Local News
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A Lexington council member facing a yearslong protective order is appealing the decision.
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The commonwealth will be taking an extra security step on Election Day next week.
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Apart from voting centers, there was another line in Lexington Thursday — this one more colorful and flavorful. WUKY’s Josh James attended the annual Reverse Trick-or-Treat at Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
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Early in-person, no excuse absentee voting in Kentucky is Thursday, October 31, Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2.
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Early voting got underway at 8:30 a.m. this morning and it didn't take long for wait times to begin adding up.
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Hundreds of people were lined up for Lexington’s sixth Expungement & Job Fair Clinic long before the doors opened Wednesday morning.
Radio Shows & Music
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The blues world lost a giant with John Mayall's passing...Here is a special episode of Joe's Blues - originally broadcast 04/24, 2014.
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The Tahlsound Concert Series presents The 2024 Lexington Reggae Fest, Sunday, July 28th.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Vindys (Elton Glasses Baby), Suki Waterhouse (Supersad), Futurebirds (Solitaires), Sierra Spirit (Ghost), MJ Lenderman (She's Leaving You), Orville Peck & Beck (Death Valley High), & Shemekia Copeland (Tough Mother)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Pete Yorn (Real Good Love), Moony (Falllllllll In Love), Atomic Tom (Drive Away), Liana Flores (I Wish For The Rain), JD McPherson (Sunshine Getaway), Clairo (Nomad), & Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (I Would Like To Heal)!
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This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Larkin Poe, Buddy Guy, & more!
Podcasts
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet Lisa M. Miller about her new poetry book, Woe & Awe, the story of her nonfiction book, The Heart of Leadership for Women, and more.
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PodcastsA University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) study researching Appalachian culture and its impact on food insecurity has won Health Education & Behavior’s “Paper of the Year” Award for 2023. The paper, titled “Exploring Food-Based Cultural Practices to Address Food Insecurity in Rural Appalachia,” emphasizes how significant culturally entrenched food practices are in enabling communities from Appalachia to fight food insecurity. The study was led by Lauren Batey and co-authored by Emily DeWitt, Dawn Brewer, Kathryn Cardarelli and Heather Norman-Burgdolf. Batey is the guest this week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.
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PodcastsVoting Matters is back one final time to drop some important info regarding the upcoming election and for that Alan and Liza visit with Dr. Jen Jackson, League of Women Voters of Kentucky Board President. She talks about LWV's various statewide partnerships, some upcoming volunteer opportunities, and a last minute push to get more people to the polls.
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PodcastsJosh and Joe discuss the final weekend for the Sunday Southland Drive Market - and it's still time for you to get your Halloween treats and decorations. Find out what Josh is dressing as for Halloween.
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