John McGary
ReporterJohn McGary is a Lexington native and Navy veteran with three decades of radio, television and newspaper experience.
John comes to WEKU from The Woodford Sun, where he was editor while covering government meetings, reporting on community events and taking photographs. At the Sun, he won multiple awards for news and feature stories and columns.
At WLEX-TV, John won a Midwest Regional Emmy for an investigative story about illegal dumping and in 2003, was named Best Television Reporter by the Kentucky Associated Press. In the Navy, he was named Print Journalist of the Year once and Navy Broadcaster of the Year twice.
John’s radio experience includes news and starting a radio magazine show at NTC Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and co-hosting a morning news/talk show in Owensboro, Ky. while working for The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer.
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More than 50 Rowan County High School students spent at least part of Tuesday on the school football field asking Principal Jordan Mann to resign or be fired. Last -
The former Rowan County clerk who refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples has lost again in court. -
A new report by a national nonprofit examines challenges facing rural homeowners – including flood victims in eastern Kentucky. -
A group of Madison County-area residents is holding a town hall meeting Tuesday to air frustrations with the Trump Administration and Congressman Andy Barr. -
Kentucky’s latest Tobacco Settlement Master Agreement payment is worth more than $100 million. -
After a second measles case in Kentucky this year, public health officials are urging vaccinations for the highly infectious and potentially deadly disease. -
The jobless rate in nearly every Kentucky county was higher this March than last. -
28 state senators have signed a letter asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to push back the May 7th enforcement date for REAL ID – a new federal ID required for airline travel and to enter some federal installations. -
The race to replace 6th District Republican Congressman Andy Barr has begun after Barr’s announcement that he’ll seek the Senate seat held by Mitch McConnell, who’s not running for reelection. -
Taylor County- and first responders throughout the commonwealth are mourning the death of a man who spent nearly 60 years as a firefighter and first responder.
