A Tribute to an Atlanta Newspaper Carrier

Scott Slade's Georgia · Dec 4, 2025 · 3m

This week, Scott's speaking with long-time Atlanta Journal-Constitution delivery carrier David Neely about the AJC phasing out its print edition after December 31st. After thirty-six years delivering the paper in East Cobb, he figures he's thrown more than two million papers onto yards and driveways, some as heavy as seven pounds. He says he'll miss the printed paper, but he realizes it makes economic as well as technological sense to make the transition. And at 72, after working seven nights a week, he's looking forward to a break!