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This Week On Radio Free Athens: October 18, 2025
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Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
Stuart’s Opera House Board of Trustees names Devin Sudman as Executive Director
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio – On Friday, the Stuart’s Opera House Board of Directors announced the appointment of Devin Sudman as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective October 20. Sudman succeeds Melissa… Read More
Athens native Jon Loomis releases first album, ‘The King of Good Intentions’
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EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (WOUB) – Poet, novelist, and Athens native Jon Loomis released his first solo album, The King of Good Intentions, Friday. The album’s arrival was marked with a… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Lou Mei and Dr. Bruce Martin
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, host Anna Jinja speaks with Lou Mei Gutsch, a master’s student whose story radiates resilience, joy, and gratitude…. Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Anna Sheffield and Kristin Cotterell Sheffield
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ATHENS, Ohio – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, host Anna Jinja speaks with Anna Sheffield, a young adoptee from Iowa City, and her mother, Kristen Cotterell Sheffield,… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Liz Garcia Bee & Milly Raccoon
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ATHENS, Ohio – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, host Anna Jinja sits down with Liz Garcia, founder of The Simplified Struggle, and her daughter Gabriela for a… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Max Wieland and Ian Vidovic
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ATHENS, Ohio – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, Anna speaks with Max Wieland, a Chinese-American adoptee and trans man whose story explores the complexities of identity, family,… Read More
Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest returns to Stuart’s August 15
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – One of Ohio’s premier fiddling events returns to the historic Stuart’s Opera House this summer as part of the annual Nelsonville Parade of the Hills. The… Read More
This week on Radio Free Athens: August 2, 2025
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Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
Poetry Conversations: July 2025
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of Poetry Conversations From Studio B, hosts Ivars Balkits, Albert Rouzie, and Wendy McVicker read and discuss poetry. WOUB Digital · Poetry Conversations: July 2025
Nominations for the 11th annual Athena Award are open through Sept. 2
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ATHENS, Ohio – It’s time to submit nominations for the 2025 Athena Award. The Award recognizes outstanding contributions and service toward persons with disabilities in the greater Athens community. The… Read More
Passion Works Studio Presents ‘Drawing the Cards: Major Art‑Cana’ by Jerry “JJ” Johnson at Jackie O’s Brew Pub
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Passion Works Studio—a nonprofit art center that collaborates with artists with developmental differences—presents Drawing the Cards: Major Art‑Cana, a collection featuring work by Passion Works studio… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 19, 2025
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Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Linda Sistrunk, Lish Greiner & Kim Kaler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, Linda Sistrunk and Lish Greiner share their decades-long journey of providing unofficial foster care to over 30 children… Read More
Athens Artists Memorial Project launches matching gift campaign to amplify local arts support through the summer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens Artists Memorial Project (AAMP) has launched a summer 2025 fundraising campaign that will triple all donations made through August 31. With support from matching… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House announces Melissa Wales will step down from Executive Director role in October
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – After nearly eight years at Stuart’s Opera House and serving as Executive Director since 2020, Melissa Wales will be stepping down from her role, effective October… Read More
Dairy Barn Arts Center is looking for regional art to feature in upcoming displays
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Dairy Barn Arts Center wants regional art to feature in an upcoming exhibition in the Sauber Gallery, Interpretations of an American Dream, set to be… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Kristina Denbow & Mather Family
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ATHENS, Ohio – This episode of The Anna Jinja Show features adoptee Kristina Denbow, who shares her deeply personal journey from Kazakhstan to a life in Athens, Ohio. Kristina reflects… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Roxanne Malè-Brune & Bernhard Debatin
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, guests Roxanne Malè-Brune and Bernhard Debatin—strangers until now—connect over shared experiences of early family disruption and the lifelong… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Meredith Jensen and Sydney Roberts
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, Meredith Jensen and Sydney Roberts share powerful reflections on identity, belonging, and the meaning of family. Meredith, a… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: The Five Minute Bond Part Two
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ATHENS, Ohio – Part 2 of The Five-Minute Bond continues the story of Shannon Friend and her birth mother, Jan Wooles, revealing new connections that deepen their extraordinary reunion. This… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: The Five Minute Bond Part One
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This episode of The Anna Jinja Show features Shannon Friend and her birth mother JanWooles, who unknowingly lived as neighbors for years before reconnecting two decades… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Kate and Jay Johnson & Rylee Bapst
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The latest episode of The Anna Jinja Show explores the impact of adoption on personal identity, featuring international adoptee Anna in conversation with Jay and Kate… Read More
Poetry Conversations: May 2025
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of Poetry Conversations From Studio B, hosts Bonnie Proudfoot, Ivars Balkits, Albert Rouzie, and Wendy McVicker read and discuss poetry. WOUB Digital · Poetry Conversations:… Read More
Poetry Conversations: April 2025
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of Poetry Conversations From Studio B, hosts Bonnie Proudfoot, Ivars Balkits, Albert Rouzie, and Wendy McVicker read and discuss poetry. WOUB Digital · Poetry Conversations:… Read More