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Athens News Matters: UGA Athletic Association Copes with COVID

Watching your favorite sports team looks a little different these days with masked-up players and little-to-no spectators, but what goes on behind the scenes to keep these players safe as they travel and train together? We talk with various members from the University of Georgia's Athletic Association to find out.

Special thanks to Vicki Michaelis and the students at Grady College who contributed to this segment, including Reeves Jackson, Mariah Rose, Josh Talevski, RJ Taylor, Camryn Williams.

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.