WUGA in Georgia Threatened by Budget Cuts

Radio-info.com this morning reports that dual-format station WUGA in Athens and northern Georgia is on the cutting block by the University of Georgia.   This is just a proposed budget so far, but University officials are recommending layoffs of 1,400 staff members, reduction in student enrollment by 1,500, and elimination of WUGA from the budget altogether.

Stay tuned…

About Marty Ronish

Marty Ronish is an independent producer of classical music radio programs. She currently produces the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts that air 52 weeks a year on more than 400 stations and online at www.cso.org. She also produces a radio series called "America's Music Festivals," which presents live music from some of the country's most dynamic festivals. She is a former Fulbright scholar and co-author of a catalogue of Handel's autograph manuscripts.

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