On Saturday, June 15, 2024, the 50th Annual Southeast Emmy Awards took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta.
Hosted by Atlanta’s own Monica Pearson and Jorge Estevez, the occasion was a celebration of broadcasting excellence from the southeast chapter serving Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina.
Georgia stations took home more than 90 Emmys.
See the full 2024 official results HERE
Northeast Georgia broadcasting legend, Almond “Red” Healan passed away on June 11, 2024 at the age of 96.
Healan’s career in broadcasting began in the 1940s in Athens, GA, becoming known for the popular radio duo Red and Leon on WRFC.
His impact on broadcasting would extend to the music industry, promoting the careers of many up-and-coming artists. Healan was a founding member of the Country Music Association. He would be inducted to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.
An avid football fan, Healan was also known for the Saturdays he spent in the press box calling UGA football games alongside Ed Thilenius
In 1966, Healan would leave his post as Vice President of WRFC in Athens and make the move to Gainesville, becoming Manager and Executive Vice President of WGGA radio station.
Over the span of his decades long career, Healan’s became a valued member of the Athens and Gainesville communities. He is survived by his “large and loving” family.
“Red led a full and exciting life. But his greatest accomplishments were his love of family, his faith and his many friends,” according to Healan’s obitiuary with Memorial Park Funeral Home.
On June 11, 2024, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters visited Columbus, GA for the fourth stop of the organization’s year-long celebration of its 90th anniversary.
The event was emceed by Emmy-award winning journalist Barbara Gauthier of WTVM-TV and seasoned broadcast veteran Michael Soul of Davis Broadcasting. Broadcasters from Columbus and surrounding areas came together to celebrate not just 90 years of the GAB, but the value that stations in the area bring to their communities.
Six “Spirit Award” recipients were honored at the event for their influence in the community. These individuals included Georgia Senator from the 15th District Ed Harbison, faculty from Columbus State University, as well as members of the Columbus State University Police Department, Muscogee County Sheriff Department, and Muscogee Emergency Management Agency.
WTVM-TV provided coverage of the event.
“I’ve been in broadcasting for 50 years and I really like being at stations and being with broadcasters. We don’t want to be in our office when we can be with our people, and that’s why we’re here,” says President of the GAB, Bob Houghton.
The next stop of the GAB’s 90th Anniversary Road Show takes place on Wednesday, June 26 in Gainesville, GA. Register for free HERE
Gray Television and Atlanta Motor Speedway have announced their partnership to bring select races of the legendary racing series, “Thursday Thunder,” to Peachtree Sports Network (PSN).
Beginning on Thursday, June 20, the station will air three nights of racing and all eight rounds of the 2024 Thursday Thunder season.
Since its inception in October 2023, PSN has made a significant effort in providing Georgians with live, local sports coverage.
PSN is available in Atlanta free over the air on WPCH 17.2, as well as Comcast, Spectrum, and streaming on YouTube TV and Fubo. Peachtree Sports Network is also carried free over the air on Gray-owned stations in Albany (WGCW 36.4), Augusta (WGAT 17.3), Columbus (WCTA 47.3), Macon (WPGA 50.1), and Savannah (WPHJ 19.3), Georgia.
For parent company Nexstar Media Group’s 28th birthday, WSAV News 3 is giving back. Established in 2016 by Nexstar founder and CEO Perry Sook, Founder’s Day of Caring was created to celebrate yearly milestones by contributing to the communities Nexstar stations serve.
WSAV employees identified three organizations: the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, The Outside Foundation on Hilton Head Island and Brightside Child and Family Advocacy in Savannah, to donate their time to.
“It’s all about being local, which is our mantra, it’s what we’re all about as a company and as a station,” said WSAV News 3 General Manager David Hart. “Along with local news and weather, helping our local clients sell their goods and services, giving back to the communities we serve is a part of being local.”
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