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

The death of Bob Horner has stirred many memories this week. Here is my Georgia Public Broadcasting blog. https://www.gpb.org/blogs/hullingers-musings/2026/05/29/fans-friends-mourn-the-loss-of-braves-slugger-bob-horner

If you’ve raised children in Atlanta metro over the last 50 years, you know the Center For Puppetry Arts very well. It’s the largest nonprofit in the country dedicated to the art of puppetry. The footprints and handiwork of the late Muppet maestro Jim Henson are everywhere. Here is our video update from Georgia Public Broadcasting. https://www.gpb.org/blogs/hullingers-musings/2026/05/22/puppets-muppets-the-center-for-puppetry-arts-entertains-the

This week our traveling Georgia Public Broadcasting team chasing Atlanta honeybees at GT and behind the dense parking decks off Howell Mill. Dire warnings of hive collapse from a few years ago have been replaced with urban optimism. We will have a video story soon, here is my GPB blog. https://www.gpb.org/blogs/hullingers-musings/2026/05/15/the-real-buzz-brewing-on-georgia-techs-rooftops

With the death of Bobby Cox (1941-2026) today, thoughts of his Braves teams and the incredible Atlanta civic, regional energy of 1991. Chatting with Bobby at the batting cage 35 years ago via YouTube before Game 3 of the 1991 WS. https://youtu.be/hyCwuL217w8?si=XmSVJmIlKV8CD87E

So many Bobby Cox (1941-2026) Atlanta baseball memories this afternoon. Where to begin? Thoughts of the 1991 parade or in Cooperstown, his HOF induction.

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.

Moderating this Sunday, the US Senate GOP Debate, early voting starts tomorrow and runs through the 15th. Election Day Tuesday May 19th. Here it is: https://youtu.be/w1yaXTEBaWc?si=3vW5nQxrTNElE2kY