Havivah Saltz
On-Air Host/ProducerHavivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.
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When Athens switched from parking meters to pay-by-app parking this summer, aluminum ParkMobile signs were installed in front of every downtown parking space. But you might have noticed that most of those signs have been snapped off. -
There is a FLOST referendum on the November 3rd ballot—that’s a Floating Local Option Sales Tax. Mayor Kelly Girtz sat down with Alexia Ridley to explain further. -
This week on Athens News Matters, a spooky story from a local ghost expert. Plus, we discuss parking sign vandalism in downtown Athens.
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To wrap up spooky season, WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Tracy Adkins, author of several books about Georgia ghosts, including Ghosts of Athens: History and Haunting of Athens, Georgia. -
These days, more and more companies are using AI to screen job candidates. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, that has mental effects on both interviewers and interviewees. -
Following the tragic passing of two of the The Olivia Tremor Control's members, they have now released one final posthumous album, entitled “The Same Place,” which came out on Friday, October 23rd. -
For Athenians who regularly drive down Prince Avenue, the funny and occasionally risque messages on the marquee outside the Flowerland store have become iconic. -
This week on Athens News Matters, we discuss The Olivia Tremor Control’s final album. Plus, a new study on the use of AI in job interviews.
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This week on the Georgia Health Report, to help close the gaps in rural maternal healthcare, Georgia is looking to use federal funds to place obstetric carts in rural emergency rooms. WUGA's Havivah Saltz sits down with Briah Lumpkins, a reporter with KFF Health News. -
This week on the Georgia Health Report, we discuss how Republicans and Democrats are both cracking down on social media companies to boost teen safety online.
