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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Kentucky public school district officials have another assignment: carrying out the Trump Administration’s order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs. -
Protestors gathered In Lexington Saturday calling actions by the Trump Administration illegal and unconstitutional. -
A historic central Kentucky restaurant flooded in mid-February and again two weeks ago has reopoened. -
A trio of leaders from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Goodwill Industries and Fifth Third Bank are calling for state elected officials to remove what they call unnecessary barriers to work. -
The state Transportation Cabinet is reminding Kentuckians they’re not required to get a real ID by May 7. -
Richmond leaders cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new playground paid for by the company contracted to end the Bluegrass Army Depot’s chemical weapons mission. -
After the floods of mid-February, the Trump Administration’s disaster declarations led to the IRS pushing back the deadline to file federal income tax returns to November 3. Governor Beshear matched that move for state returns, though the law mandating interest on payments due remains in effect. -
The first groundbreaking in the state for a medical cannabis cultivation and production facility was held Monday in southern Kentucky. -
Thousands of Kentucky public school students were back in class Monday after in-person classes were cancelled in several districts all last week due to flooding. -
The owner of a downtown Frankfort business near the Kentucky River said they fared better than many of their neighbors when the river flooded.
