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Athens News Matters: Political Campaigning in the COVID-19 Era

The coronavirus pandemic has changed just about every facet of American life, including how candidates make their case to the voters. We talk to a few local candidates to find out how they’re adapting.

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.