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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 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 Director & General Manager, Mike directs station operations, programming, news and fundraising.
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