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Bill Crane

  • Principal, Media Relations and Strategy, CSI Crane
Atlanta
As seen in: Flipboard, Salon, Washington Examiner, WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA), 24/7 Wall Street, Jacobin, NewsBreak, Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV News, 3BL Media and
Covers:  Politics, state government, federal government, local government and elections as well as occasionally lifestyle/sports and family life observations.
Doesn't Cover: Not a hard science or business column, but angles of each do get attention if they impact public policy.

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Bill Crane’s Biography

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Bill Crane is the chief political analyst/commentator for WSB Radio and WSB-TV Action News. He has been providing political analysis in Atlanta and Georgia since 2000, first at 11Alive News, and later (2011) at @ WSB-TV.
His syndicated column, "One Man's Opinion," runs in several dozen daily and weekly newspapers across Georgia including the Gwinnett Daily Post, Marietta Daily Journal, Clayton News Daily, Henry Herald, Rockdale Citizen, Rome News Tribune, Newton Citizen, Eatonton Messenger, La…

Bill Crane’s Journalist Portfolio

One Man's Opinion Archives

One Man's Opinion Archives

Archive of weekly columns by Bill Crane, "One Man's Opinion." If you click on Follow Bill Crane link you can…

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Sampling of on air commentary work product.

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Georgia View Archives - Georgia Trend Magazine

Georgia View Archives - Georgia Trend Magazine

The 6th District race is bringing the nation's attention to Georgia, but who will win?

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Older broadcast work

Older broadcast work

Broadcast commentary/appearances from 11Alive News, GPB's "The Lawmakers," Al Jazeera English and CNN Interna…

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One Man's Opinion Blog archives on AccessWDUN, north Georgia's leading radio station and Gainesville's leadin…

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One Man’s Opinion: Some Thoughts on Labor Day

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By Bill Crane
| WSB-AM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
ATLANTA — In recognition of the growing voice and influence of the organized trades and beginnings of America’s Industrial Revolution, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official public holiday in 1887. By 1894, thirty states were celebrating the holiday. Following the Pullman Rail strike of 1894, Congress passed a bill recognizing the first Monday in September as Labor Day, making it a federal holiday, with the bill signed into law by then President Grover Cleveland.
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One year cancer free!

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By Bill Crane
| The Jones County News Verified
One year cancer free! On July 31, 2025, I had what I still hope was my final day of chemotherapy treatment. The month of August last year brought many follow up tests. The most significant were CT scans (which have since shown no cancer, tumors, or significant risks/changes) and a newer technology, Signatera blood testing for circulating cancer DNA.
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One man’s opinion: Some thoughts on Labor Day

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By Bill Crane
| Rough Draft Atlanta Verified
In recognition of the growing voice and influence of the organized trades and beginnings of America’s Industrial Revolution, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official public holiday in 1887. By 1894, thirty states were celebrating the holiday. Following the Pullman Rail strike of 1894, Congress passed a bill recognizing the first Monday in September as Labor Day, making it a federal holiday, with the bill signed into law by then President Grover Cleveland.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

TV reporter, WMAZ-TV 13 Eyewitness News, Macon, GA.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, manual as well as later electric and still later "memory writers."

How is social media changing news?

Lowering standards and further compressing timelines for breaking news.

Awards

Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Awards

Serious column

Prior year recognition of political commentary and serious columns.