WABE
Showcasing Atlanta arts and culture on air, online, and on screen
The cultural capital of the Southeast. The city that “Influences Everything.” The heart of the arts. It’s the DNA of our city, what sets us apart from the rest. When Atlanta sings, or dances, or films, or paints, or speaks, or writes, or builds, or designs—the world pays attention.
WABE is one of the leading local news organizations that shines a light on the incredible creators and outlets that call our city home. The 75-year-old independent nonprofit informs, inspires, reflects, and empowers greater Atlanta by offering free access to the local news and civic information that keep us connected to the issues, ideas, and people shaping our city.
One of the ways WABE News champions and convenes Atlanta arts organizations is through original reporting and interviews. This includes its Emmy Award-winning daily arts program City Lights with Lois Reitzes, which annually spotlights more than 400 arts and culture organizations and individual artists, ranging from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Opera to budding visual artists and newly published authors.
And WABE Studios is expanding its arts and culture pillar to reach younger, more diverse audiences by producing more original, local, multi-platform content that better serves and reflects metro Atlanta. It's also working to be an equitable player in Atlanta’s talent-rich, high-production community by giving creators of color more opportunities for exposure.
This includes Sounds Like ATL, a monthly documentary series inspired by Austin City Limits that elevates Atlanta’s remarkable music community and its many genres—from jazz and soul to indie pop and R&B—through up-close interviews and intimate recorded performances.
For these and other original content, WABE Studios partners with RE:IMAGINE ATL—a nonprofit that equips the next generation of storytellers in creative industries—to give RE:IMAGINE apprentices hands-on work experience as production assistants as they embark on creative careers of their own.
“As the nature of local news continues to change, we continue to transform WABE to best serve our community,” said Jennifer Dorian, President and CEO. “We’re doubling down on amplifying Atlanta. Our city has a lot to say, and people love to hear from Atlanta.”
At Coxe Curry, we specialize in helping nonprofits take that next step—or leap—forward. That includes directing the Transformation Fund, the organization’s first-ever campaign that will optimize WABE for a digital age of content delivery, audience growth, and more. To learn more about WABE and explore their local news and original content, visit wabe.org.