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EKU President: Free Student Textbooks And Employee Bonuses Are 'Investments'

WEKU | By Mike Savage
Published December 14, 2020 at 5:51 PM EST
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On Today's Interview, Mike Savage talks to EKU President David McFaddin about a new initiative that will provide free textbooks to EKU students starting this Fall; Regents' decision to aware EKU Full Time employees $1,000 extra holiday payments and what future higher education funding could look like when  lawmakers meet during the General Assembly session in January.
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Mike Savage has been leading WEKU since 2018. He has worked in public radio for more than 30 years and has managed public radio stations in Georgia, Illinois, and Indiana. In his current role as WEKU's Executive Director, Mike directs station operations, programming, news, and fundraising.
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