OHIO graduate named president of the Broadcast Education Association

August 8, 2023 Ohio University graduate Kim Fox is the second Black woman president of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) in the organization’s 68-year history.  

Ohio University graduate Frank Graff wins regional Emmy at PBS North Carolina

July 28, 2023 Frank Graff graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1982 and a master’s degree in political science in 1983.

Doug Drew establishes planned donation to WOUB

July 20, 2023 Former WOUB student Doug Drew is continuing to pay his WOUB experience forward.

Leah (Dolby) Clarke is working her way up in Hollywood

July 19, 2023 As a Director’s Guild of America assistant director in Hollywood, OHIO graduate Leah (Dolby) Clarke has had the opportunity to work for various networks and streaming platforms.

Beau Boughamer’s passion for public media and helping others started at Ohio University and WOUB

July 11, 2023 When Beau Boughamer came to Athens from Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1996, he was passionate about journalism and knew Ohio University was the place for him.

Patrick Henderson says the media skills he learned at WOUB are transferrable to any industry

July 11, 2023 When Patrick Henderson came to Ohio University from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2007, he never imaged where he’d end up.

Charles 'Chip' Linscott named director of the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies

June 30, 2023 Charles “Chip” Linscott has been named the director of the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies.

New chief content officer at XSET is still innovating nearly 25 years after helping to launch WOUB’s Gridiron Glory

June 29, 2023 Being on the cutting edge of media production is something David Luce has been doing since his time as a student working at WOUB at Ohio University.

Photojournalism offers multi-platform skills that OHIO alums are using every day

June 23, 2023 Nationwide, Ohio University alumni personify the expanded, multi-platform role of visual journalists.

WOUB Mentoring Program continues to help students and alumni

June 22, 2023 Steve Kurrent says he’s not sure who got more out of the WOUB Mentoring Program during the 2022-23 academic year, him or the student he mentored.

What’s new? Ohio University Broadcast Meteorology Degree

June 14, 2023 In May, Erin Ashley was the first to graduate with Ohio University’s new Broadcast Meteorology degree. She is now a meteorologist at WTVG in Toledo.

James Yokers’ path to being part of the team that launched DIRECTV started at Ohio University and WOUB

June 14, 2023 When Jim Yokers came to Ohio University in the mid-1970s, the plan was to hone his skills as a disc jockey and make an impact as a larger-than-life voice on the radio.

Erin Laviola used the skills she gained at Ohio University and WOUB to start her own business

June 12, 2023 After following her journalism career to New York City as a producer for a major network, Erin Laviola ‘11 has taken her media knowledge and talents and started her own business.

Paul Buehler learned every production position he could at WOUB and had a long, versatile career

June 7, 2023 His mantel is filled with five regional Emmy awards for work done at TV stations across the country, but Paul Buehler says those awards wouldn’t be there without OHIO and WOUB.

Scripps expertise: The booming esports industry

June 5, 2023 Ohio University opened its state-of-the-art 3,200 square foot esports facility in Scripps Hall in October 2022.