Matt McClure (broadcasting)
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Matt McClure is an award-winning American
journalist
and actor
. He is currently the co-host of Currents on New Evangelization Television
(NET) in New York City
. The nightly show features news and human interest stories from a Christian
perspective.
Formerly, McClure was the morning anchor for the Georgia News Network, and website editor for Atlanta's 640 WGST. He first came to WGST in August 2004.
He is the recipient of 7 Associated Press
awards during his career, including Best Anchor/Reporter in Georgia in 2007.
Previously, McClure was Afternoon News Supervisor for Jacobs Media Corporation (WDUN News/Talk 550, WMJE Majic 1029, WGGA
SportsRadio 1240 The Ticket and AccessNorthGa.com) in Gainesville, GA. In 2006, McClure was the anchor of NewsChannel 32 Daybreak on CBS affiliate WNEG-TV in Toccoa, GA.
Prior to joining Jacobs Media for the first time in February 2003, McClure was News Director and host of the afternoon show on WGTJ
in Gainesville for several years. He started broadcasting in 1995 at WDGR
in Dahlonega, GA.
McClure became producer for "AM Atlanta with Tom Hughes"
on 640 WGST in September, 2006. He remained in this position until host Tom Hughes resigned on November 21, 2006, and was then moved into the newsroom
on a full-time basis. In early 2007, he was serving as sports director and reporter.
On February 5, 2007, it was announced that veteran Atlanta morning show hosts Randy Cook and Spiff Carner would be joining the 640 WGST team for a new live and local morning show. The show began on February 26, 2007 with McClure as Producer. Spiff was fired by Clear Channel a few months later, and the show continued until July 2009 as "The Morning Drive with Randy Cook".
(El Gallo), The Sound of Music
(Franz/Von Schrieber), The Atlanta Regional premiere of Altar Boyz
(Announcer/Voice of GOD), The Boy Friend
(Marcel), and The Pirates of Penzance
(Ensemble).
Matt was nominated for a 2009 Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as El Gallo in The Fantasticks.
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journalist
Journalist
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and actor
Actor
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. He is currently the co-host of Currents on New Evangelization Television
New Evangelization Television
New Evangelization Television, or NET, is a Christian-centered cable television channel based in Brooklyn, New York, formerly known as The Prayer Channel...
(NET) in New York City
New York City
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. The nightly show features news and human interest stories from a Christian
Christianity
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perspective.
Formerly, McClure was the morning anchor for the Georgia News Network, and website editor for Atlanta's 640 WGST. He first came to WGST in August 2004.
He is the recipient of 7 Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
awards during his career, including Best Anchor/Reporter in Georgia in 2007.
Previously, McClure was Afternoon News Supervisor for Jacobs Media Corporation (WDUN News/Talk 550, WMJE Majic 1029, WGGA
WGGA
WGGA is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Gainesville, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Jwj Properties, Inc. and features programing from ESPN Radio and Westwood One....
SportsRadio 1240 The Ticket and AccessNorthGa.com) in Gainesville, GA. In 2006, McClure was the anchor of NewsChannel 32 Daybreak on CBS affiliate WNEG-TV in Toccoa, GA.
Prior to joining Jacobs Media for the first time in February 2003, McClure was News Director and host of the afternoon show on WGTJ
WGTJ
WGTJ is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Murrayville, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Vision Communications, Inc..-History:...
in Gainesville for several years. He started broadcasting in 1995 at WDGR
WDGR
WDGR is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Dahlonega, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Usk Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Westwood One.-History:...
in Dahlonega, GA.
McClure became producer for "AM Atlanta with Tom Hughes"
Tom Hughes (radio host)
Tom Hughes is an American radio personality. Until November 21, 2006, he was the host of a morning radio news program on 640 WGST-AM in Atlanta, Georgia....
on 640 WGST in September, 2006. He remained in this position until host Tom Hughes resigned on November 21, 2006, and was then moved into the newsroom
Newsroom
A newsroom is the place where journalists—reporters, editors, and producers, along with other staffers—work to gather news to be published in a newspaper or magazine or broadcast on television, cable or radio...
on a full-time basis. In early 2007, he was serving as sports director and reporter.
On February 5, 2007, it was announced that veteran Atlanta morning show hosts Randy Cook and Spiff Carner would be joining the 640 WGST team for a new live and local morning show. The show began on February 26, 2007 with McClure as Producer. Spiff was fired by Clear Channel a few months later, and the show continued until July 2009 as "The Morning Drive with Randy Cook".
Acting career
McClure has also appeared on the musical theatre stage in Georgia and Florida. He has appeared (credited as Matthew McClure) in such shows as The FantasticksThe Fantasticks
The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into...
(El Gallo), The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
(Franz/Von Schrieber), The Atlanta Regional premiere of Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...
(Announcer/Voice of GOD), The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend is a musical by Sandy Wilson. The musical's original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances, making it briefly the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history until it was surpassed by Salad Days...
(Marcel), and The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...
(Ensemble).
Matt was nominated for a 2009 Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as El Gallo in The Fantasticks.