Tornado watch expires for Atlanta, dozens of Georgia counties
The National Weather Service placed much of metro Atlanta and central Georgia under a tornado watch through Thursday night as severe storms move across the state.
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He began his journalism career at CBS News in New York as a producer for Connie Chung. He also worked with correspondents Charles Kuralt and Bill Geist and contributed to multiple broadcasts in the news division, "48 Hours," "Street Stories," "Eye on America" and special election coverage.
He went on to report and produce at the syndicated news hour "Day & Date" for CBS, before departing the network to became a founding producer and the first-ever correspondent for "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. He later produced and hosted his own series on Discovery, Travel, National Geographic and History, including the New York Times best-seller and TV hit, "How the States Got Their Shapes," and many factual series for cable and network platforms FOX, A&E and HGTV.
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Atlanta is his home, where he lives on a farm in north Georgia, with far too many animals to cite here.
The National Weather Service placed much of metro Atlanta and central Georgia under a tornado watch through Thursday night as severe storms move across the state.
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