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WOUB Employee Spotlight: Student Professional Development and Production Services Manager Michael Rodriguez
Rodriguez has been working at WOUB for 20 years ATHENS, OH – This time of year is normally when WOUB Student Professional Development and Production Services Manager Michael Rodriguez feels like he is running around with his hair on fire. But things are a little different this year. Rodriguez oversees Ohio University students each fall… Read More
WOUB Autumn Radio Pledge Drive Begins Next Week
Drive will be conducted with minimal interruption to programming ATHENS, OH – There are many reasons people listen to and enjoy WOUB FM. For some, it’s the reliable news and information coming from NPR and the WOUB newsroom. For others, it’s the unique music and entertainment programming. Whatever your reason – we’re giving you the… Read More
WOUB’s “Our Town: Gallipolis” Inspires Community Pride
The documentary premiered last night on WOUB TV ATHENS, OH – Now that the premiere of Our Town: Gallipolis is behind him, WOUB Producer/Director Evan Shaw finally has the chance to breathe and appreciate the program. The 13-time Emmy-Award winner and a southeastern Ohio native says with each Our Town documentary, he learns something new… Read More
Lessons from WOUB Shape Vast Broadcasting Career
Bill Beagle was a student volunteer at WOUB from 1969-1973 ATHENS, OH – Bill Beagle ended up at Ohio University and WOUB on a whim. He followed a friend to Athens from upstate New York. “My high school buddy went to the guidance office one day to talk about what he wanted to do after… Read More
Broadcast TV Premiere of WOUB’s “Our Town: Gallipolis” TONIGHT
The documentary will run at 8 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. on WOUB HD 20.1/44.1 Support “Our Town: Gallipolis” Give Now! WOUB.org/give ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media’s latest installment in the Our Town series, Our Town: Gallipolis, will finally get its television broadcast premiere on September 21 at 8 p.m…. 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
WOUB Continues At-Home Learning Programming and Resources for Families and Teachers
PBS #LearnAtHome Initiative supports students during COVID 19 Pandemic ATHENS, OH – Children have returned to school in some fashion this fall, but this academic year is anything but normal. That’s why WOUB Public Media’s Learning Lab is continuing its support of families, teachers and students by creating a webpage that puts everything needed for… Read More
WOUB Receives Our America: Documentary in Dialogue Grant
Four local high schools will participate in community engagement activities ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media will be working with four high schools in the region this fall on a grant project which combines independent documentary film, Appalachian cultural pride and multimedia storytelling. WOUB was selected to receive an “Our America: Documentary in Dialogue” grant… Read More
WOUB Employee Spotlight: Accounting Specialist Yvonne Morman
Morman has worked at WOUB since 2001 ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media Accounting Specialist Yvonne Morman was starting over when she came to the station in 2001. In her mid-40s at the time, her children were mostly grown, and she had recently completed her associate degree in accounting. Morman was looking for a new… Read More
WOUB to Hold Virtual Premiere Screening of New PBS Kids Program
ELINOR WONDERS WHY is geared toward preschool aged children ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media’s Learning Lab is going to hold a virtual premiere screening of the new PBS Kids program ELINOR WONDERS WHY. The program is geared toward children who are in preschool (3 to 5 years old). The event is FREE and will… Read More
WOUB Prepares Students for a Variety of Career Paths
Danielle Sills says WOUB prepared her for CNN ATHENS, OH – Former WOUB student Danielle Sills, BSJ ’09, never thought she’d see the day where working from home was something that was viable in the broadcast news industry. But, as a content producer for CNN Newsource in Atlanta, she has been working from home since… Read More
WOUB Learning Lab Distributes School Supplies in Holmes County
Hundreds of items were distributed MILLERSBURG, OH – During a “Back to School” season like no other, WOUB Public Media’s Learning Lab is working to make sure students in our region are ready for whatever may happen. Wearing a mask and armed with WOUB backpacks and headphones, Educational Engagement Consultant Lori Pringle distributed those items… Read More
WOUB Supports Production of Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival
Event will stream on August 21 and 22 ATHENS, OH – During a summer known for its event and concert cancellations due to the Coronavirus pandemic, WOUB Public Media is working to keep one annual music event going virtually. WOUB is helping to produce the online presentation of the 2020 Nelsonville Music Festival. “Much of… Read More
WOUB and Ohio University: A Family Tradition for the Fockes
Joe Focke started it all in 1969 ATHENS, OH – Joe Focke loves Ohio University and WOUB. And so does his family. A total of seven members of Focke’s family were proud Bobcats. Focke worked at WOUB and graduated from Ohio University in 1973 with a telecommunications degree, and some family members followed in his… Read More
Virtual Our Town: Gallipolis FREE Premiere Screening TONIGHT!
