Jim Strickland
Award-winning Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland is on the alert wherever scam artists lurk.
Jim's investigations have led to corporate shake-ups and federal raids on offending businesses. One of Jim's groundbreaking series of reports led to sweeping regulation of the city of Atlanta's car booting industry.
Jim has more than two decades of broadcasting experience, having spent much of his career as an anchor and reporter at WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim is credited with breaking the story of Iowa's McCaughey septuplets and was first to interview the children's father, Kenny McCaughey.
In April 1999, Jim came to WSB-TV/Channel 2, where his first on-air story earned him an Emmy nomination. Jim has won six Emmys and many other awards, including being named a finalist for Journalist of the Year from the Atlanta Press Club.
Jim marked his 30th year in broadcasting in February 2011. Jim lives with his wife, Marie, and their daughter in Cobb County. Their son is an officer in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Stewart.
Latest from Jim Strickland
Canadian oil sands create jobs in Ga.
The business of extracting oil from the boreal forest of Alberta, Canada, to make fuel means thousands of jobs for Georgia. "I see a lot of the employees loading containers, knowing it's going to Canada. It's just a phenomenal experience," said Kirk Thomas, of SNF Chemtall in Riceboro. SNF ...
Gas war breaks out in Stockbridge
Retailers in Henry County have spawned a gas war. Consumer investigator Jim Strickland checked gas prices Monday morning on gasbuddy.com and found eight of the cheapest stations were in Stockbridge. Even just off exit 224 on Interstate 75, a Murphy USA is charging $3.27.9 per gallon. Strickland watched as rival ...
Will new oil pipeline lower gas prices?
The first pipeline linking Canadian oil to Gulf Coast refineries is scheduled to open this week, but there is debate over whether it will help ease prices at the pump. Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland went to the Alberta oil sands, the national oil hub in Oklahoma and the ...
Crude oil stuck in Oklahoma could soon reach Ga.
Millions of barrels of crude oil are stuck in tanks in Oklahoma, but a new initiative could get the oil closer to gas pumps in Georgia. Channel 2’s Jim Strickland went inside a storage facility in Cushing, Okla. ready to be tapped. Cushing, known as the "Pipeline Crossroads of the ...
Woman: Sunscreen melted my Nook
A Cobb County woman has a warning after trying to protect her skin cost her an electronic book reader. "I got my Nook out of its case and the whole back of it was melted," Jodie Brookfield told Channel 2’s Jim Strickland. Brookfield said the chemicals in her spray sunscreen ...
Energy-saving washing machines elicit complaints
A Forsyth County woman believes her new washing machine is wasting water, even though it’s part of a generation of washers created to live up to a government mandate to conserve. Louise Dickerson went to Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland for help. He found similar complaints online about the ...
Wholesale gasoline prices dropping in Ga.
Gas prices in metro Atlanta have slowly dropped, passing a crucial barrier on Thursday. Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland learned that the average wholesale price for gasoline at the Doraville fuel terminals slipped under $3 for the first time in two months. The price reflects the cost of gasoline ...
Can Canadian oil sand fuel Georgia’s future?
Channel 2 Action News consumer investigator Jim Strickland recently traveled to a sometimes brutal wilderness in Alberta, Canada, where vast oil reserves will help fuel Georgia's future. Strickland received rare access inside Canada's oil sands, including inside the gates of Suncor Energy. Twenty-five kilometers outside of the oil town of ...
Cobb man recalls how air bags went off with no warning while driving
A Cobb County man is the latest to come forward with details of how his Honda side air bags deployed without provocation. The man contacted consumer investigator Jim Strickland after reading his investigations on WSBTV.com "I was just going straight, listening to the radio and boom," Shane Kurth said. Kurth, ...
What to do if you win Mega Millions
What do you do when you win $640 million? You definitely need a plan, Channel 2 consumer investigator found out while speaking with a metro Atlanta wealth manager and attorney. Attorney Stevie Casteel represents Erika Greene, a Georgian who won nearly $60 million in the lottery. Greene was just 20 ...
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