Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot joined the Channel 2 Action News Team in July 1999.
An Atlanta native, Richard attended the University of Georgia before accepting his first TV job in Columbus, Georgia. While there, he covered Georgia troops in the Gulf War and Mogadishu, Somalia. He also covered the 1988 Republican and Democratic national conventions, the 1996 Olympics and Olympic Park bombing. After Columbus, Richard worked as the Greenville, SC bureau chief for WLOS-TV.
Since joining WSB-TV, Richard has earned several regional Emmy and Associated Press Awards. He’s covered six former, current and soon-to-be presidents and survived four hurricanes.
Richard lives in Atlanta’s historic Grant Park neighborhood with his wife Hollie, a professional trumpet player. Richard is an amateur historian who also enjoys biking, hiking, iPhone photography and writing (the ever-elusive Great American Novel).
Latest from Richard Elliot
Another water main break shuts down busy Buckhead road
For the second time in a week, a major water main break has forced the closure of Moore's Mill Road at Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta. "We've got engineers right now who are trying to figure out how best to solve the problem," Atlanta Watershed Management spokeswoman Janet Ward said. ...
Douglasville Council overrides mayor's Sunday sales veto
Barely a week after Douglasville's mayor vetoed an ordinance that would have allowed voters to decide on Sunday alcohol sales, the City Council voted Monday to override that veto. The Douglasville City Council voted May 7 to hold a referendum on Sunday sales during the November elections. Even then, ...
APS custodians accused of using fake IDs
Atlanta Public Schools officials are investigating how non-credentialed custodians manipulated legitimate school identification badges. APS said three contract custodians were arrested at southeast Atlanta's Slater Elementary School last week after the head of security spotted the fake IDs. Four others were arrested at southwest Atlanta's Adamsville Elementary after they ...
First flight departs from new international terminal
Calling it "Atlanta's new front door," officials opened up Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's new international terminal Wednesday afternoon. The first flight took off for Tokyo around 1:30 p.m. The first flight in came from Ireland and landed shortly after 2 p.m. Both of them were Atlanta-based Delta flights. ...
Teacher denies molesting special needs students
The Clayton County special education teacher accused of molesting and abusing his students got a chance to defend himself before a tribunal which will determine if he gets to keep his job. David Vollmer is accused of physically abusing some of his special education students at Adamson Middle School, and ...
Atlanta looks at technology to track gunfire
An Atlanta city council member thinks he has found a way to at least partially pay for a network of highly sensitive microphones designed to track gunfire. Ideally, the technology would help officers get to the scene quicker. The system is called Shot Spotter, and according to Councilman Michael ...
Suspect in cop's killing demands new lawyers
A man accused of killing a police officer demanded a judge remove his attorneys from his capital murder case, stating the public defenders are not properly representing him. In what, at times, was a very disruptive court proceeding, Jamie Hood clashed with Judge David Sweat, arguing why he didn't feel ...
Police: Man tries to lure boy with free dog
Decatur police are warning residents about a man who tried to lure a young boy into his car with the promise of a free dog. The incident happened on Commerce Street near Decatur Square around 5:30 p.m., police said. They said the boy ran to his parents after he was ...
Father of teen killed in DUI crash accused of bribery
The father of a Douglas County teen killed in a drunken driving accident now finds himself accused of trying to bribe a witness to lie during a lawsuit. Douglas County deputies charged Eric Sauls with attempting to influence a witness and convincing him to commit perjury during an upcoming ...
Georgia Democrats' director record comes to light
The political director of the Georgia Democratic Party has filed suit against bloggers for what he believes are libelous online posts about his past. Rashad Richey’s attorneys filed the lawsuit Thursday, claiming "Georgia Politics Unfiltered" blogger Andre Walker and others crossed the line when they posted information detailing Richey’s legal ...
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