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Sonia Murray

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Before arriving at GPB, Sonia Murray was also Digital Content Manager a few blocks down 14th Street at CBS Radio in a professional journey that began as a general assignment writer, business reporter and pop music critic for the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). And to end this with one more acronym, she's also a proud HU (Howard University) graduate!

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From Samara Joy to Wynton Marsalis, this year's Atlanta Jazz Festival lineup has come to play

Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Clarke and Ledisi headline a three-day lineup worth seeing each day, from its 1 p.m. start.

March 30, 2023
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Xernona Clayton at her statue unveiling

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Xernona Clayton — the woman, the legend — now has a statue in Atlanta

On International Women's Day, Atlanta's own trailblazer — by way of Muskogee, Oklahoma — Xernona Clayton was celebrated with a bronze statue in the heart of the city. She says she asked sculptor Ed Dwight to make her look like a combination of Halle Berry, Lena Horne and Coretta Scott King. Her verdict? "Fabulous!" 

March 09, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
The Tyler Perry Exhibit

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There's a Tyler Perry experience you can only have in Macon

"It's Black History Month. It's The Harriet Tubman Museum, It makes sense." The entertainment mogul is honored with an exhibit in Macon.

February 21, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart

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'Come for the lemon pepper wings...but you can get creative, too': Georgia's Grammy formula

The music industry had its biggest night in California Sunday, but there are many nominations and awards to celebrate right here in Georgia.

February 04, 2023
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Blogposts by Sonia Murray

Chuck Leavell at "A Night Of Georgia Music"
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Georgia Outdoors' Sharon Collins' Top 5 Singles With Georgia Connections

"Great dance song that got me going so hard one night I fell on my backside!" (Spoiler alert: Sharon doesn't go into more graphic detail here, but we can share that it DID involve wine.)

March 30, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
Killer Mike (center) Keisha Lance Bottoms (l) Erika Shields (r)
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MyGPB

About The South's Bit Part In Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World

This expansive, must-see take on hip hop at the half century mark, told in four, one-hour parts never squarely turns its cameras to southern artists and their contributions to the genre. Here's why.

February 18, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
EXHUMED: A History Of Zombies
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MyGPB

No Great Pumpkin, No Big Problem In GPB's 2022 Holiday Programming Guide

The news that It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown won't be airing on PBS this year may thud like a rock in your trick or treat bag, but in the spirt of the ever-hopeful Linus we still bring you good television. And radio. (And of course, tidings.)

October 27, 2022
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  • Sonia Murray
The Atlanta Opera Presents 96-Hour Atlanta Project
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The Atlanta Opera's 96-Hour Opera Project: By The Numbers

"This was meant to identify communities that have been totally underrepresented. Haven't had a seat at the table...or even more specifically, on the stage."

June 21, 2022
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  • Sonia Murray
Travels with Jessi
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Meet Sharon Collins' Furry (And Posture-Perfect) Travel Companion

Funny thing about Jessi.

First, when Georgia Outdoors host Sharon Collins met the Goldendoodle starring in tonight's new episode (Travels with Jessi), her name was - drumroll please...

May 18, 2022
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