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13 Investigates: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office estimates 30 minutes for average response time

13 Investigates: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office estimates 30 minutes for average response time

Ashlyn Webb, 13WMAZ News
November 11, 2022

Mayor Miller explains anti-violence campaign, homeless relief efforts, plans for future GDOT summit

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 29, 2022

[Video] Cost of Covid-19: how tech was able to evolve with the times

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 9, 2021

[Video] Black History in the Making – DeMarcus Beckham

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 8, 2021

[Video] Cost of Covid-19: playing through the pandemic

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 8, 2021

[Video] Cost of Covid: worship during the pandemic

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
January 15, 2021
Carol Kaplan, owner of Carol's Linen's in North Macon, is making shopping accommodations for her customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Video] Cost of Covid: Holiday Spending

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
January 10, 2021

[Video] Cost of Covid: vaccine hesitancy

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
December 11, 2020

[Video] Cost of Covid: the pandemic presents a unique set of problems for those who battle substance abuse

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
December 7, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: growing up in a pandemic.

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
November 27, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: air quality reports break records in central Georgia

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
November 23, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: renewed appreciation of local libraries

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
November 16, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: fitness first

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
November 9, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: making money with masks

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
November 6, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: pandemic parenting

Noah Grant, Student
November 2, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: Isolation is especially difficult for seniors with dementia

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
October 23, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: Unique start to the school year

Grant Goupil, Student
October 12, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: COVID-19 and athletics

Grant Goupil, Student
October 12, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: COVID-19 and student transportation

Noah Grant, Student
October 9, 2020
Families find support in Macon's Jay's Hope organization, a non-profit supporting families dealing with childhood cancer.

[Video] WMUB Report: Jay’s Hope

Lanissa Rozier, Student
October 9, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: area universities adapt to new learning modules

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
October 9, 2020

WMUB News Report: Bondable Pups

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
October 5, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: Campus Appreciation

Grant Goupil, Student
October 1, 2020

[Video] The Cost of Covid-19: Volunteerism drops, creating a huge problem for area nonprofits

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
October 1, 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: how teachers have adjusted to virtual learning

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 25, 2020
Once full barstools at Parish on 2nd are now empty, as restaurant owners hope more customers will return to dining rooms amid the pandemic.

[Video] Cost of COVID: how the pandemic changed the restaurant industry

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 17, 2020
Cost of COVID: Project Launch 2020

[Video] Cost of COVID: Project Launch 2020

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 17, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: from processed to natural

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 16, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: praise during the pandemic

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 16, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: Staying active during a pandemic

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 8, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: the new normal; Mercer and masks

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 4, 2020
 Bracing for a Bad Flu Season While Still Fighting COVID-19

[Video]  Bracing for a Bad Flu Season While Still Fighting COVID-19

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 3, 2020

[Video] WMUB Report: Covid-19 and student athletes; a different kind of struggle

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
September 3, 2020

[Video] Virtual learning presents a different set of problems for students with accommodations

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
August 25, 2020

[Video] Pandemic pen pals

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
August 11, 2020
Campus Clubs is a faith-based youth organization that serves students K-12 in the Pleasant Hill and Vineville neighborhoods of Macon.

[Photo] “Some of this has been disastrous:” Local after-school program faces tough questions for reopening in the fall

Serena Golden
August 11, 2020
Woman becomes first Black chief medical officer at Coliseum Health System

[Video] Woman becomes first Black chief medical officer at Coliseum Health System

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
July 29, 2020

[Video] Mercer Law Grad Flies COVID-19 Mission to Expedite Testing Results

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
July 2, 2020
Now what? - A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

[Video] Now what? – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 30, 2020
8:46: The Introduction to The Black Lives Matter Edition of Southern Souls

8:46: The Introduction to The Black Lives Matter Edition of Southern Souls

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 19, 2020
Paranoia - A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Paranoia – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 19, 2020
Take off the Mask - A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Take off the Mask – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 19, 2020
Black in the Newsroom - A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Black in the Newsroom – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 19, 2020
Profiled - A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

[Video] Profiled – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 19, 2020
Linda Howard

[Photo] Black in Law Enforcement – A Southern Souls Story; Black Lives Matter Edition

June 24, 2020

[Video] ICU Nurses Thank Mercer Medical for Preparing Them for Pandemic

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
June 2, 2020
Looks are Deceiving - A Southern Souls Story

Looks are Deceiving – A Southern Souls Story

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
May 26, 2020
Peace, Love and Captain America - A Southern Souls Story

Peace, Love and Captain America – A Southern Souls Story

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
May 26, 2020

[Video] Central Georgia Artists Offered Relief During COVID-19 Outbreak

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
May 22, 2020

[Video] Mercer pharmacy students on front lines of Covid-19 testing

Video by Amyre Makupson and Story by Debbie Blankenship
May 21, 2020

[Video] Lessons learned from Peacing Together on solutions to youth violence

Sonya Green, Engagement Reporter
May 4, 2020
Our Life on Lockdown: Final Week of Video Diaries

Our Life on Lockdown: Final Week of Video Diaries

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
April 24, 2020
Our Life on Lockdown - Week 4

Our Life on Lockdown – Week 4

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
April 16, 2020
Our Life on Lockdown: A look at life, 3 weeks inside of quarantine

Our Life on Lockdown: A look at life, 3 weeks inside of quarantine

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
April 10, 2020

[Video] Extra curricular programs move to online classes

Sonya Green and Amyre Makupson
April 10, 2020

[Video] ‘No perfect time to have a kid’: Pregnancy during the coronavirus

Amyre Makupson and Sonya Green
April 2, 2020
Our Life on Lockdown: Studio Production presents a video diary of their life since COVID-19 rearranged the end of their semester

Our Life on Lockdown: Studio Production presents a video diary of their life since COVID-19 rearranged the end of their semester

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 30, 2020

[Video] Mercer students adapt as coronavirus impacts classes, graduation

Sonya Green and Amyre Makupson
March 30, 2020

2020 Mayoral Candidate Interview: Cliffard Whitby

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 28, 2020

2020 Mayoral Candidate Interview: Blake Sullivan

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 28, 2020

2020 Mayoral Candidate Interview: Lester Miller

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 28, 2020

2020 Mayoral Candidate Interview: Marc Whitfield

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 28, 2020

2020 Mayoral Candidate Interview: Larry Schlesinger

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 28, 2020

[Video] COVID-19 Hits Area Service Industries

Amyre Makupson and Sonya Green
March 19, 2020

[Video] Peacing Together: Movies With a Message

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 15, 2020
Peacing Together series: Families who have lost loved ones to gun violence

Peacing Together series: Families who have lost loved ones to gun violence

Sonya Green and Amyre Makupson
March 12, 2020

[Video] Peacing Together: Parents as Teachers

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
March 5, 2020

[Video] Educator Lucy Laney’s descendants work to keep her legacy alive in Macon

Sonya Green, Engagement Reporter
February 26, 2020

[Video] Peacing Together: “Love Them First”

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 26, 2020

[Video] Peacing Together: “Stop the Killing, Macon”

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 21, 2020

WMUB Newsroom – Episode 2

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 20, 2020

[Video] Peacing Together: “Heal the Hood”

Amyre Makupson, WMUB News Director
February 14, 2020
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