Harris, Trump campaigns hitting the Peach State again

(GEORGIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Harris and Trump campaigns are focusing on Georgia this week as the Nov. 5 election draws nearer.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Georgia to support his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, in her presidential campaign. Emhoff delivered remarks at campaign receptions in Atlanta and Newnan, spoke at an Atlanta Pride kickoff event, and participated in a Get Out the Vote rally in Athens.

Former President Donald Trump is also scheduled to visit Georgia for campaign events before the election, including speaking at the National Rifle Association’s Defend the 2nd event in Savannah and headlining a Georgia for Trump rally in Duluth.

Both Trump and Harris view Georgia as a crucial state in the race for the presidency.

About the Author

Ken Stanford is Online News Editor for GLORY 97.5, a position he has held since August 2022.

Ken was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and says he knew from the time he was 5 or 6 he wanted to be a “radio announcer.” That dream was realized when he was hired by Moultrie radio station WMTM in 1960 at the age of 15 as a weekend disc jockey. A 1963 graduate of Moultrie (now Colquitt County) High School, he has spent his whole career in Georgia working for stations in Atlanta, Marietta, and Gainesville – most recently as News Director for 40 years at WDUN in Gainesville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Ken retired in 2011 but came out of retirement last year to help GLORY, on a part-time basis, beef-up its online news presence.

He is the recipient of many Associated Press awards and is a former judge of state and national Associated Press broadcast news contests. In 2005, he was presented with the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s President’s Award for Excellence in Journalism and in 2019 was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.

He lives in Gainesville with his wife of 52 years, the former Sandra McKnight of Clio, Alabama, and they have one child, a daughter, Lisa, who lives in Cumming with her family.