Short, Bob, 1932-United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Morris, Aubrey R., 1922-2010Short, Bob, 19322009-04-08Aubrey R. Morris was born in 1922 in Roswell, Georgia, and grew up writing for the local newspaper. He attended the University of Georgia and studied journalism. He worked as an intern for the Atlanta Journal, and edited the UGA yearbook. On the day of his college graduation, he started as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal, and covered Atlanta and city hall. He also started the first public information office at the state transportation department. After thirteen years at the Journal, he joined WSB-TV, and helped to develop the first radio news department in Georgia. He covered the major events of the day--at local, national, and international levels--including desegregation, the Vietnam War, and Martin Luther King, Jr. He served thirty years as news and editorial director at WSB, retiring in 1987. Aubrey Morris died April 14, 2010.Morris discusses his long journalism career, including his days as a journalism student at the University of Georgia, his work at the Atlanta Journal, and his reporting at WSB Radio. He describes his experience working closely with Atlanta's mayors and reporting on major events like the 1962 Orly plane crash and the Winecoff Hotel fire. Morris also talks about reporting on events of the civil rights movement, such as an early speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., near the state capitol and the integration of the University of Georgia.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlWSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)University of GeorgiaHenry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationAtlanta journal-constitutionJournalists--Georgia--InterviewsJournalism--GeorgiaCivil rights movements--United StatesCivil rights movements--GeorgiaSchool integration--Georgia--AthensCollege integration--Georgia--AthensAircraft accidents--France--OrlyAircraft accidentsCivil rights movementsCollege integrationJournalismJournalistsSchool integrationUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaeFrance--OrlyGeorgiaGeorgia--AthensUnited StatesAubrey Morris, 08 April 2009.MovingImage