Local News
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A major package of zoning changes is nearing the finish line in Lexington.
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The College World Series begins its annual run in Omaha, Nebraska, this week. It opens Friday with an all-ACC matchup between North Carolina and Virginia in the afternoon and Tennessee of the SEC playing Florida State of the ACC at night. Saturday’s games match Kentucky of the SEC against Georgia or North Carolina State in the afternoon and Texas A&M against Florida in an all-SEC meeting at night. Bracket winners will play in the best-of-three championship series starting June 22.
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Campaigns for and against Amendment 2 are ramping up in Lexington and across the state.
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Under the new Global Transfer Agreement, all KCTCS students will have access to support services to transfer to a four-year program at UK.
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Horse racing’s federal oversight body has named Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher among four new members of a horseman’s advisory group that will provide feedback to its executive team and committees.
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WUKY, the University of Kentucky’s NPR-affiliated radio station received multiple honors in the annual Public Media Journalists Association Awards competition for stories produced in 2023.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Shalamar, Bobby Blue Bland, Amp Fiddler, Midnight Star, Sade, Margie Joseph, Herbie Hancock, LaBelle, & more!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The The (Cognitive Dissident), Donovan Frankenreiter (Gotta Believe), Belfountain (Through The Darkness), MRCY (R.L.M.), Snow Patrol (The Beginning), Teddy Swims (The Door), & The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Billy F. Gibbons (Payback Time)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Will Kimbrough (The Other Side), The Dip (Doing The Thing), The Red Clay Strays (Wanna Be Loved), Mark Knopfler (Bad Day For A Knife Thrower), Greensky Bluegrass Featuring Holly Bowling (Born Again), Shelby Lynne (Over And Over), & Billie Eilish (L'amour de Ma Vie)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Nada Surf (In Front Of Me Now), Moby Featuring Benjamin Zepheniah (Where Is Your Pride), Ra Ra Riot (The Wish), Danielia Cotton (Kiss An Angel Good Mornin), Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Featuring Graham Nash (Dare To Dream), Ringo Starr (Crooked Boy), & Billie Eilish (Lunch)!
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A full hour of fun, soul and blues from the Godfather's extensive catalog, featuring some of his finest blues and grooves.
Podcasts
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews writer, filmmaker and teacher Robby Henson about his novel, Loud Water, his writing and his work at the Pioneer Playhouse.
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PodcastsYellow Squash & Zucchini are the topic this week. Joe and Josh talk about the different types and ways to prepare these versatile vegetables. At the end, Josh shares extra information about smashed, fried zucchini chips and yellow squash bread.
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews David Cazden about his upcoming poetry book, his mentors, playing chess, taking long writing breaks and more.
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PodcastsThis Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. Doug Boyd from the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from a 1994 interview with Garrard County native Jesse Beazley who was among the first wave of soldiers that fought their way onto Omaha Beach that fateful day.
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Are you ready to reign supreme as the 2024 Voice of Pride? WUKY will host the 8th Annual “Voice of Pride” Karaoke Contest leading up to the 2024 Lexington Pride Festival!
WUKY took home two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards this year! Karyn Czar won in the sports category for her profile of a Kentucky athlete competing in the Special Olympics. Josh James won in the hard news category for coverage of the local government response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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2024-2025 Meetings
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2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
- April 15, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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