Following concerns about a rash of police shootings in 2019 and criticism about how the ACCPD handled protests last year, a citizen task force has a number of recommendations for civilian oversight of the ACCPD, but Chief Cleveland Spruill disagrees with the task force’s findings.
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.