Alumni and Friends

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Alumni & Friends

Songs of Appalachia

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

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Alumni & Friends

New Name, New Look, New Life

A gift from Jeffery Chaddock and Mark Morrow will change the face & future of the College of Fine Arts.

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Fall 2024 Class Notes

Take a peek at what alumni have been up to in 2023.

Kim Bedford

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

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.

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Portal to the Past

Created by OHIO alum Brian Koscho, the Invisible Ground project gives a thoroughly modern window into Southeast Ohio’s historic places and people.

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Alumni & Friends

Embracing the Bobcat Spirit: OUAA names Dell Robinson, BSPE ’88, Alumnus of the Year

Robinson to headline an evening of numerous awards, accolades during the Ohio University Alumni Association's annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on Sept. 27.

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A Lasting Legacy

OHIO honors the bicentennial of its first Black graduate’s enrollment in 1824 while looking ahead to another exciting Black Alumni Reunion in 2025.

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Letters to the Editor Fall 2024

We love hearing from our readers! Below are the letters to the editor published in the fall 2024 edition of Ohio Today.

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Alumni

Trees Full of Bobcats

How many Bobcats are in your family tree?

Taylor Johnston

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

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.

Nathan Takitch

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

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

Rufus waves to the crowd during Homecoming 2023

Join us to celebrate OHIO Homecoming 2024, Sept. 23-28

Mark your calendars, Bobcats – OHIO’s Homecoming Week 2024 is happening September 23, 2024.

Wendy Thornton

OHIO Chillicothe alumna Wendy Thornton followed untraditional path to nursing excellence

Wendy Thornton was 11 years old when she decided she wanted to be a nurse. Now she cares for patients as a nurse manager at the James Cancer Center.

Peter King

Fall semester 2024 “WOUB Wednesday” schedule

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. 

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Scripps College grads win National Edward R. Murrow Awards

Several Scripps College of Communication alumni won prestigious 2024 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for their work in broadcasting, visual storytelling and graphic design.

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