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A Guide to WOUB’s Sensational Summer Showcase
Join WOUB for our Sensational Summer Showcase starting Friday, June 4! Kick off the summer right with the likes of beloved British veterinarian James Harriot (All Creatures Great and Small), Rick Steves’ European travels (Rick Steves Europe Awaits), a celebration of Fleetwood Mac founding member Peter Green’s musical legacy (Great Performances ‘Mick Fleetwood & Friends:… Read More
‘He Could Dignify the Human Condition Like Nobody Else’: Remembering John Prine
By: Emily Votaw
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American songwriter and two time Grammy winner John Prine passed away at the age of 73 on April 9, 2020 after contracting COVID-19, a virus that, at the time, had just newly shut down the world as we knew it in a matter of weeks. Shortly afterwards, Ohio University School of Interdisciplinary Arts PhD candidate… Read More
Speaking With Diane Rehm: ‘When My Time Comes’
By: Emily Votaw
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National Public Radio Icon Diane Rehm has been a vocal advocate for the Right to Die movement since the 2014 passing of her husband of 55 years, John Rehm. Suffering from the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s Disease, John made the decision to quit eating and drinking as a way to end his life. Ever since,… Read More
Judge Gayle Williams-Byers and Prosecutor Keller Blackburn Discuss Positive Potential of Criminal Justice System
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Speaking With Judge Gayle Williams-Byers and Prosecutor Keller Blackburn The Institute For Criminal Policy Research found that the United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any country in the world, with some 698 people incarcerated for every 100,000. These numbers can be broken down further, revealing stark racial disparity… Read More
Dr. Nancy Sandler and PhD Student Laura Herzog Share Experiences As Women in STEM
By: Emily Votaw
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An article published by the U.S. Census Bureau earlier this year found that while some 48 percent of the total workforce in the nation is made up of women, only 27 percent of U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) occupations are held by women. While these numbers indicate a serious shift since the numbers… Read More
A Life Far Beyond the Scale of ‘Normal’: Dr. Bob DeMott on Hemingway’s Legacy
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WOUB Digital · A Life Far Beyond the Scale of ‘Normal’: Dr. Bob DeMott on Hemingway’s Legacy Dr. Bob DeMott said that throughout his 40-plus years teaching at Ohio University, there wasn’t a year that went by that he didn’t teach something by legendary American novelist Ernest Hemingway. “Hemingway’s work casts an enormous shadow, there’s… Read More
OU School of Dance Reflects on Impact of Gladys Bailin and Twyla Tharp
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WOUB Digital · OU School of Dance Reflects on Impact of Gladys Bailin and Twyla Tharp Twyla Tharp is widely recognized as one of the most influential American dancers and choreographers of the past century, and her influence is being felt by students at Ohio University. Her work is often cited as defining the concept… Read More
Bill L’Heureux Explains Why Baseball is Still America’s Favorite Pastime
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Southern Ohio Copperheads: Bill L’Heureux Deciding to cancel the 2021 season for the Southern Ohio Copperheads, Athens’ summer collegiate baseball team, was a difficult one for President and Chairman of the team, Bill L’Heureux. “We decided to cancel, even though some planning had gone in place. It wasn’t made lightly, but it’s… Read More
Reflecting On the Importance and Impact of Loretta Lynn with Angela Opell Adkins
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WOUB Digital · Reflecting On the Importance and Impact of Loretta Lynn with Angela Opell Adkins Throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, the country music industry was desperately trying to produce songs that would appeal to a wider demographic than the chiefly Appalachian and southern working class that the genre had sprung from. As it would… Read More
WOUB-TV Spring Showcase Program Guide Feb. 26 – March 17
WOUB-TV is ready to shepherd in warmer weather and brighter days with our Spring Showcase programming February 26 through March 17! WOUB’s Spring Showcase features a wide variety of programming. From a profile of Marian Anderson, the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera (American Experience: Voice of Freedom) to telling the story… Read More
‘The Black Church’ Examines History of the Black Church in America Feb. 16-17
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WOUB Digital · ‘The Black Church’ Examines History of the Black Church in America Feb. 16-17 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song is a four-hour, two-part documentary following the 400-year history of the Black church in America, from its genesis as a vital source of strength and community for enslaved… Read More
‘9to5’ Examines Grassroots Movement for Women’s Workplace Equality
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It wasn’t long ago that employers in the United States could get away with a shockingly wide range of discriminatory actions towards female employees. On Monday, February 1 at 10 p.m. ET, WOUB-TV will broadcast 9to5: The Story of a Movement, a documentary that traces the development of Boston 9to5, a grassroots women’s and labor… Read More
A Guide to WOUB’s 2020 Holiday Showcase Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
As the year comes to a close, WOUB-TV is spotlighting a wide variety of programming with our 2020 Holiday Showcase. Check out our guide below for all the pertinent information on when to catch your favorite programs! You can find WOUB-TV’s schedule, as well as information on any encore presentations, at this link: woub.org/woubtvschedules. TUESDAY, DECEMBER… Read More
Examining Metallica in Time for WOUB’s Broadcast of ‘S&M2’ Oct. 29
By: Emily Votaw
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Those unfamiliar with Metallica likely wouldn’t readily associate the iconic heavy metal band with the 109-year-old San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. However, in the spring of 1999, the thrash metal greats (one of the big four bands of the genre alongside Anthrax, Megadeath, and Slayer) performed tracks spanning from their 1984 Ride the Lightning album to… Read More
High Stakes: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy & The Court’s Future: A PBS NewsHour Special TONIGHT at 8 p.m.
