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Tonight at 9 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/23/saigon-d…

Saigon descends into chaos and collapses in “The Weight of Memory,” the finale of THE VIETNAM WAR –...

THE VIETNAM WARThe Landmark Documentary Event by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ReturnsThursday, May 29 at 9:00 pmEpisode Ten: "The Weight of Memory" (March 1973 - Onward)While the Watergate s

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The WOUB Learning Lab is bringing Daniel Tiger to the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery and families can come to meet him! woub.org/2025/05/27/daniel-t…

Saturday, June 7 – Daniel Tiger is coming to Athens!

ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Learning Lab is bringing Daniel Tiger to the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (67 Columbus Road, Athens) as part of its Be My Neighbor Day celebration on June 7.The event wh

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"You are learning on equipment at WOUB that is state of the art.” #WOUBProud @ohiou @OHIOAlumni @ScrippsOU @OU_MDIA woub.org/2025/05/28/experien…

Experience on state-of-the-art equipment at WOUB helped launch Charlie Kendall’s business

Kendall studied radio and television and graduated from Ohio University in 1989ATHENS, OH – Charlie Kendall ran a successful production company in Herndon, Virginia for nearly three decades and sa

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Tonight at 8 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/22/our-ance…

Our ancestors conquered distance in part two of “Equus: Story of the Horse” on NATURE – May 28 at...

Nature: Equus: Story of the HorsePart 2: "Chasing the Wind"Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. on WOUBThe relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as old as civilization itself. Ever since

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“My career shifted from sports broadcasting to education. And I used the skills I learned at WOUB to run a TV station with students at a special education high school for 15 years.” #WOUBProud @ohiou @ScrippsOU @OU_MDIA woub.org/2025/05/27/robb-met…

Robb Metry took what he learned at WOUB to help children with special needs

ATHENS, OH – Most Ohio University alumni who worked at WOUB say they gained valuable professional skills at the station, even if their career ended up going in a non-media direction. Robb Metry has

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Tonight at 9 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/21/known-fo…

Known for his iconic painting style, especially visible in Bambi, it’s “Tyrus Wong” on AMERICAN...

Tyrus Wong: American MastersThe prolific work of Tyrus Wong: Disney, Warner Bros., and HallmarkTuesday, May 27 at 9:00 pmDiscover the art, life and enduring impact of Tyrus Wong, the renowne

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Four WOUB students recently received financial awards in honor of two former WOUB employees. #WOUBProud woub.org/2025/05/27/current-…

Current WOUB students receive financial awards in honor of former WOUB employees

ATHENS, OH – Four WOUB students recently received financial awards in honor of two former WOUB employees. The Edmund A. Williams Technology Oriented Leadership Award and the Jeffrey R. Spalding Memo

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Tonight at 10 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/20/after-hi…

After his unit lost 17 men in Afghanistan, a veteran will “Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen” on...

MARINE COPES WITH TRAGEDY AND SURVIVOR’S GUILT IN“MAKE PEACE OR DIE: HONOR THE FALLEN,” MAY 26 at 10:00 PM ON PBS’s INDEPENDENT LENSDocumentary Follows a Marine's Journey to Memor

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Tonight at 8 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/19/the-36th…

The 36th annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance, “National Memorial Day...

National Memorial Day Concert 2025Sunday, May 25 at 8:00 pm (Encore performance at 9:30 pm) America’s national night of remembrance live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol bring

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Tonight at 9 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/18/only-one…

One find can win the day; Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton on CELEBRITY ANTIQUES ROAD TRIP – May 24 at...

Celebrity Antiques Road TripOre Oduba and Joanne CliftonSaturday, May 24 at 9 pm Traveling in vintage cars and accompanied by experts, celebrities traverse Great Britain looking for the

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Tonight at 9 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/16/hanoi-ag…

Hanoi agrees to a peace deal in “A Disrespectful Loyalty,” part nine of THE VIETNAM WAR – May 22 at...

THE VIETNAM WARThe Landmark Documentary Event by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ReturnsThursday, May 22 at 9:00 pmEpisode Nine: "A Disrespectful Loyalty" (May 1970 - March 1973)South Vietnames

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Avery Brooks from Alexander High School has been named the 1st place overall winner in WOUB’s 2024-25 Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival. woub.org/2025/05/22/woubs-20…

WOUB’s 2024- 25 “Our Ohio” High School Documentary Film Festival Winners Announced

ATHENS, OH – Avery Brooks from Alexander High School has been named the 1st place overall winner in WOUB’s 2024-25 Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival. Brooks produced a short documenta

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Tonight at 8 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/15/equus-st…

Relationship between man and his noble steed in “Equus: Story of the Horse” on NATURE – starting...

Nature: Equus: Story of the HorseStarting Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. on WOUBThe relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as old as civilization itself. Ever since the mysterious beg

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Amanda Pirani is one of 107 incoming Report for America corps members responding to the local news needs of communities across the country today. She is joining the WOUB newsroom to cover the Livelihood in Southeast Ohio beat. Learn More Here: reportforamerica.org/2025/05…
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“I was blown away when I heard that I got the scholarship. It is still sinking in to be honest, but I couldn’t be more grateful and proud to be the recipient of this award.” woub.org/2025/05/21/woub-and…

WOUB and Media Arts and Studies Student Trevor Gillam is one of the recipients of the 73 West State...

ATHENS, OH – Ohio University Rising Junior and WOUB Student Trevor Gillam of Amherst, Ohio says he still can’t believe he was one of the recipients of this year’s 73 W. State Street Award this y

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Tonight at 10 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/14/a-storm-…

America’s lack of preparedness in “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” on FRONTLINE – May 20 at 10pm

FRONTLINE"Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning"Tuesday, May 20 at 10:00 pm  How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. With NPR, dr

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“@WOUB and @ohiou prepared me so well," said @SedricGranger. "I developed the multimedia journalism skills to make me as versatile as possible." #WOUBProud @ScrippsOU @scrippsjschool woub.org/2025/05/20/sedric-g…

Sedric Granger pursues baseball play-by-play dream with the Frisco RoughRiders

ATHENS, OH – Sedric Granger '24 is getting ready to spend his summer living the dream. The 2024 journalism news and information graduate will be doing a media internship with the Frisco RoughRiders,

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Tonight at 10 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/13/instant-…

Instant photography becomes one of the most iconic mediums in “Mr. Polaroid” on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE...

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE"Mr. Polaroid"Monday, May 19 at 10:00 pm On the day after Thanksgiving 1948, a sales team from the Polaroid Corporation arrived at the Jordan Marsh department store i

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Tonight at 8 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/12/efforts-…

Efforts continue to protect Jane’s legacy in back-to-back episodes of “Miss Austen on MASTERPIECE”...

Miss Austen On MasterpieceSunday, May 18Back-to Back Episodes Tonight! 8:00 pm. Episode 3Through her feverish delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from Mary Austen. As she drif

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Tonight at 11 p.m. on WOUB 20/44 woub.org/2025/05/11/how-a-gr…

How a group of unremarkable bungalows became “Music Row: Nashville’s Most Famous Neighborhood” –...

Music Row: Nashville's Most Famous NeighborhoodSaturday, May 17 at 11 pm Nashville’s Music Row has given rise to epic successes and shaped the future of one of music’s most popula

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