Bill Nigut

Atlanta

Podcast Co-Host at Politically Georgia

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The precarious future of the arts in America

2 months ago | saportareport.com | Bill Nigut

More than 30 years ago, theater lovers in metro Atlanta got a distressing lesson in what can happen when an arts institution becomes the victim of right-wing culture warriors.
Bill Nigut: Saying goodbye after four decades in Georgia politics

2 months ago | ajc.com | Bill Nigut |Roy Barnes

There’s a blue canvas bag that’s been sitting in a closet in my house for many years. It’s filled to the brim with press credentials and other memorabilia I’ve kept from the political events I started covering when I came to Atlanta to work at Channel 2 News more than 40 years ago.
Can we come together after this contentious election?

Oct 17, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

This is a tale of three cities: Springfield, Ohio; Aurora, Colorado; and Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. The first two are, of course, real cities. They’ve become the locus of disinformation spun by former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, in their efforts to demonize undocumented immigrants.
How a 28-year-old Black Georgian was nominated for VP at the 1968 Chicago Democratic convention

Aug 16, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

Georgia Democrats head to Chicago next week giddy with the belief that with Kamala Harris now their presidential nominee, the state could once again play an important role in sending a Democrat to the White House. They’ll join Democrats from across the country who feel a sense of unity that was fraying when polls suggested Donald Trump appeared to be on track to beat an aging President Joe Biden. My hometown of Chicago has hosted more national political conventions than any other U.S. city.
Opinion: I want to be inspired, not frightened by Trump and Biden

Mar 15, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

As the general election campaign between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump begins in earnest, I’m bracing myself, as I suspect many of you are too, for a long season of insults hurled back and forth between the candidates — dark warnings about the Third World status of our country today from Trump and cautions about his opponent putting democracy at risk from Biden.
Opinion: A broadcast reporter finds a home at the AJC

Feb 23, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

When people ask me how I like my still relatively new job here at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, I tell them how thrilling it’s been that after spending many years in broadcast journalism, I now find myself working for one of the country’s most storied newspapers, founded more than 150 years ago.
OPINION: Trump scuttling of border deal just what Nixon would do

Feb 16, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

Over the years since he glided down his golden escalator to announce his candidacy for president, Donald Trump has shown us something rare for a politician: He says the quiet parts out loud. Repeatedly, boldly and often defiantly. The most recent example is Trump’s pressure campaign to push Republicans in Congress to scuttle the border security bill negotiated painstakingly by a bipartisan group of senators. When the deal went down in flames in the Senate, Trump took credit. “Please blame it on me.
Opinion: February tells the remarkable story of Black people in Georgia

Feb 9, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

Last week as I was scrolling through dates on the Georgia Historical Society’s terrific website “Today in Georgia History” I noticed there are many events that took place in February — Black History Month — that inform us about the arc of history of African Americans in Georgia. Some of the February dates allow us to reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of Black Georgians.
Opinion: Now that Barbie is real, whom will she vote for?

Jan 27, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

I hope you’ll forgive me for saying that unlike millions of moviegoers who made it one of the 20 top-grossing films of all time, I didn’t like “Barbie.” And judging by the few Oscar nominations “Barbie” received this week, many members of the Motion Picture Academy agree with me.
Opinion: Witch hunts past and present

Jan 18, 2024 | ajc.com | Bill Nigut

“It’s a witch hunt. It’s just a continuation of a witch hunt. … I think they are sick people.” — Donald Trump on Fox News reacting to the Fulton County election conspiracy indictmentsDrive north on I-93 from Boston’s Logan International Airport to Manchester, N.H. — a drive that became a happy ritual for me as I covered Granite State presidential primary elections over the years — and you’ll pass an exit that leads to Salem, Massachusetts.

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Bill Nigut @nigutb

7 Apr 25

Let the debate begin: like so many people I’ve been a #WhiteLotus fan through two seasons. But this year I think Mike White has finally jumped the shark.

Bill Nigut @nigutb

24 Feb 25

RT @SaportaReport: Guest Column: The precarious future of the arts in America @NigutB https://t.co/XeLZnm6QK1

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17 Feb 25

Just posted my first Substack column: Trump Kennedy Center Coup foreshadows silencing important arts voices https://t.co/UEdaLekiBP