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Today's Interview: EKU President On Covid Spike, A 3rd Booster & Free Books

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published August 23, 2021 at 6:21 PM EDT

Today's Interview: EKU President David McFaddin

On Today's Interview, Mike Savage talks to EKU President David McFaddin about exploding Coronavirus cases, what happened to EKU's Covid dashboard, A third booster shot and the impact of free textbooks for EKU students

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