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 July 2019, the program was relaunched in a new format, an hour of content, including the panel of commentators which has been a mainstay of Athens News Matters, but adding more stories, features, interviews, and more.
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 and Martin Matheny
Senior Producer: Martin Matheny
Producers: Robin Whetstone, Julianne Akers, Kate Regan, Isabela Weiss, River Gracey
Contributors: Dr. James Cobb, Cathy Bradberry, Michael Cardin, Jimmy Sanders, John Slights
Website Producer: Angel Bhardwaj
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We learn about Navarrete’s academic pursuits, and how her Rhodes Scholarship will help shape her future. -
This week's news, plus the recent break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in Athens, whether the push for Saturday voting was worth it, and the possible outcome of next week’s runoff election for US Senate.
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Deborah Gonzalez, the District Attorney for Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit, joins us to explain how restorative justice can make both the victims of crime – and the perpetrators – whole.
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A research fellow at the University of Georgia’s Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach debunks myths on social media about sex trafficking and talks about what’s really happening.
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The Humane Society has provided more than 500 surgeries per month to animals in need after their partnership with the University of Georgia Veterinary School.
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The Athens Symphony plans to make joyful noises this holiday season, and their conductor gives us a preview of what to expect.
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ANM Panel – Deborah Gonzalez and Restorative Justice – Sex Trafficking Myths– Rhodes Scholar Natalie Navarrete – UGA/Humane Society Shelter Medicine Partnership – Athens Symphony Holiday Season
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Athens musical virtuoso Kishi Bashi shares a book recommendation in this encore from our Athens Reads series.
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Commissioner Jesse Houle joins us to talk about the future of an eviction relief program in Athens, a new infusion of money into the North Athens Downtown Redevelopment Project and more.
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This week: what Saturday’s Nevada Senate win could mean for turnout in Georgia’s Senate runoff, more on ACC’s beleaguered eviction relief program, and the rest the week in news.
