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Athens News Matters: 11/06/2020

This week on Athens News Matters:

  • Our panel recaps this week’s local elections and discuss Georgia’s presidential race.
  • Dr. Teena Wihelm (UGA Associate Professor of Political Science ) and Dr. Peter Hoffer (Research Professor in theUGA History Department) give insight into the history of court packing and how it impacts our American jurisprudence.
  • Joe Dunlop (ACC Waste Reduction Administrator) joins us to explain how to effectively recycle political yard signs.
  • Dr. Yilang Peng (Assistant Professor at UGA's College of Family and Consumer Sciences) breaks down political posts on Instagram and what makes one successful.
  • UGA alumni Jay Mathias and Rachel Parks join us to discuss their three day trek from Atlanta to Athens and the motivation behind it.
  • WUGA’s Chris Shupe gives an update on the UGA satellite, SPOC.

 

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.
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!
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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