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Don’t Forget About AM Radio – Give It A Chance
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If you are looking for some variety in radio programming, don't forget about 1340 WOUB-AM. We launched a new schedule in January 2013. It is now about three months old… Read More
Canceling Wednesday Night’s Basketball Game – A ‘Collaborative’ Decision
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UPDATE: 5:53 P.M. An Eastern Michigan spokesperson confirms that who will pay for Eastern Michigan University’s extra trip to Athens and the cost of that trip are still to be… Read More
Former OU President Alden Visits To Celebrate 50 Years Of WOUB Television
By: Kelly Martin, Tom Hodson
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Dr. Vernon R. Alden, former Ohio University president, visited WOUB Friday, Jan. 18 to celebrate 50 years of WOUB-TV. Dr. Alden flipped the switch in January 1963, which brought the… Read More
Fred Kight Retires After Three Decades At WOUB
By: Tom Hodson
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As faithful listeners to WOUB radio over the years, you have become used to hearing a calm and deliberate voice saying: "This is Fred Kight, WOUB News." When you heard… Read More
Southeast Ohio Counties With Highest Unemployment Rates Vote Republican
By: Taylor Mirfendereski, Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 10:53 PM All of the top seven counties in Southern and Southeastern Ohio who had high unemployment rates voted for Republican challenger Mitt Romney in 2012 over President Barack Obama…. Read More
Fairfield Co. GOP Predicts Big County Win Due To Candidate Visits
By: Taylor Mirfendereski, Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 11:51 PM Fairfield County Republican Chairman Kyle Farmer said Tuesday he would be disappointed if he didn’t get a 60 percent vote for the Romney-Ryan ticket after they visited his… Read More
SE Ohio Counties Offer Presidential Study In Contrast
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UPDATE 10:40 PM Athens County in 2012 was once again a spot of blue in a sea of red. Athens County is the only county in Southeastern Ohio to vote for… Read More
Join Us in Covering Tuesday’s Election
By: Tom Hodson
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Covering major news events such as big storms or elections used to be one-sided. News organizations such as WOUB gathered the news, packaged it, and then delivered it to you… Read More
“Scripps Innovation Challenge” Unveiled Tuesday
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The “Scripps Innovation Challenge” was unveiled Tuesday as part of the seventh annual Scripps Day – a dialogue between Scripps media employees, Ohio University faculty and students. The Challenge will… Read More
SI’s Lar Anderson Talks With Russ Eisenstein About Ohio Football
By: Tom Hodson
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Lars Anderson, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, was in Athens last week to gather information for an upcoming article about Ohio University football and the resurgent career of Coach Frank… Read More
WOUB Mourns The Death of Connie Stevens
By: Tom Hodson
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Occasionally in life, you cross paths with someone who serendipitously makes a mark on your life, leaves a lasting impression and actually alters your future. Such was the case with… Read More
WOUB Becomes More Mobile To Meet Needs
By: Tom Hodson
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Change is a cornerstone of any media enterprise today and WOUB Public Media is no exception. Sometimes, it's difficult for any of us to change routines or ways to which… Read More
Bobcat Sports Coverage On WOUB
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For the second straight season, WOUB FM will be airing Ohio Bobcat football on four of its regional FM stations beginning with Saturday’s season opener against the Penn State Nittany… Read More
Ohio and Two Neighboring States Make Toxic 20 List
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Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky have been designated in a listing of the top 20 states with the worst power plant pollution in the nation. The “Toxic 20” list is… Read More
AEP Says Power Out In Numerous Counties
By: Fred Kight, Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 9:00 P.M. According to outage maps from American Electric Power, the number of customers without electricity following severe evening storms is dwindling, though nearly 44,000 customers are still in the… Read More
AEP Issues Its Friday Update
By: Tom Hodson
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Although power has been restored to 87 percent of the 660,000 customers who had outages, about 87,000 still have no electricity. AEP released its most recent figures at 10 a.m…. Read More
Kroger Is Busier During a Crisis
By: Tom Hodson
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Remember what happens when we have a prediction of a snow storm during the winter? Everyone runs out to get eggs, milk, and other provisions, whether they need them… Read More
Athens County Libraries Provide Safe Havens During Crisis
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Where do people go when they have no electricity, no Internet connections, no air conditioning and sometimes no food? Some in Athens County are taking refuge at their public library…. Read More
Kroger’s Voluntarily Reducing Electric Use
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Kroger’s Columbus Division announced Thursday morning that it is reducing lighting in its 125 stores by one-third to help preserve energy during the current power crisis. The Columbus… Read More
AEP Ties Some Outage Prevention to Rate Hike
By: Tom Hodson
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AEP president and chief operating officer Pablo Vegas, in a press conference Thursday morning, tied part of power outage prevention to AEP’s current rate hike proposal. When asked… Read More
Three AEP Workers Treated for Heat Exhaustion
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American Electric Power (AEP) announced this morning that, to date, three of its line workers have sought treatment for heat exhaustion while repairing the massive electrical outages caused by… Read More
LE-AX Lifts Boil Order
By: Tom Hodson
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The Le-Ax Water system has lifted its precautionary boil order, according to an announcement on its website, le-ax.com. The order was officially lifted at 3 p.m. Wednesday. … Read More
AEP Updates Area Figures On Power Outages
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As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, some 142,000 American Electric Power (AEP) customers are still without power after last Friday’s storms and 68 percent of those are in the Athens,… Read More
Ohio-Miami Rivalry Video
By: Tom Hodson
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Rivalries and competition are part of our daily existence and they certainly are part of university life. For the most part – rivalries are good things and are between entities… Read More
More sexual assault details emerge in Grand Jury report against Sandusky
By: Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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Two more accusers in the sexual assault case against former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky have shared their stories with a Grand Jury. Both new accusers – listed… Read More
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