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Mike Shields takes over WSB-TV morning traffic

Heather Catlin goes back to her regular ‘good news,’ entertainment, Bulldogs duties
Mike Shields takes over morning traffic duties on Channel 2 Action News as of January 19, 2022. WSB-TV

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Mike Shields takes over morning traffic duties on Channel 2 Action News as of January 19, 2022. WSB-TV
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Jan 19, 2022

Mike Shields today officially takes over WSB-TV morning traffic from Heather Catlin.

Shields, who joined Channel 2 Action News and WSB radio in 2018, made the announcement on social media this morning. He will continue to do traffic for radio stations 97.1/The River and B98.5.

He also celebrated the arrival of his first child, a boy named Jacob, last Friday.

Catlin, who joined WSB-TV in 2009, originally took over traffic for Mark Arum in August. Arum at the time decided to end his long-time split shift and focus exclusively on his afternoon radio show on news/talk 95.5/750 WSB.

News director Suzanne Nadell said Catlin will return to reporting including features in the morning and the Georgia Bulldogs. She has also been a long-time host of the weekly entertainment news show “Hot Topics,” which airs Saturday nights at 11:35 p.m.

Catlin was on vacation earlier this month and took a few extra days after contracting a mild case of COVID-19, she said in a text.

“I feel ecstatic,” Catlin said. “It was fun but my passion is good news.”

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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