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Kirk Mellish retiring from WSB radio

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It was announced this morning that Kirk Mellish will leave his daily weather forecasting duties at the end of July, staying on through the end of 2021 as a consultant. Christina Edwards, an AMS certified meteorologist and Atlanta native, will be WSB radio's new chief meteorologist. Mellish has been on WSB radio since 1987.

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Veteran 95.5 WSB meteorologist Kirk Mellish to retire

Cox Media Group today announced that longtime WSB Radio veteran and first and only radio-only meteorologist Kirk Mellish is retiring at the end of July after 30+ years with the station.
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I heard it announced this morning, and you beat me to it. Kirk Mellish has been an important part of my WSB listening experience since I moved here in 1994. He has added a tremendous amount to the station.

I spoke with Kirk at length at the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame on the night he was inducted several years ago. He was very gracious, and I came away impressed with how nice he was. I wish him the very best in his retirement.
 
RoddyFreeman said:
Under Apollo ownership, you might have expected that. I think WSB is smart to hire a separate meteorologist. It strengthens their image as the go-to station for news and weather.
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Well, it enabled them to conquer WGST's News Monster and also hold off All News 106.7.
 
WCDukenfield said:
Does Christina have to do weather for other stations in the group as well?
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I don’t believe Mellish ever has. I know B98.5 uses WSB-TV meteorologists. I’ve never heard a weather report on The River that I can remember.


I wonder if they will have her fill in on the TV side? They still haven’t replaced Katie Walls who left a little over a year ago.
 
BoboKnight said:
I don’t believe Mellish ever has. I know B98.5 uses WSB-TV meteorologists. I’ve never heard a weather report on The River that I can remember.


I wonder if they will have her fill in on the TV side? They still haven’t replaced Katie Walls who left a little over a year ago.
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Eboni Deon, WSB-TV - WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta replaced her, but she hasn't been on much lately.
 
AMRocks said:
Is TV and radio still co-owned?
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Yes. I think Apollo bought them in two separate transactions, so there would have been a short time when they weren't.

Cox Enterprises still owns the AJC, though.
 
BarryATL said:
Does Cox Enterprises still have an agreement with Apollo to continue to share news as they have done in the past?
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Yes. However they decided not to move the AJC newsroom from Dunwoody to the radio/TV building on Peachtree. It’s moving a few blocks to the Cox HQ in Sandy Springs instead.

Keep in mind too that Cox retained an ownership interest in the radio and TV properties.
 
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