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Celebrate with "Democracy Vibe Check," a new podcast from WABE and Made By Us exploring how to learn about your community's past and shape its future. Episode 1 drops on Wednesday, so subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to make sure you don't miss it!
Plan your ultimate weekend with help from Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Sammie Purcell! They have you covered for the best events our city has to offer. 💫 listen to wherever you get your podcasts and visit howdoyouatlanta.com for more events!
Join us next week for a panel discussion of the FACTS on our region’s art sector and opportunities to ACT and make a difference. Brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Get tickets at the link below 👇
Join us for a panel discussion of the FACTS on our region’s art sector and opportunities to ACT and make a difference. Brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and moderated by WABE City Lights host Lois Reitzes.
📅 May 23
⏰ 8:30 a.m.
📍 National Center for Civil and Human Rights
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3MbzTUZ
The WABE MixTape is back! 🎉 join us for an unforgettable music fest presented by United Way of Greater Atlanta. 🌟 hosted by the talented Jon Goode of The Moth, this year's lineup features ATL entrants to NPR Music's Contest, including the 2023 winner! 🎤🎸
📅 June 25
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 The Woodruff Arts Center
🎟️ https://bit.ly/41EjFbq
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Enjoy a cup of coffee while joining WABE for a live broadcast of Closer Look with Rose Scott brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and featuring civic leaders and community members talking about the matters that matter most to Atlanta.
📅 May 25
⏰ 1 p.m.
☕ Golden Drops Café
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3BhUZeh
Join us for a panel discussion of the FACTS on our region’s art sector and opportunities to ACT and make a difference. Brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and moderated by WABE City Lights host Lois Reitzes.
📅 May 23
⏰ 8:30 a.m.
📍 National Center for Civil and Human Rights
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3MbzTUZ
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Waller's Coffee Shop for Coffee Conversations with Rose Scott brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta! 😊☕
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Get ready to spice up your weekend in Atlanta with expert recommendations from Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Sammie Purcell. Check out their top picks and head over to howdoyouatlanta.com for more!
Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win a trip to Ireland! ☘️
Learn more and help us keep here: bit.ly/40maQTb
We're so excited to be a part of with Food Well Alliance! Find our table at the event to enter our event giveaway and get some cool swag.
🎟️: https://bit.ly/3p7QTTk
In honor of , check out this compilation from WABE News of some stories from the past year that we think represent our journalists’ commitment to .
The WABE newsroom is dedicated to upholding the right to free press. In honor of World Press Freedom Day, we’ve compiled some stories from the past year that we think […]
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Don't miss the interview with George R.R. Martin and Vincent D'Onofrio this Tuesday! Tune in to WABE 90.1 FM or wabe.org at 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Celebrate with a jazz moment from the legendary H. Johnson on City Lights with Lois Reitzes. Click here to hear the full segment: https://bit.ly/3Ve6n3Y
Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Rough Draft Atlanta's Sammie Purcell are here to help you enjoy your weekend! Check out their recs for 's best events this weekend and see more at howdoyouatlanta.com
We're so excited to be a part of the Inman Park Festival parade again this year! Come find us to get some swag and enter our contest.
Enjoy a cup of coffee while joining WABE’s Rose Scott for a live broadcast of "Closer Look with Rose Scott," featuring civic leaders and community members talking about the matters that matter most to Atlanta.
As we near the end of our Spring Pledge Drive, we want to recognize our community partners who help us keep . Thank you all for your support!
TODAY: Join and Atlanta Film Festival for a screening of "It's Only Life After All" hosted by Lois Reitzes! Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/43X4vki and check out Lois' interview with The Indigo Girls' Emily Sailers about the film at the link below.
The Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Sailers are lifelong friends who have made music together since the 1980s in Atlanta. The Grammy-award-winning duo’s work spans a variety of genres, […]
Don't miss your chance to get 🎟️ to "It's Only Life After All" at the Atlanta Film Festival! Enjoy a screening hosted by City Lights with Lois Reitzes of this incredible film focused on The Indigo Girls. Claim your spot and learn more here: bit.ly/3zWvEGa
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Celebrate our 75th with new swag! Right now, you can get get the entire collection for $15/month. That's 50% off! But hurry, this offer is only available this weekend. Give today to get your gift here: https://bit.ly/3Li9AMD
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Celebrate by helping us grow truth and trees with the help of Trees Atlanta! Each donation to this weekend plants a tree seedling in our community. Give today to support local journalism and make Atlanta a little greener: https://bit.ly/3Li9AMD
Let's give a warm welcome to WABE's newest hires! We are excited to continue strengthening local journalism, original, Atlanta-centered video and podcast content. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/41Q5VLA 🥳👏
Are you celebrating this weekend? Or seeing some films at the Atlanta Film Festival? Learn about these events and more happening in from culture critic Mike Jordan and Rough Draft Atlanta's Sammie Purcell! See more at howdoyouatlanta.com
The Atlanta Film Festival screening of "CARTERLAND" is happening today at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library! WABE's own Lois Reitzes will be hosting. Listen to the City Lights with Lois Reitzes interview with the filmmakers linked below to get ready for the screening and, if you haven't already, get tickets here: bit.ly/3GLLsz8
“We told the truth, we obeyed the law and we kept the peace,” said the late former Vice President Walter Mondale about the achievements of Jimmy Carter’s presidency. “Carterland” is a new documentary by Georgia filmmakers Jim and Will Pattiz challenges many assessments of the Carter admini...
