about the cast

Pamela Kirkland

Pamela Kirkland is an award-winning journalist based in Atlanta. She currently serves as the host of Morning Edition at Georgia Public Broadcasting. As a field producer for CNN, she’s covered breaking news events around the country ranging from hurricanes to elections. Prior to that, Pamela worked for The PBS NewsHour, reporting on stories looking at the opioid crisis, immigration, education and more. She joined the NewsHour in 2015 from the Washington Post, where she was part of the video team that produced the Emmy-nominated “N-word Project.” She’s traveled the country covering four presidential campaigns, Congress, and the White House. She graduated with a degree in Political Science and Communication from the University of Pittsburgh.

Again, the business changed, yet again, and podcasts were starting to become the next big thing. It was a good time to dive right in and she was hired as the Talent Booker for AUDIO UP’s various podcasts, including “THE DENNISSANCE” (hosted by Dennis Quaid), “THE PET SHOW,” “EVER AFTER WITH JALEEL WHITE,” “MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN,” and “RADICAL MUSINGS WITH ROSANNA ARQUETTE.” During that time, her successful relationship with NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS began and she has booked talent for “THE 500 WITH JOSH ADAM MEYERS” (starting in 2020 and will, if the fates allow, wrap in 2028 counting down Rolling Stone’s list of The Greatest Albums of All-Time), “THE TEN NEWS,” “SCOPOPHILIA, “HOW I GOT GREENLIT,” “REIMAGINING US,” and the Anthem Award-winning “OUR NEW SOUTH.” She also had a successful run with acclaimed actor Sean Hayes’ company HAZY MILLS PRODUCTIONS, booking guests for their “HYPOCHONDRIACTOR WITH SEAN HAYES” and “THE RANDY RAINBOW PODCAST.” Most recently, she has been working back in her music roots with the #1 Apple Music Podcast “TAKIN’ A WALK: MUSIC HISTORY ON FOOT” with BUZZ KNIGHT MEDIA PRODUCTIONS.