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WEKU wins 13 Kentucky journalism awards

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published April 21, 2022 at 1:09 PM EDT

WEKU received 13 journalism awards from the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. The 2022 'Impact' awards announced Thursday also included six first-place winners including:

Stu Johnson - Best Sports Feature/Special for "Bluegrass Fencers' Club Now Home To A Gold Medalist"
Cheri Lawson - Best Use of Sound for "Our Lady of Guadalupe"
Cheri Lawson - Best Digital Coverage for "Kentucky Arts and Culture"
Corinne Boyer - Best Investigative Reporting for "Prioritizing the Disabled for Covid Vaccines"
Cynthia Resor, Tom Martin and Neil Kesterson "Public Education in Kentucky"
for Best Special Series/Documentary
Tom Eblen, Tom Martin and Neil Kesterson "Kentucky Authors with Tom Eblen" (Second place) for Best Special Series/Documentary
Samantha Morrill - Best Long, Serious News Feature for "Morehead Trailer Park Mass Evictions"

Congratulations to the award-winning WEKU News team!

Lexington/Richmond

Mike Savage

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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