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Appalachian Solar Dreams Become Realities As Money Flows In To A Community In Kentucky
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The promise of solar energy for small, rural communities, and particularly those recovering from the decline of the coal industry, is twofold: job creation, and… Read More
Three COVID-Related Deaths Have Been Reported In Athens County, Along With 26 New Cases For Oct. 12
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 71 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after three were added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More
Nelsonville Remains A City After Successfully Completing Its Own Population Count
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville kept its status as a city, and the state funding that comes with it, after a local recount of the population found 5,373 residents live… Read More
Why Rent Help From Congress Has Been So Slow Getting To People Who Need It
COLUMBIA, S.C. (NPR) — Akira Johnson lives in Columbia, S.C., with her three kids. She tries to make the place joyful for them with flowers and pillows that say things… Read More
Ben Davis Jr. Turns Inward On ‘Roots’
WOUB Digital · Ben Davis Jr. Turns Inward On ‘Roots’ “Roots” (Supersensible Records) is Ben Davis Jr.’s most introspective release to date. Inspired by an enormous shift in perspective Davis… Read More
WOUB to Broadcast Three Peanuts Specials This Holiday Season
This holiday season, WOUB will broadcast three Peanuts specials including “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The specials will air ad… Read More
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio to Feature Columbus Poet Rikki Santer
WOUB Digital · Decorative Arts Center of Ohio to Feature Columbus Poet Rikki Santer Columbus poet Rikki Santer’s Head to Toe Of It is a collection of poems that both scrutinizes… Read More
Mama Icha never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox in “La Casa de Mama Icha” on POV – Oct. 18 at 10 pm
POV: La Casa de Mama Icha Monday, October 18 at 10 pm American Documentary | POV is pleased to announce the national broadcast premiere of La Casa de Mama… Read More
Bringing a Female Perspective to Public Media Leadership
Ann Alquist graduated from Ohio University in 2009 ATHENS, OH –Ann Alquist is now the executive director and general manager at WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama. But her career in public… Read More