Rick Folbaum is an anchor on the Atlanta News First Morning News that airs from 4:30-10 a.m. Monday through Friday on WANF and PeachtreeTV. He is an AP, Murrow and Emmy Award-winning journalist who arrived at Atlanta News First in 2019.

He has anchored coverage of some of the most seismic events in recent Georgia history, including 2020's widespread social justice protests and the election victories of Democratic candidates for President and both U.S. Senate seats in this traditionally Red state.

Rick has interviewed many notable Georgia newsmakers, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger, Ambassador Andrew Young, Sen. Johnny Isakson and Rep. John Lewis. He served as a panelist for the GA Gov GOP primary debate. In September 2022, Rick traveled to London to cover the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Over his 30-year broadcasting career, Rick has reported live from world capitals including Havana, Brussels and Washington. He has the distinction of having worked for all three cable news channels: Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.