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Chris Thile Highlights the Creative Process behind His Work on “Live from Here”
October 04, 2019

Chris Thile is an acclaimed musician and songwriter, as well as the host of American Public Media’s nationally syndicated live, weekly variety show “Live From Here.” WOUB’s Emily Votaw speaks with Thile about the creative process behind his work for “Live

College/University Enrollments Go Down as Potential Students Question Value
September 11, 2019

College and university student enrollments are in a downward spiral because of multiple factors including parents and students questioning the value of a college education, according to Dr. Richard Vedder, author, historian, columnist, and emeritus profes

Chagas Disease Is Being Battled By Ohio University Researchers and Students
September 04, 2019

Ohio University researchers and students are fighting to prevent the dreaded Chagas disease in Ecuador and its spread to the United States. Each year, according to the World Health Organization, over 8 million people are infected with Chagas disease mostl

Science Journalism Is Important to Understanding Emerging Technologies
June 26, 2019

Amy Nordrum, a veteran science journalist, feels that fact-based science reporting helps an audience navigate through new technologies and new discoveries that will impact people’s daily lives. Nordrum currently is news editor of “IEEE Spectrum,” an award

Midwest TV/Media Critic has Rich Career Despite His Heartland Location
June 19, 2019

Most entertainment news is generated on the east or west coasts and not in the heartland. Yet, John Kiesewetter spent 40 professional years at the “Cincinnati Enquirer” and three decades as its “Television Critic” writing everything from local criticism t

Journalist Maria Gallucci Touts the Importance of Environmental Reporting
June 12, 2019

Science reporting and writing has become the mainstay of award-winning journalist Maria Gallucci. She feels that factual writing about the environment and in-depth science reporting is important and necessary in a world clouded with concepts of “alternati

Famous Astronomer Explains the Expanding Universe in Understandable Terms
June 05, 2019

Throughout his 31 years as an astronomer on the faculty at Harvard Dr. Robert Kirshner has been a leader in using supernovae to map the universe and chart the universe’s expansion over time. Some of his discoveries gave him Science Magazine’s Breakthrough

Live Weather Storytelling is the Domain of Weather Group’s Angela Massie
May 29, 2019

As storms, tornadoes and flooding ravage the Midwest and The Plains and as a new and scary hurricane season approaches, more and more people rely on The Weather Channel and the Weather Group to provide them live coverage of major weather events. We count

Media Innovator Explains How Pulitzer Prize Winning ‘The Wall’ Was Created
May 22, 2019

“The Wall: Unknown stories. Unintended consequences.” is a Pulitzer Prize winning multimedia series from USA Today Network and Gannett that delves into life along the southern border of the United States – the same border where President Donald Trump prop

New “Defining Moments Podcast” Tells Stories of Living Well During Adversity
May 15, 2019

A new podcast will launch on Memorial Day – “Defining Moments Podcast: Conversations about Health and Healing. The podcast is created by Dr. Lynn Harter and is produced by WOUB Public Media. Dr. Harter is a Communication Studies professor, Emmy-winning do