WUKY is celebrating Public Radio Music Day with a FREE, Live Concert at the WUKY Studios on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
Local News
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Lexington residents got their first formal look at a framework for how the city might go about planning development within new expansion areas.
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A protection order filed by one member of Lexington’s urban county council against a fellow councilwoman has been extended to three years.
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McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book saysMitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered," a “despicable human being" and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month.
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Singer, songwriter, multi-Grammy winner, columnist, and activist. Janis Ian's work transcends time and now at Berea College, you can immerse yourself in the Janis Ian Archives.
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The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees is on retreat this week.
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The Transportation Expo event grew from the Council’s Public Input Subcommittee, which has spent the last two years working to improve public engagement.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Jeremie Albino (So Many Ways To Say I Love You), Emily Barker (Tonight, Tonight), Michael Kiwanuka (The Rest Of Me), Sixpence None The Richer (Julia), Lucinda Williams (While My Guitar Gently Weeps), Beabadoobee (Beaches), & Waxahatchee (Much Ado About Nothing)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Tears For Fears (The Girl That I Call Home), Lights (Damage), Billy Strings (Gild The Lily), Joy Oladokun (I'd Miss The Birds), U2 (Picture Of You (X+W)), Yola (Future Enemies), & The Cure (Alone)!
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WUKY Guest DJ Chris Cunningham brings in a batch of recordings from the Golden Age of Rock and some newer Retro-Rockabilly artists and bands.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Illiterate Light (Pay Phone), Matt Pond Pa (Those Wings), Suzanne Vega (Rats), Fantastic Cat (So Glad You Made It), Bon Iver (Spey Side), Trampled By Turtles Featuring LeAnn Rimes (Out Of Time), & Billie Eilish (Birds Of A Feather)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from David Gray Featuring Talia Gray (Plus & Minus), Aaron Frazer (Into The Blue), Imogen Clark (All Hard Feelings), Nilüfer Yanya (Mutations), Green Day (Bobby Sox), Kim Deal (Crystal Breath), & Amos Lee (Beautiful Day)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsIn this episode, Tony & B-Mad talk about the differences between Visual Arts and Branding and share some new projects along the way!
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews Chris Williams, Senior Vice President of Communications at Kosair for Kids about the mission and the history of the organization.
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PodcastsAccording to the US Census Bureau by the year 2034 more Americans will be over the age of 65 (numbering some 77-million people), than under the age of 18. That will be a first for our nation and it underscores the importance of communities enhancing the quality and volume of senior-oriented support services. Dr. Greg talks with Kristy Stambaugh - director of Aging and Disability Services for the city of Lexington. She tells us all about the programs on offer at the city's four senior centers (Life Lane, Bell Court, Charles Young and Black & Williams Cultural Center) and shares more details on a brand new one coming to Shillito Park in 2026.
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PodcastsVoting Matters is back with an episode focusing on energizing young voters. Recently our guest, Lexington SCAPA student Cricket Brown appeared in the Voices Amplified production of What the Constitution Means to Me and we were so blown away by their performance, we thought who better to talk about the youth vote? Cricket talks about being a non-binary performer on the local theatre scene and gives tips on how to speak to young people about why and how voting matters.
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2024-2025 Meetings
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2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
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