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Experience on state-of-the-art equipment at WOUB helped launch Charlie Kendall’s business
Kendall studied radio and television and graduated from Ohio University in 1989 ATHENS, OH – Charlie Kendall ran a successful production company in Herndon, Virginia for nearly three decades and… Read More

Robb Metry took what he learned at WOUB to help children with special needs
ATHENS, OH – Most Ohio University alumni who worked at WOUB say they gained valuable professional skills at the station, even if their career ended up going in a non-media… Read More

Saturday, June 7 – Daniel Tiger is coming to Athens!
ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Learning Lab is bringing Daniel Tiger to the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (67 Columbus Road, Athens) as part of its Be My Neighbor Day… Read More

Current WOUB students receive financial awards in honor of former WOUB employees
ATHENS, OH – Four WOUB students recently received financial awards in honor of two former WOUB employees. The Edmund A. Williams Technology Oriented Leadership Award and the Jeffrey R. Spalding… Read More

WOUB Public Media wins 10 awards in the 46th Annual Telly Awards
ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media is the winner of 10 awards in the record breaking 46th Annual Telly Awards. Ohio University students from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism… Read More

WOUB’s 2024- 25 “Our Ohio” High School Documentary Film Festival Winners Announced
ATHENS, OH – Avery Brooks from Alexander High School has been named the 1st place overall winner in WOUB’s 2024-25 Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival. Brooks produced a… Read More

WOUB and Media Arts and Studies Student Trevor Gillam is one of the recipients of the 73 West State Street Award
ATHENS, OH – Ohio University Rising Junior and WOUB Student Trevor Gillam of Amherst, Ohio says he still can’t believe he was one of the recipients of this year’s 73… Read More

Sedric Granger pursues baseball play-by-play dream with the Frisco RoughRiders
ATHENS, OH – Sedric Granger ’24 is getting ready to spend his summer living the dream. The 2024 journalism news and information graduate will be doing a media internship with… Read More

Becoming Bart Simpson: Nancy Cartwright gained confidence for her voice acting career at WOUB
ATHENS, OH– Nancy Cartwright recently learned that the show she calls, “the greatest voice acting gig of all time,” has been picked up for four more seasons. That means The… Read More

WOUB 2025 Leadership Award Winners Selected
ATHENS, OH – Two WOUB students have been recognized for their leadership with financial awards to support their college education. Ella Hughes, a rising junior journalism news and information major,… Read More

From Farm Fields to Film Sets: Jill Kleck Woo’s Journey from WOUB to Hollywood
Woo majored in Radio and Television and graduated from Ohio University in 1978 ATHENS, OH – Jill Kleck Woo’s story begins on a quiet farm in Northwest Ohio, where the… Read More

Chris Riddle celebrates 25 years on the air at WOUB
ATHENS, OH – Morning Edition Host Chris Riddle is celebrating 25 years on the air at WOUB today (May 12). “I actually got my start at WOUB as a listener,… Read More

Mike McCarthy named 5 p.m. anchor at ABC 6 in Columbus
McCarthy was a journalism major who graduated from Ohio University in 2007 ATHENS, OH– March was a big month for Mike McCarthy. The 2007 journalism graduate was named the 5… Read More

Former National/International News Correspondent Martin Savidge reflects on his experiences at Ohio University and WOUB
Savidge was a journalism major who graduated from Ohio University in 1981 ATHENS, OH – Martin Savidge says the hands-on, real world media experience he was able to get at… Read More

WOUB Professional Staff and Students win All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards from The Press Club of Cleveland
ATHENS, OH– Two WOUB professional staff members and five students are taking home hardware this spring after winning All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards from The Press Club of Cleveland. WOUB… Read More

Support WOUB during Public Media Giving Days 2025
May 1 and 2 ATHENS, OH – Public Media Giving Days, a nationwide event asking viewers, listeners, members, music lovers, journalism aficionados, educators and fans to take a stand in… Read More

Scripps College inducts Larry Katz ‘77 into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame
ATHENS, OH – Even though Larry Katz’s career was not one of a typical Scripps College of Communication graduate, the radio and television major who graduated in 1977 never forgot… Read More

Paying it Forward: Former WOUB Students Support Current Students with Annual Scholarships
ATHENS, OH – Three current Scripps College students can breathe a little easier financially going into the next school year thanks to the generosity of two alumni who worked at… Read More

WOUB Senior Spotlight: Aidan Cagna
By: Annabelle Dilts ATHENS, OH – Aidan Cagna, a media arts production major, is excited to start the next chapter of his life upon graduating from Ohio University this May…. Read More

Here are the latest details about the Trump Administration’s plans to defund public media
ATHENS, OH – You may have heard the news that the White House plans to ask Congress to rescind funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a move that… Read More

Former “Our Ohio” Winner found her place in the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication
ATHENS, OH – In 2022, Hadley Fain of Wellston, was named the 1st place overall winner in WOUB’s Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival with a short documentary called… Read More

Support WOUB during Spring Radio Pledge Drive
The on-air portion of the drive will be held on April 24 & 25 ATHENS, OH – WOUB will be on the air holding its Spring Radio Pledge Drive April… Read More

WOUB Senior Spotlight: Sullivan Beach
By Annabelle Dilts ATHENS, OH – Hailing from Painesville, Ohio, Sullivan Beach is ready to start his career in the professional media world after graduating from Ohio University this May…. Read More

Columbus TV Meteorologist says WOUB was his “life” at Ohio University
McPeek graduated from Ohio University in 1991 ATHENS, OH – ABC 6 Columbus Chief Meteorologist Marshall McPeek remembers his time in Athens fondly, and says he remembers his entire experience… Read More

“Gridiron Glory” announces host and supervising producer for Season 26
ATHENS, OH – Gridiron Glory (GG) will return to WOUB for its 26th season this August with Donovan Varney, a rising senior journalism news and information major from Gahanna, Ohio, … Read More
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