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Athens News Matters: After a Decade WUGA's Chris Shupe Says Farewell and Shares his Favorite Stories

WUGA | By Martin Matheny,
Chris Shupe
Published April 29, 2022 at 2:05 PM EDT
Beloved Anchor and Program Director Chris Shupe signs off for the last time
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Beloved Anchor and Program Director Chris Shupe signs off for the last time
Beloved Anchor and Program Director Chris Shupe signs off for the last time
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Beloved Anchor and Program Director Chris Shupe signs off for the last time

On his last episode of Athens News Matters before he retires, anchor and program director Chris Shupe says goodbye and remembers some of his favorite stories.
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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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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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