The metropolis’s media trade confronted main shifts this yr. Here’s a glance again at a few of the greatest tales.
The 2025 Atlanta media yr in overview contains Bert Weiss (from left), Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Dagmar Midcap. (AJC/Fox/Courtesy)
This was a tumultuous yr for Atlanta media with NCS probably happening the block, “The Bert Show” ending, CBS altering Atlanta associates, and the TV and movie manufacturing enterprise within the dumps.
Here’s a glance again at a few of the yr’s greatest tales:
Former NCS President Tom Johnson meets with CEO Mark Thompson on the Midtown Turner campus for the disclosing of the NCS brand, beforehand at NCS Center for greater than 25 years, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Courtesy)
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens reads a letter to retiring radio character Bert Weiss whereas recording a spot for the ultimate “Bert Show” on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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Will Trent, performed by Ramon Rodriguez, and fellow Georgia Bureau of Investigations Detective Faith Mitchell, Iantha Richardson, grill a suspect throughout Season 2 of ABC’s “Will Trent.” (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)
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DC Studios chief and director James Gunn (proper) works with David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult on the set of “Superman,” which is the most recent reboot of the unique DC Comics superhero. (Warner Bros.)
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CBS News Atlanta debuted its first newscast on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at WUPA-TV that includes Jobina Fortson-Evans because the station’s first anchor. (CBS Atlanta)
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Taylor Scott (left) and Kevin Avery snigger as they’re interviewed following their remaining broadcast of “The Kevin & Taylor Show” on the Fish 104.7 inside their studio on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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A tour information explains numerous components of Jackson, the place parts of “Stranger Things” have been filmed, throughout a strolling tour on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Jason Allen for the AJC)
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Clifton Davis (left) as stars Vernon Dupree and Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree in “Beyond the Gates.” (Quantrell Colbert/CBS/TNS)
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Both WABE and GPB have been each considerably impacted by federal funding cuts. (Rodney Ho/AJC)
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Joel Katz, a well-respected Atlanta leisure legal professional who represented an enormous array of A-list celebrities, died in April. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2016)
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner lived in metro Atlanta for a number of years after reserving an everyday gig as a surgeon on Fox’s “The Resident.” (Rodney Ho/AJC 2023)
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In 1972, John Moore addresses a crowd for the WSB Fish Tale contest on the Atlanta Boat Show. (Courtesy of WSB Radio Archives)
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Valerie Hoff DeCarlo “was a force with everything she did,” her husband, Derrick, mentioned. (11Alive)
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Jon Shirek, proven right here on a visit to Liverpool, was an enormous Beatles fan, his spouse, Nancy Nydam, mentioned. (Courtesy)
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William “Cadillac Jack” Choate, a veteran nation radio host in Atlanta, died of a coronary heart assault in February at age 51. (Courtesy)
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A veteran 11Alive police reporter, Kevin Rowson died in September at age 72. (Kevin Rowson/Twitter)
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Rodney Ho writes about leisure for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution together with TV, radio, movie, comedy and all issues in between. A local New Yorker, he has lined schooling at The Virginian-Pilot, small enterprise for The Wall Street Journal and a bunch of beats on the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, popular culture & seeing reside occasions.