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Benjamin Payne

Benjamin Payne
Savannah Reporter
News Reporter

Benjamin is the Savannah-based reporter for GPB, where he covers Coastal Georgia.

Prior to coming to Savannah, he freelanced in Bellingham, Washington, for public media outlets including NPR, Marketplace, and PRX. Previously, Benjamin hosted Morning Edition for WVIK, his hometown NPR member station in Rock Island, Ill. Before that, he served a news internship with NPR member station WBEZ in Chicago.

Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Nevada-Reno's journalism master's program, and earned his undergraduate degree in journalism from Augustana College in Rock Island.

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The Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, as seen on April 17, 2023.

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  • Politics

Renovation timeline is delayed at Savannah's federal courthouse, after last year's partial collapse

The downtown gem has been closed since September 2021.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Architectural rendering of C&H Precision's future development in Richmond Hill

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  • Business

Southeast Georgia-based gun parts company to expand, adding to Bryan County's economic development

C&H Precision expects to add about 70 new jobs.

March 05, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
In this frame from U.S. Capitol surveillance video, the man in the yellow circle is identified by the FBI as Dominic Box, entering through the Senate wing door of the building on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Prosecutors file new, tougher charges against Georgia Jan. 6 defendant who turned down plea deal

Dominic Box now faces three felony counts, on top of his previous four misdemeanor charges.

March 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
leonard cure

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  • News

Family of exonerated Black man killed by a Georgia deputy is suing him in federal court

The family of a slain Black man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia deputy who shot him during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Benjamin Payne
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist was one of several landmarks that Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade passed by. The parade traditionally begins after the conclusion of the cathedral's morning mass.

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  • History

New historical marker in Savannah honors roots of city's 200-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade

The downtown marker at 132 Montgomery St. will be unveiled Saturday.

February 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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