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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Today on Athens News Matters, a Performing Arts program will start next year at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Plus, the blood shortage in Georgia has come to an end.
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The American Red Cross just marked the end of its second-ever blood crisis. WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Garrett Reid, the Red Cross Regional Biomedical Executive for Georgia, to discuss the crisis, how it finally ended, and what we can do to keep it from happening again. -
There are two railroad trestles on College Avenue. Because of low clearance, one of these trestles regularly takes the tops off of trucks driving through. -
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation mostly focuses on visual arts, with some courses on writing, crafting, and dance. Now, they’re adding performing arts to the roster. -
This week on the Georgia Health Report, we discuss a conservative Georgia district that remains loyal to President Trump despite rising healthcare costs. -
Street News is a local newspaper facilitated by the Athens Homeless Coalition. The paper seeks to amplify the voices of people experiencing homelessness, and articles are written almost entirely by members of the local homeless community. -
African Perspectives, WUGA’s long-running African music and news program, has been playing music by Angélique Kidjo for the last 27 years. Now, Kidjo is coming to Athens for a performance and an interview with African Perspectives host Dr. Akinloye Ojo. -
Today on Athens News Matters, a look at Street News, a newspaper created by members of the homeless community. Plus, WUGA’s African Perspectives welcomes musician Angélique Kidjo.
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If you own property in Athens, you might have noticed that your annual Stormwater Utility fee was higher than usual this year. Most people don’t know that it helps keep the roads from collapsing beneath our feet. -
A new mural entitled “The Stage of Memory” by artist Alex Maksiov is coming to the lobby of the historic Morton Theatre in downtown Athens.
