, puts the spotlight on Atlanta’s Jewish-American musicians with May’s WABE presents SOUNDS LIKE ATL live music show.

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WABE Names Sierra Reed Director of Podcasting

ATLANTA –WABE today announced that Georgia State alumna Sierra Reed now leads the award-winning NPR and PBS affiliate’s podcast efforts as its new Director of Podcasting.

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• Atlanta Music

WABE’S SOUNDS LIKE ATL SPOTLIGHTS ATLANTA’S ASIAN MUSICAL TALENT

WABE 90.1, Atlanta’s choice for NPR, highlights talent from Atlanta’s Asian communities with April’s WABE presents SOUNDS LIKE ATL live music show.

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WABE Announces Leadership Changes

WABE, Atlanta’s choice of NPR and PBS, announced the promotion of Aishah Rashied-Hyman to Senior Vice President of Membership and Business Development, Glenda Davis to Vice President of Membership Operations, and Santiago Perez-Varela to…

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New “WABE Presents SOUNDS LIKE ATL” Live-Music Series Launches at City Winery

Monthly WABE in-person concert series premieres February 8 with Speech of Arrested Development hosting and Algebra, Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, and Cleveland P. Jones performing.

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Public Broadcasting Atlanta Changes To WABE

ATLANTA (1/19/2022) — It’s a new day for public media in Atlanta. Today, Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta’s choice for NPR and PBS, announced its name change to WABE across all platforms.

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