Athens News Matters: ACC Update with Mayor Girtz

WUGA | By Chris Shupe

Published August 20, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT

ACC Mayor Kelly Girtz joins us to talk about how the city is preparing for an influx of 93,000 football fans, as vaccination rates remain under par and the Delta variant rages across the country.

Chris Shupe talks with Mayor Girtz:

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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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