Rodney Ho
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I cover a wide ranging array of entertainment topics for the print and online operations with a focus on Georgia and Atlanta including TV, film, comedy, music, local venues and cultural institutions. A New York native, I graduated Princeton University in 1991. I covered education at The Virginian-Pilot from 1991 to 1994, then moved to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1994 to cover finance. In 1995, I oversaw transportation, which included UPS and Delta Air Lines. In 1996, The Wall Street Journal hired me to be a small-business/entrepreneurship reporter until 2001. I returned to the AJC that year and wrote about nightlife, youth culture, radio and comedy. In 2005, I began covering TV and have since added film and other entertainment subjects. I've had the honor to interview Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Jane Fonda. I have been the AJC's "American Idol" expert since 2002. I love tennis, pop culture, karaoke and all sorts of live events. I have an adorable adopted daughter Vega.
Latest from Rodney Ho
Vera's Holiday Flop

BET+ picks up Atlanta actress’ self-funded ‘Vera’s Holiday Flop’ film

Year in review

2025 Atlanta media year in review: CNN sale, ‘Bert Show’ ends, CBS swap

Savannah Louie

Atlanta’s Savannah wins ‘Survivor’: ‘My game play was very loud, very bold’

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‘Southside’ Steve Rickman loses morning show on Fox FM

Ben Hopkins

Shaq, other NBA stars judge best amateur dunkers on Atlanta-shot ‘Dunkman’

AAJC 041625 Sweetwater 420 Fest

Atlanta’s SweetWater 420 Fest on the move again with a new venue for 2026

‘Elf on the Shelf,’ brainchild of a Marietta family, celebrates 20 years

From Marietta to millions, ‘The Elf on the Shelf’ turns 20

2019

‘Bert Show,’ former host Moe Mitchell settle suit over alleged breach of contract

Kywanda Hammothe, right, captures the drop during the countdown to 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta’s New Year’s Eve Peach Drop replaced by fireworks, drone display

Regretting You

How Atlanta allergy season helped Allison Williams in ‘Regretting You’ scene