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WOUB Students Win Major Regional Student Production Awards
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For the ninth time since its inception, Gridiron Glory, a student production at WOUB Public Media, won a major Student Production Award in Sports from the Ohio Valley division of… Read More
Universities Must Reform to Stay Relevant and Affordable Says Notable Economist
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Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Washington, DC, notes that the costs of higher education have increased markedly in recent years while the… Read More
Chancellor Carey and Head of Workforce Transformation Describe Higher Education Budget Proposal
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John Carey, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education and Ryan Burgess, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, recently visited Athens and Ohio University and explained the… Read More
Courts Are Perceived “Negatively” by People of Color in the USA
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Minnesota trial judge Kevin Burke is concerned about negative public perceptions of our courts – especially among people of color. People too often believe they are treated unfairly and that… Read More
Reporter Security is an Issue Both Abroad and At Home
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Award-winning journalist and former Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander just finished co-authoring an in-depth report for National Public Radio about the death of two of its journalists in Afghanistan in… Read More
Paul Laurence Dunbar Documentary Hits Public Television Airwaves Nationally
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A new documentary “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” is being distributed to public television stations across the nation through the National Educational Telecommunications Association. The film highlights the life… Read More
Bullying, Harassment, & Hate Crimes Spike Since Presidential Election
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Recently the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the results of a post-election national survey of 50,000 teenagers between 13 and 18 years old. Some 70 percent reported witnessing bullying, hate… Read More
Megan Westervelt Tells Unique Environmental Stories Through Still Images
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Megan Westervelt left graduate school with some experience under her belt and some uniquely creative ideas in her head about how she could capture environmental photos. She labels herself a… Read More
Climate Change Escalates Despite Our Partisan Politics
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To the vast majority of scientists, climate change exists and it has been exacerbated over the years by human factors. However, not all politicians agree and most assuredly, most of… Read More
Old-Time Radio Dramas Adopt Modern Podcasting Style at WOUB
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Karen M. Chan, an actor, director and producer is merging old-time radio dramatic techniques with modern podcasting to bring a new, fresh approach to storytelling for public media. Chan, a… Read More
Addiction and “The Holidays” Can be a Toxic Mix – But, Help is Available
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Ron Luce, a board member of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and President of Ohio Recovery Housing, says “the Holidays” can be a troubling time for those addicted to… Read More
Sexual Victimization: New Data Challenges Stereotypes
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Lara Stemple and her colleagues are leading the charge to change perceptions of sexual victimization and more accurately account for the gender of sexual perpetrators. Stemple is the director of… Read More
Alum Rob Painter Talks Career, Security, His Work with Google & Leadership
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Rob Painter, an Ohio University alumnus, specializes in investments in companies that solve challenges in national security and high growth markets such as cyber security, data science, sensor technology and… Read More
“Epic Struggles” Face Media in Covering President Donald Trump
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Andrew Alexander, former ombudsman for the Washington Post and former Washington bureau chief for Cox Newspapers, states that the media have epic struggles ahead in covering our new President Donald… Read More
Poverty Takes on Power: Linda Tirado’s Fight for Right
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Linda Tirado, author and activist, has for the past three years written and spoken around the globe about what it’s like to be poor in America. She now talks truth… Read More
The 2nd Annual Komen Race for the Cure is Scheduled for Athens Oct. 23
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The second annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is scheduled for Athens on October 23. Honorary co-chairs of the event are both breast cancer survivors. Mary Dupler, a… Read More
A Race Like No Other: Turbulent 2016 Presidential Campaign
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As the presidential polls tighten and September nears an end, SPECTRUM gets a political update from a non-partisan expert on American politics and elections. Kyle Kondik, author of a new… Read More
Athens Mayor Patterson on New Pool and Farmer’s Market
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Athens Mayor Steve Patterson gives WOUB listeners updates on several major projects confronting the City of Athens. He also gives a progress report on this summer’s Ohio summit of city… Read More
Why are Black Women NOT Elected to Statewide Offices Throughout the Nation?
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There are only two black women in the nation who hold statewide elective executive offices, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Spectrum wants to… Read More
Sex and Power: What’s Behind the Headlines?
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Why do powerful and famous men sexually act-out, often repeatedly, in ways that most people find inappropriate and that are risky to their careers and families? Why do they risk… Read More
Christopher Anderson Leads MaleSurvivor to Assist Abused Males
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Christopher Anderson is the executive director of a national organization called MaleSurvior – an organization dedicated to assisting and advocating for men who have suffered some form of sexual abuse…. Read More
Two Experts on Iran Discuss Nuclear Agreement After One Year
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Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, founding Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Dr. Rober S. Litwak, Vice President for Scholars and Director of… Read More
Author Kyle Kondik: Ohio Remains a Pivotal State in Presidential Elections
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The winning presidential candidate has won Ohio in 28 of the past 30 elections – stretching back to 1896, according to Kyle Kondik, the author of a new book The… Read More
Confronting Fear, Hate, and Racism in America
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A black woman who is a mother of a teenage son, a former prosecutor and a current judge, a Muslim immigrant, and a gay man of Nepalese heritage each have… Read More
Robert Gipe Pens an Award-Winning Illustrated Novel About Appalachia
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Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky has written a gripping illustrated novel about life in Appalachia and in a mythical small town in the coalfields called Trampoline. It is published by… Read More
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