As editor-in-chief he oversees all coverage from The George-Anne, contributes long-form investigative and feature pieces and leads a team of managing editors and correspondents. Prior to being named editor-in-chief, Andy was managing editor for news coverage during the summer 2020 semester and a candidate during the spring 2020 semester .
While at The George-Anne, Andy has led numerous investigations inciting change and broke news on major stories from the Georgia Southern community. His reporting has been picked up by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, multiple Savannah-local media outlets and shared thousands of times on social media.
During the summer 2020 semester, Andy worked with the team at Fox News' America's Newsroom. There, he wrote readers and pitched stories daily for the show's 9 a.m. hour. His work for Fox News landed on air numerous times.
Before The George-Anne, Andy worked for Gwinnett County Public Schools' broadcast and AV media team (better known as GCPS TV) as a digital media intern during his junior and senior years in high school.
While working at GCPS TV, and during high school, Andy garnered numerous student and professional awards and nominations, including a bronze Telly win, a nomination for a Southeast Emmy and two student Emmy wins.
Currently, Andy is majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor on political science. He is expected to graduate in May 2023.
Andy Cole, Editor-in-Chief, The George-Anne
| Sep 28, 2020 | Georgia Southern reports only 19 positive COVID-19 cases during sixth week (Story) |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Georgia Southern announces 54 positive COVID-19 cases during fifth week (Story/Media) |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Georgia Southern reports 95 cases during fourth week (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Marching band and athletics come to an agreement on game day seating (Story) |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Does The George-Anne have an agenda? (Story) |
| Sep 09, 2020 | Latest White House state report contradicts Georgia Southern’s quarantine policy, says university towns are reversing gains (Story) |
| Sep 07, 2020 | Georgia Southern announces 363 positive COVID-19 cases during third week (Story) |
| Sep 04, 2020 | Ahead of Labor Day, Georgia Southern encourages campus community to stay in Statesboro (Story) |
| Sep 02, 2020 | AAUP claims members don’t feel safe on campus, calls for fully online instruction (Story) |
| Sep 01, 2020 | Statesboro mayor credits rise in COVID-19 cases to Greek life, urges community to ‘Do Right’ (Story) |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Two employees die from COVID-19, two similar statements released (Story) |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Georgia Southern reports 508 positive COVID-19 cases during second week (Story) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Dingus MaGee’s temporarily closes citing COVID-19 concerns (Story) |
| Aug 27, 2020 | The Blue Room to temporarily close effective immediately (Story) |
| Aug 27, 2020 | How bad is the mold problem in on-campus dorms? (Story) |
| Aug 26, 2020 | White House names Statesboro, Bulloch as ‘red zone’ and releases recommendations for university COVID-19 testing (Story) |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Where are college students’ COVID-19 positive cases reported to? (Story) |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Georgia Southern now releasing COVID-19 numbers to public (Story) |
| Aug 15, 2020 | During the inevitable uncertainty, The George-Anne will be here for you (Story) |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Marrero talks back-to-school in an exclusive interview (Story) |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Benko: “Everything’s still on track” for a fall football season (Story) |
| Aug 07, 2020 | Timothy Alan Pearson | June 13, 1957 – July 28, 2020 (Story) |
| Aug 07, 2020 | Women’s Swim and Dive team autonomously pens statement two years after “Triggerish” incident (Story) |
| Jul 06, 2020 | USG now requiring campus community to wear face coverings while on campus (Story) |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Defaced Safe Space sign found on campus nearly seven months after Title IX report was filed (Story) |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Georgia Southern athlete resigned presidency of student-athlete advisory committee after racist tweets came to light (Story) |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Campus community outraged after insensitive Facebook posts from a Georgia Southern employee go viral (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2020 | What is Georgia Southern doing to combat recent racist incidents? (Story) |
| Jun 17, 2020 | The University System of Georgia is now reviewing names of colleges and buildings on their campuses (Story) |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Blue Room is closed indefinitely after one of their employees tested positive for COVID-19 (Story) |
| Jun 09, 2020 | Georgia Southern hasn’t denied admission to incoming student even after images of him in blackface surfaced (Story) |
| Jun 05, 2020 | We asked, you responded – Part Five (Story) |
| Jun 04, 2020 | Georgia Southern student’s Chi Omega membership revoked following release of apparent blackface photos (Story) |
| Jun 03, 2020 | Marrero is looking forward to the “opportunity” of the fall (Story) |
| Jun 02, 2020 | Three Georgia Southern students were arrested, then tear gassed by Atlanta Police, after protesting in Atlanta (Story) |
| Jun 02, 2020 | We asked, you responded – Part Two (Story) |
| Jun 01, 2020 | Marrero, Lunsford and more speak out against death of George Floyd (Story) |
| May 31, 2020 | Hundreds of protestors gathered on-campus for the “Justice for Us” march (Story) |
| May 31, 2020 | On-campus march slated for Sunday (Story) |
| May 29, 2020 | Shay Little, Ph.D, is ready to “Engage with passion” (Story) |
| May 29, 2020 | Georgia Southern president announced plans to return to campus in August (Story) |
| May 22, 2020 | What the COVID-19 outbreak means for Georgia Southern’s financial wellness (Story) |
| May 15, 2020 | Georgia Southern announces new vice president for student affairs (Story) |
| May 13, 2020 | Students denied from Georgia Southern can begin college at Ogeechee Tech and transfer to GS later (Story) |
| May 12, 2020 | Get to know The George-Anne’s leadership team (Story) |
| May 11, 2020 | State of Georgia requires all agencies, including the University System, to reduce budgets by 14% (Story) |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Georgia Southern’s COVID-19 dorm move-out praised by the University System of Georgia (Story) |
| Apr 17, 2020 | I read Pres. Trump’s new COVID-19 reopening guidelines so you don’t have to (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2020 | OPINION – Reporter’s notebook: My takeaways from Trump’s Charleston rally ahead of S.C.’s primary (Story) |
