The Capital B Atlanta team is welcoming a new member, Alyssa Johnson, to a newly created role as enterprise reporter. Johnson’s most recent role was as a reporter at the Miami Herald. Before that, she got her journalism degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois. Here’s why she’s excited to be back home (she grew up in Alpharetta), and a few more important questions, like which ATL team has her allegiance.
What’s your favorite thing about Atlanta?
My favorite thing about Atlanta is … the food! As someone who lived in the Midwest for almost five years and then Miami for two years, I have greatly missed good Southern cooking. Growing up in Georgia, I took for granted how easy it was to get my hands on a chicken biscuit.
What are you most looking forward to in your new role?
What I’m most looking forward to reporting about in my hometown is getting the opportunity to learn about the place I grew up in from a new and more analytical perspective. As a kid, there are plenty of things that you either think are normal about your hometown or don’t thoroughly question until you get older; I feel lucky that I get the chance to come back and do that.
What Olympic sport are you paying the most attention to?
The Olympic sports I’m paying most attention to are gymnastics, track, and also volleyball, which is severely underrated in my opinion.
If I wasn’t a reporter, I’d be …
A film writer. I would love to stay in the world of storytelling, and I’ve always been interested in exploring film writing to a greater extent. Maybe one day.
Hawks, Falcons, or Braves, and why?
I’m going with the Hawks! I have love for all three teams, but I think basketball is the most entertaining to watch.
