SEASON 02, EPISODE 06: THEY ALMOST DON’T FEEL LOCAL ANYMORE
As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atlanta has since evolved to become one of America’s cultural capitals.
In this episode, Anuli talks to the award-winning reporter and podcast host Jewel Wicker about her childhood in Atlanta, her career trajectory, and her overall thoughts on the state of the American journalism industry as an Atlanta-based reporter.
FEATURED GUEST: JEWEL WICKER
Jewel Wicker is an award-winning reporter and podcast host. The Atlanta native has written for publications such as The New York Times, GQ, NBC News, Teen Vogue, Atlanta magazine, and more. In 2021, she was awarded an AMBIE and Webby for her work as a co-host and writer on the Crooked Media/Tenderfoot TV political podcast “Gaining Ground: The New Georgia.” She has been an Atlanta Press Club board member since 2017, where she has worked on programs and intern placements. Jewel has worked as a staff reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Atlanta, Georgia, and The Patriot News/PennLive.com in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Learn more about Jewel here.
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