Scripps College of Communication Stories

Young girl fishing on a pond in Appalachia

Songs of Appalachia

September 12, 2024 4 min

Alumna’s work honoring place and memory earn her top honors once more.

Former WOUB Student Kim Day is named “Woman of the Year”

September 12, 2024 4 min

Kim (Bedford) Day has always wanted to make a difference in her community. Now, after recently being named 2024 Woman of the Year in her Tennessee hometown, she knows she is doing just that.

Students walk up Richland Avenue in Athens during Welcome Week 2024

Ohio University's total enrollment climbs again

September 11, 2024 5 min

Growth fueled by significant increases in both graduate and undergraduate enrollment on the Athens campus and explosive growth in online undergraduate enrollment with a 14 percent year-over-year gain.

Paul H. Boase Prize Lecture to take place Sept. 16

September 11, 2024 3 min

The 2024 Boase Prize recipient, Dr. Kevin J. Barge, Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University, will give a lecture on Monday, September 16 from 3-4 p.m. in Schoonover Center 145.

Ohio University Lancaster celebrates enrollment growth

September 11, 2024 2 min

Ohio University Lancaster welcomed 193 new students this fall.

Gridiron Glory 25: where are they now? Season 16 Host – Nathan Takitch

September 10, 2024 4 min

Former Gridiron Glory host Nathan Takitch loves to tell a good story – a passion he says he embraced during his time working at WOUB.

Alumna Taylor Johnston is part of the new data team at CBS News

September 10, 2024 3 min

When a shooting occurred at Apalachee High School last week, Visual Data Journalist Taylor Johnston BSJ/BSVC ’20 and the new News and Stations Data team she is part of at CBS News got right to work.

WOUB experience came in handy during computer programming career for Tom Muchmore

September 6, 2024 4 min

When you learn that Tom Muchmore retired as a computer programmer, you might be confused as to why he values his time training as a broadcast journalist at Ohio University and WOUB.

Roger Cooper is shown at a Kansas City Chiefs game

Professor Roger Cooper is spending his sabbatical being fanatical for the Kansas City Chiefs

September 6, 2024 5 min

Which three people with Ohio University connections were at the opening game of the NFL season in Kansas City on Thursday night?

Gridiron Glory Season 25 - Est. 1999 WOUB - Keith Turner

Gridiron Glory 25: Where are they now? Season 15 host Keith Turner

September 4, 2024 3 min

Keith Turner was a broadcast journalism major who graduated in 2014.

The Ohio University Speech and Debate Team

OHIO Speech and Debate Team: Preparation is critical to debate success

September 4, 2024 5 min

The two candidates for President of the United States are preparing to debate next week (Sept. 10), and those involved in OHIO’s Speech and Debate Team have some simple advice – be prepared.

An Ohio University student operates a camera filming the Creekside Stage at the Nelsonville Music Festival with the audience behind.

Experiential Learning

Diving into live event production: OHIO students thrive working the Nelsonville Music Festival

September 4, 2024 11 min

The Nelsonville Music Festival Production program catered to several media interests and provided students with a laid-back environment to first experience working a live event.

Fall semester 2024 “WOUB Wednesday” schedule

August 30, 2024 2 min

WOUB Public Media and the WOUB Alumni Network are excited to announce that retired NFL Journalist Peter King will kick off the "WOUB Wednesday" virtual speaker series for fall semester 2024.

Scripps College grads win National Edward R. Murrow Awards