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    This week is all about Pawpaws, Kentucky's own unique sub-tropical mountain fruit. Josh and Joe where and when to get the fruit and how to use it in a variety of ways.
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    It’s September and we’re dropping a brand new episode of WUKY’s Lex Talk History with Alan Lytle and Lexington History Museum Executive Director Dr. Mandy Higgins. Join us as we re-cap the museum’s one year anniversary in its new home in the Thomas Hunt Morgan House and then in our Lex Get Into It segment Mandy talks with Judy Owens, President of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky, about a new focused exhibit opening this month. “Among Women – 130 years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky,” will soon be on display for visitors. Get an audio sneak peek here on our show.
  • Jerry Tipton covered University of Kentucky basketball for the Lexington Herald-Leader for 41 seasons before retiring in 2022. He was known for his straightforward questioning of UK coaches, from Joe B. Hall to John Calipari. A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, Jerry graduated from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and worked for the Huntington Herald-Dispatch before coming to Lexington.He was inducted into the U.S, Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2005, the Marshall University Journalism Hall of Fame in 2018, and the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2020. He has recently written a memoir titled Deja Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball, published by Acclaim Press. In this interview, he talks about his start in journalism, his working relationships with coaches, including some of the memorable dialogue involved, and many of the highlights of his 41-year tenure on the UK basketball beat.
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    Katerina Stoykova interviews Gary Adkins and Scott Wegenast about AARP's goals, mission, present and future. Gary is Volunteer State President and Scott is Communications Manager at AARP.
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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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