Political Rewind with Bill Nigut

Host @nigutb signs off from GPB News. This comes after a near 10-year run of @PoliticsGPB. We wish him the best in his next chapter.

I’ve been looking for the words & all that’s left is THANK YOU. Thank you @nigutb for taking a chance on a kid from Chicago. Thanks to everyone who reached out. I’ve been in Atlanta for 18 short months, thanks for your community. There are new opportunities ahead, more 🔜. 🙏🏾

In the final episode of Political Rewind, @ajceditor-at-large Kevin Riley interviews host @nigutb on a lifelong career in journalism, the stories he looks back on, and what he expects in Georgia's political future. Tune in at gpb.org at 9am and 2pm. #gapol

So it’s almost time to close up shop at Political Rewind. Kevin Riley and I share the final show tomorrow morning at 9. Hope you all can join us! @PoliticsGPB @ajceditor

Host @nigutb welcomes @EmoryUniversity's @fredosmithjr, @GeorgiaStateLaw's @AskProfW and @AnthonyMKreis, and former columnist @JimJournalist to the panel. #gapol

Brad Raffensperger has spoken with federal prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Supreme Court has a few crucial rulings left on their docket. And the divisive concepts bill's author says school administrators are misreading the law. #gapol

Host @nigutb welcomes @UGA_SPIA's Dr. Charles Bullock, @EmoryPolisci's @AlanIAbramowitz and @AndraGillespie, and the @ajc's @bluestein to the panel. #gapol

The Supreme Court rejected "independent legislature theory", an idea that its critics say could have undermined American democracy. Sen. Ossoff and Gov. Kemp feud over who's responsible for EV developments in Georgia. And two disturbing neo-Nazi protests in Georgia. #gapol

Here's @thecurrentga's harrowing account of the largest single slave trade in the U.S.: thecurrentga.org/2023/06/17/how…

Host @nigutb welcomes @UGA_SPIA's Dr. Audrey Haynes, professor Tammy Greer, @thecurrentga's @mideastmargaret, and the @ajc's @TamarHallerman to the panel. #gapol

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will be interviewed for the first time by federal prosecutors. He’ll likely be asked about Donald Trump’s 2020 phone call, in which the former president asked for votes to win the election. #gapol

Host @nigutb welcomes former state AG @samolens, DeKalb Co. CEO Mike Thurmond, political advertising analyst Rick Dent, and the @ajc's @MurphyAJC to the panel. #gapol

DeKalb Co. DA Sherry Boston announced she's withdrawing her office from criminal cases against "Cop City" protestors, citing prosecutorial differences with the Attorney General's office. Plus, the Department of Justice turns their attention to stateside false electors. #gapol

The latest column from @JimJournalist: ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

Host @nigutb welcomes @gpbnews' @donnalowrynews, @Morehouse's @adriennemjns, @ajceditor-at-large Kevin Riley, and former @ajc columnist @JimJournalist to the panel. #gapol

A Cobb County elementary school teacher may be the first casualty of Georgia’s new “divisive concepts” ban. A state investigation confirms the two election officials at the heart of the “suitcase of ballots” conspiracy theory did nothing wrong. #gapol

As @WillHurd announces his bid for the presidency, we look back at our conversation with the former congressman. gpb.org/news/2022/07/1…

Today, host @nigutb continues our series of conversations with Georgia’s thought leaders. Tune in at 9am to hear his interview with former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta’s first female mayor and the first Black mayor of a major Southern city. #gapol

Host @nigutb welcomes @UGA_SPIA's Dr. Charles Bullock and @EmoryPolisci's @AndraGillespie and @AlanIAbramowitz to the panel. #gapol

Opponents of Atlanta's police training center filed a lawsuit against the city clerk after their referendum petition was denied twice, delaying a time-sensitive process. The Atlanta Advisory Board endorsed the referendum. And the latest on the Supreme Court's docket. #atlpol