Johnny Kauffman
Johnny joined WABE in March, 2015. Before joining the station, he was a producer at Georgia Public Broadcasting, and NPR in Washington D.C.
At NPR, Johnny worked as a producer for "Morning Edition," "Weekend Edition," and "Tell Me More."
Johnny got his start in radio as host and station manager at WECI in Richmond, Indiana, where he went to Earlham College and graduated with a degree in English.
Johnny is a native of Goshen,Indiana, a small town in the northern part of the state.
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The special election in the Atlanta suburbs has become the most expensive U.S. House race in history. Although voters won't weigh in until next month, there's already one clear winner: TV stations. -
Civil rights groups are suing Georgia's secretary of state over voter registration rules that would prevent new voters from taking part in the state's special congressional election.
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Tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of volunteers are flooding into a congressional special election in Atlanta's suburbs. Democrats say it's a referendum on Trump's first few months in office.
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A special congressional election in Georgia is becoming a focus point for Democrats and Republicans eager to chart their parties' political futures.
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In the Atlanta area, some voters thought Trump's speech to Congress was more optimistic than things he has said in the past, but they're still skeptical of Trump.
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A routine event with congressional staff in Georgia turned into a protest against the Trump administration. It's staffers' latest encounter with angry voters, who are demonstrating at public meetings.
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Sonny Perdue, who's been named to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has held many political offices in his home state of Georgia. Farmers liked him. Environmentalists, not so much. -
Allie is an 8-year-old transgender child. Her parents field a lot of questions about her transition. But they say Allie's openness makes her the best teacher for those curious about being transgender. -
Republican Jeb Bush was the first presidential candidate to campaign at a big SEC football game this season — Georgia vs. South Carolina. But mixing football and politics in the South can be fraught.
