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A week long celebration to mark the milestone kicked off Sunday night with a performance by Broadway's Bernadette Peters.
Local News
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Mass deportations would shrink Kentucky’s workforce and could result in labor shortages, particularly in the restaurant and agriculture industries, according to a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.
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Early voting in the May 19th primary starts this Thursday. This week on WUKY's Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock sizes up the hotly contested race to represent Kentucky's sixth congressional district.
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Fayette County School Board members received stark update on the loan the district is expected to request amid fresh financial woes.
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Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is convening a hearing Wednesday to receive whistleblower testimony related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The push to remake Kentucky State University into a four-year polytechnic institution is now facing a legal challenge.
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In this installment, we talk with CivicLex's Aaron Mudd about the potential use of AI to aid in Code Enforcement pattern-tracking, the latest in Lexington's Complete Streets program, and more.
Radio Shows & Music
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WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Rodney Crowell Featuring Tyler Bryant (The Twenty One Song Salute (Owed to G.G. Shinn and Cléoma Falcon)), Mt. Joy (Lucy), St Paul & the Broken Bones (Sushi And Coca Cola), Tame Impala (End Of Summer), Alison Krauss & Union Station (One Ray Of Shine), & Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (Voodoo Charm)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Flyte Featuring Aimee Mann (Alabaster), Jade Bird (Save Your Tears), Jeff Tweedy (Enough), The Last Dinner Party (This Is The Killer Speaking), Robert Plant Featuring Suzy Dian (Everybody's Song), & Sheryl Crow & The Real Lowdown (The New Normal)!
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Goose (Your Direction), Khatumu (Fire Drill), Counting Crows (With Love From A To Z), Grant-Lee Phillips (She Knows Me), & Warren Haynes Featuring Derek Trucks (These Changes)!
Podcasts
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PodcastsFor decades, the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has helped shape how the world understands Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias — from groundbreaking discoveries to leading clinical trials that are changing what’s possible for patients and families. And for going on two decades they've hosted an annual Mind Matters Health Summit. Dr. Greg gets a preview of this year's public gathering (Monday May 18 at Fasig Tipton) from Sanders-Brown neurologist and director of clinical trials, Dr. Greg Jicha.
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PodcastsDo you hear that clarion call? Yep, that's nature buzzing in your ears. From hiking, biking, even forest bathing, there are great places to explore here in Lexington. WUKY's Alan Lytle and author Fiona Young - Brown talk about their favorite outdoor hot-spots. Did yours make the list? Find out in this edition of Lexington Stories, Lore and More!
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PodcastsIn Continuum 1 of The Ricochet Effect: Breaking the Cycle – Tobacco, Truth, and Black Health, Dr. Abeni El-Amin sits down with Dr. Valerie Yerger of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) to examine the calculated architecture behind tobacco-related harm in Black communities across the United States.
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PodcastsFor more than 87 years, Lexington Children’s Theatre has been a safe, inspiring home for young people and families. To continue serving the Commonwealth, their historic home of 25 years on Short Street needs critical updates. This week on Open Studio Tom Musgrave talks with LCT Development Director Ashlee Collins to talk about their long history and new 'Building Dreams' capital campaign in honor of Alexandra Simpson.
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