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Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow

Veteran multimedia journalist Liz Jarvis Fabian has been on the frontlines of the headlines in Middle Georgia for more than 40 years. The former hurricane chaser and news anchor for The Weather Channel won numerous awards for spot news and writing both hard news and feature stories. In 2017, she was chosen by the Associated Press as Georgia’s Best Beat Reporter from among the state’s leading newspapers for her extensive live coverage of Hurricane Irma. Fabian has worked at all of Macon’s television stations in a variety of roles including news anchor, managing editor, reporter, weathercaster, producer, videographer and editor.

A native of New York’s Long Island, Fabian moved south with her family to Milledgeville, Ga., while she was in high school. She began studying journalism at Georgia College where she received a Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in speech and drama.  She wrote for the campus newspaper, the Colonnade, and served as morning news director for the WXGC radio station.  Although she began working in television before graduation, her radio skills would later come in handy anchoring nightly newscasts for WSB radio in Atlanta and for the Mix in the Morning and NewsTalkCentral morning shows in Macon.

While at WMAZ-TV, she earned numerous accolades for her live reporting during the Great Flood of ’94 and was recruited to provide satellite coverage of the aftermath of the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing for the Gannett (Tegna) broadcasting network. Before joining the Center for Collaborative Journalism, she served as The Telegraph’s premiere multimedia journalist and its first social media interactivity editor.  Her on-scene reporting of the Pactiv packaging plant fire and videos from the 2008 Mother’s Day tornado outbreak helped earn President’s Awards from the McClatchy corporation.  Liz considers her greatest honor to be nicknamed by her broadcast colleagues as “The most trusted journalist in all of Middle Georgia.”

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Macon-Bibb County's new Cliffview Lake Park features a picnic pavilion, fishing pond, trails and parking between Houston Avenue and Antioch Road.

Cliffview Lake Park opens off Houston Avenue

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 1, 2024
The Macon Action Plan XL recommends permanently closing Cherry Street Plaza to vehicle traffic to create a new park between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Fifth Street.

New Macon Action Plan connects downtown to neighborhoods

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 25, 2024
The Middle Georgia Regional Commission cut the ribbon on its new offices at Macon Mall on Sept. 12, but conducted tours during the October annual meeting.

Middle Georgia Regional Commission rebrands for Macon Mall era

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 14, 2024
Macon-Bibb County Parks & Recreation director Michael Glisson first planted a Helen Taft variety cherry tree at Carolyn Crayton Park in February of 2021 with Wayne Woodworth looking on. .

Fickling family to fund new downtown Cherry Blossom trail

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 23, 2024
The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election is October 7.

Voter registration push coming as election deadlines loom 

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 6, 2024
Muralist Kevin "Scene" Lewis shows a Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful committee his plan for a Martin Luther King Jr. Mural in the 1400 block of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Downtown Macon.

Envisioning a new MLK Blvd. gateway to downtown Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 30, 2024
Pearce Groover, right, talks to a guest at the Aug. 9 opening reception of the G&P Art Gallery and Advisory at 571 Cherry St.

Groover’s gallery is a gateway to French art

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 19, 2024
Macon-Bibb County's Urban Development Authority drafted seven volunteers to serve on the new Downtown Macon Parking Advisory Board that will meet the first Friday of every month.

New advisory board to guide UDA parking program

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 2, 2024
NewTown Macon Hype Team member Elizabeth Jane and Hype Hound Andre welcome patrons to downtown.

Downtown Macon goes to the dogs

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 30, 2024
The attorney for the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will research Georgia law to see if the absentee ballot drop box can be moved closer to Macon Mall entrances.

Elections board to improve voter access at Macon Mall

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 22, 2024
The Macon Water Authority currently offers public fishing at Javors Lucas Lake six months out of the year, but the future is uncertain due to operating deficits.

MWA mulls future of public fishing at Javors Lucas Lake 

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 15, 2024
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