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WOUB Releases Athens International Film and Video Festival Podcast
The four-part series will be published through mid-October ATHENS, OH – Over the next several weeks, WOUB Public Media will release a four-part podcast providing access to filmmakers who will be featured during the 2020/21 Athens International Film and Video Festival (AIFVF). WOUB Public Media is the official media sponsor of this year’s event which… Read More
WOUB Wednesday: Weekend TODAY Coordinating Producer Katie Primm
September 29 at 7:30 p.m. ATHENS, OH – Weekend TODAY Coordinating Producer Katie Primm will talk about her road to New York City and how her WOUB connection helped her get there at the next WOUB Wednesday on September 29 at 7:30 p.m. “WOUB Wednesdays are a great way to provide students the opportunity to… Read More
Cable TV Executive Started Media Career at WOUB
Steve Matela graduated from Ohio University in 1969 ATHENS, OH – Steve Matela’s media career has taken him across the country. He’s worked as a radio personality in New York City and San Diego. It’s a career that Matela said would never have happened without Ohio University and WOUB. “I grew up in Cleveland, and… Read More
WOUB Member Spotlight: David and Rebecca Drozek
The Drozeks have been members of WOUB since 2007 ATHENS, OH – David and Rebecca Drozek are transplants to the Athens area. David grew up in Lorain, Ohio. Rebecca grew up near Indianapolis. But the two have made their home in Athens because they feel the place is special. And one of the things that… Read More
“Our Town: Chillicothe” Premiere Screening Rescheduled
Film will premiere in Chillicothe in March 2022 ATHENS, OH – Due to increasing illness rates in Ohio from the COVID-19 pandemic, WOUB Public Media is postponing the premiere screening of Our Town: Chillicothe which was originally scheduled for September 26 at the Majestic Theatre. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 27, 2022 at… Read More
Corporate Communications Manager Values Skills Learned at WOUB
Lorie Bowen Llorens graduated from Ohio University in 1990 ATHENS, OH – When Lorie Bowen Llorens was a little kid, you could always find her playing “news” in the basement of her Louisville, Ohio home. “I had a news desk, and I would write myself news scripts,” said Llorens laughing. “Then I would pretend I… Read More
WOUB Member Spotlight: Bob Scott Placier
Placier has been a member of WOUB since 1991 ATHENS, OH – While Bob Scott Placier’s passions, interests, career and hobbies have changed over his years living in southeast Ohio, there’s one thing that’s stayed the same. Bob Scott has always been able to learn and grow in those interests through WOUB Public Media. “I… Read More
WOUB Wednesday: NBC4 Morning Co-Anchor Matt Barnes
September 15 at 7:30 p.m. ATHENS, OH – NBC4 Columbus Morning Co-Anchor Matt Barnes is just back from covering the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan and will talk about his experience at the next WOUB Wednesday on September 15. “WOUB Wednesdays are a great way to provide students the opportunity to talk with industry… Read More
Former WOUB Student’s Career Started on 9/11/2001
David Meyers graduated in 2001 ATHENS, OH – Twenty years ago, the world changed for all Americans. For David Meyers, September 11, 2001 also changed the path of his media career. And he says he was ready for it, thanks to his time working as a student at WOUB. “I had just graduated and was… Read More
WOUB Students Nominated for College Student Production Awards
Winners will be announced in October ATHENS, OH – Ten current and former WOUB students have been nominated for three different Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2021 College Student Production Awards. “We are very proud of the students,” said WOUB Director of Student Professional Development Michael Rodriguez. “Ohio… Read More
WOUB Member Spotlight: Keith and Kara Mendenhall
The Mendenhalls have been WOUB donors since 1996 ATHENS, OH – Kara and Keith Mendenhall are passionate about many things. They love their coffee. As a matter of fact, they have their own espresso bar in their Sugar Grove home. They love baseball. Keith played in high school and was a little league umpire, and… Read More
Former WOUB Student Finds Her Way Back to The Windy City
Karli Bell graduated from Ohio University in 2015 ATHENS, OH – Growing up in Chicago, Karli Bell was a high school athlete who knew firsthand that sports could make a difference in the lives of young people. “I played basketball and loved it,” said Bell. “Sports saved my life. I was shy and sports helped… Read More
American Public Television Programming Now Available on WOUB Passport
A New Initiative for Public Television Stations and Members ATHENS, OH – From September 2021 to Spring 2023, nearly 3,000 episodes from the American Public Television (APT) content catalog will be available on WOUB Passport for qualifying members to stream free. These episodes, which consist of one-off specials and seasons of long-standing series, will be… Read More
After Following in His Father’s Footsteps Former Student Creates His Own Path
Mike Elliot graduated from Ohio University in 1976 ATHENS, OH – When Mike Elliot came to Athens from Connecticut in the early 1970s, he was excited to be attending a school with such a great reputation in radio and television. That’s because he knew he had some very large shoes to fill. “My father was… Read More
WOUB Wednesday Series Schedule for Fall Semester Announced
Weekly Virtual Conversations Begin on September 1 ATHENS, OH – International News Consultant Doug Drew will kick off the Fall Semester 2021 WOUB Wednesday series on September 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET. WOUB Wednesdays is a program that gives former WOUB students the opportunity to conduct a virtual conversation with current students and other alumni…. Read More
Local High School Student Documentary Films to Air TONIGHT – Starting at 9 p.m.
