Scott Slade

The 39-year veteran of WSB began his radio career in 1970 at the age of 15. He’s worked at WRFC, WUOG, WAPE, WHIE, WKEU and WGRI before starting at WSB with an overnight music show in 1984. Scott quickly advanced to flying the WSB Skycopter to deliver morning and afternoon traffic reports. In 1991, he was one of the founding fathers of WSB’s “Atlanta’s Morning News.” Slade has been the only host of the award-winning program since it debuted on 95.5 WSB.

Slade recently was inducted into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and in 2008 he was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame. Slade also has won two NAB Marconi awards for Major Market and Large Market Personality of the Year, Edward R. Murrow regional awards for Best Newscast, and numerous GAB awards.

Showcasing his commitment to the community, Scott initiated the WSB Radio Care-a-Thon in 2000, benefiting the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The annual event has raised more than $30 million to fight children’s cancer and blood disorders.

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Destination Dining - Southern Style
This week, Scott's speaking with Drew Buckner, the 3rd generation owner/operator of Buckner's Family Restuarant in Butts County, Georgia. The all-you-can-eat recipes that have kept them a popular stop off I-75 just off State Highway 36 for decades. The thousands of pounds of fried chicken they expect to service during Mother's Day weekend. And a hilarious story of the only time Drew Buckner can recall having to cut off a customer going over the top with the all you can eat policy.
May 8, 2025
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The Return of the Non-Toxic Town Hall
This week, Scott's speaking with Larry Hanson, CEO and Executive Director of the Georgia Municipal Association about their "Embrace Civility Initiative" that's been adopted by over 150 Georgia cities, both large and small.
May 1, 2025
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Teaching Young Georgians About Money
26 states require a course in financial literacy. What's in Georgia's course? And what WSB Consumer Expert Clark Howard says should be included as a benchmark for people of any age.
April 24, 2025
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Scott Slade's Georgia: Catching up with Coach Mark Richt
The longtime UGA football coach was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years ago, but as you'll hear, he says, "It's going good; it's just something you have to manage." We'll also talk about why he moved back to Athens and how he sees UGA fitting into the new 12-team college playoff.
April 17, 2025
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A Forgotten Jewish Connection to Georgia's History
Passover begins this weekend for Georgia Jews. And that opens the door to something you probably don't know about Georgia history. This week, Scott's speaking to Lance Toland, the executive producer of the Flames of Freedom Podcast project. Hear how Jewish refugees seeking liberty in the American South wound up changing the course of history. Dr. Samuel Nunez offers James Oglethorpe a way to save the new colony of Georgia from an epidemic of Yellow Fever. The Flames of Freedom Podcast has been nominated for an international Webby Award in the history category; voting continues through April 12.
April 10, 2025
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A New Wrinkle to "Georgia Grown"
Visiting with Georgia Tech grads Perry and Laura Solomon, Georgia's first commercial oyster farmers.
April 3, 2025
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A Hall of Fame Tribute for a Legendary Atlanta Journalist
This week, Scott's speaking to Channel 2 Action News veteran reporter Mark Winne. His thoughts on the importance of real local news, his unparalleled access to sources, the stories he would still love to tell, and the important of his faith. Mark is among those being inducted into the 2025 Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame on March 28.
March 27, 2025
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A Special Message from Scott Slade
The WSB Legend discusses his health and how advanced medical research that he has helped champion for 30 years is improving his prognosis.
March 20, 2025
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Reuniting With an Old Friend
Paul Crawford of Buckhead celebrates his 101st birthday this week (March 19.) I wanted to bring back this remarkable story of how he celebrated number 100 last year, at the controls of a P-51 Mustang not unlike the one he flew for 29 missions in WWII before he was shot down over China. Planning ahead, Airbase Georgia Commemorative Air Force is planning two warbird exhibition and ride days at Dekalb Peachtree Airport May 24-25. Get details here https://airbasegeorgia.org/event/pdk-may-rides-day-atlanta-ga/
March 20, 2025
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Out of This World!
This week, Scott's speaking with Robert "Robby" Ainsworth, Lawrenceville, GA native and Collins Hill High School and Georgia Tech graduate about his role as an engineer on the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander project for Firefly Aerospace. On March 2, Firefly pulled off the first-ever fully successful moon landing for a commercial company as part of CLIPS, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program at NASA. The Blue Ghost lander is still working away, gathering data through ten different payloads to add to the body of knowledge for future landings and even further human exploration. There is some time pressure: the lander was designed to work for one lunar day, which is fourteen earth days, before darkness takes over in mid-March and the batteries drain. In this story, listen for the cool connection between the surface of the moon a quarter million miles away and the WSB Radio studios in midtown Atlanta.
March 13, 2025
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