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Athens News Matters: August 14, 2020

WUGA | By Chris Shupe,
Alexia Ridley, Martin Matheny
Published August 14, 2020 at 1:54 PM EDT

This week on Athens News Matters, hear: 

  • Mayor Kelly Girtz on CARES Act funding, the removal of the downtown Confederate monument, and the state of the pandemic in Athens
  • The panel discuss the "last call" ordinance and a surge of local coronavirus cases
  • FC-CIS's Tim Johnson on the importance of the 2020 census
  • UGA researcher Caree Cotwright on how to get kids to try new foods
  • Strange has it may seem, how digital piracy can actually help the film industry
  • The murky future of college football
  • WUGA's call for listener questions for two candidate forums in October: one for the state house candidates, and one for the District Attorney and Sherriff races
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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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