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Good Day Atlanta viewer information: Dec. 27, 2023
ATLANTA – Here are today’s featured guests and segments:
Comedy legend Danny DeVito talks “Migration”:
You’ll recognize just about every voice in the new Illumination animated film “Migration” – but one voice in particular is practically its own strand of pop culture DNA.
Comedy icon Danny DeVito voices “Uncle Dan” in the film, which tells the story of a family of ducks who decide to leave the safety of their New England pond and fly south for the winter. Leading up to the release of the film, director Benjamin Renner talked about DeVito’s total freedom in the recording studio, something the “Taxi” Emmy winner discussed during an interview with Good Day Atlanta.
“I just leave the floodgates open,” DeVito says. “I let anything go. You know me, I don’t hold back too much. I kind of say what I like to say and, you know, sometimes you ring the bell.”
“Migration” also provided DeVito the chance to reunite with “Taxi” co-star (and fellow Emmy winner) Carol Kane.
“I’ve known Carol for many, many years. Even before ‘Taxi’ I knew Carol,” says DeVito. “She lived in my neighborhood in New York; she went to school in my neighborhood. And so, when I was a young ‘going-around’ actor — going around looking for jobs in New York in the early ‘70s — I would see Carol going to school.”
Click the video player in this article to hear more of our interview with Danny DeVito. “Migration” is playing nationwide in theaters now.
Tess Hammock gives the latest in casting calls: We’re back with more casting calls in the Georgia area. Tess Hammock has a list of what film studios and directors are looking for.
Dr. Courtney A. Hammonds gives New Year’s looks and trends with two models: We’re just a few days away from New Year’s Eve, and some of us may be trying to find the perfect outfit. Dr. Courtney Hammonds has you covered with some of the best looks and trends.
Your 3rd Spot talks New Year’s Eve event: The Zodiac New Year’s event is “Written in the Stars” and will be a night filled with enchantment and wonder. Guests can indulge in specialty drinks, late-night food offerings, unlimited gaming and live entertainment, and a balloon drop at midnight. Tickets range from $75- $150, with general admission and VIP options. Purchase tickets here.
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‘Put the guns down’: Atlanta dad mourning teenage son killed in Austell apartment shooting
EAST POINT, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – On Monday, hundreds of people crowded into an East Point shopping center for a candlelight vigil to mourn the death of 17-year-old Kenneth Collier Jr.
Cobb County police have launched a homicide investigation after receiving an initial 911 call on Jan. 9 for gunshots at the Residence at Riverside Apartments in Austell.
In a news release, police officials said they found the teenager with multiple gunshot wounds.
Collier’s family said the body was that of the 17-year-old who was an 11th grader at Eagle’s Landing High School in McDonough.
“Kenneth didn’t deserve to be killed that way. Nobody deserves to be killed that way,” said Kenn Collier, Kenneth’s dad.
Kenn said Kenneth went to see a friend at the Austell complex. He does not know what the circumstances were leading up to the shooting.
“Nobody ever imagines getting a call that your son has been murdered. Your son has been shot, is hurt,” Kenn said. “As a parent, the hardest thing ever to go through. Kenneth was a good kid.”
Kenneth’s death comes roughly seven years after the death of Kenneth’s mother, Tamika Trimble, who also died of gun violence.
17-year-old shot to death at Austell apartment complex, police say
In December 2017, Trimble was shot and killed in her car, with her daughter in the backseat.
“I sat on this same couch and did this interview. Talked about my son’s mom, about his mom being murdered through gun violence. Now, (I) sit here again, without my son, talking about gun violence,” Kenn said.
After that deadly shooting, Kenn said Kenneth acted out and began bullying before channeling his anger.
By 11, Kenneth had written a book advocating against bullying.
He was awarded a proclamation from the City of Atlanta after publishing the book titled “Button Buddy Stops Bullying: And So Can You.”
Kenn said his son got off track and eventually was pulled back into a rough crowd.
“Unfortunately, when you’re still in a situation around your friends and environment, and that’s all you see a lot of times, you can fall back into it,” he said. “As a parent, of course I did everything I can, we did everything we can do.”
Kenn said they recently moved Kenneth away from southwest Atlanta to McDonough where he enrolled at Eagle’s Landing High School. He said his son’s death shows the complexity of the gun violence epidemic.
“We really need to put the guns down,” Collier said.
Cobb County police is asking anyone with information surrounding the shooting incident to call police at (770) 499-3945.
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The Kyle Pitts Question Continues to Vex Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons fans will remember when the multi-million dollar acquisition of veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins was going to set misfiring tight end Kyle Pitts on the road to career redemption.
For a while, that looked to be the case. Through the Falcons’ first-eight games, Pitts had 29 catches for 419 yards and three touchdowns. That number included a goose egg he had Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints.
After his Week 8, 91 yard, two-touchdown performance against the Buccaneers, Pitts went MIA.
He had just 183 yards and a touchdown during the final-nine games.
Isn’t it funny just how quickly things can implode and go south?
When Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot offered up his assessment of his team’s failed season on last week, it came as no surprise that he unashamedly pointed the finger at Pitts’s lack of production. This seems to be an annual conversation with regards to Pitts.
“When you take a player that high in the draft, obviously you expect a certain level,” Fontenot said of the highest drafted tight end in NFL history. “We understand Kyle had a really good rookie year, and he hasn’t equaled or exceeded that production since then. There’s no excuses we’re making about it.”
Even given Fontenot’s sleuth-like observations, and for as cathartic as it might also have felt for him personally, it did little to lay out a map of the road ahead with regards to a Pitts future in Atlanta.
The Falcons picked up his fifth-year option before the season. They’re on the hook for $10.9-million guaranteed in 2025. Beyond that, Pitts is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent.
Considering the hot water Fontenot was already in for the Cousins failure and losing a draft pick in the process, the subsequent double whammy of Pitts having another subpar season is particularly depressing.
Fontenot also finds himself with only four picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. All of which begs the imminent offseason conundrum of deciding whether or not it’s time to simply cut ties and firesale the former 4th overall selection.
Of course, some kind of value can always be found out there, especially if a host of tight end hungry teams really believe they can resuscitate the former 1,000 yard Pro Bowler’s beleaguered reputation. However, the Falcons will be selling low, and the return won’t come close to matching the fourth-overall selection or the $33-million the Falcons have already sunk into Pitts.
Quite clearly, the entire future of the Falcons franchise now rests squarely on the powerful left arm of quarterback Michael Penix Jr., but therein lies the inherent issue.
Pitts inability to develop into a more sure-handed pass catcher doesn’t immediately appear to mesh with the fast ball type of passer Penix Jr. actually is.
Having said all of that, Fontenot is well aware that he needs to do his level best to give Penix as many explosive receiving options as he can as they move ahead with his development.
Throwing the baby out with the bath water with Pitts must ultimately resonate strongly with Fontenot. Plus, running the risk of seeing Pitts resurrect his career elsewhere would presumably be catastrophic for Fontenot’s own future in Atlanta.
Atlanta would obviously like to see a return on Pitts, but how much longer can they ultimately wait?
Decisions, decisions.
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Atlanta police looking for people involved in shootout at convenience store
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta police are seeking the public’s help looking for two people involved in a shootout at convenience store on Campbellton Road.
Police said officers responded to the Big H Food Mart at 2900 Campbellton Road SW around 9 p.m. on Dec. 19 after an argument escalated into gunfire. No one was injured, but there was property damage to the store.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477 or Atlanta police at 470-707-4338. There is a reward of up to $2,000.
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