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This week on the WUKY SportsPage Keith Elkins chats with new UK Athletics Hall of Famer Derek Bryant who played baseball for the Big Blue and then a successful career in Major League Baseball.

Jay Shidler was a fan favorite during his basketball career at the University of Kentucky. Known as the Blond Bomber in reference to his blond hair and long-range shooting skills, he was a starter as a freshman in 1976-77, and was a member of the 1978 national championship team. He was a high school All-American in Lawrenceville, Illinois and led his team to a state championship there. He and co-author Paul Corio wrote “Blonde Bomber: A Ride with Shide,” in which he is open about the ups and downs of his basketball career and his life since then.

Silas House speaks with Dori Freeman about her music the new album Ten Thousand Roses.

Silas House speaks with Lee Cole, author of Groundskeeping.

Silas House speaks with Wiley Cash, author of When Ghosts Come Home.

Silas House speaks with Allison Moorer, musician and author of I Dream He Talks To Me: A Memoir Of Learning How To Listen.

Dan & DeBraun share their favorites in news, food, music, & pop culture from 2021!

Joel Utley is his 61st year as the radio broadcaster for Kentucky Wesleyan men's basketball. In that time, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA division II national championships, and finished runner-up in four other seasons, meaning he has called 12 NCAA championship games. He’s a member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Wesleyan Hall of Fame.

Keith Elkins catches up with UK football great Keenan Burton

As Kentucky’s quarterback, Pookie Jones helped lead the Wildcats to the 1993 Peach Bowl. He is a former Kentucky Mr. Football from Calloway County High School, and was recruited by Penn State, Nebraska and Tennessee among others before choosing UK. He was also a UK baseball star, and played professionally in the Colorado Rockies organization. In this interview, he talks about his two-sport UK career, the Wildcats run to the Peach Bowl, life in baseball’s minor leagues, and his current part-time coaching position at West Jessamine High School, where his son Jacob is a highly regarded college prospect.