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American Masters Closes Season 31 with Broadcast Premiere of This Is Bob Hope… | Sunday, November 26 at 8 pm
Features Hope’s writings voiced by Billy Crystal and new interviews with Conan O’Brien, Kermit the Frog, Tom Selleck, Brooke Shields, Dick Cavett, Margaret Cho and others During his eight-decade career,… Read More
U.S. To Impose More Sanctions On North Korea, But How Effective Will They Be?
By: Jackie Northam | NPR
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The Trump administration is increasingly using economic sanctions to try to influence behavior in North Korea, Venezuela and Russia. But the strategy doesn’t always work — and can backfire.
🔈#457SEO: Meet Dr. Duane Nellis
Dr. Duane Nellis is just over halfway through his first year as the 21st president of Ohio University. WOUB’s Susan Tebben and Atish Baidya sat down with him to learn… Read More
Episode 111 – Immersive Media for Teaching and Learning
Virtual and augmented reality are poised to disrupt media consumption in all areas—entertainment, journalism, and education to name a few. Are you skeptical about this influencing your teaching and learning?… Read More
Peoples Bank Theatre to Host Christmas Tree Auction Nov. 26
By: Emily Votaw
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What kind of person sets their Christmas tree only a couple of days after Thanksgiving? A celebratory and truly great person, that’s who. Such dedication to merriment is being celebrated… Read More
Chief of Staff to Ohio Senate GOP Will Leave Job Next Week
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The chief of staff to Ohio Senate majority Republicans says he’s stepping down but the move is unrelated to allegations of inappropriate conduct roiling the chamber…. Read More
‘Growing Up Athens’ Release Party Planned for Nov. 25
Saturday, Nov. 25 will mark the official launch party for the release of Growing Up Athens, a book that chronicles the experience of coming of age in the region through… Read More
West Virginia Settlement Bars Security Company
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s attorney general has reached a settlement with a company selling home security systems that bars it from operating within the state. It settles a… Read More
Modest Growth Forecast for Ohio Holiday Retail Sales
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ahead of Black Friday and the December sales season, researchers are expecting a modest 2 percent increase in Ohio holiday retail spending compared with last year…. Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Doug ‘R@T’ Brooks
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is the first in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in… Read More
REVIEW: Mountain Stage With Larry Groce November 19
By: Emily Votaw
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The air was brisk and the sun set early on Sunday, Nov. 19 in Charleston, WV. Although it might have been cold and dark outside, inside the West Virginia State… Read More
Ohio Woman 1 Of 32 Americans Named As A Rhodes Scholar
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A Cincinnati woman has been named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars from the U.S. The Rhodes Trust says 21-year-old Camille Borders, a senior at Washington University in… Read More
More Than 1.5 Million Free Needles Given Out In Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials say more than 1.5 million free needles have been handed out to 3,000 drug users in Columbus as health advocates work to stop the spread… Read More
Ohio Justice Issues Another Apology Over Facebook Post
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CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate has issued another apology on Facebook after a post Friday outlining his sexual history with women drew widespread… Read More
Firearm Season For Deer Opens In West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s buck firearm season is underway. Tens of thousands of hunters are expected to head into the woods this week for the deer gun season,… Read More