We are one week away from Coffee Conversations on Closer Look with Rose Scott at Waller's Coffee Shop brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta! RSVP at the link below 👇
Enjoy a cup of coffee while joining WABE for a live broadcast of Closer Look with Rose Scott brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and featuring civic leaders and community members talking about the matters that matter most to Atlanta.
📅 April 27
⏰ 1 p.m.
☕ Waller's Coffee Shop
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3odl2Qu
Join WABE for a live recording of a bonus Season 4 episode of the Peabody Awards-winning podcast, . Produced with support from Emory Libraries, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library and Decatur Book Festival.
📅 May 2
⏰ 6:30 p.m.
📍 First Baptist Church of Decatur
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3AeWpFK
We're turning 75 this year! 🎂🥳
Celebrate with us by staying tuned for , throwback content and more! See a timeline of WABE's history and upcoming events at wabe.org/wabe75
We're so excited to be sponsoring a screening of "It's Only Life After All" at the Atlanta Film Festival! Get tickets to see this documentary film focused on the lives and careers of an favorite folk duo, The Indigo Girls.
📅 April 23
⏰ 1 p.m.
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3zWvEGa
"CARTERLAND" examines "the tragic, yet inspiring story of America's most misunderstood president." Get tickets to be in the audience at 7:30 p.m. on April 21 at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library during the Atlanta Film Festival screening sponsored by : https://bit.ly/3GLLsz8
Looking for some fun weekend plans? Sammie Purcell with Rough Draft Atlanta has you covered! Check out this weekend's events and see more at howdoyouatlanta.com
Enjoy a cup of coffee while joining WABE for a live broadcast of Closer Look with Rose Scott brought to you by Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and featuring civic leaders and community members talking about the matters that matter most to Atlanta.
📅 April 27
⏰ 1 p.m.
☕ Waller's Coffee Shop
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3odl2Qu
Spring is in full bloom at the 87th Annual Atlanta Atlanta Dogwood Festival, and we’re excited to be a part of it! Come find our table and mention to enter to win some awesome prizes.
📅 April 15 & 16
🌳 Piedmont Park ATL
🎟️ dogwood.org
WABE will be everywhere to celebrate our 75th anniversary! Find the table at spring and summer events for a chance to win special prizes. We'll reveal the first event later this week. Good luck getting Bingo!
Less than a week to go until the choral performance featuring the celebrated Spelman College Glee Club at Art Farm at Serenbe! Don't forget to RSVP at the link below and join us for a musical evening like no other. 🎶👇
Join us for an early evening of extraordinary choral performance featuring the celebrated Spelman College Glee Club 🎼🎤 brought to you by Spelman College.
📅 April 15
⏰ 6 p.m.
☕ Art Farm at Serenbe
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3KjjSKO
Tonight's ! Watch your favorite PBS and MASTERPIECE | PBS dramas tonight on starting at 8 p.m.
Looking for something to do this weekend in Atlanta? Check out these events recommended by culture critic Mike Jordan and Rough Draft Atlanta's Sammie Purcell! See more at howdoyouatlanta.com
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#wabetv is the place to be on Sundays! 🍿 Get your MASTERPIECE | PBS fix with episodes of Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Magpie Murders and Annika. It all starts tonight at 8 p.m.
