Former digital managing editor at CBS42.com, Journalist, Husband, Music Lover, Reader, all-things Alabama Looking for my next adventure.https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mrg5g6gink2iMy piece for @TrussTribune on Chog Media, a local media production company based in Trussville, and the sitcom pilot they shot in and around the Birmingham area. https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2026/07/23/pilot-episode-of-show-shot-in-birmingham-area-premiering-sunday-in-trussville/24 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg5g6gink2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mrfxviltb22uBig changes happening in local TV news as CBS 42, my former shop that has been the sole carrier of CBS content in Birmingham since 1970, will become a CW station while NBC affiliate WVTM will carry CBS on its digital substation. (via @billineastala.bsky.social) https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/07/big-changes-are-coming-to-two-birmingham-television-stations.html24 Jul 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxviltb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqsgxh6qz22fHave a story coming out this weekend. Stay tuned…16 Jul 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsgxh6qz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpyryrc4qc2zA little update: I'm still on the job hunt, but wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has been so kind and encouraging to me and my family this last month.06 Jul 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyryrc4qc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mptueojtkc26Bill Greason, the last living member of the Negro Leagues who played for the Birmingham Black Barons and was pastor of Bethel Baptist Church for decades, has lived through over 40% of American history.04 Jul 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptueojtkc26https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpqscokats2fMy story for the @trussvilletribune.bsky.social on a special little travel club in town that visited the Great American State Fair in Washington, as well as different Revolutionary War sites, leading up to the Fourth of July. https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2026/07/03/trussville-travel-club-experiences-history-in-special-trip-leading-up-to-fourth-of-july/03 Jul 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqscokats2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mph3xgplkc2nMy piece for AL.com on George Sarris and the enduring legacy of The Fish Market, one of the crown jewels of Birmingham's Southside. https://www.al.com/life/2026/06/at-74-george-sarris-keeps-the-fish-market-thriving-in-birmingham.html29 Jun 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph3xgplkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3movtdtndbs2aMy story for @trussvilletribune.bsky.social on Amerex, a fire extinguisher company that has been headquartered in the city of Trussville for 55 years. https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2026/06/19/amerex-continues-commitment-to-trussville-55-years-later/22 Jun 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3movtdtndbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3moqcrz56zc2xGutted to find out that longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer has died. I have several of his collections, but his David Milch profile on the final chapter for the “Deadwood” creator” ranks among my favorites. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/david-milchs-third-act20 Jun 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqcrz56zc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mol6yqolx22eMy story for @al.com on Pop’s Neighborhood Grill, a small hole-in-the-wall diner that has become a staple of Birmingham’s Southside over the last 16 years. https://www.al.com/life/2026/06/the-remarkable-family-legacy-behind-this-birmingham-restaurant-spans-generations.html18 Jun 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol6yqolx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3moihpxyoqk2uFor BirminghamWatch: Former Midfield judge Everett Wess wins Democratic runoff to challenge Barry Moore for Alabama Senate seat. https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/06/17/wess-clenches-democratic-runoff-for-alabamas-u-s-senate-seat/17 Jun 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moihpxyoqk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mog4bhu6bk2sMy piece for @alabamareflector.com on Greene County, which has some of the highest voter turnout in Alabama. It’s a tradition steeped in its history, especially 1969, when it elected the nation’s first majority-Black local government since Reconstruction. https://alabamareflector.com/2026/06/16/a-sense-of-history-why-this-black-belt-county-has-alabamas-highest-voter-turnout/16 Jun 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog4bhu6bk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mnl6tynj4c27Reporting trip05 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl6tynj4c27https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mndtqjcj522tWas not gone from CBS 42 for 24 hours when I was asked by Birmingham Watch to follow Alabama Rep. Juadalynn Givan’s lawsuit involving Alicia Escott Lumpkin, who beat her in the House District 60 Democratic primary. https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/06/02/givan-challenges-primary-winners-eligibility-in-alabama-house-race/03 Jun 2026 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndtqjcj522thttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mndtinevhc2fThe good people at the Trussville Tribune were kind enough