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Workers Protest OU’s 140 Layoffs Amidst the Pandemic
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Union workers are continuing to protest, what they say is, unfair and disrespectful treatment by Ohio University. On Saturday morning, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1699 and their supporters held signs along East State Street urging drivers to honk in support. Organizers say at least 110 people… Read More
Music From the Radio Free Athens Crew: May 16, 2020
Like most everything else, Radio Free Athens has been impacted by the current situation pertaining to COVID-19, which the World Health Organization has deemed a pandemic. Although you won’t get to hear your favorite DJs on the air for a while, we will be supplying faithful listeners with playlists in the meantime. Find them below!… Read More
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me | AMERICAN MASTERS | Friday, May 22 at 9 pm
American Masters Celebrates Sammy Davis, Jr. Friday, May 22 at 9:00 p.m. on WOUB American Masters – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me, the first major film documentary to examine the performer’s vast career and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America, airs on… Read More