Stories tagged with: Alumni
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.
OHIO theater alum Dale Ricardo Shields’ impact leads to prestigious Paul Robeson Award
July 10, 2023 There are many words one could use to describe Dale Ricardo Shields – actor, advocate, director, production manager, Bobcat – but lifelong learner and educator seems most appropriate.
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.
Student David Lamp makes discovery of a lifetime: fluted point from first peoples in Ohio
June 26, 2023 David Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.
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.
Jim Burger puts his passion for learning and teaching to work at his alma mater
June 15, 2023 Jim Burger is proud to teach students in some of the same classrooms where he took classes as an undergraduate at Ohio University Chillicothe over 40 years ago.
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.
Jenn Bowie named Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, Executive Director of the Ohio University Alumni Association
June 1, 2023 Ohio University has named Jenn Bowie as the Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving and Executive Director of the Ohio University Alumni Association.
Susy Cheston’s experience at Ohio University and WOUB helped inspire her passion for addressing international poverty issues
May 25, 2023
Susy Cheston is now the chief growth officer at an international non-profit called the Business Council for Peace, but as a young woman pursued a career in public media leadership.
