Lex Talk History: DeBraun Thomas brings the funk to 250 Lex's music/written word month

By Alan Lytle

Published April 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM EDT

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250 Lex's designated theme for April is the dual, and equally important roles of music and the written word in our city's history. For such a heavy lift Mandy and Alan turn to the one and only DeBraun Thomas who is certainly adept at both. He's a singer, a songwriter, truth-teller and last but not least, a radio host extraordinaire. This conversation will be anything but conventional and we guarantee you'll learn something new about our community!

DeBraun Thomas fell in love with radio at a young age but only had interest in working in radio after learning Funk musician Sly Stone got his start in radio. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Thomas moved to Lexington in 2009 to attend the University of Kentucky and pursue a career in radio. Thomas joined WRFL in 2009 and through the UK school of Journalism, Thomas had 2 features air on WUKY. In October of 2012, Thomas began interning at WUKY and produced the Unghosting of Medgar Evers. In August of 2013 Thomas became a staff member at WUKY where he now hosts Rock and Roots weekdays from 9a to noon and the Crunkadelic Funk Show which airs Saturday nights at 9pm. In addition to producing and hosting a radio show, Thomas also explores his other passion as a musician in Lexington.

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