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Podcast: AFP editor Chris Graham talks presidential race, NFL playoff previews, more

Chris Graham

chris podcastAugusta Free Press editor Chris Graham joins host Jim Bresnahan on WREL-1450AM in Lexington, Va., to talk news, politics and sports.

The segment topics include:

  • A review of Thursday’s Republican Party presidential debate, with a focus on Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the eligibility of Ted Cruz to serve as president, given his place of birth in Canada.
  • Who among the rest of the field – outside of Trump and Cruz – might be able to emerge as a serious candidate for the GOP nomination?
  • Can Bernie Sanders build on his recent momentum and make a serious run at Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side?
  • Switching gears to sports, Chris offers his NFL playoff picks, before a discussion of the state of play in ACC and college basketball.

 

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About Chris Graham

Chris Graham will mark his 21st year in the media industry in 2016. An award-winning journalist and editor, Chris has also hosted local TV news programs, a syndicated sports talk show and served as the play-by-play announcer for a two-time championship winning summer college baseball team.

A 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia, Chris is the editor of AugustaFreePress.com, a daily news source based in Waynesboro, Va., that provides readers with in-depth coverage of news, sports, politics and culture in Virginia.

An author of five books, Chris also co-wrote a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which was published in 2006.

 
 

 




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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected]. Support AFP by signing up for our newsletter and/or powering our work with a one-time or monthly contribution.

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