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, District 8 Commissioner Carol Myers gives the latest on the Eastside’s new library. Plus, WUGA’s Greg Trevor describes his experience surviving the attacks on 9-11. -
Today on Athens News Matters, a Georgia-based activist discusses how widespread methane gas leaks are a health equity issue. Plus, what happens when sustainability becomes trendy.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a program in Athens-Clarke County has incarcerated men working with shelter dogs, to the benefit of both. -
Today on Athens News Matters, the superintendent of the Clarke County School District describes new rules limiting cell phone use in local schools. Plus, how taking care of shelter animals keeps the whole community safe.
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Today on Athens News Matters, how a controversial new rule may prevent election results from being certified. Plus, new security measures on the University of Georgia campus.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a local high school teacher delves into the curriculum of AP African American studies—and why he thinks the state is hesitant to fund the class.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a local reporter on the effort to remove Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz from his position. Plus, the latest on a vaccine against COVID-19 developed by a UGA scientist.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the importance of taking care of Ukraine’s pets orphaned by the war.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a Nashville and New Orleans-based band discusses the town below the surface of Lake Lanier that inspired their single, Oscarville.
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Athens Homeless Coalition welcomes new director, Athens-area cash bond charity sues to block Georgia Senate Bill 63, and ACC passes new legislation to control the spread of non-native vegetation.
