Kentucky's top trading partner just elected a new leader who says his country will never "yield" to the U.S. and President Donald Trump's trade tactics. WUKY caught up with Gov. Andy Beshear and asked what Mark Carney's victory in the Canadian election might mean for the commonwealth.
Local News
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University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto addressed a worried campus in a video Tuesday, saying amid a period of "tremendous challenge and change" UK will tailor its response to the school and state's needs.
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Governor Andy Beshear requested that families in 16 additional counties receive Individual Assistance for flood disaster recovery. He also asked for public assistance for 64 counties where FEMA has confirmed damages.
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An investigation is underway after an early morning officer-involved shooting at the Walmart store in Berea.
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FoodChain is a Lexington nonprofit that, since its founding in 2011, has distributed over a million free meals to community members.
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Governor Andy Beshear, state and local officials, construction teams, and volunteers raised the walls of a new home being built by the Housing Development Alliance at the Skyview high-ground neighborhood in Hazard.
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An open letter taking direct aim at the Trump administration's policies surrounding higher education gained the support of several Kentucky colleges, but none of the state's public universities have signed on.
Radio Shows & Music
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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!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Crowded House (Teenage Summer), Fastball (Rather Be Me Than You), Dana Vogel (Favorite), Glass Animals (Creatures In Heaven), Blackberry Smoke (Hammer And The Nail), Swamp Dogg Featuring Jenny Lewis (Count The Days), & Ringo Starr (February Sky)!
Podcasts
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When John “JB” Bradley was a young boy growing up in Beattyville, Kentucky, he dreamed of being a doctor. Inspired by his small town’s family physician, he imagined taking care of families just like his own one day. After retiring from Kentucky State Police he is realizing that dream. He talks about his journey with Dr. Greg.
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Ben Chandler has certainly made his mark on Kentucky politics and he's also the grandson of former MLB commissioner A.B. 'Happy' Chandler. On this episode of the WUKY SportsPage the current executive director of the non-profit Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky talks with Keith Elkins about his own introduction to the game, the opportunity to meet some of baseball’s greatest players and personalities, and his grandfather’s significant term as commissioner. And he is still very proud of a 3-for-3 performance in a Congressional baseball game.
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PodcastsThis week the talk is melons - from cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, to the "sensation" melon. Josh shares cocktail ideas and recipe for watermelon gazpacho - plus an extra feature on pickled watermelon rinds and how to choose a proper melon.
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews writer Bobi Conn about her latest novel, Someplace Like Home, as well as her current and upcoming creative projects.
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