CBS46 adds six more to 'Just a Minute' roster including Tom Houck, Hollis Gillespie, Hank Aaron's wife Billye

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, November 19, 2015

CBS46 has added six more former journalists or journalistic types to its roster of daily "Just a Minute" commentators.

It's a feature the station began five months ago right before 6 p.m. during the 5 p.m.newscast.  Here are the six newcomers:

Hank Aaron and his wife Billye Aaron, who will start providing commentaries for CBS46. CREDIT: ajc.com

Billye Aaron

former co-host, "Today in Georgia," WSB-TV

(One of Atlanta's first African American talk show hosts)

retired educator and philanthropist

a/k/a Mrs. Hank Aaron

Carmen Burns

Tiffany Cochran

former WXIA-TV news anchor/reporter

Cochran Law Firm

Hollis Gillespie

NPR commentator and book author, former humorist for Atlanta Magazine & Creative Loafing. Her first commentary is about the Starbucks holiday cups. Gillespie said CB Hackworth, who runs the investigative unit, reached out to her and she thought it would make sense.

Tom Houck

former talk show host WGST radio and civil rights activist

"They asked me if I'd do this several months ago," he said in an interview today. He decided to join forces with CBS46 now. "I know the politics of the city and state and what people want to talk about," he said. "It was time to get back in the game." He plans to do commentaries on politics but will address other issues.

Joyce Oscar

former news reporter WSB-TV and a mystery writer.

The other 10 remain on the roster, though Amanda Davis has not aired a commentary since she was arrested on a DUI charge in June and the case has not been resolved.

The nine others are Paul Crawley, Kimberley Kennedy, Bill Nigut, Mark Pettit, Angela Robinson, Sally Sears, Cynthia Tinsley, Lyn Vaughn, and Ken Watts.