Georgia Gazette Thursday, April 30, 2009

A case of swine flu confirmed in Georgia. A dash of good news for the Georgia economy as jobs come to the state... President Barack Obama talked a big game on energy when he was campaigning... solar, wind renewables, efficiency, less foreign oil dependency... what's come to fruition since he's taken office... And Macon artist Alan Gibson lost his eye sight but that didn't stop him from painting. 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.

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Georgia Gazette Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Many conservatives feel their values are under attack… How they’re energizing young people to mobilize a stronger opposition to the Obama administration. And how the times we’re living in have changed the way you think about public broadcasting. 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, April 28, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … HOPE scholarship money is going fast… what dwindling funds mean for future students. Tomorrow marks the hundredth day of Obama’s presidency… why it matters… And PBS journalist Gwen Ifill on her new book. 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.
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Georgia Gazette Riddle for April 27 - May 1, 2009

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 after a hero of the revolutionary war
This park’s located on his lake’s western shore

Hear some blue grass in the outdoors this weekend
In honor of a musical family who hail from Lincolnton

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, April 27, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Finding no cheap solutions for the coast's water supply issues ... a once seemingly inexhaustible water source goes salty. The Atlanta Botanical Garden turns English country-side with the work of 20th century sculptor Henry Moore. These stories and more, plus our weekly give-away 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.
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Georgia Gazette Friday, April 24, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Allegations the state legislature failed to accept millions in federal education dollars... Alice Walker on why she abandoned paper for blogging. Atlanta singer-songwriter Elli Perry reveals the secret to her soulful music... And we read your e-mails and announce the winner to this week's 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.
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Georgia Gazette Riddle for April 20-24, 2009

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:

Come this weekend and win an RV
As you celebrate the earth and clean an estuary

The water that flows here is both salty and fresh
Spot a rare “painted” bird where land and sea mesh

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 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … For a state often near the bottom of the totem poll in education measures, some high marks for its pre-k programs… Statewide parades for Georgia National Guard’s 48th Brigade as it prepares to leave for Afghanistan… 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.
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Georgia Gazette Wednesday, Earth Day 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Georgia’s in the top ten of states with highest foreclosure rates… a push to hold local lenders accountable for the mortgage mess. And luring film-makers to Georgia via tax incentives... do they really drive up state revenues… Is there still a fight to keep producing the F-22 raptor, Lockheed's out... who's still standing? 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, April 21, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Big plans for Fort Valley… how cleaning up a Superfund site could lead to redeveloping a poor, rural community. And HIV -- is on the rise… A new campaign to fight complacency among young people. And Georgia’s own Douglas Blackmon on his Pulitzer winning book Slavery By Another Name 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.
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Georgia Gazette Riddle for April 20-24, 2009

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:

Come this weekend and win an RV
As you celebrate the earth and clean an estuary

The water that flows here is both salty and fresh
Spot a rare “painted” bird where land and sea mesh

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, April 20, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … A political insider on why Lt. Governor Casey Cagle is out of the race for governor… The controversy surrounding a bill that gives businesses hefty tax breaks… And people on the coast forced off their land see a path to ending 60 years of bitterness and anger. These stories and more, plus our weekly giveaway 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.
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Georgia Gazette Friday, April 17, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … interactive technology helps public school students study for a high-stakes test … President Obama tacks high speed rail in Georgia onto his national agenda … we read your e-mails and announce the winner to this week' 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.
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Georgia Gazette Thursday, April 16, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show…It's survival of the fittest out there... some recession-proof businesses in Georgia. Cyclists plan to build one of the nation’s largest bike trails on the Georgia coast… why one town spent a million dollars to be its first stop. Plus, another chance to win our weekly giveaway and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Georgia Gazette tonight 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.

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Cagle Drops Bid to Become Next Governor

Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has dropped out of the race for governor, a surprise move that immediately scrambled the crowded race to replace Sonny Perdue in 2010. At a news conference Wednesday, Cagle cited nerve damage to hisneck and spinal cord that will require surgery. Surrounded by his wife and three sons, he choked up several times as he made the announcement. The 43-year-old from Gainesville was considered a strong contender to win the Republican nomination for governor next summer. Cagle's departure leaves three Republican still in the race: Secretary of State Karen Handel, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine and State Representative Austin Scott of Tifton. Cagle was elected lieutenant governor in 2006 after 12 years in the state Senate. He says he will run again for lieutenant governor.
In a press release, Cagle cited continuing back and neck pain which worsened over the 2009 as the reason for his withdrawal from the race.

