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Salvation South editor Chuck Reece comments on Southern culture and values in a weekly segment that airs Fridays on GPB Radio.
Salvation South is an online magazine inspired by hope, healing and — most importantly — the desire to create a place on the web and a community of people where civil conversation can happen. We celebrate the culture of the South, and discuss issues of importance to our region.
Salvation South is an online magazine inspired by hope, healing and — most importantly — the desire to create a place on the web and a community of people where civil conversation can happen. We celebrate the culture of the South, and discuss issues of importance to our region.
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This past weekend’s widespread storms, which dumped tons of snow and ice on states from New Mexico to New England, proved deadly for some and paralyzing for thousands of communities, including every Southern state save Florida. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece has a few words about the difference between experiencing the white stuff as an adult and as a child.
Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers sits on the Salvation South porch to remember Muscle Shoals, Gregory Dean “The Living Bubba” Smalley, Jason Isbell’s “Outfit,” The Definitive Decoration Day, and a fiery Colbert reunion.
The official song of the state of Georgia—Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia on My Mind”—came into the public domain on January first, ninety-five years after the song was written. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece is here with a little history of the song—and what happened forty-six years ago, when its official state song status became law.
As the year comes to a close, we bring you this special episode of Salvation South, where we take a look back on our most popular commentaries aired by GPB Radio in 2025. (Part 2 of 2)
As the year comes to a close, we bring you this special episode of Salvation South, where we take a look back on our most popular commentaries aired by GPB Radio in 2025. (Part 1 of 2)
Southern noir meets 1980s Atlanta. In this Salvation South Deluxe episode, Southern crime-fiction stars S.A. Cosby and Ace Atkins dig into "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Atkins’s Cold War thriller about Gen X kids, Russian spies, and suburban Atlanta in 1985. They talk Southern noir, Cold War paranoia, VHS-era pop culture, and why telling the real, diverse South on the page still matters.
A week ago, the world mourned the passing Steve Cropper, a key figure in Southern soul music. Cropper was the guitar player in Booker T. & the MG’s, who were the house band at the legendary Stax Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He wrote and played songs for the likes of Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and Georgia’s own Otis Redding. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has a remembrance.
Tomorrow, families all over Georgia will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. At most of those tables, someone will say grace over the meal. There are probably as many ways to bless the food on a Southern table as there are Southerners waiting to eat it. We asked Salvation South editor Chuck Reece for his thoughts on table blessings.
Discover how Muscle Shoals, Alabama, became the unlikely birthplace of legendary music by Aretha, the Stones, and more.
When the Atlanta hip-hop superstars OutKast were inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, it was more than a celebration of the immense talent of Antwan “Big Boi” Patton and André “3000” Benjamin. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece believes it was a jubilee for the city of Atlanta—and a Southern musical revolution that spread around the entire world.
Get to know a new crop of Southern musicians who are taking their deeply rooted cultural influences into new territory in the 21st Century, defying all expectations of genre and subject matter. Featuring: Amythyst Kiah, B.J. Barham, Chris Casey and Tommy Prine.
Hurricane season is here in the Southeast, and won’t be over until the end of November. Salvation South magazine recently published a story by a woman in Macon who, as a hurricane roared up from Florida years ago, told people on social media her doors were open to evacuees. We all love the idea of “Southern hospitality” when it comes to our friends. But complete strangers? Chuck is here with some thoughts.
Cultures all over the world have ceremonies to honor loved ones who have passed away. Sometimes they are celebrations. Sometimes, they are solemn remembrances. And always, everywhere, stories are told. In the South, a tradition called Decoration Day persists as fiercely as the memories of the people whose lessons shaped our lives. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has some memories of his own.
Join Chuck Reece for an intimate conversation with legendary folklorist Bill Ferris. Explore Southern stories, blues, and the power of listening in this immersive episode on how we preserve the hallmarks of the American South.
Harvest time has arrived in North Georgia’s many apple orchards. But for Salvation South magazine editor, Chuck Reece, who grew up in our state’s apple capital—Ellijay—the best apple of all requires waiting until the first two weeks of October. He’s here today with the story of that apple, plus a recipe.
Widespread Panic’s music inspires a family—thousands strong—united by kindness and joy. Discover why their concerts are a place to simply be happy.
Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece recently ate breakfast at an historic spot in New Orleans, Louisiana. What he tasted and saw there sent him on a search for some pieces of Southern history he did not know about. Today, he will share with you what he found.
Few organizations have done more to establish and protect the civil rights of Americans than the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by some Georgia ministers and others. Next week, the SCLC will hold its 66th annual conference here in Atlanta. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece acknowledges the SCLC’s role in Southern history.
Discover how tiny Clarkston, Ga., became the capital city of Southern hospitality by welcoming refugees from over 150 nations for five decades — and why the tradition endures, even in challenging times.
The Fourth of July weekend brought news of disastrous flooding in Texas and the Carolinas. The deluge in the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest American floods in the past 100 years. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece still marvels at how Southerners in these communities rally to offer their help — and how extra effort to hold onto that spirit will prove healing.
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