At this moment, the country is mourning a historic civil rights figure and a cultural icon, and people are also being torn further in political acrimony over the fight to fill her seat. NewsHour will focus on both of these major themes, with conversations with people who knew and worked with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, others… Read More
Live Stream of WOUB HD Now Available Online
Located on woub.org and pbs.org ATHENS, OH – A live stream of WOUB TV is now available online for anyone in the region who wants to watch on their computer, phone or tablet. The live stream of WOUB HD 20.1/44.1 launched late last week. “We know that many people have cut the cord and are… Read More
Summer Celebration of Programming: A Guide
By: Emily Votaw
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Friday, August 16 through Tuesday, August 27 marks WOUB’s August Celebration of Programming. During that time period, WOUB-TV has a sprawling array of programming planned, from the insightful national parks documentary by Ken Burns; to a wide variety of musical performances; to an exciting “Downtown Abbey Live!” feature that will allow viewers to fall in… Read More
SamJam Bluegrass Festival Returns to Piketon Labor Day Weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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The SamJam Bluegrass Festival is a sprawling, five-day celebration of Appalachia’s native music genre, which takes place in Piketon, OH Wednesday, August 28 through Sunday, September 1. This year the festival features the likes of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Turning Ground, The Cleverlys, and many more. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to the festival’s organizers,… Read More
Looking Back at Woodstock, 50 Years On
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In 1969, the first man landed on the moon just a month after the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village ignited the fight for LGBT rights in the U.S. All over the country, the Civil Rights and Women’s Liberation movements were in full swing, eking out equality for women and people of color while public resistance… Read More
WOUB-TV’s 2018 Membership Drive Programming: Pledge Your Support Today!
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB-TV’s annual Thanksgiving time pledge will kick off on Turkey Day itself, Thursday, November 22. This year, WOUB has a number of fascinating documentaries on beloved pop culture figures, breathtaking recordings of iconic live musical performances, oodles of health and wellness programming and lots more, making for a truly appeasing Thanksgiving time programming spread. Check… Read More
A Guide to WOUB-TV’s August 2018 Pledge
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Beginning Friday, August 17, WOUB will hold our August pledge drive, featuring programming highlighting everything from The Grateful Dead to Dionne Warwick, advice on how to improve your body and mind, and more. Take a look at this guide to some of our pledge programs below. Keep tabs on this link for the most updated… Read More
WOUB-HD to Spotlight Flight of Groundbreaking Chefs
By: Emily Votaw
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Over the course of a summer abroad in Paris in the mid- ‘60s, social activist and chef Alice Waters was forever changed by the delicate simplicity of good bread, jam, and wine. Some 20 years previous, iconic celebrity chef Julia Child experienced a sensual awakening after a meal of oysters, Sole meunière, and, of course,… Read More
‘Plants Behaving Badly’ Back on WOUB-HD May 10
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Ohio University greenhouse manager Harold Blazier handles the green and crimson speckled, fleshy body of a pitcher plant’s signature pitfall trap on a humid afternoon in early May with a precise gentleness. He points to a bobbing pool of liquid visible through the thin plant membrane walls. “That’s where they catch their prey,” he says,… Read More
WOUB-TV Premiering 20.2 CLASSIC and 20.3 LIFE April 1
By: Emily Votaw
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Starting April 1 at midnight – no foolin’ – WOUB-TV will be offering its 35-county viewership a line-up of classic public television picks on their revamped 20.2 and 20.3 channels. Click here for the new programming line-up. WOUB 20.2 CLASSIC will now feature the likes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Joy… Read More
‘To Walk Invisible: the Brontë Sisters’ To Broadcast On WOUB-TV Sunday
By: Emily Votaw
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Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë grew up the daughters of a priest in a parsonage nestled on the windy moors near the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire over 150 years ago. Emily’s Wuthering Heights, Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Anne’s The Tenant of WildfellHall (among some of their other works) would eventually be… Read More