Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
VH1 has given Atlanta plenty of love in recent years.
There is 'Love and Hip Hop Atlanta," its most popular show. There's "T.I. and Tiny," now in its fourth season. The network aired three seasons of "Single Ladies" (since moved to Centric). And it has "Atlanta Exes" forthcoming in August. Last year, it shot a popular biopic film about TLC here. And currently, it's filming "Drumline 2."
On top of that, the network is currently taping two pilots that may or may not become a series.
Both appear to be reality shows though VH1 is declining to comment about either one.
All I have about the shows are their titles, provided to me by the Georgia Department of Economic Development, which tracks local TV and film production.
The titles are "Sorority Sisters" and "GRITS." I presume both are reality shows.
Based on what I could find on the Web, Mona Scott Young ("Love and Hip Hop Atlanta") is involved with "Sorority Sisters" and HelloBeautiful claims to have seen a 2011 rough cut trailer that didn't place black sororities in the best light. It's probably a little too early to judge something nobody has really seen yet.
As for "GRITS", I'm not sure if it stands for "Girls Raised in the South," as the Georgia production schedule provided to me by the department of economic development states. Online in a quick Google search, the only reference to VH1 and a show GRITS comes from a Facebook page by Dagwood's Food Truck saying they were feeding the VH1 crew of "GRITS."
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Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
Queen Latifah, as my colleague Jennifer Brett in Buzzland has reported, is starring in an HBO biopic playing legendary blues singer Bessie Smith. The film, dubbed "Bessie," has been shooting in Marietta lately. Latifah, who also hosts a syndicated talk show, is an executive producer of the aforementioned "Single Ladies."
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Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
I'm told Stefan Chase has left WGCL-TV (CBS46) as morning traffic reporter after just a year there. She joined the station last August from Los Angeles.
Harry Samler takes over.
News director Lane Michaelsen wrote me:
Starting Monday Harry who knows every road, ally and sidewalk in Atlanta will be doing traffic ON CBS46 News 4:30-7am, plus cut-ins 7-9am. Harry is very excited about this new role and bring a unique perspective on the Morning commute.
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