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The Laughing Chimes, Lavandula, and more perform tributes this weekend to raise money for the Athens County Humane Society
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – After members of local psychedelic rock group Lavandula saw their friends play a Smashing Pumpkins tribute at last year’s Big Cover Up at The Union, they… Read More
Fran Lebowitz talks with WOUB about smartphones, choosing friends, and mortality
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WOUB Digital · Fran Lebowitz reflects on life, death, and a few things in between MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Writer and public intellectual Fran Lebowitz is known for her biting… Read More
WOUB to air documentary about Don Lewis, an unsung modern music visionary from Ohio – Feb. 4 at 9 pm
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – It’s difficult – if not impossible – to tune into any contemporary radio station for more than a few minutes without hearing a synthesizer of some… Read More
Willie Nelson, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush are included in the 2023 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) — Last year Dolly Parton made headlines with her reluctance to accept a nomination for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beloved country music… Read More
Ohio University’s Dr. Jason Rawls spoke to WOUB about the power of hip hop in time for ‘Fight the Power’ debut
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Hip hop is not just a genre of music. It’s a cultural force that has provided a venue for those who so often are robbed of… Read More
PBS New Year’s Eve special highlights Ohio University Singers and Peoples Bank Theatre
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – For many, hearing the phrase “orchestra concert” conjures up a whole laundry list of exclusionary anxieties. Anxieties Maestro Luke Frazier hopes to shake off. For the… Read More
‘Grandma’ Joy and her grandson draw near to accomplishing goal to visit every National Park
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DUNCAN FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Alum Cave Trail isn’t an easy hike. It’s among the steepest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ascending routes are crisscrossed by the… Read More
Local eighth graders explore Athens’ Black history with podcasting pros in tandem with Tantrum Theater’s opening of ‘Hotel Berry’
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Eighth graders at Athens Middle School have created a series of podcasts about Black history to be released in conjunction with Tantrum Theater’s debut of the… Read More
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio celebrates the holiday season with the Brady Bunch and classic storybooks
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – This year the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 E. Main St.) is celebrating the holidays with one of America’s most beloved television families. “A Storybook… Read More
‘Hotel Berry’ brings largely untold story of Athens’ Black history to Forum Theater stage starting Nov. 17
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A largely untold story of Athens’ rich Black history premieres on Ohio University’s Forum Theater stage next week. “Hotel Berry” is a slice of painstakingly researched… Read More
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio showcases the hidden picture puzzles Highlights has been running for 76 years
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) — People just light up at the mention of “Highlights for Children.” Bring up the long-running magazine, and you’re sure to get a smile – and maybe… Read More
WOUB has been airing poetry content for a long time, and a few regular contributors told us what they enjoy about it
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WOUB Digital · WOUB poetry contributors reflect on longtime programming ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB has been bringing together artists of all types to reflect on poetry, on air, for… Read More
Shadow in the Moon’s ‘Solar Shadows’ showcases duo’s most accomplished release to date
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Late last month psychedelic folk rock duo Shadow in the Moon released “Solar Shadows,” marking the group’s most accomplished effort to date. “Solar Shadows” reaffirms not… Read More
‘Every Fiber’ documentary spotlights the sustainable fashion work of regional designer Celeste Malvar-Stewart
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) — Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 p.m. the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 E. Main Street) will host a screening of director Thomas Sawyer’s “Every Fiber”… Read More
Author David Contosta headed to Lancaster Oct. 16 to talk about ‘American Childhood’ in the ’50s
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – David Contosta and Phillip Hazelton are cousins. They grew up in a tight knit family. The kind that got together every Thanksgiving for a dinner in… Read More
Rising indie rock outfit Ginger Root dazzles Lakewood with brainy combo of Philly Soul, Japanese City Pop, and good old fashioned AOR
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LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOUB) – Ginger root, the knobby aromatic rhizome, has been known to take the edge off nausea, soothe sore throats, and even significantly relieve achy joints. Ginger Root,… Read More
Ohio University alumnus Chris Witherspoon reflects on NYC, interviewing Oprah Winfrey, and empowering media audiences
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Chris Witherspoon is an enormously accomplished entertainment journalist, having interviewed a host of high-profile celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, and Tom Hanks, just… Read More
2022 Mothman Festival attracts large crowd of cryptid enthusiasts with first event since 2019
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POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia (WOUB) – Point Pleasant was swarmed by cryptid enthusiasts this weekend as the town celebrated the first Mothman Festival since 2019. A markedly denser crowd than… Read More
Megan Wren celebrates new chapter with Fall Equinox Tour, headed to Donkey Coffee Sept. 24
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Regional singer-songwriter Megan Wren has kicked off her Fall Equinox Tour, which takes her all-over Southern Ohio over the next two weeks, wrapping up Friday, September… Read More
Ohio Department of Health hopes 988 becomes as ingrained as 911, saving lives along the way
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In 2020 alone, 45,900 Americans died by suicide according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. This means suicide was the twelfth leading cause of… Read More
VIDEO: Day three at the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Sunday, September 4 marked the fourth and final day of the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival. WOUB’s Emily Votaw and Katie Pinter made their rounds throughout the… Read More
VIDEO: Day two at the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Day two of the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival may have brought rain, but that did little to deter the enthusiastic crowds. WOUB’s Emily Votaw and Katie… Read More
Wayne National Forest’s Dan Anerino lets us know what to do to prevent forest fires in time for WOUB-TV’s broadcast of ‘The Big Burn’
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Throughout the summer of 1910, more than three million acres of land across the Northern Rockies were decimated by hundreds of wildfires. 86 people would lose their lives over the… Read More
VIDEO: Day One at the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB’s Emily Votaw and Katie Pinter covered the first day of the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival on Friday, September 2, 2022.
The Gladden House Sessions are now the Sycamore Sessions and this weekend they’ll feature sets from In the Pines, Tré Burt, S.G. Goodman, and more
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — As the Nelsonville Music Festival kicks off today in a new location after a two year hiatus, so do the Sycamore Sessions. The stripped down performances… Read More
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