4 Questions Journalist Spotlight
Twice a month, Mitch Leff, president of Leff & Associates Public Relations, offers his "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight, a conversation with a Georgia journalist. 4QJS dives into each journalist's background, their role at their current media outlet, beats and story interests, and talks about how public relations professionals can work with them, and stories on their radar. Then it gets fun! What's the coolest thing about them? What's their favorite book/podcast, favorite local getaway, hobbies, and favorite restaurant. www.leffassociates.com Email: mitch@leffassociates.com
Episodes
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Andy Peters with CoStar News. CoStar provides a range of services to the real estate and related industries and CoStar News covers all those varied topics.
Coolest Thing About Andy: He was music director at his college radio station and got to meet all sorts of artists, including Nirvana and Indigo Girls.
- Favorite Restaurants: Ticonderoga Club, Wrecking Bar, and Br...
A special edition of our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" as we talk with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Ernie Suggs about the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention coming up this week in Atlanta.
More than 3000 journalists from across the country are expected in Atlanta from Aug. 12 - 16.
We talk with Ernie about why it's important that the convention is here, what you can see and hear there, who's speaki...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Kimberly Wright, publisher of three Macaroni Kid sites in metro Atlanta.
Her Macaroni Kid sites cover East Atlanta, Downtown, Little 5 Points, Decatur, Avondale, and College Park. There are 12 sites in metro Atlanta and about 30 across Georgia.
Coolest Thing About Kimberly: She just started taking salsa classes at Chicheria Mexican Kitchen
Favorite Restau...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Allison Entrekin, Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta magazine.
Coolest Thing About Allison: She's a February 29 birthday, so she's only 11 years old! Also, she has "hitchhiker thumbs" (you need to watch this on YouTube).
- Favorite Restaurant: Haven in Brookhaven
- Favorite Local Getaway: The St. Regis Hotel
- Last Books Read: "Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi; "Lady Tremaine" by Rachel Hoch...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Noah Washington, a reporter with The Atlanta Voice.
Coolest Thing About Noah: Booker T. Washington was his great-great-great Grandfather ... and he's had three brain surgeries
- Favorite Restaurant: BBQ Kitchen
- Favorite Local Getaway: The Majestic Restaurant
- Last Book Read: "Purple Cow: Transform Your Business" by Seth Godin
- Last Podcast Listened to: Closer Look on WA...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Hannah Yahne, a reporter with Appen Media.
Coolest Thing About Hannah: She's a big crafter, making all sorts of items and selling them at a local store, Home Again Eatonton
Favorite Restaurant: Blue India in Midtown
Favorite Local Getaway: Piedmont Park and Athens, GA
Last Podcast Listened to: "Hooked," a podcast about an opioid addiction
Favorite Gu...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Rick Folbaum, morning anchor and co-host of "On the Record" on WANF TV/Atlanta News First.
Coolest Things About Rick: He has five children and they’re really the most important part of his life
Favorite Restaurant: Little Rey
Favorite Local Getaway: Helen, Georgia
Last Book Read: “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley, a modern retelling of...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on David Plazas, Opinion Editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Coolest Thing About David - Loves running and did his first Santa Speedo Run in December! Loves to sing and once won a contest wearing a bullfighter costume singing from the opera Carmen
Favorite Local Restaurant - Boqueria, tapas restaurant in Colony Square
Last Book He's Read - Where Peac...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Michael Doudna, reporter with WSB TV in Atlanta
Coolest Thing About Michael – He's a big sports card collector (baseball cards) and he was a state champion basketball player on the high school level
Favorite Local Restaurant - Pendolino (Roswell Road)
Last Podcast He Listened to – The Rest is History
Favorite Non-Work Hobby – He and hi...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Dean Anason, the editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Coolest Thing About Dean: He loves old movies like "The Thin Man"
Last Book Read: "Buried Secrets" by Christopher Farnsworth
Favorite Local Restaurant: Canoe (Vinings) and Monterrey Mexican (Tucker location)
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Any kind of PBS documentary
Favorite Local Getaway: Jeykll Island and Blue Rid...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Joe Ripley, the new Community Reporter with WXIA TV/11Alive in Atlanta.
Coolest Thing About Joe: They don't call him "The Talented Mr. Ripley" for nothing! He's been singing since he was a baby and now sings with the Atlanta Master Chorale
Podcast: Built for More (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-for-more/id1642585254)
Favorite Local Restaurant: G...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Alexa Liacko, a reporter with CBS News Atlanta, the newest local television news operation in Atlanta.
Coolest Thing About Alexa: She and her husband have a "who's the
best chef" competition (he's currently winning). She loves to try new recipes.
Last Podcast She's Listened to: "The Happiness Lab"
Favorite Local Restaurant: Delbar
Favorite Gu...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Savannah Sicurella, the business entertainment reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Coolest Thing About Savannah: She was born with eleven fingers!
- Last Books She's Read: "Time of Desecration by Alberto Moravia and "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
- Favorite Local Restaurant: Jang Su Jsng in Duluth
- Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Soapy Italian language ...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Emma Hurt, a business reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution whose beat focuses on the Atlanta airport Delta Air Lines, UPS, and Norfolk-Southern.
Coolest Thing About Emma: Her husband recently bought a pickup truck, so she recently got a kayak!
Last Podcast She's Listened to: "Breakdown" from the AJC
Favorite Local Restaurant: Gigi's Itali...
This month, our “4 Questions Atlanta PR & Marketing Spotlight” podcast features a conversation with Nick Schittone, SVP Growth with Yes&.
This podcast is available on YouTube and across our social media channels. Each episode focuses on digital marketing agencies, sports marketing, technology, healthcare experts, and more. Those interested in being a guest should contact Mitch Leff at mitch@leffassociates...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Madison Elizabeth Hogan, creator of the podcast series, Robbery, Inc., produced by the Marietta Daily Journal and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Robbery, Inc. is an eight-part podcast detailing the dramatic robbery of a Marietta bank in 1974.
Coolest Thing About Madison: She's been to North Korea!
Favorite Local Restaurant: Hammerheads Seafood and Sports...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on DorMiya Vance, WABE News radio! Her beat is to "cover all things culture and social justice on the Southside of Atlanta."
Coolest Thing About DorMiya: She's a big fan of horror movies and TV show. Anything that's gory and grotesque! One of her favorite franchises is the "Saw" series.
- Last Book Read: "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
- Favorite Local Resta...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Michelle Hall, Managing Editor of the Forsyth County News.
Coolest Thing About Michelle: Acted and did commercials when she was young and loves dancing and comedy shows!
- Last Book Read: Nate Bargatzy "Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from A Simpler Mind"
- Favorite Local Restaurant: PITA Mediterranean Street Food, Atlanta Hwy, Cumming
- Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Watching "The Young and ...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines Blake DeVine, a reporter with WANF TV/Atlanta News First.
Coolest Thing About Blake: He's got a big A Cappella choir background!
- Last Podcast: "Acquired" podcast, it goes behind the scenes of the biggest tech IPOs and acquisitions
- Last Book Read: Dave Ramsey "Total Money Makeover"
- Favorite Local Restaurant: Southern Kitchen (Midtown)
- Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Milkshakes at Coo...
This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines Molly Oak, a general assignment / Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) at WXIA TV/11Alive in Atlanta.
- Coolest Thing About Molly: She used to play competitive beach volleyball and her dog (Roy) is trained as a therapy dog
- Last Podcast: "Good Hang" with Amy Poehler
- Last Book Read: "Everybody, Always" by Bob Goff
- Favorite Local Restaurant: Little Rey or Yeppa & Co
- Favorite Guilty Plea...
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