Athens News Matters
Saturdays at 10am
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, 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.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the first ever executive director of the Athens Pride and Queer Collective shares the moments in local history that most inspire him. Plus, the new documentary detailing one woman’s healing from the trauma of racism.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the second annual Athens Film Festival kicks off next week.Plus, as more Georgians may lose health insurance in the coming months, the nonprofits offering free services.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a local volunteer on a new effort to bring faith groups deeper into the battle against homelessness. Then, local Democrats want young supporters—but can they get them?
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Today on Athens News Matters, two candidates vying to represent parts of Northeast Georgia in the state Senate. And, how the Athens Homeless Coalition is getting the public involved.
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Today on Athens News Matters, District 5 Commissioner Dexter Fisher discusses why he’s running for mayor of Athens-Clarke County.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a historian discusses the abolitionist beliefs of Georgia’s founding father. Plus, what Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements suggest about changes to insurance access in the rest of the nation.
