This past weekend the University of Kentucky, and all of the Commonwealth lost a treasure in former dean of UK Libraries Terry L. Birdwhistell. Over a 40+ year span with the university, the Kentucky native conducted nearly 1,000 oral history interviews and was responsible for establishing the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. In this special edition of WUKY's award winning history series Saving Stories, Nunn Center director Dr. Doug Boyd shares the story of how and when his colleague, mentor and friend managed to score a one-on-one interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1981.

As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the three year mark, University of Kentucky clinical microbiologist Dr. Vaneet Arora says both the virus - and the efforts to combat it - continue to evolve. Dr. Arora joins Greg for an update.

What's on the docket this week downtown? We talk with CivicLex's Adrian Bryant about the financial outlook, Lexington's portion of the recent national opioid settlement, and the return of the city's racial justice commission.

Jalen Wilson scored 22 points, including one in a series of huge 3-pointers down the stretch, and No. 9 Kansas held off Kentucky 77-68 Saturday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Rebooted plans for a 6,500-seat soccer stadium won their first goal with a Lexington planning commission vote in favor of a zone change on Thursday, but controversy continues to dog the project.

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Nude Party (Ride On), Wilder Woods (Maestro (Tears Don't Lie), Overcoats (Never Let You Go), Everything But The Girl (Nothing Left To Lose), L.A.B. (Take It Away), Belle & Sebastian (I Don't Know What You See In Me), & Gorillaz Featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown (New Gold)!

A polling snapshot of the Kentucky governor’s race shows Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear boasting a solid lead over his closest Republican rival.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Kentucky was spared a major surge in serious new COVID-19 cases following the December holidays.

The Ricochet Effect Podcast is hosted by Bilal El-Amin, Melody Renee, and Coach Eric Sanford. In this episode, the Ricochet Effect crew is joined by Dale Morgan of Foundation 47 to discuss the importance of financial literacy.

Kentucky Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr has been named to the House Select Committee on China. The Republican has long taken an interest in the economic powerhouse.