By Hannah Osborne GABCON 2023 was an event to remember. For the first time since 2017, the annual convention once again took place at the beautiful Jekyll Island. The Georgia Association of Broadcasters welcomed hundreds of broadcasters to the Jekyll Island Convention Center for a weekend of learning, connecting, and celebrating Georgia broadcasting! Festivities began on…
ATLANTA, Ga– The 2023 GABBY Awards were presented during the GAB’s annual convention, GABCON on Saturday, September 16th. All the awards focus on content produced in the 2022 calendar year. Merit Awards recognize those entries that the judges felt deserve special recognition. The GABBY Awards are awarded to entries that stand above all in their…
By Hannah Osborne The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has announced “Black Radio United for the Vote” as their collective 2023 Broadcasters of the Year. This decision is reflective of the impactful work of 13 Atlanta stations that worked together to mobilize members of Atlanta communities to the voting booths. The collective efforts of these stations to…
By Hannah Osborne Following a 15-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Atlanta radio legend Steve McCoy has entered hospice care. After first making his debut in the Atlanta market in 1981, McCoy would join forces with co-host Vikki Locke in 1987 on WSTR-FM (Star 94) to become a concrete piece of the Atlanta morning drive. “Steve and…
By Hannah Osborne WRFG, Radio Free Georgia, has spent the last 50 years airing progressive content and hand-picked music on the Atlanta airwaves. The station is celebrating its golden anniversary this summer after first coming onto the air in 1973 with just 18 watts, giving the station very little coverage in the beginning. “They didn’t know…
By Hannah Osborne The Georgia Association of Broadcasters’ annual convention (GABCON) is not only beneficial to those already in the industry, it also has a variety of benefits to current students and recent graduates hoping to break into the world of broadcasting. This year’s annual GABCON is returning to Georgia’s beautiful Jekyll Island for the first…
The 2023 GAB Honors Luncheon Awards ATLANTA, Ga– The Georgia Association of Broadcasters is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s awards. These awards are given each year at the GAB’s annual convention, GABCON during the Honor’s Luncheon. The awards are in honor of individuals who provide necessary support to the broadcasting industry in…
John Deushane Retires After 47 Years In Georgia Broadcasting By: Hannah Osborne & Asya McDonald John Deushane has envisioned his life in broadcasting since his first years in the rural farmlands of central Illinois. “The last thing in the world I wanted to do was be a farmer,” said Deushane, who grew up in an area where a…
By: Asya McDonald Every year, the broadcasting industry comes together to celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence in radio at the prestigious Marconi Awards. The Marconi Awards were created and named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi, who played a pivotal role in the development of radio communication. They were established in 1989 by the National Association of…
Georgia Association of Broadcasters President, Bob Houghton went on air with 104.1 The Wave WRJY-FM’s Joe Willie Sousa on July 17, 2023. Houghton spoke about the continued fight broadcasters face for AM Radio. The GAB is one of several organizations advocating for the Local Radio Freedom Act. The (LRFA) is a bi-partisan bill introduced…