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Today's Interview: EKU President On COVID-19, Funding And WKU Buyouts

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On Today's Interview, Mike Savage talks to EKU President David McFaddin about how coronavirus has impacted the resumption of classes following the holiday break; the possibility of a higher education funding increase in the legislative budget and his take on voluntary buyouts at WKU designed to help reduce payroll expenses at that university.

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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.