The last Democrat to hold a constitutional office in the state of Georgia was an inaugural guest in the debut episode of On The Record With Atlanta News First.

Michael Thurmond spoke with Atlanta News First political reporter Doug Reardon on whether Democrats can win support for their agenda in a state long dominated by Republicans and one that Donald Trump won handily in his historic 2024 presidential bid.

On The Record is a new, weekly political show airing every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.

The program - which can also be seen on Atlanta News First’s website and all of its streaming and podcasting platforms - features extensive interviews with Atlanta’s and Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is accusing the media of exploiting a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for “political gain.”

Sarah Boim with Fired but Fighting, a group of dismissed CDC workers who are banding together to fight for public health, came on the podcast to talk about the shooting and all that has followed.

Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most!

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The Junior League of DeKalb County is leading the effort to create the county’s first women’s commission, a new project designed to advance fairness, amplify inclusion and improve the lives of women and girls across DeKalb.

Gabrielle Rogers came on the podcast to talk about the project. She said the Junior League of DeKalb County has existed for 90 years and is currently prioritizing education, economic empowerment, health and wellness and more as the commission is formed.

Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most!

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On this week’s episode of Decatur Dish, we got a rundown of what’s going on in Tucker with nobody other than the town’s own mayor, Frank Auman.

Auman joined the show to talk about the Tucker Town Green project, the city’s ongoing pickleball debacle, local business development and more.

Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most!

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DeKalb County Fire Chief Darnell Fullum joined Decaturish Founder and Editor Dan Whisenhunt to talk about emergency response, department needs, and summer’s biggest fire risks.

Decatur Dish, co-hosted by journalists Dan Whisenhunt and Mariya Murrow, airs every Tuesday on ANF+ at 12:30 p.m.

MARTA's CEO resigns this week over immigration concerns; US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on President Trump, AG Bondi to release the Jeffrey Epstein files; and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, running for governor, announces a committee to abolish the state income tax.

Three simple words, consisting of only 11 letters, formed the preamble to human history’s first test in self governance, an experiment still ongoing more than two centuries after a new nation’s founding.

On July 4, 2026, America will mark 250 years since a group of white men - doctors and bankers; lawyers and slave-owning farmers; scientists and soldiers; politicians and ministers - declared 13 quibbling, self-centered and wildly disparate English colonies devoid of British colonial rule in the New World.

To mark the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America, Gray Media, parent company of WANF Atlanta News First, is hosting a look at our country called “We the People.”

Peter Hubbard has won the primary runoff for Public Service Commission District 3, defeating Keisha Waites. Hubbard, a Democrat, will face incumbent Republican Fitz Johnson in November.

Also, journalist and Decaturish contributor King Williams came on the podcast to talk about several topics, including DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s housing agenda, a major street project in Avondale Estates, and Lulah Hills, a planned mixed-use development at the site of a former mall.

Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most!

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