Tag: WABE
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: June 23-26
Southern Fried Queer Pride, beers under the sea, classic movies, and more: Here's what to do in metro Atlanta the weekend of June 23-26, 2022.
Best of Atlanta 2019: Work & Play
The best of Atlanta for work and play in 2019, including best broadcast duo, best new gaming destination, best new pro sports franchise, best way to spend a rainy afternoon, and more.
Alice Walker turns 75: How she inspired Tayari Jones, WABE’s Rose Scott, and others
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing—one of Alice Walker’s more than 40 books—is perhaps the most apropos title to describe her 75th birthday celebration, held at the Georgia Writers Museum in her hometown of Eatonton, Georgia last weekend.
Denis O’Hayer signs off from WABE: A look back at his 42-year news career
For the first time in four decades, Atlantans will have to navigate the news cycle without veteran broadcast reporter Denis O’Hayer’s treasure trove of Atlanta institutional knowledge. He shares with us his memories of reporting on Richard Jewell, the 2005 Fulton County Courthouse shooting, and more.
Home for Dinner: Lois Reitzes of WABE’s City Lights
This may come as a surprise, but Lois Reitzes, 64, does not play music during dinner. The WABE’s City Lights host, who has been with the station for 38 years, gets too distracted. So tonight, it’s quiet in her cozy Morningside home, save for the voices of her husband, Don, a sociology professor at Georgia State University, and her son, Michael, a campaign strategist.
My Style: Mara Davis
Mara Davis rose to local celebrity status as an on-air DJ at 92.9 FM in the 1990s and aughts. Now Atlantans can turn the dial to 90.1 WABE every Friday for her live music weekend preview, “Mara’s Music Mix,” or find her cohosting Atlanta Eats on Peachtree TV and News Radio 106.7. She shares her style picks with us.
Atlanta Must Reads for the Week: the return of highway protests, a gentrifying grocer, and a beginner’s guide to Newt Gingrich
The best stories each week about Atlanta, from Atlanta-based writers, and beyond.
Atlanta Must Reads for the Week: Georgia’s alarming heroin epidemic, a Stax soul legend returns, and Jimmy Carter’s last stand against racism
The best stories each week about Atlanta, from Atlanta-based writers, and beyond.
