Music & The Arts

Remembering Bloodkin's Daniel Hutchens

WUGA | By John Slights

Published May 15, 2021 at 10:48 AM EDT

Several weeks ago, you may have heard a segment on this program featuring an album review from the storied Athens band Bloodkin. Today, we bring you a sad update to that review. Last weekend, Bloodkin guitarist and vocalist Daniel Hutchens died after suffering a major stroke. He was just 56 years old. ANM's Chris Shupe offers this rememberence.

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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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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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