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WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour is making a move

WEKU | By Cheri Lawson
Published January 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM EST
WoodSongs creator and host Michael Johnathon takes the stage at the Scottish Rite Hall in Lexington
courtesy Larry Neuzel, WoodSongs
WoodSongs creator and host Michael Johnathon takes the stage at the Scottish Rite Hall in Lexington

WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour has a new home.

In Today's Interview, Arts reporter Cheri Lawson talks with Michael Johnathon, the creator and host of the live audience radio and television program, about the show’s venue change from the Lyric Theatre to the Scottish Rite Hall.
Kentucky Arts & Culture
Cheri Lawson
Cheri is a broadcast producer, anchor, reporter, announcer and talk show host with over 25 years of experience. For three years, she was the local host of Morning Edition on WMUB-FM at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Cheri produced and hosted local talk shows and news stories for the station for nine years. Prior to that, she produced and co-hosted a local talk show on WVXU, Cincinnati for nearly 15 years. Cheri has won numerous awards from the Public Radio News Directors Association, the Ohio and Kentucky Associated Press, and both the Cincinnati and Ohio chapters of the Society for Professional Journalists.
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