Karyn Czar
Morning News Anchor / ReporterKaryn Czar joined the WUKY News team July 1, 2013, but she's no stranger to radio.
As a news anchor and reporter for Clear Channel until they closed their Lexington news bureau in April 2009, she has over 15 years of radio experience and has taken home numerous Associated Press and Edward R. Murrow awards including best reporter, best continuing coverage, best spot news, best newscast and best use of sound.
You can hear her weekday mornings during Morning Edition.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a measure meant to bolster health care by injecting additional revenue into hospitals. Karyn Czar reports. -
Fifteen grassroots nonprofit organizations active in violence prevention are receiving grants from ONE Lexington. Karyn Czar has details.
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At least five people were killed in Kentucky during deadly storms that swept across the Commonwealth. Thousands are still without power, and damage is being found in nearly every county. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.
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Students at two Lexington high schools held walkouts to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed by Kentucky lawmakers. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.
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The House Education Committee on Tuesday advanced a measure that was touted as a “good first step” to attract and retain more educators to help overcome Kentucky's chronic teacher shortage. Karyn Czar has details.
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In the first of a three-part series, WUKY's Karyn Czar — who has one of the approved medical conditions in the governor's medical marijuana executive order — makes the trek to Illinois to purchase cannabis for side effects of chemotherapy.
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President Joe Biden made good on his promise during a 2021 CNN town hall in Cincinnati that his administration would fix the Brent Spence Bridge which has been called a recipe for disaster. It was designed for 80,000 vehicles a day, but traffic is well beyond the capacity, creating daily bottle necks and delays.
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Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency as the state braces for an arctic blast that could bring flash freezing and dangerously cold temperatures.
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Lexington’s mayor and public safety leaders in Lexington want more digital eyes on the city’s roadways with full implementation of the FLOCK program. Karyn Czar reports.
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WUKY, Lexington's NPR News Station goes 'One on One' with Dan Wu. As Karyn Czar reports Dan Wu becomes the first Asian American elected to the Urban County Council. The incoming vice mayor will head up the most diverse council in Lexington's history.
