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Athens News Matters: June 26, 2020

WUGA | By Chris Shupe,
Alexia Ridley, Martin Matheny
Published June 26, 2020 at 2:08 PM EDT

This week on Athens News Matters, hear:

  • CCSD Interim Superintendent Xernona Thomas on the district's reopening plans
  • State Rep. Houston Gaines on a proposed hate crimes bill and the state's budget
  • The panel discuss the recent town hall and the financial impact of the pandemic
  • What you should know about COVID-19 modeling, from the director of UGA's Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
  • ACC District 6 voters react to the results of their commission election
  • Jeanne Davis check in with local protestors amid continuing demonstrations against racism and police brutality
  • Two local high school students talk about their research-based podcast, "The Finch"
  • A look back at Igor Stravinsky's pivotal ballet "The Firebird," 110 years after its premier
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Chris Shupe
Chris Shupe was the Program Director of WUGA from 2014-2022. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! After two years as a part-time announcer, Chris Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director. He was later promoted to PD in 2014.
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Alexia Ridley
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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Martin Matheny
Martin Matheny was formerly 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 was heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He is now the Morning Edition Host for Delaware First Media.
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