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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
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Shon Gables on leave, Georgia radio hall of fame inductees and more TV/radio news
From Shon Gables’ absence to Southeast Emmy Award wins and new Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductees, here’s what’s happening in Georgia’s TV and radio world.
Artists and historians collaborate to bring hidden stories to life in Hapeville
Depot Museum incorporates empathy and relatability in its telling of the town’s history.
‘I felt elated’: Lois Reitzes feted after hosting final WABE show
Family, friends, colleagues, listeners gathered with gifts, kind words for host who arrived in 1979.
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Senate GOP passes budget bill Democrats describe as ‘a catastrophe’
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have passed the “big, beautiful bill” championed by President Donald Trump, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.
State Farm Arena top 5 globally in box office — behind only Sphere, MSG in U.S.
State Farm Arena brought in about $76.2 million across 60 events.
At a store that never closes, an armed comedian keeps the midnight watch
At JJ Food Mart on the west side of Atlanta, an armed comedian keeps the midnight watch. If you misbehave, Connell Daniels Jr. might put you on Instagram.