Barnes, Leslie and Crash catch up with The Morning X’s “official man on the street reporter,” Hood Anchor Ye, Atlanta’s most unpredictable and fastest-moving field reporter.

Hood joins the show to share:

• How he got to a crime scene before the police even realized which house was involved

• Why he wore a robe to breakfast with Barnes (he came straight from a live report)

• How he manages risk (he doesn’t want security: “I watch my own a**”)

• How he creatively weaves Magic City into nearly every news update

• The real story behind that downtown Atlanta explosion (a blown transformer under a manhole)

The guy’s raw, real, and building an empire—from lottery announcements to weather updates to YouTube content.

They also discuss:

• Texting during explosions (yes, that’s a legit alibi now)

• How Hood spins up stories before local outlets can even deploy a crew

• The Morning X gifting him a branded mug (still waiting to see it on camera)

Hood Anchor Ye is exactly the kind of reporter Atlanta didn’t know it needed.

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Executive Producer: Steve Barnes

Hosts: Steve Barnes, Leslie Fram

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