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Jake Cook

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Jake Cook is an audio engineer, musician and podcast producer from Atlanta.

He edits and produces Salvation South and other podcasts for GPB.

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A supporter holds a sign with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga.

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Georgia Today: House passes Laken Riley act; Ted Turner hospitalized; Ga. prepares for wintry mix

On the Tuesday, Jan. 7 edition of Georgia Today: U.S. House passes the Laken Riley Act; Ted Turner is hospitalized for pneumonia; and Georgia prepares for snow and ice. 

January 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
The Presidents: Jimmy Carter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Mourners pay respects to Jimmy Carter; 'Peanut Brigade' and the Carter pres. campaign

On the Monday, Jan. 6 edition of Georgia Today: Mourners in Atlanta pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter; a member of the Peanut Brigade reflects on her time spent with the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign; and those accused of crimes related to Jan. 6 four years ago wonder what comes next.

January 06, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Former President Jimmy Carter plays his custom made Kostal guitar outside his home in Plains, Ga.

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Georgia Today: Fulton County Jail and DOJ reach agreement; The musical life of Jimmy Carter

On the Friday, Jan. 3 edition of Georgia Today: The Fulton County Jail and the Justice Department reach an agreement; the founder of SCAD gets a Presidential Medal of Freedom; and a look at the musical life of former President Jimmy Carter. 

January 03, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Georgia Today: Accused terrorist has GA connections; Macon hotel demolition; Young remembers Carter

On the Thursday, Jan. 2 edition of Georgia Today: The man accused of a terrorist attack in New Orleans has Georgia connections. Hundreds gather to watch the demolition of a longstanding hotel in Macon. And civil rights leader Andrew Young remembers his friend, former President Jimmy Carter. 

January 02, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Beginning in 1984, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteered one week a year to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. Jimmy Carter is pictured here working in the Watts/Willowbrook community of Los Angeles in 1995.

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Georgia Today: Jimmy Carter remembered; New immigration law goes into effect; NYE events in Georgia

On the Tuesday, Dec. 31 edition of Georgia Today: We continue our remembrance of 39th president and Georgia native Jimmy Carter; a new law strengthens ties between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities; and NYE festivities scheduled for tonight in Georgia.

December 31, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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