Local radio personality to appear on NPR's 'All Things Considered'
Contact: Olivea Oldham, WOUB Public Information Coordinator, 740-593-4944 or Olivea_Oldham@woub.pbs.org
ATHENS, Ohio (December 22, 2000) -- Ohio University Public Radio personality Mark Hellenberg is on his way to Vermont today to begin preparation for an appearance on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." Hellenberg is expected to play the drums with a New England Celtic Band called "The Sevens." They are scheduled to tape a 19-minute segment featuring both music and interviews on Dec. 29. The air-date has been announced as Jan 1. Listeners can tune in for "All Things Considered" from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on the WOUB-FM radio network.
Hellenberg is best known as one of the voices on Ohio University Public Radio, hosting both Audiosyncracies with Rusty Smith and classical music throughout the week. Hellenberg is also widely known throughout the Athens music scene because he is a member of Wingnuts, Hotpoint, and Stella. Not only is Hellenberg travelling to Vermont for his appearance on ATC, but he also travels frequently with Hotpoint to all over the country for musical engagements.
"All Things Considered" offers an in-depth presentation of the day's news, and top celebrated stories. Multi-award-winning ATC celebrates its 30th anniversary in May 2001. It is public radio's standard-bearer, attracting loyal, intelligent listeners during one of radio's most important parts of the day.
From the Supreme Court to San Francisco, from Chapel Hill to Cape Town, NPR and contributing reporters stationed around the globe offer timely, incisive coverage of each day's events. Hosts Linda Wertheimer, Noah Adams, and Robert Siegel sets stories in context with interviews and frequent on-location reporting. "All Things Considered" airs each weekday from 4:30-7:00 p.m. on Ohio University Public Radio.
Please call 740-593-1771 to arrange telephone and personal interviews with:
- Carolyn Bailey Lewis, Telecommunications Center Director
- Mark Hellenberg, Public Radio Producer
- Tim Myers, Director of Radio and On-line Services
The Ohio University Telecommunications Center, a unit of the College of Communication, operates two television stations‹WOUB-TV/Channel 20 in Athens and WOUC-TV/Channel 44 in Cambridge‹and six radio stations‹WOUB-1340 AM, WOUB-91.3 FM, WOUC-89.1 FM, WOUH-91.9 FM, WOUL-89.1 FM and WOUZ-90.1 FM. The Center, a trusted community resource, uses the power of noncommercial television, radio and other media, such as the World Wide Web, to enrich the lives of children and adults in Southeastern Ohio and Western West Virginia through quality programs and educational services that inform, enlighten, inspire and entertain.
