Interview with Erick Erickson, September 13, 2018Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project |
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Erick W. Erickson was born in Jackson, Louisiana, on June 3, 1975. He moved with his family to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 1980 after Conoco Oil (now ConocoPhillips) transferred his father to the country. He moved back to Louisiana in 1990. Erickson graduated from Mercer University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history. He earned a J.D. from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Erickson practiced law for a short time at Sell and Melton, LLP in Macon but stepped away when he began writing for RedState, a conservative blog. Erickson later became CEO and Editor-in-Chief at RedState. He left RedState in 2015. From 2007 to 2011, Erickson, a Republican, served on the Macon City Council. He currently hosts Atlanta’s Evening News on WSB Radio and serves as a regular Fox News contributor. He resides in Macon.
Erickson talks about growing up in the United Arab Emirates and his education at Mercer University in Macon. He recalls attending law school, practicing law, and becoming politically active in local and state politics in Georgia. Erickson discusses his career move away from law and into political blogging, commentary, and broadcasting. He reflects on his tenure as a Macon City Council member. He assesses Republican politics and the future of the modern conservative movement in the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory. Erickson talks at length about President Donald Trump and his political impact in Georgia and across the country.
Erickson talks about growing up in the United Arab Emirates and his education at Mercer University in Macon. He recalls attending law school, practicing law, and becoming politically active in local and state politics in Georgia. Erickson discusses his career move away from law and into political blogging, commentary, and broadcasting. He reflects on his tenure as a Macon City Council member. He assesses Republican politics and the future of the modern conservative movement in the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory. Erickson talks at length about President Donald Trump and his political impact in Georgia and across the country.
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2018-09-13
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RBRL425TPGA-060
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Erick Erickson and Seth Clark, “Interview with Erick Erickson, September 13, 2018,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL425TPGA/RBRL425TPGA-060.