The Boom
A weekly look at the growing film and television industry in Atlanta, through trending topics and origin stories of local filmmakers, cast, and crew. Hosted by entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker.
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Meet the Host
Jewel Wicker
The Boom is hosted by Atlanta native Jewel Wicker, an award-winning journalist whose profiles have run in GQ, Billboard, NBC News, The New York Times and Teen Vogue, where she served as interim managing editor. Podcast fans will recognize Wicker from her AMBIE and Webby award-winning turn as co-host and writer on the Crooked Media/Tenderfoot TV podcast “Gaining Ground: The New Georgia.”