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UK Student Enjoys Direct Line To History

WUKY | By Tom Godell
Published March 11, 2015 at 5:17 PM EDT
Tom Godell
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This week on UK Perspectives, we meet a remarkable young woman—a direct descendent of UK founder John Bryan Bowman. Charlotte Bowman Mayer is a freshman at UK. She tells us about her family’s many connections to the university, and her plans for the future.

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Tom Godell
Tom Godell has been the General Manager of WUKY since April 2004. Earlier in his career he served as Senior Producer with WBHM in Birmingham AL, Program Director of WLRH in Huntsville AL, and Associate Director of Broadcasting for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is a dog lover, cycling enthusiast, second baseman (willing to play anytime, anywhere), and music fanatic. His writings on music have appeared in the American Record Guide, Fanfare magazine, the All Music Guide, and RCA Records.
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