On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First and is available on-demand on ANF+ and as a podcast. Each episode features extensive interviews with Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
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ALSO: Candidates are lining up to run for Marjorie Taylor Greene's 14th congressional seat, including a state senator who was arrested this year for trying to enter House chambers.
Steven Sadow, President Donald Trump's lead Georgia attorney, talks about the dismissal of the historic charges brought against his client brought by Fulton County DA Fani Willis.
Several metro Atlanta cities held municipal runoffs on Tuesday, and a troubled metro Atlanta city elected its third mayor in eight years.
Also: Republicans breathe a sigh of relief after a close special congressional election in Tennessee. And who ordered a second lethal military strike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs in open waters?
Runoff elections in the metro Atlanta cities of Sandy Springs and South Fulton are set for this week.
Also in this week’s show: Dr. Charles Bullock, the dean of Georgia political science professors, talks about the changes he has seen in the state over the last 50 years.
Also: how do his students feel about the nation’s current political climate?
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
The program, which can also be seen on Atlanta News First’s website and all of its streaming and podcasting platforms, features extensive interviews with Atlanta’s and Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
Candidates to replace U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are already lining up after Greene stunned the nation last week with news that she is resigning from Congress.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stunned the American political establishment on Nov. 21, 2025, with her resignation from Congress.
Vernon Jones, a former Democrat turned Republican who served several terms in the state House and as DeKalb County CEO, is running for secretary of state.
Jones served in the state House of Representative from 1993 to 2001 and again from 2017 to 2021. He was also DeKalb CEO from 2001 to 2009.
Jones began his political career as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party in 2021 after endorsing Donald Trump for re-election and speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention. He has also made unsuccessful runs for the U.S. Senate and House, and DeKalb County sheriff.
Also in this week’s show:
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
The program, which can also be seen on Atlanta News First’s website and all of its streaming and podcasting platforms, features extensive interviews with Atlanta’s and Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens cruised his way to an easy reelection this week as the city’s 61st chief executive.
Dickens joins On The Record for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, to talk about his priorities for his second term; his relationship with Georgia’s GOP leadership; issues such as homelessness as the FIFA World Cup prepares for its Atlanta games; and whether his future plans include running for higher office.
Also in this week’s show:
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
The program, which can also be seen on Atlanta News First’s website and all of its streaming and podcasting platforms, features extensive interviews with Atlanta’s and Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
The historically long partial government shutdown is now at 43 days, but it may not last much longer. That is, if U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a bipartisan, Senate-passed continuing resolution to fund the government, a vote that could come as soon as today.
Also, President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 70 alternate electors who were allegedly engaged in an effort to certify the 2020 election in his favor. But what impact do those pardons have in Georgia, only hours before the deadline expires to appoint a new prosecutor in his election interference case.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens cruised his way to an easy reelection this week as the city’s 61st chief executive.
Dickens joins On The Record for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, to talk about his priorities for his second term; his relationship with Georgia’s GOP leadership; issues such as homelessness as the FIFA World Cup prepares for its Atlanta games; and whether his future plans include running for higher office.
Also in this week’s show:
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
