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As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we want to highlight the faculty and staff who have helped make BMA successful! Meet Peabody Awards Collection Archivist, ...Mary Miller! "My career at UGA began in February, 1996 at the Science Library. I moved to Brown Media one year later. I was drawn to library work because I love books, so there's some irony in the fact that I've spent the past twenty-three years in a media archives, but I've learned to love and value our collections. My first project with BMA involved cataloging television programs from the Peabody Awards Collection that looked at African-American life and history in the 1950's- 1970's. Even though I was a history major in college, my work with Peabody was my lesson in civil rights history. Watching those news stories was a transformative experience, and it has informed everything I've done since then. Whether I'm leading 11th grade field trips, planning screenings for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, working with Special Collections Teaching Fellows to develop archives-centered classes, or determining the most appropriate terminology and level of description for cataloging a media collection, I'm always thinking about the power of historic recorded media to educate."

This morning, BBC’s Newshour has interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events. In other news, on the last weekend of campaigning both presidential candidates focus on the swing states which could decide next Tuesday election. Donald Trump will hold rallies in Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida on Sunday and Mr Biden will campaign in Pennsylvania. Tune into your local BBC station WUGA, 91.7 and 94.5 FM at 9 a.m. Photo credit: BBC Newshour

This week on Athens News Matters: A preview of The Arts at UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival. Tune in Sunday at 12 noon to WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM. Live stream at wuga.org.

This week on Athens News Matters: a look at the new record from local rockers, The HUMMS. Tune in Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 12noon on WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM. Live stream at wuga.org.

This week on WUGA's Athens News Matters: The Joro spider may be a good neighbor? Find out what the entomologists say. Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 12noon on WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM. Live stream at wuga.org. The members of WUGA's Community Advisory Council help sponsor broadcasts of Athens News Matters.

Today on Political Rewind, we will take a look at early and absentee voting numbers as the final day of early votinggets underway. More than a dozen polling places in Georgia couldn't open yesterday morning but should be open for the final day. The Trump campaign has just announced that he will be making one last stop in Georgia this weekend, a rally in Rome on Sunday. Tune into your local Georgia Public Broadcasting station WUGA, 91.7 and 94.5 FM at 2 p.m. It is also live streaming at wuga.org. Photo credit: Politico

This week on Athens News Matters: Amazon sells nearly everything, but their core business has always been books, and with more independent bookstores facing closure, local retailers are feeling boxed out and ready to fight back. Tune in today at 1pm on WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM. Miss the show today? You can hear it Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 12noon Live stream at wuga.org. Athens News Matters is sponsored in part by the members of WUGA's Community Advisory Council.

This week on Athens News Matters: The rtocovid19 study is looking for thousands of people for a survey, including people who have and haven’t had COVID-19, to complete the survey and tell researchers what they did to try to prevent and treat the disease, including things like diet, supplements, natural remedies, and medications to help generate hypotheses about what might work to prevent or treat COVID-19. Listen to WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM today at 1pm, Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 12noon. Live stream at wuga.org.

This week on Athens News Matters: The Georgia Department of Public Health saw its reputation scorched as a result of the state’s ridiculed Covid-19 dashboard. But as it turns out, the health department had little control over the troubled site. In a story for Atlanta Magazine, reporter Keren Landman investigated. Tune in Friday at 1pm, Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 12noon on WUGA 91.7 and 94.5 FM. Live stream at wuga.org.

Today on Political Rewind, we will look at the latest data on early and absentee voting. Despite the enormous number of people who have already voted, Brad Raffensperger says he expects big lines for the remainder of early voting and on election day. Tune into your local Georgia Public Broadcasting station WUGA, 91.7 and 94.5 FM at 2 p.m. It is also live streaming at wuga.org. Photo credit: AJC

Please make plans to join WUGA and NPR for Election Night coverage next Tuesday evening, starting at 7pm. Martin Matheny, Alexia Ridley and the WUGA news team will join with Georgia Public Broadcasting to provide updates important to listeners in this community. WUGA's local coverage is underwritten by UGA School of Public and International Affairs.