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WEKU wins three regional Murrow Awards

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published May 19, 2022 at 11:35 AM EDT

Today the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) honored WEKU with three prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Feature Reporting for Kentucky's famous whittler
Hard News for mass evictions at Morehead trailer park
Sports for gold medal Bluegrass fencer

Congratulations to the award-winning WEKU news team!

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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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