This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Emma Hurt, a business reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution whose beat focuses on the Atlanta  airport Delta Air Lines, UPS, and Norfolk-Southern.

Coolest Thing About Emma: Her husband recently bought a pickup truck, so she recently got a kayak!
Last Podcast She's Listened to: "Breakdown" from the AJC
Favorite Local Restaurant:  Gigi's Italian Kitchen in Candler Park
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Voga's dark chocolate dairy free gelato (Voga Italian Gelato)
Favorite Local Getaway: Lake Rabun
Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Skiing

Website: www.ajc.com

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This month, our “4 Questions Atlanta PR & Marketing Spotlight” podcast features a conversation with Nick Schittone, SVP Growth with Yes&.

This podcast is available on YouTube and across our social media channels. Each episode focuses on digital marketing agencies, sports marketing, technology, healthcare experts, and more. Those interested in being a guest should contact Mitch Leff at [email protected]. 

Atlanta has some of the most talented public relations and marketing professionals in the country, representing some of the world's biggest brands. Our goal is to shine a light on some of our favorites.

The conversation with Schittone showcases Yes&'s unique focus, the clients he loves, and lessons he’s learned over 25 years in marketing.

We also get to know Nick personally, with a lighting round of fun questions:

• Coolest Thing About Nick: He loves to sing and whistle every chance he gets, much to the dismay of his family. Once upon a time he was in a band and was a wedding singer.
• Favorite Restaurant: Bistro Niko
• Favorite Guilty Pleasures: Coffee and dark chocolate
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Personal development, nonfiction books, self-reflection, stopping to smell the roses
• Favorite Local Getaway: Buckhead
• Favorite Client Memory: Promoting "Game of Thrones"

The podcast complements our “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” featuring regular conversations with journalists from across Georgia. 4QJS has featured almost 300 journalists over the last nine years.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Madison Elizabeth Hogan, creator of the podcast series, Robbery, Inc., produced by the Marietta Daily Journal and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Robbery, Inc. is an eight-part podcast detailing the dramatic robbery of a Marietta bank in 1974.

Coolest Thing About Madison: She's been to North Korea!

Favorite Local Restaurant: Hammerheads Seafood and Sports Grill in Suwanee
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Rom Coms
Favorite Local Getaway: Jeykll Island
Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Journaling and knitting
Website: https://www.gpb.org/podcasts/robbery-inc or https://www.mdjonline.com/podcasts/robberyinc/

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on DorMiya Vance, WABE News radio! Her beat is to "cover all things culture and social justice on the Southside of Atlanta."

Coolest Thing About DorMiya: She's a big fan of horror movies and TV show. Anything that's gory and grotesque! One of her favorite franchises is the "Saw" series.

• Last Book Read:  "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
• Favorite Local Restaurant: Who Wanna Pho in Little Five Points
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Nerds Gummy Clusters
• Favorite Local Getaway: College Park
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Journaling

Website: https://www.wabe.org/people/dormiya-vance/

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Michelle Hall, Managing Editor of the Forsyth County News.

Coolest Thing About Michelle: Acted and did commercials when she was young and loves dancing and comedy shows!

• Last Book Read: Nate Bargatzy "Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from A Simpler Mind"
• Favorite Local Restaurant: PITA Mediterranean Street Food, Atlanta Hwy, Cumming
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Watching "The Young and the Restless"
• Favorite Local Getaway: Hiking around the county
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Gardening!

Website: www.ForsythNews.com

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines Blake DeVine, a reporter with WANF TV/Atlanta News First.

Coolest Thing About Blake: He's got a big A Cappella choir background!

• Last Podcast: "Acquired" podcast, it goes behind the scenes of the biggest tech IPOs and acquisitions
• Last Book Read: Dave Ramsey "Total Money Makeover"
• Favorite Local Restaurant: Southern Kitchen (Midtown)
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Milkshakes at Cookout
• Favorite Local Getaway: Helen, GA
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Bobby Jones golf course

Website: www.AtlantaNewsFirst.com 

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines Molly Oak, a general assignment / Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) at WXIA TV/11Alive in Atlanta.

• Coolest Thing About Molly: She used to play competitive beach volleyball and her dog (Roy) is trained as a therapy dog
• Last Podcast: "Good Hang" with Amy Poehler
• Last Book Read: "Everybody, Always" by Bob Goff
• Favorite Local Restaurant: Little Rey or Yeppa & Co
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Hallmark Movies!
• Favorite Local Getaway: North Georgia towns like Blue Ridge
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Training her dog, Roy!

Website: www.11Alive.com

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (www.leffsatlantamedia.com), an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on A.R. Shaw with the Atlanta Daily World. The Atlanta Daily World is the oldest black newspaper in Atlanta, founded in 1928. Currently owned by Real Times Inc., it publishes daily online. 

• Coolest thing: The first article he ever wrote was in the fourth grade
• Last Podcast: The Business of Content by Simon Owen
• Favorite Local Restaurant: Virgil's Gullah Kitchen & Bar (Marietta Street)
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Listening to podcasts that are about nothing, like the Joe Budden podcast
• Favorite Local Getaway: Anywhere there's water
• Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Traveling!  "I feel like there's a story everywhere!"

Website: www.AtlantaDailyWorld.com

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media, an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Libby Allnatt with What Now Atlanta.

What Now Atlanta is part of a network of 32 sites across the US and Canada, focused on restaurant, retail, and real estate news.

Coolest thing: She loves coffee shops and has an IG page where she reviews local shops (@atlcaffeinequeen)
Last Podcast: We’re Here to Help (two guys who give people advice on niche problems), https://www.heretohelppod.com/
Favorite Local Restaurants: 26 Thai, Peoplestown Coffee, Perk Coffee
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Loves pastries, donuts, scones or candy! Five Daughters Bakery is one of her favorites
Favorite Local Getaway: Covington, GA
Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Reading and running (not necessarily at the same time)

Website: www.whatnow.com/Atlanta

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media, an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.

This week, our "4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" shines on Trevor Williams, Global Atlanta.

GlobalAtlanta covers international business and other news around Georgia, focusing on how the world connects to Georgia.

Coolest Thing About Trevor: He loves going to estate sales, it's a family activity!

• Favorite Restaurant: Thumbs Up diner
• Favorite Getaway: Chattanooga, TN
• Favorite Nonwork Hobby: Playing guitar and writing songs
• Last Book Read: "Other Rivers: A Chinese Education" by Peter Hessler
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Gas station food

Website: www.GlobalAtlanta.com

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media, an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists.