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Former WOUB Student Becomes Exec. Director of International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Mike Raita graduated from Ohio University in 1981 ATHENS, OH – When Mike Raita came to Ohio University in the late 1970s, he never imagined he would end up as the executive director of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. But he says his time at Ohio University and WOUB prepared him for whatever opportunities… Read More
Athens County Cracking Down On Traffic Violations
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Athens County Sheriff’s Office announced it will crack down harder on traffic violations in June. “Many Americans believe they won’t be ticketed if they drive within a ‘buffer zone’ above the posted speed limit. But now law enforcement will be targeting and ticketing speeding drivers,” according to a release from… Read More
WOUB Ignites Lifelong Passion for Former Regional Reps Corporation Owner/President
Stuart Sharpe graduated from Ohio University in 1964 and 1966 ATHENS, OH – When Stuart Sharpe was 18 years old, he was just a shy kid from Cleveland who had a dream of being a radio disc jockey. Coming to Ohio University and working at WOUB Public Media ignited a lifelong passion for radio and… Read More
“Radio Free Athens” Full Line Up Returns This Saturday
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on WOUB 1340 AM ATHENS, OH – Radio Free Athens (RFA) is returning to the WOUB 1340 AM airwaves this Saturday with its first full line up of volunteer programs for the first time in more than a year. RFA went on hiatus in March 2020 due to the COVID… Read More
Communication Skills from WOUB Crucial to Fairfield County Deputy Administrator
Aundrea Cordle graduated from Ohio University in 1993 and 1996 ATHENS, OH – When Aundrea (Aunie) Fauth Cordle started working as a student volunteer at WOUB Public Media in the early 1990s she had plans to become an on-air news reporter. However, she didn’t realize the communication and media skills she learned there would lead… Read More
WOUB Employee Spotlight: Radio Announcer Robin Barnes
ATHENS, OH – WOUB Radio Announcer Robin Barnes grew up mostly in eastern Ohio, but says Athens is the place she calls home. “I was born in Barberton, Ohio but brought up mostly in Coshocton. I have lived in Newark and Zanesville, but Athens is special to me, and I’ve made it my home for… Read More
WOUB Crucial to Successful Esports Career
Carter Rodriguez graduated in 2013 ATHENS, OH – Carter Rodriguez currently works as the broadcast operations manager at Esports Engine in Columbus. Esports is not the field Rodriguez thought he would end up in when he started as a student at Ohio University and WOUB in 2009. But Rodriguez says it’s the perfect fit, and… Read More
Meigs High School Students Present Documentary Film Final Projects
Films were created in collaboration with WOUB and POV POMEROY, OH – Students at Meigs High School in Pomeroy finished the documentaries they produced in partnership with WOUB Public Media by putting together a premiere event of sorts. On Tuesday, May 18, the students presented their films created as part of WOUB’s Our Ohio project… Read More
WOUB Podcast Host Featured on CNN Web Series
Executive Career Coach Beverly Jones hosts WOUB’s Jazzed About Work ATHENS, OH – Beverly Jones can now add “CNN expert” to her long list of credits. The author, WOUB podcast host and executive career coach recently appeared on an episode of the CNN web series The Game Plan: Building a Strong Financial Future. Sponsored by… Read More
Former WOUB Student Led the Way at ABC
Michael Karman graduated from Ohio University in 1976 ATHENS, OH – Michael Karman had a wide-ranging career working for the ABC network and credits all the opportunities he got to his start as an Ohio University student at WOUB Public Media. “I transferred to Ohio University from American University in the summer of 1974,” said… Read More
PBS’s “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” Prepares for Season Four
WOUB Digital · Margaret Hoover, Host of “Firing Line” on WOUB PBS Airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on WOUB TV ATHENS, OH – PBS’s Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, which airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on WOUB TV, begins its fourth season in July. The series is reprisal of William F. Buckley Jr.’s iconic PBS… Read More
WOUB Mentorship Program has Positive Impact on Students and Mentors
New Initiative Launched in January ATHENS, OH – As some recent WOUB students and Ohio University graduates go out into the world to start their careers, they are not doing it alone. That’s because they have a WOUB mentor helping them every step of the way. Back in January, WOUB launched the WOUB Mentoring Program…. Read More
Former WOUB Student Finds Career Success in Public Media
Christine “Cricket” Masson graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Christine “Cricket” Masson has been working in her current role at Maryland Public Television (MPT) for more than 20 years, but her public media career actually started at WOUB in the early 1980s. “My career has come full circle,” said Masson. “WOUB was… Read More