Films were created by students at Logan, Meigs and South Gallia High Schools ATHENS, OH – Work produced from WOUB’s Our Ohio high school documentary film project will be broadcast this week on WOUB HD. WOUB Community Engagement Manager Cheri Russo and WOUB Producer/Director Evan Shaw will talk about the project and three films will… Read More
WOUB Gave Former “Gridiron Glory” Student Reporter Skills to Succeed in News
Megan Vanselow graduated from Ohio University in 2017 ATHENS, OH – Megan Vanselow has a Joe Burrow LSU jersey hanging on the wall in her home in Texas. She says the jersey always reminds her of the wonderful learning experience she had as a student reporter working at WOUB Public Media. Burrow was the quarterback… Read More
EMMY-Winning TV Producer Credits Start of Career at WOUB
Tracey Washington graduated from Ohio University in 1984 ATHENS, OH – When Tracey Washington left Long Island, New York for Athens, Ohio in 1980, she planned to get the education and experience to return one day. “I wanted to go to a college where I could get hands-on experience in journalism,” said Washington. “I realized… Read More
WOUB to Hold Virtual Screening of Walter Tevis Documentary
Tevis was a faculty member at Ohio University from 1965-1978 ATHENS, OH – You’ve likely heard of The Queen’s Gambit, The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. But did you know, they were all written by former Ohio University Faculty Member and Kentucky Writer Walter Tevis? Tevis taught English… Read More
WOUB Inspires Passion for Broadcasting
Cliff Ancier graduated from Ohio University in 1975 ATHENS, OH – When Cliff Ancier came to Ohio University in the early 1970’s he thought he wanted to study photography, but WOUB exposed him to a whole new world, and he caught the “broadcasting bug.” “Broadcasting gets in your blood and for me, WOUB was the… Read More
From Covering the TVC to Working in the SEC
Seth Austin graduated from Ohio University in 2013 ATHENS, OH – Seth Austin can’t say enough about the real-world experiences you get while working as a student at WOUB Public Media. That’s because he got to interview Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow before he was a Heisman Trophy winner and an NFL star. “Joe was… Read More
WOUB Employee Spotlight: Broadcast Engineer Haven Wallace
Wallace started working at WOUB in 2004 ATHENS, OH – You may think you know what Haven Wallace does at WOUB by looking at his title. But the broadcast engineer says while he is responsible for addressing and fixing issues that impact WOUB’s broadcast signals, there’s so much more to his work, and Wallace has… Read More
Ohio Public Media Organizations Collaborate on Criminal Justice Reporting Project
ATHENS, OH – WOUB is part of a new criminal justice reporting project in collaboration with other public media organizations across Ohio. Justice Matters is an examination of Ohio’s criminal enforcement system, its challenges and opportunities for reform. Public media partners include WKSU in Kent, Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, WYSO in Yellow Springs, WVXU… Read More
Former WOUB Student Writes Children’s Book to Help Daughter Battling Rare Disease
Kelly Brennan graduated in 2010 ATHENS, OH – When Kelly Brennan started as a student reporter working at WOUB Public Media, she didn’t fully realize the power of the skills she would learn. Now, as a mother who is helping her three-year-old daughter fight a rare autoimmune disease, Brennan is using those storytelling skills to… Read More
Former Student Learned Value of Public Service at WOUB
Shawnda (Wolfe) Vega graduated from Ohio University in 2003 ATHENS, OH – When Shawnda (Wolfe) Vega came to Ohio University in 1999 from Plain City, Ohio, she thought she had a passion for television broadcasting. However, what she learned during her time as a student working at WOUB Public Media was that her true calling… Read More
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