Athens News Matters
Saturdays at 10am and Mondays at 8pm
For over 15 years, Athens News Matters has been a vehicle to connect listeners with the stories that matter from Athens and around Northeast Georgia.
In the past two years, Athens News Matters has received multiple awards for excellence in journalism from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and the Public Media Journalists Association.
The Athens News Matters team:
Hosts: Alexia Ridley
Producer: Emma Auer
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Today on Athens News Matters, a UGA study reveals new directions in the study of healthcare access for immigrants.Plus, a journalist pursues a mystery related to a favorite Athens indie band.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the UGA researcher developing a vaccine for fungal infections, and we dive into the music of a new Athens voice.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a north Athens neighborhood faces dire conditions. What advocates are asking for, and more.
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Today on Athens News Matters, what researchers have learned about the response to Hurricane Helene, one year later. Then, an Athens Porchfest staple on what the show means to him.
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Today on Athens News Matters, local psychologist Lakeisha Gantt on her run for Athens-Clarke County mayor. Then, an opportunity for Northeast Georgians to discuss vaccines.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a nonprofit leader discusses a new effort to protect Northeast Georgia’s Middle Oconee River.
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Today on Athens News Matters, Athens-Clarke County District 9 Commissioner Ovita Thornton discusses her re-election campaign. Plus, a local end-of-life doula discusses destigmatizing death.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a survivor of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 speaks about his experience.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the organization working to help family members grow together after loss. Plus, how UGA’s religion department thinks a spiritual lens can help students answer life’s big questions.
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Today on Athens News Matters, how the Saye Building’s destruction may have inspired leaders to safeguard other historic structures. Plus, the UGA research making a staple crop climate change-resilient.
