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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
Swanpalace debuts EP ‘To Depart the Waking World’ with Spoon’s Jim Eno and vocalists Leah Joy and Josh Antonuccio
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ATHENS, Ohio – Swanpalace releases their debut EP, To Depart the Waking World, today. The group features the talents of Athens-based musician (and Director of the Ohio University School of… Read More
The 3C Podcast: Layers of Identity (Pt. 2)
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WOUB Digital · The 3C Podcast: Layers of Identity (Pt. 2) Episode #5: Layers of Identity (Part 2) Previously in episode 4 of The 3C Podcast, we journeyed to Lesotho… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Yui and Shei Sanchez
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This episode features a conversation with Yui and Shei Sanchez. Yui, who has lived in Japan, Canada, and North Carolina, discusses her experiences with cultural stereotypes… Read More
Poetry Conversations: March 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
Michael Hurley – 2024 NMF Sycamore Sessions
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Michael Hurley is a singer-songwriter with a cult following, known as a kind of “progenitor” of the “freak-folk” genre. He’s also a longtime annual staple of… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Paige O’Brien
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This episode features a conversation with Paige O’Brien, an Ohio University student whose journey embodies resilience, creativity, and profound self-discovery. Paige, a gifted writer, shares her… Read More
The Local Honeys – 2024 NMF Sycamore Sessions
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The Local Honeys are a Kentucky-based duo known for their deep-rooted Appalachian sound, blending traditional bluegrass, folk, and old-time music with sharp storytelling and modern perspectives…. Read More
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan featured in lineup for 2025 Spring Literary Festival
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Since 1986, the Spring Literary Festival has showcased acclaimed poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction authors from around the world. The 2025 festival kicks off Wednesday in… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Cat Cutcher and Jasey and Syd Schnaars
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Cat Cutcher, along with her adoptive parents, Jasey and Syd Schnaars, discuss their experience with adoption and its broader implications for family and connection. Jasey, a… Read More
Line-up announced for the 52nd Athens International Film + Video Festival
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ATHENS, Ohio – From April 7–13, 2025, The Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) will present its 52nd edition, showcasing over 200 films from more than 58 countries at… Read More
ABC Players present ‘The Full Monty’ through March 16 at Stuart’s Opera House
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Six men stemming from Columbus, Athens to Parkersburg are ready to put it all out there, but will they really go “the full monty?” Come see for… Read More
The Anna Jinja Show: Audrey Cruz
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of The Anna Jinja Show, Anna interviews Audrey Cruz, co-host of the podcast Rule 42. WOUB Digital · The Anna Jinja Show: Audrey Cruz Listen… Read More
The 3C Podcast: Layers of Identity (Ep. 4 Pt. 1)
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WOUB Digital · The 3C Podcast: Layers of Identity (Ep. 4 Pt. 1) Episode #4: Layers of Identity (Part I) Lesotho, the “Kingdom in the Sky,” is a nation rich… Read More
Poetry Conversations: February 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