Jeff Hullinger is anews andsports anchor fromAtlanta. He has also been inducted into the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle.[1][2]
Now at Georgia Public Broadcasting as an Executive Producer of Local Content, Jeff was most recently withWXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta.[3] He has worked as themorning drivenews anchor on B98.5WSB-FM, and the afternoon drive news anchor on News/Talk 750WSB Radio.[1][2][4][5] His career includes anchoringWAGA-TV, being a host forCNN’sTalkBack Live, calling games forESPN and doingplay-by-play for theAtlanta Falcons.[6][2][7]
Hullinger has received aBachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications fromColorado State University Pueblo.[1][2]
Hullinger began his broadcast career in Denver, leaving it in 1981 to joinKSL-TV in Salt Lake City as weekend sports anchor before returning in 1982 to joinKOA-TV /KCNC-TV (KOA became KCNC in 1983) to hostDenver Broncospre-game shows and weekend sports.[1][2][8]
He spent two years asESPN TV's frontlineCollege Football announcer including bowl games, and also called Men and Woman'sNCAACollege Basketball and theArena Football League post-season.[6][1][2]
He worked 18 years from 1984 to 2002 on Fox'sAtlanta affiliateWAGA-TV,[7] his services including beingWAGA's weeknight sports anchor.[1][2] "In 1996, Hullinger anchored 8 hours of FOX 5's coverage of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing coverage" He was also "Voice of the Falcons": radio voice of theAtlanta Falcons.[6][1][2][9][5][7][10]
Jeff Hullinger was at WXIA for 13 years, from 2010 to 2023.
Hullinger is the recipient of multiple awards and honors.[6][1][11] Jeff has been inducted into the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle. He is a 22 timeEmmy Award winner; the most ever of any Atlanta Sports anchor,[1][2] has been recognized multiple times at "Best of Atlanta",[1][2] has been 3 times awarded "Best Play by Play" in the State ofGeorgia by theAssociated Press as the voice of the Atlanta Falcons,[6][2][11] and is Georgia "Sportscaster of the Year" by theNational Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.[1][2]
In both 2007 and 2008 he was a finalist at theSociety of Professional Journalists annual "Green Eyeshade" Awards: In 2007 for Radio - "Best Newscast" and Radio - "Breaking News",[12] and 2008 for Radio - "Best Newscast" and Radio - "Breaking News".[13]In 2008, he won two regionalRTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards for news and reporting.[1][2]