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Former WOUB Student Jack Caudill celebrates 40 years on the air in Rapid City, South Dakota
Caudill was a radio and television major who graduated from Ohio University in 1983 ATHENS, OH – Former WOUB Student Jack Caudill has a day named after him in Rapid City,… Read More
Former WOUB student Paula Shugart is inducted into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame
Shugart recently stepped down from the Miss University Organization where she served as president ATHENS, OH – In her 23 years as president of the Miss Universe Organization, Paula Shugart (B.S.C.,… Read More
New WBNS president and general manager is “beyond grateful” for his experience at WOUB
Rogala was a radio and television major and graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Rick Rogala’s career has come full circle. The Chicago native was recently named president… Read More
Los Angeles Executive Producer Suzanne Hargrove never imagined producing commercials for Nike and Adidas when she started doing sports at WOUB
Hargrove was a telecommunications major who graduated from Ohio University in 1986 ATHENS, OH – Suzanne Hargrove, vice president/executive producer at PRETTYBIRD in Los Angeles, recently worked on a Cannes Lions-winning… Read More
Communication Leader and Expert Patrick Donadio learned crucial public speaking skills at Ohio University and WOUB
Donadio received his undergraduate degree in 1980 as a radio and TV major and his master’s degree in 1981 as a business major ATHENS, OH – Patrick Donadio is an author,… Read More
Communication skills learned at WOUB helped Michael Massa start his legal career
Massa graduated with an interpersonal communications degree in 1982 ATHENS, OH – For the past 30 years, Michael Massa has worked in the legal system as a court arbitrator and mediator…. Read More
He may be executive producing a show called “Shrinking,” but Randall Winston’s career is far from it
Winston graduated with a telecommunications degree from Ohio University in 1989 ATHENS, OH – If you’ve recently watched the first season of the series Shrinking on Apple TV, you’ve experienced the… Read More
Former WOUB student Kim Fox becomes second Black female president of the Broadcast Education Association
Fox graduated from Ohio University in 1987 and 2003 ATHENS, OH – Kim Fox is the second Black woman president of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) in the organization’s 68-year history…. Read More
Voinovich School Senior Program Manager Deanna Clifford cut her teeth as a student and then a professional staffer at WOUB
Clifford graduated from Ohio University in 1985 and 1990 ATHENS, OH – When Deanna Clifford, who is now a senior program manager for the Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service… Read More
Former WOUB Student wins regional Emmy® award at PBS North Carolina
Frank Graff graduated from Ohio University in 1982 and 1983 ATHENS, OH – Frank Graff is grinning from ear to ear celebrating a recent regional Emmy® award win and a… Read More
Susy Cheston’s experience at Ohio University and WOUB helped inspire her passion for addressing international poverty issues
Cheston graduated from Ohio University in 1987 ATHENS, OH – Susy Cheston is now the chief growth officer at an international non-profit called the Business Council for Peace (Bpeace). But, back… Read More
Emmy Award-winning Producer David Collins says his time at Ohio University and WOUB gave him the confidence to succeed
Collins graduated from Ohio University in 1989 ATHENS, OH – When David Collins ’89 was asked if he would like a WOUB stole to wear when he spoke at Ohio University’s… Read More
Former Cleveland Sports TV Anchor calls WOUB experience “irreplaceable”
Ron Jantz graduated from Ohio University in 1987 ATHENS, OH – When Ron Jantz was a child growing up in northeast Ohio, he knew three things. Jantz knew he loved sports…. Read More
Evan Brown’s career path was different than he expected but says WOUB still helped him achieve his dream
Brown graduated from Ohio University in 1980 ATHENS, OH – When Evan Brown came to Ohio University in 1976, his dream job looked a little different than how his career played… Read More
Alan Leventhal’s Hollywood production career started as a stage manager at WOUB
Leventhal graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Alan Leventhal knew he wanted to work in television since he was in high school in Union Township, New Jersey. “My… Read More
Paul Schneider learned how to manage a media team at WOUB
Schneider graduated in 1986 ATHENS, OH – When Paul Schneider went on a tour of Ohio University and saw the TV studios at WOUB Public Media, he knew he was going… Read More
The foundation of Mark O’Brien’s radio sales career is WOUB
O’Brien graduated in 1988 ATHENS, OH – When Mark O’Brien graduated from high school, he thought he wanted to be a radio broadcaster, and knew Ohio University was the place… Read More
WOUB connections helped throughout Lisa Martin’s production career
Martin graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Lisa (Bowman) Martin calls herself a “late bloomer” when it comes to WOUB but says once she discovered the opportunities available… Read More
Radio and Digital Music Executive says the hands-on experience he got at WOUB was vital to his career
Jon Zellner graduated from Ohio University in 1987 ATHENS, OH – Jon Zellner got hooked on radio the minute he met Wolfman Jack during a tour of the NBC New York… Read More
Producer/Commentator/Host/Actor/Comedian Brian Unger calls WOUB his “first love”
Unger graduated from Ohio University in 1987 ATHENS, OH – When WOUB TV recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, former WOUB student Brian Unger ’87 posted a comment on Twitter that read… Read More
WOUB experience changed career direction for Skip Porter
Porter graduated in 1989 ATHENS, OH – When Skip Porter first came to Ohio University in 1985, he thought he wanted to be a recording engineer. “My high school advisor… Read More
Hands-on experience helped Steve Grisetti launch his career in Hollywood
Grisetti graduated from Ohio University in 1981 and 1985 ATHENS, OH – Steve Grisetti’s film career has included stints at Orion Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment, and he says he… Read More
From production to on-air, for Joe Pagonakis it all started at Ohio University and WOUB
Pagonakis graduated from Ohio University in 1981 ATHENS, OH – Joe Pagonakis ’81 is getting ready to celebrate 30 years as television reporter at the ABC affiliate, WEWS, in Cleveland,… Read More
Former WOUB Student Steve Kurrent retires after 32 years as a producer/director at WEWS in Cleveland
Kurrent graduated from Ohio University in 1983 ATHENS, OH – Steve Kurrent won 24 regional Emmy awards in his nearly 40-year career as a television director. He says without Ohio… Read More
CNBC Director David Jones says his career started with a paid position at WOUB
Jones graduated from Ohio University in 1986 ATHENS, OH – CNBC Television Director David Jones says that being able to work as a paid employee at a PBS member television… Read More