Jeff Hullinger

Jeff Hullinger is a news and sports anchor from Atlanta. He has also been inducted into the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle.^[1][2] Jeff is now with WXIA-TV NBC Atlanta. He has worked as the morning drive news anchor on B98.5 WSB-FM, and the afternoon drive news anchor on News/Talk 750 WSB Radio.^[1][2][3][4] His career includes anchoring WAGA-TV, being a host for CNN’s TalkBack Live, calling games for ESPN and doing play-by-play for the Atlanta Falcons.^[5][2][6]

Early life

Hullinger has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Colorado State University Pueblo.^[1][2]

Career

Hullinger began his broadcast career in Denver, leaving it in 1981 to join KSL-TV in Salt Lake City as weekend sports anchor before returning in 1982 to join KOA-TV / KCNC-TV (KOA became KCNC in 1983) to host Denver Broncos pre-game shows and weekend sports.^[1][2][7]

He spent two years as ESPN TV's frontline College Football announcer including bowl games, and also called Men and Woman's NCAA College Basketball and the Arena Football League post-season.^[5][1][2]

He worked 18 years from 1984 to 2002 on Fox's Atlanta affiliate WAGA-TV,^[6] his services including being WAGA's weeknight sports anchor.^[1][2] "In 1996, Hullinger anchored 8 hours of FOX 5's coverage of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing coverage" He was also "Voice of the Falcons": radio voice of the Atlanta Falcons.^{[5][1][2][8][4][6][9]}

Jeff Hullinger is now working at WXIA-TV 11 Alive.^[10]

Awards and recognition

Hullinger is the recipient of multiple awards and honors.^[5][1][11] Jeff has been inducted into the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle. He is a 22 time Emmy Award winner; the most ever of any Atlanta Sports anchor,^[1][2] has been recognized multiple times at "Best of Atlanta",^[1][2] has been 3 times awarded "Best Play by Play" in the State of Georgia by the Associated Press as the voice of the Atlanta Falcons,^[5][2][11] and is Georgia "Sportscaster of the Year" by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.^[1][2]

In both 2007 and 2008 he was a finalist at the Society of Professional Journalists annual "Green Eyeshade" Awards: In 2007 for Radio - "Best Newscast" and Radio - "Breaking News",^[12] and 2008 for Radio - "Best Newscast" and Radio - "Breaking News".^[13] In 2008, he won two regional RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards for news and reporting.^[1][2]

References

1. . WSB Radio. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
2. . b985.com. WSB-FM. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
3. Ho, Rodney (June 26, 2008). "Farewell to Kelly & Alpha, Matt Chernoff subs at 680/The Fan". Journal News. Retrieved 2009-06-14. ^{[dead link]}
4. Ho, Rodney (October 18, 2007). "Hullinger new WSB-AM drivetime anchor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
5. "Falcons announce 2003 broadcast team". accessnorthga.com. June 25, 2003. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
6. Eldredge, Richard L. "Hullinger back on air in ATL". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
7. Blackwell, Dave (July 22, 1982). "Hullinger to return to Denver". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
8. . Broadcast Professionals of Colorado. pp. paragraph 11. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
9. Ho, Rodney (27 September 2006). . Access Atlanta. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
10. http://www.11alive.com/bullpen/ ^{[permanent dead link]}
11. "Voice Of Atlanta Falcons To Emcee Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony". gastateparks.org. March 3, 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
12. "2007 Green Eyeshade Awards" (PDF). aan.org. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. April 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-14. ^{[permanent dead link]}
13. (PDF). Society of Professional Journalists. April 30, 2008. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2009.