From breaking news coverage to First-Alert Weather days and all of the highs and lows in between, WALB-TV has been there for the Albany community for the past 70 years.
On April 19, 2024, WALB News 10, celebrated 70 years as a television station. James H. Gray started the station in April of 1954. Since those first days on the air, WALB has been a steadfast in the local community.
WALB also served as former President Jimmy Carter’s hometown news source. The station has been there for the former president since the early days of his 1970 campaign for Georgia governor, his term as President of the United States, and the work he accomplished in the years after his presidency.
Longtime WALB anchor, Jim Wallace, announced he will be retiring in July, after more than 47 years with the station.
iHeart Radio made the decision to swap the signals on its Atlanta stations to provide its hip-hop station the Beat with a competitive edge. Previously the Beat resided on 105.3, but will now be taking over the 96.1 frequency. The station will now be aired over a 100,000-watt signal, further covering the metro-Atlanta area.
Previously Power 96.1, a top 40 hits station, will now be Power 105.3 and aired at a lower frequency.
On Wednesday, April 17, WDUN Gainesville opened the doors to its new addition, a broadcast studio in the city’s square.
Located on the first floor of the Gainesville Renaissance building, stations listeners will now be able to not just listen to their favorite WDUN morning shows, but pass by them as they walk through the square.
“Mornings on Maine Street,” “The Martha Zoller Show,” “Drive at 5,” “Home Matters” and “Home Grown” will all be broadcasted from the new studio.
The Wednesday ribbon-cutting celebration featured treats and tours for attendees. Not only did WDUN and Jacobs media celebrate the unveiling of its new studio, but a major milestone as well. This year, the broadcast station celebrates 75 years of serving its Gainesville and North Georgia communities.
Recently recipients of the NAB Leadership Foundation’s Celebration of Service to America Award, Atlanta News First proves once again the station’s dedication to its community.
ANF’s investigation team has recently revealed that hiring a tax debt relief company may prove costlier, and less efficient, than hiring a tax attorney.
WJCL 22 news reporters, Lydia Blackstone and Kyron Neveaux, joined the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia to test what dessert will be served at the 2024 “Legacy of Leadership” event.
Former KISS 104.1 DJ Frank Ski announced climate-change inspired concept album in honor of Earth Day.
Ski was inspired by previous trips with the Frank Ski Educational Foundation, in which the on-air personality provides kids with unforgettable educational experiences.
Read more about the Frank Ski Educational Foundation here.
Officially marking 50 years of WCLK, the station gathered on Clark Atlanta University’s campus to capture the “Great Day in Atlanta” photograph.
Featuring notable figures from the station’s history, the world of jazz and the Atlanta community, the photograph was inspired by Art Kane’s 1958 photograph, “A Great Day in Harlem.”
Celebrations for “WCLK at 50” will continue on April 24, and through the month of May.
Read more on the station’s impact: https://www.wabe.org/the-cultural-impact-of-wclk-after-50-years-of-broadcasting/
