Local News
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The Defender Kentucky Three Day Event wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a familiar face taking home the trophy. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman brings us this report from the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning line favorite for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and will look to make history in next Saturday’s milestone race as the first entrant to win in 45 attempts from the No. 17 post position.
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A five-year extension on Lexington’s license plate readers – known as FLOCK cameras – is moving forward. Despite two years in operation, community concerns persist about how the cameras might be used in the future.
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The new shared governance structure pivots the Senate from a policy-making body to an Advisory Faculty Senate which would operate alongside the Staff Senate and the Student Government Association.
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Kentucky’s 35th Safe Haven Baby Box has been added at the Nicholasville Fire Department’s station four. The last resort option is designed to prevent illegal abandonment of babies – while taking any face-to-face interaction out of the surrender process.
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A new $781 million home for the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center will help researchers accelerate work aimed at “conquering cancer in the commonwealth,” its director said Thursday. More from WUKY's Karyn Czar.
Radio Shows & Music
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Parting is such sweet sorrow...but sometimes it's not.Breaking up is also breaking away, and it's not always sad.This episode showcases a gallery of songs of some different perspectives on leaving.
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On this episode of Joe's Blues...A Really BIG show of Really Big Artists!Tall tales and even taller performers A jam packed hour of “GIANTS”
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Waxahatchee (Bored), Kaleo (Lonely Cowboy), Aaron Frazer (Payback), Bonny Light Horseman (I Know You Know), Mark Knopfler (All Comers), Phish (Evolve), & Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Heartless)!
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Born and raised in Cuiaba, Brazil, based now in Lexington, Dana Vogel fuses her roots with piano melodies and emotional snapshots from her memories for a unique Kentucky singer/songwriter blend. She joins Rock & Roots host Joe Conkwright with music from her EP Rua Princesa, conversation about her process and a live performance in WUKY studios.
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This week's episode was a tribute to the Wizard of Woo, the late great Bernie Worrell! Featuring music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Praxis, Pretenders, Deee-Lite, Mtume, The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, & more!
Podcasts
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PodcastsOn this edition Joe and Josh talk radishes and the many ways to prepare and eat.
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PodcastsJoe and Josh discuss spring flowers and planting gardens - plus extra content talking about edible flowers.
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PodcastsIn this episode, Tony & B-Mad talk Development Vs. Execution!
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews writer Fenton Johnson about his books and his writing process.
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Location: WUKY - Studio 49
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