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WOUB-HD Honors Folk Legends Monday, August 7
By: Emily Votaw
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In the late ’40s Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, and Pete Seeger formed the Weavers in Greenwich Village — their name taken from the 1892 theatrical work Die Weber (translated to ‘The Weavers,’) by playwright Gerhart Hauptmann. The work depicts the uprising of Silesian weavers in 1844; something that went along nicely with the group’s politically… Read More
‘Simon and Garfunkel: the Concert in the Park’ to Air August 4
By: Emily Votaw
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In 1980, Central Park, New York City’s “green lung,” lay in disrepair. Although the park had been officially deemed a National Historic Landmark in 1962, by the ’80s, NYC just didn’t have the municipal funds necessary to keep up with the park’s maintenance. As a result, the Central Park Conservatory was created in 1980, and the… Read More
‘Bob Ross: the Happy Painter’ to Air on WOUB-HD August 5
By: Emily Votaw
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Soothing, spare music plays across a black backdrop which gently drops away as a viscerally calm bearded man with large, frizzy hair and a gentle, tactile tone of voice gently explains that you are tuning into the first episode of season 29 of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. He thanks viewers for tuning… Read More
EPA Says Toxic Sediment in Kanawha River Will be Capped
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency has announced an agreement to address dioxin contamination in the Kanawha River by constructing a cap over nine acres of sediment containing the toxic substance. According to the EPA, the Superfund cleanup in West Virginia’s Putnam and Kanawha counties will focus on a 14-mile stretch beginning at… Read More
Memory Sunday: Churches Spread Alzheimer’s Awareness
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The church choir in bright blue robes swayed and testified on a hot summer Sunday. Pastor Anthony Everett, in his own robe of orange and brown, preached to his “saints” of Wesley United Methodist Church and they called back their approval with a staggered chorus of “Amen!” But this Sunday, Memory Sunday, was different. Half… Read More
Funeral Held for Teen Killed in Ohio State Fair Malfunction
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Funeral services have been held for a teenager killed when a spinning and swinging amusement park ride broke apart at the Ohio State Fair. Family and friends gathered in Grove City on Tuesday for the services for 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell. Police officers and U.S. Marines were there to honor Jarrell, who… Read More
Federal Report Shows West Virginia Economic Output Up
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A new federal report shows West Virginia’s economic output rose 3 percent in the first quarter of this year led by mining. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says the state’s increase in gross domestic product trailed only Texas’ 3.9 percent. Nationally the report says mining grew 21.6 percent and was the… Read More
NPR Serves the General Public and Millennials Says Reporter & Former Producer
Laurel Wamsley, a young but veteran reporter and producer at National Public Radio (NPR), says she loves working there because she feels the NPR is truly serving the public. She also knows that NPR has made a concerted effort to attract a younger millennial audience and to broaden its base. Wamsley is in her second… Read More