Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2012
Political concerns over Chip Rogers appointment
The hiring of state senator Chip Rogers as a host after a recommendation associated with Governor Nathan Deal led to criticism that GPB was providing a political figure with favorable exposure. Rogers left the organization in 2014.
1999
Financial mismanagement and leadership removal
An audit identified long-overdue receivables, an unauthorized bank loan, and missing equipment while the agency carried a deficit approaching $7 million. Governor Roy Barnes removed executive director Vernon Rogers and the board and appointed Claude Vickers to lead a financial turnaround.
1997
Lottery-funded facility controversy
The use of Georgia Lottery funds earmarked for technology to build GPB's Midtown Atlanta facility was later criticized as part of a wider group of questionable or unnecessary lottery-funded projects.