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Sandra Parrish
Radio News Anchor
Sandra Parrish has been a reporter for WSB Radio since 1995 and covers political, legislative, transportation, and educational news. She graduated from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism in 1989 and worked as an anchor/news director for WPLO in Lawrenceville, an anchor/assistant news director for WNGC in Athens and an anchor/reporter for WDUN in Gainesville before joining the WSB news team. Over the years, she has received over a dozen Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for "Best Use of Sound", "Best Series", and "Best Sports Reporting". She's also received numerous awards from the Associated Press, Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Society of Professional Journalists, and National Association of Black Journalists. Sandra is a former member of the board of the Georgia Associated Press Broadcast Association. She is married with two daughters.
Latest from Sandra Parrish
New laws greet Memorial Day weekend boaters
When an estimated 300,000 visitors converge on Lake Lanier this holiday weekend, they'll be subject to Georgia's new boating laws. Thanks to legislation passed this year and signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal, boaters can be charged with BUI if their blood alcohol content is .08, the same as ...
Barnes blames bad bookkeeping for Brooks' troubles
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) did not speak at his press conference, but his attorney former Gov. Roy Barnes says the lawmaker is only guilty of bad bookkeeping. Barnes, who is representing Brooks pro bono, says the $1 million in donations from two charitable organizations he's alleged to have taken ...
Four arrested in Gwinnett prostitution case
Four Mexican nationals are arrested after a federal indictment alleges they coerced at least three women into the United States and then forced them into prostitution in Norcross and other parts of metro Atlanta. The suspects, three of whom are related, were arrested Tuesday. Arturo Rojas-Coyotl, Odilon Martinez-Rojas, and Severiano ...
Brooks pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks pleads not guilty to federal charges that he misappropriated $1 million in donations from two charitable organizations. Former Gov. Roy Barnes told the judge he's representing the lawmaker pro bono but asked that a public defender also be appointed to assist in the case. Barnes cited ...
Tommy Hunter, commissioner and chicken chaser
Progress is being made in the removal of wild chickens from a Norcross neighborhood and residents have a Gwinnett County commissioner to thank. Tommy Hunter is leading the charge to round up the feral birds, including nearly 20 he personally caught in the Danbury Village subdivision last week. The District ...
Atheists allowed to donate material to GA State Parks
Visitors to Georgia's state-owned lodges and cabins may soon find more than just Bibles in their bedside tables. The national group American Atheists is planning to take up the governor's invitation to donate their own material. It was a complaint by an atheist that prompted the state to first remove ...
New VA director promises change
The new director of the VA Medical Center in Atlanta wants to reassure veterans and the public that she will do all she can to address problems at the embattled hospital. Leslie Wiggins met with reporters Monday to share her message. "I have taken responsibility for the Atlanta VA Medical ...
Primerica opens new headquarters in Duluth
18 months after breaking ground, Primerica unveils its new 365,000 square foot facility in Duluth. The building, which will serve as its international headquarters, is the size of six football fields and is the largest, single office space in Gwinnett County. “Our 1,600 home office teammates previously occupied ten buildings, ...
Deal calls Brooks indictment regrettable
Gov. Nathan Deal says he expects to receive a copy of the 30 count indictment against state Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) early next week. Fourteen days after he receives it, Deal will create a three-member panel made up of Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens and a state House and Senate ...
Accused robber begs victim to let him go
A robber picked the wrong business in Gwinnett County to target this week when the employees there decided to fight back. Police say Terrance Tamplin, 52, entered the R&G Used Tire Store on Buford Highway as the business was getting about to close Tuesday evening and took money from the ...
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