Join us tonight @ 11 p.m. to watch the second episode of #WABEStudios music-documentary series #SoundsLikeATL! Hosted by Algebra B. with performances by Adron, India Shawn and PRISCA. 🕺🪩💃
Need weekend plans? #Atlanta Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Atlanta Intown reporter Sammie Purcell have recs for you, no matter your vibe. Watch to see highlights for this weekend and see more events at howdoyouatlanta.com
Join us tonight @ 11 p.m. to watch the premiere episode of #WABEStudios music-documentary series #SoundsLikeATL! Hosted by Speech of Arrested Development with performances by Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective, Algebra B. and Cleveland P. Jones 🕺🪩💃
Watch local 2022 election coverage LIVE from Georgia. As 2022 Election results start coming in, Atlanta’s local NPR and PBS affiliate has you covered for the latest on local races. From Walker vs. Warnock in the special election for Georgia’s Senate seat to Kemp vs. Abrams in the gubernatorial, Georgia politics are front-and-center on the national stage this election cycle. As your source for local, nonprofit and independent news, WABE is here to provide updates and analysis from our award-winning journalists and local #gapol experts. For more of WABE’s Georgia 2022 Election Coverage, check out our 2022 Election Hub at wabe.org/election2022
Need weekend plans? From stand-up comedy to festivals and more, #atlanta Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Atlanta Intown reporter Sammie Purcell have you covered for event recs in the #atl.
Need weekend plans? From stand-up comedy to festivals and more, #atlanta Culture Critic Mike Jordan and Atlanta Intown reporter Sammie Purcell have you covered for event recs in the #atl.
Rose talks with Mayor Dickens about the city's affordable housing plan.
This Tuesday at 11 p.m. on #wabetv: Reimagining American Democracy Episode 6 focuses on Civic Engagement. Presented with our partners the Atlanta Press Club, the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Freedom House, National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Issue One.
April is #VolunteerMonth, so we wanted to say thank you to all of our awesome #wabecommunity volunteers! Back in February, they joined us for a Day of Service at Open Hand Atlanta and Atlanta Community Food Bank. Want to volunteer with #wabe? Sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/wabe/volunteers
#ICYMI: Husband and wife duo Takenobu joined City Lights with Lois Reitzes yesterday to talk about their music and upcoming #SoundsLikeATL performance this Tuesday at City Winery Atlanta. Get your tickets at wabe.org/soundslikeatl and listen to the full interview at the link below. wabe.org/the-husband-and-wife-duo-takenobu-perform-at-sounds-like-atl/
This special edition of “Closer Look with Rose Scott” focuses on how schools from elementary to higher education talk about race-related issues and the current wave of state legislatures adopting or introducing laws and policies that restrict teaching about race and racism. Featuring a live interview with Pulitzer Prize winner and creator of the 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones.
🎵 Sounds Like ATL 🎵 Algebra B. and PRISCA did an incredible job during last month's edition of #SoundsLikeATL. Want to be in the audience next time? Join us on April 12 at 8 p.m. at City Winery Atlanta for this month's concert. 🎟️: bit.ly/wabeslatl
Wishing everyone a happy #404Day! We're proud to keep #AmplifyingAtlanta today and always. Do you have any plans to celebrate today?
We couldn't have asked for a better host for the first edition of #SoundsLikeATL than Arrested Development's Speech! Visit our website to see more from February and March's concerts, and claim your spot in the audience for the April edition at wabe.org/soundslikeatl.
This week on #wabetechcast: Ken Burns joined the show ahead of his new PBS documentary, "Benjamin Franklin." Listen to the full episode at wabe.org/podcasts/techcast/ and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, tune in to #wabetv on April 4 at 8 p.m. for the premiere of #BenjaminFranklinPBS.
Tune in tonight at 11 p.m. to #wabetv for the TV broadcast of #SoundsLikeATL! Featuring behind-the-scenes content and performances from PRISCA, India Shawn and Adron with host Algebra B. And get tickets for next month's show at wabe.org/soundslikeatl
A strong democracy requires a commitment to civic education. What will it take for everyone to be equipped to participate in their communities' civic and political life? Tune in for episode 5 of "Reimagining American Democracy" to hear from expert panelists on #wabetv at 11:30 p.m. on March 29. Thank you to our partners: Reimagining American Democracy, Freedom House, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Issue One and the Atlanta Press Club.
"The Last Year at Forest Cove” is the result of a year-long investigation from #wabe housing reporter Stephannie Stokes on the federally-subsidized Forest Cove housing complex in southeast Atlanta. Listen to the full documentary here: wabe.org/forestcove/
The March edition of #soundslikeatl is celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth! Get your tickets today to see these incredible artists, and, if you missed February's concert, tune in tonight at 11 to watch it on #wabetv. 🎟️: wabe.org/soundslikeatl
Local artist Fabian Williams created a design for #wabe that reflects the magic of the city of Atlanta. Fabian will be at our #AmplifyingAtlanta event tonight at 6 along with some of your favorite #wabe personalities at The Works ATL! RSVP for the event here: amplifyingatlanta.eventbrite.com/
The Closer Look with Rose Scott team is grateful to our Sustainers for helping us keep #AmplifyingAtlanta! Hear from Rose about what your support means to the show, and learn more about Celebrating Sustainers Month at wabe.org/celebratingsustainers
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