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 [...]
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14 Jan
Winne watch 1.9.09
“Ashley Elder says she and fellow bartender and buddy John Henderson had just closed the Standard Food and Spirits on Memorial Drive shortly before four in the early morning darkness Wednesday when four or five masked men smashed their way in.” WSB’s Mark Winne crammed a lot of words and several thoughts into that one [...]
17 Dec
Winne Watch 12.16.08
“He had just changed out of his court clothes and was about to change his address — from a local jail, to state prison.” WSB’s Mark Winne, Tuesday at 6pm. Drama points: √√√√ (out of five). Winne had obtained tape shot by Fulton Co. Sheriff’s deputies, showing convicted killer Brian Nichols transferring from local custody [...]
2 Nov
Winne Watch 10.31.08
“William Mayberry says the Halloween horror for his family is real… Police Chief Joe Whisenut says the homicide haunts him six years later.” WSB’s Mark Winne, on the unsolved murder of a woman Halloween night 2002. Drama points: √√√ (out of five.)
20 Oct
Exposed plumbing
Grading WSB at 6 Monday: Lori Geary’s lead story put the state’s budget troubles in stark perspective, focusing on cutbacks at the GBI. Geary revealed that the GBI was asked to deepen cuts beyond the Governor’s mandated six percent, a tidbit the Gov’s office wouldn’t confirm. She gave clarity to a potentially cloudy topic. Grade: [...]
23 Sep
Winne Watch 9.19.08
“Sounds like they did him dirty — deadly dirty — when they lured Adams up a path across from his home and toward an alley on March 19th.” – WSB’s Mark Winne, Friday at 6pm, on an unsolved murder in Mechanicsville. Drama points: √√√ (out of 5)
17 Sep
Winne Watch 9.16.08
“Take a look at this necklace. And, with it, this earring. Or perhaps, a piece of an earring. We understand it was found along with the human remains belonging to a woman who may have looked like this, found in 1993.” -WSB’s Mark Winne Tuesday Sept. 16 at 6pm. Winne performed the live shot in [...]
29 Aug
The low road
LAF gets awfully weary of its pious, know-it-all trips along the high road every single day. As a respite, we cheerfully gas up and head down the low road. What we’re about to show you has the whiff of baloney-with-cheese to it. But since we’re traveling the low road, we’re duty-bound to expel this. Authentic? [...]
15 Jun
Winne Watch 6.13.08
“Be alert for power tool noises in the night.” -Mark Winne on WSB Friday at 6pm. Following that line, Winne helpfully pulled the trigger on a two-foot electric saw, punctuating Winne’s live shot with a menacing buzz. Winne’s report was about thieves in Clayton County stealing catalytic converters from vehicles. Drama points: √√√ (out of [...]
10 Jun
Winne Watch 6.10.08
“Mr. Bone! Did you rob a bank? What’s your side of the story?” -Mark Winne, on WSB’s 6pm news Monday. The alleged bank robber, Levell Bone, ignored Winne’s shouts from across a parking lot. Winne identified Bone as “the Bicycle Bandit”…. caught on our camera… and caught on a SunTrust surveillance camera.” Winne gains points [...]
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