Today on Athens News Matters, Edward Tolley is running for the commission seat in District 7 of Athens-Clarke County. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes angle of one Athens restaurant.
Edward Tolley is an Athens lawyer running for the seat of Commissioner in District 7 of Athens-Clarke County, which stretches from South Lumpkin Street to Mitchell Bridge Road and beyond. Tolley sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss why he’s running, his plan for unsafe roads, and more.
We’ve all heard the term social media influencer. But now, the people all over our screens selling products or showing their lifestyles are getting their due in academia.
Dr. Jessica Leigh Maddox is an Associate Professor of Entertainment and Media Studies at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She has been named the inaugural editor in chief of the new journal Creator & Influencer Studies.
She sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss her recent achievement and her area of focus—the regulation of professional posting.
Every creative person sees the world in their own way, taking what’s around them to make something new. WUGA’s Emma Auer set out into Athens’ creative scene to discover how this process takes place in the Classic City—here’s the debut installment of Inspired by Athens.
Head to our Instagram @wugafm for a behind-the-scenes look of this episode. Original music Treasure and Trouble created and produced by Lily Herne of DreamLily and distributed wherever you get music.
