Did Fani dispatch 'revenge tour' candidates? | Remembering Ted

About this episode

The episode discusses Georgia politics, the legacy of Ted Turner, and features interviews with guests about the gubernatorial race and mental wellness.

PLUS: A Democrat governor in GA having to work w/a GOP legislature & 'Friday Funnies' Thursday's conversation with former Fulton prosecutor Will Wooten , running for a Georgia Appeals Court seat, dropped just before the AJC's Bill Torpy penned his op/ed where he somewhat insinuates that perhaps Fulton DA Fani Willis may have dispatched candidates for a 'revenge tour' of sorts. Georgia Recorder columnist Jay Bookman offered more perspective on the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial race , noting that it's highly likely if a Democrat does win, they'll have to "work with" a GOP-led general assembly, and wonders which of the Democrats vying for the seat are best-suited to handle that task. - - - The passing of Atlanta media icon Ted Turner - who bought and transformed local station WTBS into the "SuperStation" that also introduced us to his other passion projects: the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves, then launched CNN and CNN Headline News, thrusting Atlanta into international prominence the likes of which it never before saw - is quite notable. For one, I grew up wanting to BE like Ted, but for another, his passing reminds me that he lived the sort of…

People in this episode

Host: Ron Roberts

Guests: Will Wooten, Sterling Thrill

Topics covered

• Georgia politics
• Democratic gubernatorial race
• Ted Turner legacy
• Fani Willis
• Trump presidency
• mental wellness
• comedy

Keywords

• Fani Willis
• Georgia governor
• Ted Turner
• Will Wooten
• Jay Bookman
• Trump presidency
• comedy
• Atlanta media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AJC, CNN, WTBS, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves

Places: Georgia, Atlanta

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