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Today's Interview: EKU President David McFaddin

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published August 24, 2020 at 5:50 PM EDT

Mike Savage talks to Dr. David McFaddin on the Board of Regents voting to make him the Universities 14th President; how EKU is managing the start of fall classes as Coronavirus cases increase in Kentucky; Governor Beshear's mandated coronavirus reporting by state universities and EKU football moving forward with a full season.

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Mike Savage joined WEKU in 2018 as Director & General Manager. He has worked in public radio for 30 years and has managed public radio stations in Georgia, Illinois and Indiana. In his current role as WEKU's Director & General Manager, Mike directs station operations, programming, news and fundraising.

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