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Credit lexingtonky.gov   With a commitment to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear is working with the Lexington chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Today at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10 members of the community voiced confidence in and rolled up their sleeves to receive the Moderna vaccine. Gov. Beshear joined five local leaders to help overcome hesitancy and distrust. “Thought leaders from many com...

visitlex Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate is in the process of creating an African American History tour set to launch in the fall of 2019.  While staff’s research has yielded stories of courage, resilience, and heartbreak, they hope to find more stories to add nuance to this narrative.  This Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, the public is invited for an information gathering event at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Lexington.  Organizers are especially hoping to hear from peopl...

Its that time of year! New semester, new assignments, new Student Podcast Challenge. Yep, NPRs Student Podcast Challenge is back for its third year, and it is open for submissions and WUKY will once again be hosting local schools for brainstorming sessions and “how-to” advice on getting started with podcasts.  The Challenge is aimed at students between grades 5 and 12, and NPR Ed will provide a series of suggested prompts and a guide for student podcasters and their teachers. NPR’s ho...

A high honor for a member of the WUKY family. Rock and Roots host, local activist and musician DeBraun Thomas, who also hosts the Crunkadelic Funk Show every Saturday night on WUKY and is the co-host of the new Advanced D & D podcast with Dan Wu, received a Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award from the University of Kentucky on Monday. Credit UK Now The program, sponsored by the UK Alumni Association Lyman T. Johnson African American Alumni Group, in partnership with the UK Office for In...

NPRs Student Podcast Challenge is back for its third year, and is open for submissions until March 15, 2021. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2021)  — Its that time of year — new semester, new assignments, new Student Podcast Challenge. NPRs Student Podcast Challenge is back for its third year and is open for submissions. WUKY will once again host local schools for brainstorming sessions and “how-to” advice on getting started with podcasts. The challenge is aimed at students between fifth...

• May 6, 2020 UK Athletics Former Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr says hes transferring to Kentucky. The move gives the Wildcats a veteran 7-footer after the teams entire starting lineup declared for the NBA draft. Sarr is a 255-pounder from France who was the Demon Deacons leading rebounder and second-leading scorer last season. He announced his decision to play for the Wildcats on social media. He also called former Demon Deacons coach Danny Manning and his sta...