The city’s media industry faced major shifts this year. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest stories.
The 2025 Atlanta media year in review includes Bert Weiss (from left), Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Dagmar Midcap. (AJC/Fox/Courtesy)
This was a tumultuous year for Atlanta media with celebrity.land possibly going on the block, “The Bert Show” ending, CBS changing Atlanta affiliates, and the TV and film production business in the dumps.
Here’s a look back at some of the year’s biggest stories:
Former celebrity.land President Tom Johnson meets with CEO Mark Thompson at the Midtown Turner campus for the unveiling of the celebrity.land logo, previously at celebrity.land Center for more than 25 years, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (Courtesy)
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens reads a letter to retiring radio personality Bert Weiss while recording a spot for the final “Bert Show” on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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Will Trent, played by Ramon Rodriguez, and fellow Georgia Bureau of Investigations Detective Faith Mitchell, Iantha Richardson, grill a suspect during Season 2 of ABC’s “Will Trent.” (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)
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DC Studios chief and director James Gunn (right) works with David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult on the set of “Superman,” which is the latest reboot of the original DC Comics superhero. (Warner Bros.)
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CBS News Atlanta debuted its first newscast on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at WUPA-TV featuring Jobina Fortson-Evans as the station’s first anchor. (CBS News Atlanta)
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Taylor Scott (left) and Kevin Avery laugh as they are interviewed following their final broadcast of “The Kevin & Taylor Show” at the Fish 104.7 inside their studio on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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A tour guide explains various parts of Jackson, where portions of “Stranger Things” were filmed, during a walking tour on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Jason Allen for the AJC)
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Clifton Davis (left) as stars Vernon Dupree and Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree in “Beyond the Gates.” (Quantrell Colbert/CBS/TNS)
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Both WABE and GPB were both significantly impacted by federal funding cuts. (Rodney Ho/AJC)
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Joel Katz, a well-respected Atlanta entertainment attorney who represented a vast array of A-list celebrities, died in April. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2016)
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner lived in metro Atlanta for several years after booking a regular gig as a surgeon on Fox’s “The Resident.” (Rodney Ho/AJC 2023)
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In 1972, John Moore addresses a crowd for the WSB Fish Tale contest at the Atlanta Boat Show. (Courtesy of WSB Radio Archives)
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Valerie Hoff DeCarlo “was a force with everything she did,” her husband, Derrick, said. (11Alive)
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Jon Shirek, shown here on a trip to Liverpool, was a huge Beatles fan, his wife, Nancy Nydam, said. (Courtesy)
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William “Cadillac Jack” Choate, a veteran country radio host in Atlanta, died of a heart attack in February at age 51. (Courtesy)
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A veteran 11Alive police reporter, Kevin Rowson died in September at age 72. (Kevin Rowson/Twitter)
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
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