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WOUB’s June Pledge: a Guide
By: Emily Votaw
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June 1 through June 11 will mark WOUB’s June pledge week, and we’ve got some enticing programs lined up for your viewing pleasure that week. Check out a guide to some of the programs coming your way this pledge week below. Keep up to date about encore presentations of these programs and programming changes at this… Read More
This Weekend: Best of WOUB
This weekend, WOUB presents encore presentations of some of the popular programs that have been airing during the Spring Membership Campaign. You can always keep up to date with what’s airing on WOUB by checking out our schedule at this link. In addition, there will be new programming premiering on WOUB-TV. FRIDAY, MARCH 23 8:30… Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘Concert for George’ March 17
By: Emily Votaw
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Although he’s often most remembered as “the quiet one,” George Harrison was an integral part of The Beatles. Besides being responsible for some of the most important Beatles tracks (“Something,” “Taxman,” “Within You Without You,” “Old Brown Shoe,” just to name a few,) Harrison also managed to lead the group into folk rock through his… Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘Doo Wop Generations (My Music)’ March 10 at 3 p.m. and March 11 at 9 p.m.
By: Emily Votaw
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The term “doo wop” was first coined in 1961 when it was used in The Chicago Defender in reference to a resurgence in the popularity of vocal harmony groups. Although the term was cited as being from WCBS radio disc jockey Gus Gossert, Gossert asserted that the term had actually been in use for far… Read More
Only The Stones Remain: The Importance of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sticky Fingers’
By: Emily Votaw
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April 1971 marked the beginning of an era for The Rolling Stones. That month brought with it the release of Sticky Fingers, an album that worked so well that the band would emulate portions of it over and over again (with varying degrees of success) on many of their subsequent records. Everything from the highly… Read More
‘Our Town: Athens’ Debuts on WOUB-TV, Monday, March 26 at 8
By: Emily Votaw
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Our Town: Athens explores the long, rich history of Athens, as told through the lens of numerous interviews and tons of fascinating historic photographs and footage. The production is crafted by Evan Shaw, WOUB’s award-winning producer responsible for the four prior installments to the “Our Town” series. In this interview, WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to… Read More
WOUB-HD to Air ‘Mr. Rogers: It’s You I Like’ March 6
By: Emily Votaw
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One afternoon in the mid-’70s, John Butler, an audio engineer for pioneering Pittsburgh public radio station WQED, was making his way home after a day at work. He noticed something peculiar as he made his way home: there were children lined up all up and down the sidewalk near his house. “Once I got in,… Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘Bee Gees One For All Tour’ March 3
By: Emily Votaw
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The Bee Gees might be one of the most polarizing names in pop music. To music nerd, they are a British/Australian trio who managed to write, record, and produce some of the most unique earworms of the 20th century. To just about everyone else, they’re the guys with the big hair and comically high-pitched voices… Read More
Mister Rogers, Doo Wop, and More: a Program Guide for March 2018
By: Emily Votaw
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March is finally here, and even though it looks like things aren’t going to get much warmer for a while, the programming on WOUB-HD is just heating up! Check out this program-by-program guide to some of the most exciting shows coming to WOUB-HD throughout the month. If you happen to miss a broadcast, you need not worry…. Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘Black Women in Medicine’ Feb. 8
By: Emily Votaw
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On Thursday, February 8 at 9 p.m. WOUB-HD will broadcast Black Women in Medicine, an hour-long documentary that honors black women working in all facets of modern medicine. The documentary features interviews with the first black, female United States Surgeon General, Dr. Jocelyn Elders, as well as Dr. Claudia Thomas, the first black, female orthopedic… Read More
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