Join the Newnan Carnegie Library and the Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation for a series of Author Talks throughout the fall! We are proud to recognize these authors for their outstanding work.
John Pruitt retired from his anchor chair at WSB at the end of 2010 after a career spanning 46 years of covering news in Georgia. John continues to work on special projects and political commentaries for WSB, and in 2014, he marked his 50th year in television journalism. He began his television news career as a reporter and cameraman, covering major civil rights stories around the South. John has a history degree from Davidson College and has received many awards for his anchoring and reporting. He has won 10 Emmys, including Best Male Anchor and Best Documentary. John has been inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame and the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. They have a great love of animals and have owned multiple dogs, but currently they have only one, Toby, a diabetic golden retriever they rescued in 2013.
