In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein is joined by Political Insider Patricia Murphy and senior writer Tamar Hallerman to reflect on the life and career of former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.
About the Authors
Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.
Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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