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This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: October 17, 2020
In the before times, Radio Free Athens’ volunteer DJs filled the WOUB AM airwaves most Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8p.m. EDT. We’ll be back at it in time, but for now we are supplying weekly playlists and accompanying memes. From R@T I started using anti-social media this summer. Not sure if that is a… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 19 COVID-19 Cases For October 16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,121 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 19 cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the new cases in a press release sent October 16. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates 13 of these new cases involved… Read More
Ohio Senate Proposes Lifting Bar Curfew, But DeWine Says It Stays
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The mandatory halting of sales of alcohol at Ohio bars at 10pm is getting pushback from owners, customers and elected officials. But Gov. Mike DeWine says it has to stay in place for now. Two thirds of Ohio state senators – Republicans and Democrats – have signed on to a bill… Read More
Jazz Night In America: Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing
By: Josh Jackson I NPR, Nickolai Hammar I NPR, Sarah Geledi I NPR
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How is the jazz community in Philadelphia responding to the global pandemic? Jazz Night in America found a few different answers to that question. In this video short, we’ll explore how a performer, a private citizen and an entrepreneur are striving for resilience during a time of social upheaval and economic uncertainty. In the radio episode, we’ll… Read More