Georgia Gazette Thursday, July 2, 2009

Join host John Sepulvado tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … A major state university accused of anti-Muslim bias… the details. Reversing the childhood obesity trend in the South…growing gardens to instill healthy habits. And are you the winner of a free pass to state parks? Tune in tonight to Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Click the photo above for the entire series on Childhood Obesity and to view the slide show on today's report from Hancock County.

Georgia Gazette Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Combating childhood obesity… striking the right balance between getting kids fit while maintaining their self esteem. How people are managing stay afloat in the county with the worst unemployment rate in the state. And the father of gospel music was a Georgia man… we remember Thomas Dorsey on his birthday. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… The right to choose your public school, to adopt an embryo, and celebrate Confederate history… we highlight some new laws in effect tomorrow. Combating childhood obesity in south Georgia… one community tries to reverse the trend. Climate change regulation…Are you willing to pay more for electricity in order to cut your carbon footprint? These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Monday, June 29, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Sweeping energy and environmental legislation is headed to the US Senate. Details of the bill and how it could affect Georgia. Why childhood obesity is plaguing the south in particular… And a free pass into state parks... your chance to win. This and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Friday June 26, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … free HIV tests for all Georgians tomorrow … we show you just how easy it is. Jazz crooner Michael Feinstein talks about Johnny Mercer’s influence. And who wins our weekly giveaway? Find out tonight. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Thursday June 25, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. Recession hits local, landmark eateries ... our latest "Money Crunch" story. Highlights from Athens' annual music festival this weekend's AthFest 2009. Conductor Gilbert Varga leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and our weekly giveaway. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette and download the free podcast from iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Skyrocketing health care costs in Georgia... a new reports explains why. Thousands of Georgia veterans at risk for HIV and other diseases. Is the VA to blame? We visit the Georgia Dome's first natural grass field.These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Nuclear power and public safety. Neighbors of Plant Vogtle react to the federal government’s hearings on safeguarding nuclear plants against terrorism. The beginning of a second revolution in Iran? A local Iranian-American and Georgia Gazette commentator parallels the 1979 overturn with what’s going on today… And images are managing to seep out of the tightly controlled media in Iran… social media has ushered in all kinds of controversial content… should it be policed? Answer our facebook poll. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Monday, June 22, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Caring for the mentally disabled… The US Supreme Court laid out the state’s responsibility ten years ago today… how Georgia is still struggling to meet it. Georgia combats blindness in the third world… … how a bacteria infection turns into a debilitating disease. The final installment of Georgia to Ethiopia. These stories and your chance to win a free pass to state parks on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Friday, June 19, 2009

Join host Orlando Montoya tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Is the state's Pre-K program a wise investment? Why it might soon disappear. We continue our series on Georgia efforts to combat a deadly disease in Ethiopia. Also on the program, an interview with green thinker and author Melvin Melaver. We read from your emails... and have the answer to this weeks riddle. All this and more on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at http://www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Thursday, June 18, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Georgia gets a new head of transportation, will it get you out of gridlock any sooner? The federal crackdown on immigration… is it working? Details of a new report. And Georgia and Ethiopia unite to combat blindness Part II. These stories and another shot at winning a free pass to state parks on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at http://www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… One gubernatorial candidate under scrutiny from the State Ethics Commission for past campaign contributions. Why people in Macon can rest a little easier when big storms hit. How country crooner Ronnie Milsap made his history on this day and his connection to the peach state. And can Georgia afford to keep its giant pandas? Zoo Atlanta launches a new campaign. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Can the Public Service Commission defy a 16 year election law? The debate continues today. More CRCT fallout… one senator wants to make it illegal to cheat. And we take you back to the day Six Flags over Georgia opened. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette, and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Riddle June 15-20, 2009

Here's our Georgia Gazette riddle. If you answer this riddle correctly, and are the lucky winner, you get a free pass into state parks for a year. This riddle describes a state park:

Named for the mountain that it shelters,
This park—south of Atlanta—prefers
You visit the 100 acre rock this weekend
Where from the trees you will suspend
And stargaze from the forest canopy.

Email your answer to Gazette@gpb.org. You must include your name and address to win. While you are emailing us tell us what you think of Georgia Gazette. Why do you listen? When do you listen? What do you like best? What could we do better? You have until Friday to solve this riddle. We will announce the winner on Friday's show. Good luck.

Georgia Gazette Monday, June 15, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Guilty ‘til proven innocent… Details of charges against a middle Georgia judge, including alleged pay-off’s. More black kids are getting kicked out of school across the state...we look into the racial disparity in suspension rates. Georgian Paul Anderson stunned crowds with his strength on this day in history. We remember the world's strongest man. These stories plus your chance to win free parking at state parks tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Riddle June 8-12, 2009

It's time for this week's Georgia Gazette riddle. If you answer this riddle correctly, and are the lucky winner, you get a free pass into state parks for a year.This riddle describes a state park:

Up Pine Mountain
into the clouds
The ferns and a statue
the mist enshrouds
From springs below
to GPB above
This largest state park
you'll surely love

Email your answer to Gazette@gpb.org. You must include your name and address to win. While you are emailing us tell us what you think of Georgia Gazette. Why do you listen? When do you listen? What do you like best? What could we do better? You have until Friday to solve this riddle. We will announce the winner on Friday's show. Good luck.

Georgia Gazette Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Does the end of the drought mean an end to state-wide water restrictions? Why middle Georgia may not be storing the coal ash from the toxic Tennessee spill in after all. And the first female US Senator was born in Georgia… how Rebecca Latimer Felton was also the inspiration for Gone with the Wind heroine Scarlett O’hara. Her story and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Georgia’s high school graduation rates among the worst in the country? Details of a new report. Beaten, tasered, and arrested in small town southeast Georgia… Who's at fault in what some are calling an example of "1950's style" police brutality in Bryan County? And how local funny woman Hollis Gillespie solved a bank heist while house-hunting… These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Monday, June 8, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Luring businesses like tech giant NCR to the state via tax incentives… does it work in the long run? And most Georgians can say so long to the electric meter reader, and hello 21st century… A technology that could help people save energy. The art of tattooing... a boon in Augusta despite the economy. Plus, your chance to win free parking at state parks. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.

Georgia Gazette Thursday, June 4, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show ... The Environmental Protection Agency looks for a likely carcinogen in Northwest Georgia’s drinking water supply. Nine Georgia banks have closed already this year but credit unions continue to perform well. How soldiers from Georgia’s 48th brigade are training to survive real-life scenarios they will face in Afghanistan... Plus, we preview tonight's Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcast on GPB and give you another chance to win our weekly giveaway. These stories and more tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.