Georgia Gazette Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … It’s tax day, and tea party protests erupt across the state. What the rallies are all about… Do think you pay too much?… your take on taxes from our facebook poll. And, neighborhood watch of the 21st century… using Twitter and mobile devices to fight crime. 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 for April 13-17, 2009

The riddle is about a state park and you’ll have a chance to win a state parks annual pass by guessing right. This week, however, in addition to getting outdoors, we are getting out on the water by highlighting the state park’s paddle club. Here’s how it works. You go to one of six participating state parks and get a paddle club membership card. And all of these parks have scenic waterways to explore from North to South. And once you canoe or kayak all 22-miles of these waterways, you get a T-shirt and some bragging rights. So, today’s riddle answer is one of those six paddle club state parks. You don't need to be a member of the paddle club to answer the riddle. Here’s your clue.

A heron dines on a fishy cuisine.
You paddle a trail sinewy and saline.

Through the reeds, you escape insanity.
On the trail, a dolphin, a manatee.

But just you watch, so your boat can glide.
Careful to stay on the right side of tide.

Okay, I’m practically giving that one away. If you think you know the answer to this week’s riddle, one of six parks in the parks’ paddle club, send us your answer, with your full name and address, to gazette@gpb.org for a chance to win a free state parks annual pass. You have until Friday to guess.

Georgia Gazette Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… The head of the federal reserve is in Georgia today… what Chairman Ben Bernanke has to say about the economy. Will state officials increase college tuition rates. And meet a Georgia man who digs for soul… music that is. 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 April 13, 2009

Join host Orlando Montoya tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show…The groundbreaking mini series "We Shall Remain" premiers tonight on PBS... We interview the documentary's director and find out what makes this retrospective on Native American history so riveting. And, Clayton County is the only school district in the country to lose its accreditation in nearly half a century...will it get another chance to make the grade? 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.
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Georgia Gazette, Friday April 10, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette.
On tonight's show… Inside Georgia's food-borne illness problem. Also, a deadly bat disease may force biologists to close hundreds of Geogia's caves… And we read from your emails and reveal the winner to our weekly give-a-way. 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!






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Georgia Gazette Thursday April 9, 2009

Join host Mary Ellen Cheatham tonight for a special Master's Tournament edition of Georgia Gazette... This annual golf tournament has historically generated big bucks for Augusta, but with the economy down many people and corporations are cutting back... Also, a preview of tonight's Atlanta Symphony Orchestra broadcast on GPB... And, we repeat this week's riddle for another chance to win a free pass into state parks for a year. Tune in for these stories and more tonight 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 Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… Lawmakers left the Dome with some loose ends untied... transportation funding… today Atlantans rally to keep their mass transit running at full service. The signs of the economic times in your community. And this Passover holiday we explore how Coke became kosher. 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.
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Georgia Gazette Tuesday April 7, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… The fate of the F-22 Raptor jet and thousands of military manufacturing jobs in Georgia. Why the Flint River is getting national attention. 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.
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Georgia Gazette Riddle for April 6 - 10, 2009

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:

This park is up north and west
Don’t get confused and call it a mess

It’s south of Pigeon mountain
Where people go spelunkin’

But if cave crawling’s your sport
Your excursion may be cut short

Because the bats are dying up north

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, April 6, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … Will the Environmental Protection Division be able to enforce regulations in light of state budget cuts… our money crunch series continues. Augusta is seeing green…money that is… just how big of a boost will the Masters bring. And Dolly Parton’s fight against illiteracy The Imagination Library. 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.
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Providence Canyon State Park

Photos:

Courtesy of Nicholas Prevost and Julia DeLeon
And the winner of this week's riddle is Donald F. Buxton of Auburn Alabama!

Georgia Gazette, Friday April 3, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show… We report from the state capitol on the last frenzied day of the session. Braves veteran broadcaster Don Sutton sizes up the team’s chances for this season. We read from your e-mails and reveal the winner to this week’s give-a-way… 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.

Photo: Courtesy of Nicholas Prevost and Julia DeLeon

Georgia Gazette, Thursday April 2, 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show: How kids from one of Macon’s toughest neighborhoods learn to love science and excel in school… And the Atlanta Symphony goes on the road, crossing musical boundaries… Also, another chance to win this week’s give-a-way…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 for March 30 - April 3, 2009

Here is another chance to solve our riddle and win... If you answer this riddle correctly, and are the lucky winner, you get a free pass into state parks for a year. We are looking for a state park.

If far west is too far to go
How 'bout southwest where
One of Georgia's own 7 wonders
You will know

If it's painting you want to do
Just bring a canvas
Natural pigments can be found
In almost every hue

Who would have known
That from the carelessness of farmers
Such a natural Georgia beauty
Could have grown

If you love wildflowers
And Azaleas in bloom
Don't just come for April showers
You'll love it here in July, August and June....

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 April Fools Day 2009

Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … What budget cuts could mean for medical research in Georgia. Details of the expansion at Fort Stewart and we hear from a couple stationed there… the story of their deployment. Plus, is the federal cigarette tax fair? What YOU think. 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.