WOUB’s Learning Lab Recognizes Teacher Appreciation Week 2021
ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media’s Learning Lab knows how important teachers are and the tireless work they have done during this unpredictable year. To mark Teacher Appreciation Week 2021, Educational Services Manager Deborah Brewer delivered lunch totes with treats for all the teachers in the Alexander Local School District in Albany. “We have been working… Read More
Former WOUB Student Pays it Forward Through Scholarship
The Larry and JoAnn Katz Family Scholarship is award annually ATHENS, OH – WOUB student and Ohio University Sophomore Dylan Theisen didn’t expect to be paying to live in an apartment off campus this past school year. Due to the pandemic, his dorm was used to quarantine students. The transition raised daily expenses for many… Read More
Music City Career Started at WOUB
Tom Knox worked as a student at WOUB from 1965 – 1970 ATHENS, OH – Tom Knox is now retired and enjoying a relaxing life in the Music City – Nashville, Tennessee. But he says he wouldn’t be there or have been able to enjoy the career of his dreams in music production and audio… Read More
NPR and WOUB Celebrate 50th Anniversary of The First “All Things Considered” Broadcast
The first broadcast of NPR’s All Things Considered took place on May 3, 1971. That day more than 20,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Vietnam War. NPR journalists covered the day’s events, producing a 24-minute sound portrait of what was happening which was inducted in 2017 into the National Recording Registry… Read More
WOUB Student Lands Paid Internship with the Indianapolis Colts
Abigail Dean graduates in May ATHENS, OH – WOUB Student Abigail Dean will be watching tonight’s NFL Draft with a different perspective. That’s because the Ohio University senior recently learned that she was selected for a year-long paid internship with the Indianapolis Colts. “The internship starts in June, and I’m really excited,” said Dean. “I… Read More
Career in International News Consulting Started at WOUB
Doug Drew graduated from Ohio University in 1978 ATHENS, OH – Doug Drew has had a wide-ranging broadcast television career which included time as an on-air reporter, a behind-the-scenes producer and a news consultant. But he says none of it would have been possible without the head start he got by working as a student… Read More
Former WOUB Student Working on Production of New PBS KIDS Series “Donkey Hodie”
Erin Dodson graduated in 2005 ATHENS, OH – Erin Dodson’s career has come full circle. The Pittsburgh native worked on educational productions at WOUB Public Media while she was an Ohio University student, and now she’s returned home to Pennsylvania as a post-production manager at Fred Rogers Productions where she’s overseeing post-production on two new… Read More
WOUB Public Media Featured Fund for “Ohio Giving Day”
ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media is one of the featured funds during Ohio University’s “Ohio Giving Day” tomorrow (April 21). “Ohio Giving Day” is about asking alumni and friends for the support to enhance the student experience in Athens. Alumni and friends can give to WOUB on “Ohio Giving Day” here: https://ohio.scalefunder.com/amb/woub “When students… Read More
“Weekend TODAY” Coordinating Producer Learned Valuable Skills at WOUB
Katie Primm graduated from Ohio University in 2006 ATHENS, OH – NBC Weekend TODAY Coordinating Producer Katie Primm recently worked her fourth presidential inauguration for the network. It’s an opportunity she says she owes to WOUB Public Media. “The inauguration of President Biden was different in so many ways with the pandemic and the U.S…. Read More
WOUB Weather Student Lands Job in Idaho Before Graduation
ATHENS, OH – WOUB Student Nick Snider, a meteorology major, is graduating this May with a giant weight lifted off his shoulders. He already has a job lined up, thanks to the professional development and on-air opportunities he got forecasting the weather at WOUB. “Back in January, I uploaded a resumé reel of my work… Read More
Grammy Winning Producer Gets Start at WOUB
Gary Rhamy graduated from Ohio University in 1966 ATHENS, OH – Gary Rhamy is the owner of Peppermint Productions in Youngstown and has been very successful engineering five Grammy winning albums, producing more than 500 albums for 175 polka artists, and producing singles and albums for contemporary, jazz and gospel talents. “Had it not been… Read More
WOUB Wednesdays: Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 14 at 7:15 p.m. ATHENS, OH – 12 former WOUB students and Ohio University alumni will talk with current students via Zoom about the state of the media industry during the final WOUB Wednesday of spring semester on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:15 p.m. Former students with news, sports and production careers will… Read More
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