Parker Wallace

Parker Wallace

Reporter / Producer - Atlanta

Department: Radio

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Twitter: @parker100

Atlanta-based, award-winning journalist Parker Wallace covers the Georgia legislative session and also specializes in stories about Georgia’s Latino community. She joined GPB in 2012 after working as a general assignment reporter for CBS Atlanta. While working for CBS, she won an Associated Press award for Best Feature story. Parker started her career in Los Angeles as an assignment desk assistant at KTTV. Her first on-camera job was as a reporter for News 12 The Bronx, where she produced, shot and edited her own stories. Parker also was a freelance reporter for WTNH in New Haven. She is a nationally published author, with articles appearing in Shape Magazine and USA Today. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University with dual majors in Communications and Spanish. Parker also spent a semester studying in Spain at the University of Salamanca.

Recent News Articles

Georgia Crews Help Sandy Victims
October 30, 2012 - 5:55pm
Georgia Power crews have been sent north for the last three days to help get the lights back on for millions of people without power. And local American Red Cross teams are also rendering aid to...
Huge Voter Turnout Expected Saturday
October 26, 2012 - 3:37pm
Polling places are expecting a huge turnout for this Saturday’s early voting option – the only weekend day in this election cycle. Nearly 700,000 early ballots have been cast in Georgia so far,...
New Commission On Teen Driving
October 25, 2012 - 3:35pm
Governor Nathan Deal appointed 22 Georgia teenagers to his Commission on Teen Driving. Some of the teens have been personally impacted by tragedies on the road. The commission is the first in the...
DNR Begins Cleanup Of 800 Dumped Tires
October 23, 2012 - 3:56pm
The Department of Natural Resources has cut off access to an illegal tire dump on state-owned land in Albany. Staff members will begin the messy cleanup to avoid further environmental hazards....
Grant For Domestic Violence Awareness
October 22, 2012 - 4:34pm
Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal and Verizon Wireless are teaming up to educate Georgians about domestic violence. Verizon Wireless presented First Lady Sandra Deal with a 20-thousand dollar check to...

Recent Blog Posts

Old Car City
Georgia Traveler - September 17, 2012 - 3:07pm
If your average ‘old car junkyard’ is where hunks of junk go to die, then Old Car City in White, Georgia is where aging beauties go to be re-born. Dean Lewis took over his Dad’s sprawling collection...
BBQ Joints
Georgia Traveler - August 23, 2012 - 12:00pm
Barbecue, baby. It’s what’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Atleast it was for me this past Saturday when I had the honor of visiting 3 of Georgia’s most famous BBQ joints: Fresh Air BBQ in Jackson...

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