Timing is everything, the cliche goes. This cliche has a measure of truth, at least regarding the story of DeKalb police chief Terrell Bolton. Unlikely to survive his current contretemps with his new boss, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, Bolton may be inclined to blame WAGA’s Dale Russell for digging up information leading to his demise. [...]
Archive for the ‘russell’ Category
16 Feb
Inconvenient truths
Mark Winne is a proud man, and he should be. Winne does a lot of good work as one of WSB’s investigative reporters. He’s done some of that work with the help of Terrell Bolton, DeKalb County’s police chief. Bolton gave Winne an exclusive last year when Bolton decided he needed to arm his cops [...]
4 Nov
Ratf#cked
Maybe Gena Abraham Evans, now Georgia’s DOT commissioner, did something wrong while head of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission. Maybe she allowed her personal relationship with a contractor in a state construction project to cloud her judgment. Maybe she erred by failing to disclose that relationship. Maybe Dale Russell’s I-Team investigation into those [...]
7 Jul
Hell hath no fury…
In light of his documented sexual exploits– the fact that DNA tests prove that he’s the real father of his nephew, for example– Earl Paulk is a remarkable dude: Megachurch founder, jowly pompadoured Lothario, libidinous egomaniac. Dale Russell of WAGA has had his number for several years now, thanks to the fact that Paulk’s ex-secretary [...]
27 Apr
“I wish I were smarter.”
Each Atlanta TV station posts short biographies of its news personnel on their web sites. The bios are usually filled with data about awards and college degrees. Some offer the occasionally-surprising nugget. We learn that WGCL’s Rebekkah Schramm has been a broadcaster since age 15. We learn that WSB’s Anissa Centers was a bone marrow [...]
26 Mar
Morgan v. Jones
Last week, WAGA’s Dale Russell did a piece that linked DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones to the DeKalb judge who awarded attorney fees to the lawyers for admitted perjurer (and prolific baby-daddy) Bishop Earl Paulk. The story showed that Jones and Judge Mark Anthony Scott are friends. Jones contributed to Scott’s campaign for Judge. Scott’s ruling [...]
Recent Comments