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The Chardon Polka Band Crafts Musical Quilt In ‘Polka Across America’
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WOUB Digital · The Chardon Polka Band Crafts Musical Quilt In ‘Polka Across America’ In a typical year, The Chardon Polka Band plays for hundreds of audiences scattered throughout the entirety of the country. 2020 was not a typical year. “2020 was extremely different and extremely difficult in so many ways, and not just for… Read More
Dr. Julie McGory Reflects On Legacy of Father Walter Tevis
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WOUB Digital · Dr. Julie McGory Reflects On Legacy of Father Walter Tevis The Queen’s Gambit, like most of Walter Tevis’ works, tells the story of an exceptional underdog. The 1983 novel, which was adapted into the wildly successful 2020 Netflix miniseries of the same name, focuses on Beth Harmon, a spectacularly skilled chess prodigy… Read More
WOUB’s ‘Our Ohio’ Provides Snapshot Into Lives Of Young Appalachians
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WOUB Digital · WOUB’s ‘Our Ohio’ Provides Snapshot Into Lives Of Young Appalachians Cameras are a profound tool for authentic self-expression. In taking a photo or recording a moment of time, we’re not only capturing images – we are also distilling our vantage point for others, often in the hope that we’ve communicated something about… Read More
A Guide to WOUB’s Sizzling Summer Programming Aug. 13-25
WOUB’s Sizzling Summer Programming kicks off Friday, August 13 and winds down Wednesday, August 25, offering a diverse array of programming sure to delight, educate, and entertain. Celebrate the sultry late summer with WOUB by diving into the real life inspiration for the people and places of legendary British writer Agatha Christie’s detective novels (Agatha… Read More
Q&A With OU Alum and ‘Rock Mill: Saving an Original’ Editor Kenny McCoy
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Rock Mill: Saving an Original tells the story of a longtime effort by the Fairfield County community to restore an almost 200-year-old grist mill in Lancaster, OH. WOUB-TV will broadcast Rock Mill: Saving an Original Thursday, August 12 at 9 p.m. ET. WOUB Culture conducted a Q&A with one of the documentary’s editors, Kenny McCoy,… Read More
DRAFT Rock Mill: Saving an Original
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Rock Mill: Saving an Original tells the story of a longtime effort by the Fairfield County community to restore an almost 200-year-old grist mill in Lancaster, OH. WOUB-TV will broadcast Rock Mill: Saving an Original Friday, August 12 at 9 p.m. ET. WOUB Culture conducted a Q&A with one of the documentary’s editors, Kenny McCoy,… Read More
The Cultural Significance of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ 43 Years Later
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WOUB Digital · The Cultural Significance of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ 43 Years Later In November of 1976 a bedraggled Fleetwood Mac completed the famously difficult recording of Rumours. Although the personal lives of the band members were in shambles, devastated by infidelity and drug use, the once underground group was on the precipice of something… Read More
Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ
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WOUB Digital · Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ Earlier this summer, SFJAZZ, the organization that has produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival for almost 40 years, unveiled a public installation made up of 31 large scale black and white photographs taken by Ohio University graduate Chuck Stewart in the windows of the… Read More
Ohio University Graduate Chuck Stewart Honored by SFJAZZ DRAFT
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Earlier this summer, SFJAZZ, the organization that has produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival for almost 40 years, unveiled a public installation made up of 31 large scale black and white photographs taken by Ohio University graduate Chuck Stewart in the windows of the vacant San Francisco Unified School District building in San Francisco’s Hayes… Read More
Discussing Extreme Weather With Dr. Jana Houser In Time For ‘Mr. Tornado’
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WOUB Digital · Discussing Extreme Weather with Dr. Jana Houser In Time For ‘Mr. Tornado’ Ohio University’s Dr. Jana Houser has been fascinated with the weather since childhood. “For me, it really started when my second grade teacher presented a science unit about the weather and I was really captivated by it,” said Houser, whose… Read More
Dr. Nicholas Allan On the History, Intention, and Future of Mental Health
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Every facet of our understanding of mental health has radically changed over the course of our history. The ways in which people have classified, understood, and, perhaps especially, attempted to treat mental illness varies greatly throughout time. From horror stories of overcrowded psychiatric hospitals prior to the widespread use of the antipsychotic Thorazine to the… Read More
The LGBTQ+ Experience in Appalachia: OU Student Elizabeth Elrod Shares Her Story
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WOUB Digital · The LGBTQ+ Experience in Appalachia: OU Student Elizabeth Elrod Shares Her Story When Scioto County native Elizabeth Elrod came out as transgender woman, she was ostracized by her family, students at the school she was attending, and even members of her church. “My mom told me to be a man, or I… Read More
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
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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’
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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
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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
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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