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Jennifer McDaniels
Coal mining is indelibly woven into the fabric of daily life in the mountains of southeast Kentucky, but a decline in the coal industry and an associated migration away from mining towns is prompting new efforts to preserve what once was for the next generation. Harlan County is a prime example.
Local News
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Eddie Justice/Eddie JusticeFreshman Jasper Johnson scored 15 points as No. 9 Kentucky beat top-ranked Purdue 78-65 in exhibition basketball action on Friday night at Rupp Arena. -
UK AthleticsAfter dropping an overtime heartbreaker to No. 21 Texas last week, Kentucky is back in action on Saturday, hosting 17th-ranked Tennessee at Kroger Field at 7:45 p.m. ET, and will be televised on the SEC Network. -
Mary Esch/AP/apKratom is commonly sold as an herbal supplement in Kentucky, but it's drawing the attention of lawmakers and regulators who are taking note of its more potent variants. -
Kentucky Division of ForestryWith the fall wildfire season underway, Gov. Andy Beshear announced an award of more than $922,000 to help high-risk areas of the Commonwealth guard against wildfires by creating protection plans. -
UK AthleticsOn Friday night at Rupp Arena, the Cats will play in what may be the most anticipated exhibition game in program history. -
Eddie Justice/UK AthleticsThe University of Kentucky women’s basketball team is ranked 20th in the Preseason USA Today Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced on Thursday.
Radio Shows & Music
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This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Marias (Run Your Mouth), Baby Rose Featuring BadBadNotGood (One Last Dance), The Gaslight Anthem (Ocean Eyes), Lenny Kravitz (Human), Hozier (Too Sweet), & Gary Clark Jr. Featuring Stevie Wonder (What About The Children)! -
Dusting off vintage recordings from the archive for over 50 years of blues, rock & soul set out out in the sun with renewed energy...Settle in for a "Spring Clean!" -
Lexington musician Vera Stonestreet Paige joins Joe Conkwright and the Rock & Roots Saturday Edition for conversation and a set of inspiring songs. -
This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show featured music from Snoh Aalegra, Brandy, Jamila Woods Featuring Saba, Jeymes Samuel & Jorja Smith, Aaliyah, Jazmine Sullivan Featuring HER, Angie Stone, Brittany Howard, & more! -
This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Phosphorescent (Revelator), Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Superstar), Judah & The Lion (Long Dark Night), Lizzie No (Halfsies), Brigitte Calls Me Baby (Eddie My Love), Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple (All In Good Time), & Kacey Musgraves (Cardinal)!
Podcasts
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Podcasts'Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear....' This week on Open Studio Tom welcomes Norman and Denise Cline of KCAL Old Time Radio. The Troupe, which recreates old time radio shows the way they were originally performed back in the 40s and 50s, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event Friday October 24th and Saturday the 25th at First Vineyard Winery in Nicholasville. -
PodcastsThis week on the Farmers' Marker Report Josh and Joe take bite out of apples: so many different varieties and ways to prepare this delicious tree fruit. You can eat them raw, bake them, cook and sauté them - dehydrate or drink them.Support The Farmers' Market Report on 91.3, WUKY with a donation at wuky.org. -
PodcastsOctober 17 is an important day in the history of WUKY. The station formerly known as WBKY signed on for the first time on October 17, 1940. To mark the station's 85th anniversary, this special edition of Saving Stories with Dr. Doug Boyd from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries, features an interview with Ruth Foxx Newborg, the first program director of the Beattyville, KY radio station. -
PodcastsKaterina Stoykova interviews Larry Pemble and Jeanine Triplett of the James Baker Hall Foundation about the current and future plans of the organization.
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