Local News
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Historic Palmer Pharmacy enters new life as community resource hub Marksbury Family WayPoint Center.The new Marksbury Family WayPoint Center joins the city’s three other WayPoints, each one acting as a “one stop” spot offering community resources.
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With the elimination of an arts program at Cassidy Elementary School sparking a wave of concern about classroom cuts, the Fayette County School Board held special meetings Monday night to address the growing controversy.
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In this episode, we concentrate on the city budget, which will see new council recommendations this week, and progress on a zoning overhaul meant to allow for more dense and walkable development in Lexington.
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Following a chat with the mayor, Senator Paul praised the reduction in Lexington's homicide rate.
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The listening session will be held near the beginning of the meeting, which starts at 6 PM in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of the Government Center at 200 East Main Street.
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Though it's too late to request a mail-in absentee ballot, voters with a qualifying excuse can cast their ballot early next week at the Fayette County Clerk's Office.
Radio Shows & Music
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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)!
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This week's episode was a tribute to original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel! Featured music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Ruth Copeland, Bonnie Pointer, & more!
Podcasts
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PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews poet and Iraq veteran Douglas E. Self about his debut poetry collection, Blast Radius.
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PodcastsThis Derby weekend edition of The Farmers' Market Report goes for carrots - Josh and Joe discuss the different ways to enjoy one of the most versatile of vegetables.
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PodcastsMay is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and we're shining the spotlight on a series of events in Lexington. HAAPI - Heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders festival kicks off Friday night May 3rd from 6 to 9 pm at Moondance Amphitheatre at Midnight Pass. Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu and Ellen Sam, one of the first Asians to serve in the Lexington Police Department, share their stories with history museum executive director Dr. Amanda Higgins and WUKY's Alan Lytle. They also talk about the rich and significant history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Lexington.
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Over our 15-year collaboration with the UK Libraries’ Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, WUKY’s Saving Stories has brought you numerous Kentucky Derby themed segments featuring the likes of Eddie Arcaro, Penny Chenery, W.T. Young and Arthur B. Hancock III. This week to celebrate Derby 150, Center Director Doug Boyd and Alan Lytle continue that tradition by returning to a 2019 interview with another story by Hancock. In this part of the conversation the Stone Farm horse breeder and owner talks about how he used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the perfect ride for eventual winner Gato Del Sol in the 1982 Kentucky Derby. Until that day no horse from the far outside had ever won the signature race. It's a similar scenario 5-2 morning line favorite Fierceness is facing this Saturday.
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A Woman of Distinction embodies resilience and gracefully overcomes challenges to uplift those around her. Congratulations Marilyn Clark, Ann Backus, Claudia Love Mair, and Angela Evans! These women have emerged as the 2024 WUKY Women of Distinction.
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All board meetings are open to the public.
2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
2024-2025 Meetings
Location: WUKY - Studio 49
- April 15, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- July 15, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- October 14, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- January 20, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm