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Jake Cook

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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News Stories by Jake Cook

Volunteers pack boxes assembly line style during the annual food distribution in Macon sponsored by Atrium Health. About 60 tons of fresh produce was packed and distributed on a first come, first served basis at the three hour event Friday for which some people arrived two hours early.

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Georgia Today: CDC art exhibit; Macon food giveaway; Asa Candler Jr. biography

On the Friday, June 21 edition of Georgia Today: The CDC headquarters unveils a new art exhibit; The city of Macon gets a big response to its free food giveaway; and a new biography profiles the eccentric millionaire son of an Atlanta business icon. 

June 21, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Water main break compensation; Assessing Ga.'s prison system; Marietta native is MVP

On the Tuesday, June 18 edition of Georgia Today: Help is on the way for businesses affected by Atlanta's recent water main breaks; Georgia is conducting research to improve problems at its troubled prison system; and a Marietta native is named the NBA Finals' most valuable player. 

June 18, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A job fair specifically for law enforcement jobs will be held on Monday, October 21st.

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Georgia Today: State PD increases training requirements; Savannah fountain tribute; Author interview

On the Monday, June 17 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia police officers will now need more training become certified; the city of Savannah unveils a new monument to a woman who helped beautify the city; and a new novel is based on a real act of violence in Georgia more than a century ago.

 

June 17, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Burns affirms support for IVF; Macon opens center for disabled; Van Jones interview

On the Friday, June 14 edition of Georgia Today: House Speaker Jon Burns reaffirms his commitment to protecting access to in-vitro fertilization; Macon opens a center for people with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities; and who benefits from AI is an important question. So is: who does it leave behind? 

June 14, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
 Special prosecutor Nathan Wade looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump's administration entered the Fulton County district attorney's race Friday, March 8, 2024, as the current officeholder, Fani Willis, awaits a judge's decision on whether she will be removed from the Georgia election interference case against the former president because of a relationship with Wade.

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Georgia Today: Wade responds to case delays; Incorrect ballots in Macon; 'Water main break' grants

On the Thursday, June 13 edition of Georgia Today: Nathan Wade says he's not to blame for the delay of the election interference case; voters in Macon grapple with confusion over incorrect ballots; and a plan to compensate businesses hurt by Atlanta's water main breaks is taking shape.

June 13, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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