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ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University Public Television and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism will host a Town Hall Meeting at Meigs High School on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The Town Hall Meeting will be held in the Meigs High School cafeteria located at 42091 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. WOUB-TV and Scripps will bring together news professionals, civic and business leaders, and the viewing public in an important discussion about how local news coverage can be more relevant and engage broader audiences.

Charlene Hoeflich, the Daily Sentinel; Brenda Barnhart, WJOS-TV; Carrie Klein, WSAZ-TV; John Blaettnar, Pomeroy mayor; Tracy O'Dell, Meigs County Health Department; Sandy Erb, Tobacco Free Ohio, and Dottie Turner, realtor, are among the panelists participating.

Moderated by WOUB Radio and Television News Director Tim Sharp, the meeting will be videotaped to air on WOUB-TV on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m., immediately following the new PBS series Local News which will air at 8 p.m.

Community members are encouraged to attend the Oct. 16 Meigs High School event and be part of the audience to learn more about economic development and the county smoking ban in any public building. The Pomeroy smoking ban goes into effect on Nov. 1, 2001.

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; one cable channel -- WOUB II; 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, western West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky through quality programs and educational services that inform, enlighten, inspire, and entertain.