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Athens News Matters: The New Elvis Presley Movie - Elvis Expert Gives Review

WUGA | By Chris Shupe
Published July 15, 2022 at 2:30 PM EDT
Former WUGA Anchor and Program Coordinator Chris Shupe as Elvis Presley
Former WUGA Program Director and Athens News Matters host Chris Shupe as Elvis Presley

Baz Luhrmann's biopic of Elvis Presley has audiences and critics all shook up. Our resident Elvis expert, Chris Shupe (and former WUGA Program Director), offers us a review.

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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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