Emma Auer
Senior Content ProducerEmma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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Efforts to reduce coyote numbers may be wasted, according to a new University of Georgia study. Researchers tracking Eastern coyote populations across the Southeast found they rebound quickly, often surpassing pre-removal levels. -
Today on Athens News Matters, local psychologist Lakeisha Gantt on her run for Athens-Clarke County mayor. Then, an opportunity for Northeast Georgians to discuss vaccines.
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Debate rages around the country about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Dr. David S. Lockman is a retired physician who is organizing a town hall discussion about vaccines at the Clarke County Library on October 1st at 6 pm. -
African Perspectives is WUGA’s longest-running show. Hosted by the University of Georgia’s Dr. Akinloye Ojo, a professor of comparative literature, it explores music and news stories from the continent of Africa. -
Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we discuss the decisions of the much-awaited federal vaccine recommendation panel—will they impact who can get the COVID vaccine? -
Experts say that offering financial incentives to help new doctors pay off debt is one way to attract them to Georgia’s countryside. -
Research from Governor Brian Kemp’s office of Student Achievement shows that school systems are still grappling with high student absence levels that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Today on Athens News Matters, a nonprofit leader discusses a new effort to protect Northeast Georgia’s Middle Oconee River.
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The Middle Oconee River flows north to south through Clarke County, where it’s crossed by the 10 Loop and Atlanta Highway. -
Michael Conroy was an Athenian beloved by many. He retired in 2019 as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, where he made a significant contribution to the field of wildlife management.
