The following is an excerpt from the latest “Difference Makers” podcast interview with Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Bill Nigut. “Difference Makers” is presented by the Savannah Economic Development Authority and features Q&As with Savannah community leaders. Full episodes are available at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or through mobile device podcast apps by searching “Difference Makers with @SavannahOpinion.”
Question: Many Savannahians know you as the host of the daily GPB radio show “Political Rewind” but you’ve been covering politics as a journalist for decades. Let’s go back to the beginning: What sparked your interest in politics? What were your influences?
Bill Nigut: “I have been hooked on politics since I can remember and I’m 73 years old. The first national political conventions that were televised gavel-to-gavel were in 1952, so I was five years old at the time. My father was very interested in the conventions and I have memories of sitting in front of our…
