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Josh and Rebekah Weigel, center, of Peacetree Productions, moved in with their crew at the old Historic Macon office on Poplar Street. They will be filming the movie "Possum Trot" around Macon through November.

Casting call goes out for $8.5 million movie filming in Macon this fall

Pre-teen biracial girl sought for 'breakout’ role, actors, extras and crew needed for true story written to foster adoption
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2022
Crews built a temporary set at Dunlap Park at Third and Poplar streets for 'The Color Purple' musical that filmed in downtown Macon in April, 2022. Liz Fabian/File

‘Filling station’ built in downtown for Warner Bros. new film

Extras are needed for filming "The Color Purple" musical at the Douglass and Capitol theaters and downtown Macon
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 30, 2022
TBS's 'Go Big Show' is looking for outdoor audience members for three performances this month at the Macon Coliseum. The show premiered last year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TBS’s ‘Go Big Show 2’ pays you to be in Macon Coliseum audience

Up to four adults in each vehicle of the socially-distant Coliseum parking lot audience get $50 gift card to participate
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 10, 2021
Macon-Bibb County workers who show proof of COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 30 can receive $250 for part-time employees and $500 for full-timers.

Macon-Bibb workers to get COVID-19 vaccination incentives totaling up to $800K

Commissioners approved $500 for full-time employees, $250 for part-timers with funds from American Rescue Plan
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 4, 2021
Set of a movie filmed in Macon

The Art of Filmmaking in Macon

Arianna Long
April 1, 2021
Dublin native Bradford Haynes, who now lives in Macon, will be starring in the film "unDefiled" that he helped write and produce with Light of Life Films.

Macon actor brings in Hollywood with movie roles for folks back home

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
March 5, 2021
Crews set up lights Friday morning at First Baptist Church of Christ for filming scenes for an upcoming Showtime series "First Ladies" starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama.

Cost of COVID: Film crews return to Macon after pandemic pause

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 19, 2021
TV host Mike Rowe spent nearly a month in Macon last year filming his new show "Six Degrees with Mike Rowe" that will debut Jan. 4 on the new streaming service discovery+.

Macon stars in Mike Rowe’s new TV series

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 18, 2020
Macon's Marriott City Center served as a COVID-19 "bubble" for TBS' production staff recently working on the Go-Big Show. Visit Macon expects it will be a few years before tourism fully rebounds.

Cost of COVID: Macon hospitality industry recovery may take years

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
September 25, 2020
Emmett Till

Know a talented teen resembling Emmett Till? The movies are calling

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
September 7, 2020
The Macon Coliseum will host a new reality TV daredevil competition in September with a tailgating audience in the parking lot.

Paid drive-in audience needed for daredevil TV show at Macon Coliseum

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
August 20, 2020

Bear Minimum: Episode 10

Amyre Makupson, CCJ Broadcast News Director
April 12, 2019
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