to let me profile Hewitt-Trussville athletic director Lance Walker. https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2026/05/31/hewitt-trussville-athletics-reaches-new-heights-under-lance-walker/03 Jun 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndtinevhc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mnb76piurs2r-30-01 Jun 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb76piurs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mnatcilgys2cBeing laid off is not my idea of a good time, but it is what it is. Myself and several others at CBS 42 are spending our last day here today.01 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnatcilgys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mmpjnlpzis23Clarence B. Jones, an attorney and speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped draft his "I Have a Dream" speech, as well as played a role in getting "Letter from Birmingham Jail" out into the world, has died. He was 95. https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/clarence-b-jones-mlk-speechwriter-who-snuck-out-notes-that-would-become-letter-from-birmingham-jail-dies/25 May 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpjnlpzis23https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mmi3l4wtus23Happy to see my friend and CW brother Corey Craft living his best life at the Cannes Film Festival. https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-movie-buff-crosses-cannes-film-festival-off-his-bucket-list/22 May 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmi3l4wtus23https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mmhb2nnizk2tHappy Sun Ra Day to you all. Here’s one of my more recent favorites, “Twin Stars of Thence,” from “Lanquidity,” on of the Birmingham icon’s more accessible albums. https://youtu.be/zFI4m6wltZE?si=m6B1gBycNdUb5uK722 May 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhb2nnizk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mmdfutoxfk2rNana Funk’s, the place where countless people have made countless bad decisions the last 20 years, will be closing this weekend in downtown Birmingham. I wonder what will happen to the old Crown Royal throne? https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/nana-funks-closing-after-20-years-in-downtown-birmingham21 May 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdfutoxfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mm7n7sgjfs2vMy last day at CBS 42 will be June 1.19 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7n7sgjfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3ml2nv3kxec2mI've always enjoyed reading Margaret Renkl (@margaretrenkl.bsky.social) and the touches of humanity and empathy she brought to her New York Times opinion pieces. It goes to show that you can find an audience without being a partisan or pugilist. https://www.cbs42.com/news/margaret-renkl-alabama-born-writer-who-covered-the-south-in-all-its-natural-beauty-ends-new-york-times-column/04 May 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nv3kxec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mkasyi5u3k2sWonderful night with Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers at The Lyric last night. It was nothing short of magic.24 Apr 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasyi5u3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjp7ty2co224Weeks after she was taken from her home in Anniston, Alabama by ICE agents while still in her nightgown, 86-year-old widow Marie-Therese Ross has now returned to France. https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/86-year-old-french-woman-who-was-taken-by-ice-agents-in-alabama-returns-home-to-france/17 Apr 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp7ty2co224https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjnblmqh4k2oMarie-Therese Ross, an 86-year-old woman who left her home in France to marry her former sweetheart and start a new life in Alabama, was taken from her home in Anniston earlier this month by ICE agents. https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/86-year-old-french-woman-taken-from-her-home-in-alabama-by-ice-agents-amid-heated-estate-case-involving-her-late-husbands-sons/16 Apr 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnblmqh4k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjkri7lqgs2fIshmael Jaffree, a lawyer best known for his part in a Supreme Court case to remove prayer from Alabama schools, has been honored with a posthumous obituary in The New York Times nearly two years after his death. https://www.cbs42.com/news/father-who-fought-to-have-prayer-removed-from-alabama-schools-honored-with-posthumous-obituary-2-years-after-death/15 Apr 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkri7lqgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mjiamzikw227The family of Wayne Perkins, arguably one of the best unsung guitar players to come out of Alabama, is raising money to both honor his life and celebrate his musical legacy. https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/family-of-wayne-perkins-raising-money-for-memorial-honoring-celebrated-guitarist-from-alabama/14 Apr 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiamzikw227https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mj5yl25muv2dOn this day 70 years ago, singer Nat King Cole was brutally attacked while performing onstage at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. (Reshare from 2024) https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/oscar-nominee-colman-domingo-to-play-pianist-nat-king-cole-who-was-brutally-attacked-during-birmingham-show-in-1956/10 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5yl25muv2d