On Sept. 2, 2024, Jeff Hill announced his approaching retirement in a Facebook Post.
“It’s been an honor to report the weather for you across north Georgia for the last 26 years, as well as my other stops over the last 37 years,” Hill said.
Hill has been with FOX 5 WAGA-TV since 1998. September 27, 2024, will be Hill’s final day.
Congratulations, Jeff!
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Read more on Jeff’s career and retirement HERE
Clarkesville radio station, WCHM 94.3FM, is now under new ownership.
The station is now under ownership of former on-air personality, Cole Cleiman, and his mother Catherine. The two bought the station from Batten Communications, which has owned WCHM since 2010.
In addition to the change of ownership, the station is saying goodbye to longtime morning show host, Hazel Cording, who was with the station for 15 years. She officially bid goodbye to listeners on August 30, 2024.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, NPR’s Athens affiliate, WUGA Radio celebrated 37 years on the air.
The station was originally scheduled to sign on the air on August 10, but on the Friday before, the station learned that the FCC wanted the transmitting antenna to pass an additional round of tests. Three weeks later, the station would sign on just before 6 a.m. Friday, August 28, 1987.
Since its inception, WUGA has had its highs and lows while learning and growing into the station it is today. Now, listeners can enjoy programs both locally and nationally oriented.
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Read more on the station’s history HERE
Georgia play-by-play legend, Bob Rathbun, has been announced as part of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Rathbun has acted as the play-by-play announcer for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks for 29 seasons, making the broadcaster the team’s “ longest-tenured play-by-play television announcer in the franchise’s history.” During this time he also acted as the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream for 10 seasons.
On the weekend of February 21 and 22, 2024, Rathbun will be adding Georgia Sports Hall of Famer to his long list of career accomplishments. This will be the organization’s 69th anniversary of the ceremony.
WSAV Convention Crrespondent, Lewis Levine, gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the RNC in July and the DNC in late August.
Levine has covered the conventions since the 80s, first attending the DNC (then the Carter Convention) in New York City.
Sitting down in an interview with WSAV’s Kim Gusby, the two took a look back at some of Levine’s work through the years. Levine remembers meeting and interviewing the late, great John Lewis as a highlight of his career.
