Jeff Hullinger

Saturday afternoon in Hiram (1pm-3pm), Bethel Methodist Church, a birthday celebration for one of the last surviving players of the fabled Atlanta Crackers team that played in Ponce de Leon Park. 93 year old Taylor Phillips baseball career intersected with a Milwaukee Braves World Series title, Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax. Mr. Phillips has impacted generations of youngsters in NW Georgia. Here is my GPB story. https://www.gpb.org/blogs/hullingers-musings/2026/06/05/the-extraordinary-93-year-baseball-journey-of-taylor-phillips

Moderating an Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk Young Debate series (5pm today, then YouTube) with of the AJC and from WABE. Burt Jones lone candidate, Rick Jackson previously scheduled, it’s billed now as a conversation. https://youtu.be/4vZ5HecsGlg

On the occasion of her 81st birthday (Sunday, May 10th), our intrepid GPB team journeyed to West Atlanta for a conversation with two term, former mayor Shirley Franklin, the first woman to hold the top city job. In the months ahead, we will share our interview, on the program Georgia Legends. Here is my blog. https://www.gpb.org/blogs/hullingers-musings/2026/05/08/madame-mayor-glimpse-the-life-of-shirley-franklin

If you weren't in Atlanta when Ted Turner (1938-2026) was king/emperor/czar you missed an extraordinary, creative, unforgettable life force. Most always an action figure toward the greater local good, except when he managed the Braves.