Next week, we’ll explore the lives of three of the greatest artists in history as they navigate a deadly snakes-and-ladders world of changing powerbrokers, violent warfare and intense personal rivalry.
The AJC Peachtree Road Race starts in Buckhead and winds down Peachtree Street to finish in Piedmont Park in Midtown. Its trek through this community also travels through the generations, families, plus the hearts and minds of millions who have taken part. When it began in the summer of 1970, no one could have imagined its future, except for the first winner, the unsinkable Jeff Galloway.
Soon, we will celebrate the 249th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. The Fourth of July. Although we currently live in a time that has an uncommon amount of political division, Independence Day does give us the chance to find a few things we can all hope for. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has a few simple hopes for the holiday.
In this episode, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya dive into Seven Islands of the Ocmulgee: River Stories by Gordon Johnston, a haunting collection of short stories set along Georgia’s Ocmulgee River. With themes of mystery, class, and transformation, the river becomes both setting and character in tales that linger long after they end.
In 1974, a quiet Monday morning in Marietta, Ga., turned chaotic when a bank vault revealed a tunnel, a blast site, and a daring robbery straight out of a movie. Robbery, Inc. Episode 1: An Explosive Story unearths the mystery of the Cobb Exchange Bank heist and introduces the legend of a master thief whose true identity is just beginning to unfold.
For 85 years, Fran Tarkenton’s impactful life has been changing the world around him. The University of Georgia legend helped jump-start the Bulldog football program; in the NFL, 47,000 passing yards, 18 seasons, nine Pro Bowls; network entertainment programs and, of course, his mega-successful entrepreneurial exploits post-football. The Tarkenton life never slows down, and retirement is never a thought.
Next week, Peach Jam returns with a brand-new season of home-grown talent, a new documentary looks at caregiving in the US, we trace the life and legacy of a music icon and much more.
A candid journey into 21st-century Southern literature——queer voices, hard truths, and the persistence behind every “overnight” success, live from Tallahassee’s Word of South Festival.
Over the weekend, Georgia Public Broadcasting's education team was awarded two Southeast Regional EMMYs at an awards ceremony held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Next week, we'll welcome an all-new Sunday night lineup, including the 10th season of a MASTERPIECE favorite, as well as the return of an iconic nature documentary series, 25 years after it first premiered.
There are so many unknown stories not of the dimension and scope of Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Bill Russell or Texas Western basketball. Here is a small story ushering in change to 1963 Atlanta.
This episode of the Football Fridays in Georgia Podcast spotlights the explosive growth of girls' flag football across the state, from new high school teams to emerging college scholarships. Coaches from Pope and Southeast Bulloch share how their programs are setting the standard and reshaping perceptions of the sport.
