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Athens News Matters: Brian Patterson

NOTE: An earlier version of this story online incorrectly identifed Mr. Patterson as a Republican candidate. He is running as a Democrat. We regret the error.

With the resignation of District Attorney Ken Mauldin earlier this year, Brian Patterson became the interim DA. Now running as a Democratic candidate for District Attorney, he sits down with us to talk about progressive criminal justice reform, expanding accountability courts, and more.

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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