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Athens News Matters: 73 Year Old Graduates (again) from UGA

WUGA | By Chris Shupe,
Devon Zwald
Published May 28, 2021 at 2:00 PM EDT
Photo: Diane Gee

Two weeks ago, at the age of 73, Olyn Gee officially earned his degree from the Grady College of Journalism. This is the second degree he earned from the University of Georgia; the first was in political science in 2018, at the tender age of 70. Olyn joins us to talk about his time at UGA.
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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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