Martin Matheny
Program Director and Content Strategist/Morning Edition Host/Producer-Host Night MusicMartin Matheny is the Executive Producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters', and he covers local government for WUGA News. 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 is heard on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on WUGA at 10pm. 'Night Music' can also be heard statewide on the GPB Classical stream Mondays and Tuesdays at 8pm. As part of 'Athens News Matters' Martin works with student interns to help cultivate the next generation of Public Media rock stars! In his spare time Martin is an amateur book binder and freelance musician who frequently performs with Big Band Athens playing bass trombone. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.
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Roark honored at National Association of School Nurses convention -
The panel - Program brings doctors to rural counties in GA - Farmers and mental health - Growth in suicides among farmers - Record number of bald eagle nests in GA - 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder'
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Many Georgia farmers say conversations around mental health didn’t take place at the kitchen table growing up. Now, as GPB’s Riley Bunch reports, industry leaders are working hard to change that.
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For more on the challenges facing farmers – and the disturbing growth in suicides among farmers, we turn to Anna Scheyett, a UGA professor of social work who has been researching this for years.
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Georgia’s most recent statewide survey of bald eagle nests – the first in five years – shows a record number of nests in the state, but not all the news is good for these regal raptors.
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Board members approve naming former CCHS principal as sole finalist for district's top job.
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Clarke County Board of Education members are set to take another step towards hiring a new superintendent at their meeting this evening.
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Members of the Clarke County Board of Education got an update from school district officials about the district’s emergency plan. The aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has brought a renewed focus on school safety throughout the country. CCSD Police Chief Terry Reid directly addressed the Uvalde tragedy at a board work session on Thursday.
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The panel recaps Tuesday's commission meeting - COVID-19 data from wastewater - Pet food insecurity - NIL one year later - Summer reading series - Tales from the garden
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Our panel recaps Tuesday’s commission meeting, and the rest of the week in news.
