Remembering When the World Came to Athens - Part3

WUGA | By Chris Shupe

Published August 19, 2016 at 12:00 AM EDT

In 1996 the Olympic games were awarded to Atlanta, but with limited facilities the Atlanta Olympic Committee had included Athens in the plan for hosting several events, including Men and Women's Soccer, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Men and Women's Volleyball. In this 3rd part of the series, Jenny Alpaugh speaks with then mayor, Gwen O'Looney about what it was like to navigate the process of the World coming to Athens.

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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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