What is Richard Hyatt’s Columbus?

Columbus has been Richard Hyatt’s home and his beat for more than thirty-five years. Name an important milestone in the history of the city during those 422 months and he probably wrote about it in next morning’s newspaper.
           
As a reporter and columnist for the Ledger-Enquirer, he covered tragedy and joy, writing in a style all his own — whether the subject was politics, crime, sports or ordinary people doing ordinary things.
           
Scores of awards on his wall do not fully capture the story of a career that produced hundreds and thousands of words in newspapers, magazines and his eleven books. In the city where he worked and lived he was the credible and constant voice that people looked to when they needed to know the story behind the story.
           
He retired from daily journalism in 2008, though his award-winning columns continue to appear in the Ledger-Enquirer. Now he turns to a new medium that will enable him to share his vast catalogue of local events and history.

Richard Hyatt’s Columbus is useful and provocative. He brings you news first, as only someone with his extensive Rolodex of contacts can. Links take you to other websites where important news is breaking.

Readers of his site do not have to wait on a newspaper carrier or the 6 o’clock news. He posts news throughout the day — when you want it and when you need it. Once news is reported, readers can count on Richard to analyze and explain it — just as he has been doing since 1972. His topic may be government, education, public safety, business, the arts or sports. It may have happened in your neighborhood or under the gold dome of Georgia’s State Capitol.
           
Richard Hyatt’s Columbus will be on the front row when news is made and so will you. His daily online reports may make you mad or make you laugh but they will always keep you informed.