GPB News

CEO SPOTLIGHT

by GPB CEO Teya Ryan

It’s a new year! I welcome 2022 because I know there are going to be so many great programs and events GPB will be bringing to you this year.

In the last few years, we have grown GPB radio into a huge footprint of 19 stations across Georgia that have transformed GPB’s newsroom into a multi-bureau, all-platform operation.

With technology and the pace of world, national and state events affording us with both opportunities and challenges, we’ve become Georgia’s premier source for trusted and respected news through our work with NPR and the journalistic skills of our reporters across the state. Recognized consistently with honors including accolades from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Atlanta Press Club and most recently the Edward R. Murrow Awards, we’ve continued to elevate our radio content that is award winning news.

Growth means change, and with that I’d like to offer my congratulations and thanks to someone who has been a vital part of the GPB News team for 15 years.

Rickey Bevington has served as a leader both on and off the airwaves, including hosting Ask the Mayor with Atlanta’s Keisha Lance Bottoms and interviewing public figures including former President Jimmy Carter, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams among others. Rickey has served GPB News as both Senior Correspondent, news director and most recently, the host of All Things Considered.

In recent years, Rickey has studied and become very engaged in international policy through her work as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Local Journalists Initiative, the German Marshall Fund, Climate Action Women, the French American Foundation and the Georgia Council for International Visitors among other organizations.

Her passion has led to a new position as President of the World Affairs Council in Atlanta, a nonpartisan membership organization that provides a forum for informed discussion of global affairs that impact metro Atlanta. It is affiliated with Georgia State University, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business and the World Affairs Council of America. Rickey Bevington

Though her voice will be missed at GPB, I’m grateful for the lasting impact Rickey’s work will have and pledge a continued commitment to quality journalism as you our donors generously make possible.

GPB IN THE COMMUNITY

PLANET PRESCRIPTION EVENTS ADDRESS CLIMATE ISSUES

The COVID-19 crisis is brutally showing us how vulnerable we are to existential threats. There is an unconnected pandemic sweeping the planet – health impacts from air pollution and the climate crisis. But we have the prescription – listening to science and stories, while making our voices heard can create a healthier planet for all of us.

Join us for a virtual Planet Prescription screening event on January 11 during which we will listen to stories from health professionals as they witness how the air pollution and climate crisis are impacting human health, especially children’s health and the communities impacted most by racial injustice.

On January 18 we will host a follow-up conversation focused on Eco-Grief: Coping with the Emotional Impacts of Climate Change. Climate change is increasingly recognized to pose a variety of threats to human health, including mental health and well-being. Guests from Active Hope and Georgia Interfaith Power and Light will share coping mechanisms and actionable steps we can take individually to care for the planet and for ourselves.

For more information, visit www.gpb.org/community.