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KRISTI YORK WOOTEN

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After writing for high school and college newspapers, I published my first interview with a Grammy-winning musician in a local paper in Greenville, South Carolina in 1989 and landed my first national record review in Andy Warhol's Interview magazine in 1993. Since that time, I have published articles about music, arts, culture, global health, and human rights in a variety of international and regional media outlets. Here are a few clips since 2001. Older stories can be found in the archives (under construction). Visit the Archives for more stories.

ARTS & CULTURE

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How 1980s Atlanta Became the Backdrop for the Future

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: KYW

2015 Exclusive Feature

ARTS & CULTURE

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The Return of the 1990s Supermodel

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: PRADA

2008 Exclusive Feature

GLOBAL GOOD

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The Legacy of Live Aid,
30 Years Later

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: WIKIMEIDA

2015 Exclusive Feature

MUSIC

Summer Style: How Bonnaroo Creates Community

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: ASHLEY MARTIN

2017 Exclusive Feature

GLOBAL GOOD

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The Howard Zinn Documentary Everyone Should See

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: THE PEOPLE SPEAK

2009 Interview/Feature

MUSIC

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Embracing the Return of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" in the Age of Trump

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: STEPHANIE PISTEL

2017 Exclusive Feature

GLOBAL GOOD

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Global Citizen Festival is a Mashup of Bands, Fans, and Prime Ministers

By Kristi York Wooten

GLOBAL CITIZEN

2016 International Report

MUSIC

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Why We Can't Stop Watching Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center Honors

By Kristi York Wooten

YOUTUBE

9.2008 National Report

MUSIC

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Digital Duet: Elvis Costello and The Roots Collide

By Kristi York Wooten

ARTIST PR

2013 International Report

MUSIC

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Jakob Dylan on Escaping His Father's Shadow

By Kristi York Wooten

COURTESY OF TEHE ARTIST

2008 Interview/Feature

ARTS & CULTURE

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Diane Birch

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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ARTS & CULTURE

Pop Music is Rejecting the Piano. Why?

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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MUSIC

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What Happened When Little Richard Met Cee Lo?

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: BEN ROSE

2013 National Report

ARTS & CULTURE

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John Mellencamp and Stephen King Make Terrifying Music

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: ALLIANCE THEATRE

2012 National Report

MUSIC

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A Rainy Night in Georgia with Gregg Allman

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: KYW

2014 National Report

MUSIC

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Maxwell, Kate Bush, and an Anthem for Black Lives Matter

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: KYW

2016 Exclusive Feature

GLOBAL GOOD

The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Versus Boko Haram

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: ID PR

2014 Exclusive Feature

ARTS & CULTURE

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You Can Make it in Bama:
Just Ask Natalie Chanin and
John Paul White

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: CHRIS DUNN / AJC /

2015 Exclusive Feature

MUSIC

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The Waterboys Profess Their Love for "Nashville, Tennessee"

By Kristi York Wooten

PAUL MACMANUS

2017 National Report

ARTS & CULTURE

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Jeff Bridges is a Dude, Codger, and Humanitarian

By Kristi York Wooten

WIKIMEDIA

2010 Interview/Feature

GLOBAL GOOD

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Actress Glenn Close Speak Out About Mental Illness

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: BP HOPE

2012 Exclusive Interview

ARTS & CULTURE

Jeff Lynne's Sonic Sparkle

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

2014 Interview/Feature

ARTS & CULTURE

Rosanne Cash and the Southern Fabric of Her Life

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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ARTS & CULTURE

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Mark Ruffalo Honors Atlanta's Environmental Heroes

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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ARTS & CULTURE

Ballet Music from Sir Paul,
The Sun King

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: NYC BALLET

2011 International Report

GLOBAL GOOD

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Jimmy Carter: Worm Slayer

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: CARTER CENTER

2011 National Report

MUSIC

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Florence and the Machine's New Feminist Sensibility

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: ABC/LOBO

2018 International Report

GLOBAL GOOD

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When Bono and Jimmy Carter Went to the Disco with Nile Rodgers

By Kristi York Wooten

SHAHAR AZRAN/SLATE PR

2016 National Report

ARTS & CULTURE

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Emma Thompson Hosts Tea for Toddlers at the Margaret Mitchell House

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: CHRIS DUNN / AJC /

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

MUSIC

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U2 in Atlanta: And Oral History of the Band and the City

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: CHRIS DUNN / AJC /

2018 Exclusive Feature

MUSIC

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The Happy Mellencampers: 2008 Campaign Music

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

2008 Exclusive Feature

MUSIC

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Rufus Wainwright on Opera, Marriage, and Saving the Environment

By Kristi York Wooten

COURTESY OF THE ARTIST

9.2008 Interview/Feature

MUSIC

The Ultimate Dublin Bucket List for U2 Fans

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

2017 Exclusive Feature

ARTS & CULTURE

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The Happy Mellencampers: 2008 Campaign Music

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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ARTS & CULTURE

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The Happy Mellencampers: 2008 Campaign Music

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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ARTS & CULTURE

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The Happy Mellencampers: 2008 Campaign Music

By Kristi York Wooten

PHOTO: OVERSTROM

9.2008 Exclusive Feature

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