Virtual Platform OVEE allows WOUB to simulate in-person experience ATHENS, OH – With the spread of COVID-19 continuing in Ohio and across the nation, WOUB Public Media has decided to hold its free premiere screening of Our Town: Gallipolis virtually. The in-person premiere screening was originally scheduled for March 22 at Gallia Academy High School… Read More
Former WOUB Student has Hall of Fame Career but is not Done Yet
Bob Pondillo graduated from Ohio University in 1973 ATHENS, OH – Dr. Bob Pondillo, Ph.D., has done almost everything there is to do in broadcasting, film and academia and says the foundation he built and connections he made at WOUB created opportunities and helped make it all possible. Now a retired Emeritus Professor of American… Read More
WOUB Virtual Scavenger Hunt Teaches Real-World Lessons
The Osborns in Zanesville participated as a family ATHENS, OH – To say Joey Osborn of Zanesville has her hands full is an understatement. Osborn is the mother of five children, ages 3.5 to 7, and there are two sets of twins! So, in this time of COVID-19, she must find unique and interesting ways… Read More
Taking Advantage of All the Opportunities
Mary Shaffer credits WOUB for teaching her the value of learning it all ATHENS, OH – Mary (McCahon) Shaffer says her diverse experience has made her successful, and that’s something she learned was important at WOUB. Shaffer, who is now the manager of public relations at Progressive Insurance in Cleveland, started working at WOUB as… Read More
WOUB Employee Spotlight: Educational Services Manager Deborah Brewer
Brewer has led the WOUB Learning Lab since 2017 ATHENS, OH – Growing up in Texas, WOUB Educational Services Manager Deborah Brewer always knew she wanted to be an educator. “I am one of the few people who decided at age 11 what I wanted to do and did it,” said Brewer. “I attended Texas… Read More
Former WOUB Student Becomes Director of Engineering at WCPO in Cincinnati
Larry Shields graduated from Ohio University in 2006 ATHENS, OH – When Larry Shields was a student working at WOUB Public Media, he knew the hands-on, real-world experience would be valuable to launch his career, but he didn’t realize it was experience that he would continue to draw on every day and would shape his… Read More
Conversations about Race and Racism Featured on WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast
New episodes are released each Wednesday ATHENS, OH – Over the past several weeks, WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast has featured conversations about race, racism and social justice. More episodes have been recorded and will be published over the summer. To date, the conversations have featured racism confronted by a black female judge, racism and racial disparities… Read More
Former WOUB Student Leads the Way for Women in Broadcasting
Harriet Passarelli was one of the first women to anchor the evening news in North Carolina ATHENS, OH – For Harriet Passarelli, WOUB was her pathway to becoming a pioneer. The radio and television major at Ohio University came to Athens in the late 1960s from New Jersey and started working at WOUB almost immediately…. Read More
WOUB and Scripps College Employees Nominated for Regional Emmys
Winners will be announced in October ATHENS, OH – Four WOUB Public Media employees have been nominated for Ohio Valley Regional Emmy awards. Winners will be announced during the 56th annual awards ceremony which will be held virtually on October 4. In the Arts/Entertainment category, WOUB Producer/Director Evan Shaw, WOUB Arts and Culture Reporter/Producer… Read More
Tantrum Theater’s COVID-19 Audio Series Airing on WOUB Radio
The first piece in the series aired on July 9 ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media has teamed up with the Tantrum Theater of Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts to bring local theater arts content to the radio airwaves. In May, WOUB broadcast Tantrum’s first ever radio play, a new version of Objects in… Read More
WOUB Partners with Voicecorps to Provide Reading Service to Region
Reading Service can be found on 20.7/44.7 ATHENS, OH – People in the WOUB/WOUC TV viewing area who are blind, have low vision or other conditions that prevent reading can now listen to printed news and information being read to them thanks to a new partnership between WOUB Public Media and the Voicecorps Reading Network…. Read More
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