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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Louisville Gas and Electric/Kentucky Utilities’ employees and contractors are still in Florida, six days after Hurricane Milton knocked out power to more than 3 million customers. -
Lexington’s Veterans Affairs Healthcare System is holding a town hall Thursday in Morehead. Public Affairs Officer Anna Mills said Director Russell Armstead will be among those providing updates and answering questions. -
The race for the 27th District state Senate seat is between Republican incumbent Steve West and Democratic challenger Molly Gene Crain. West did not respond to interview requests. -
The Fayette County Public Schools system is hosting its third annual College and Career Fair Tuesday at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. -
A few days after the Kentucky Board of Education voted unanimously to oppose Amendment 2, the state’s Commissioner of Education said he’ll vote “no.” The amendment would alter the state Constitution to allow tax dollars to be used for private schools. -
An attorney for former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines told People magazine his client wasn’t planning on shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins. Jeremy Bartley said the shooting happened in the heat of passion and the charge Stines should face is manslaughter, not murder. -
Fifteen women inmates at the Knox County Detention Center recently graduated from Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College’s adult peer support specialist training program. -
The top elected official of the county where the Air Evac Lifeteam that went down Monday night was stationed says the loss of three people aboard the chopper is devastating. -
Three people aboard a private medical helicopter died Monday night when their chopper crashed in Owen County. -
Monday was the deadline to register to vote in Kentucky and in Fayette County, fewer people are registered to vote than in 2020, the last presidential election year.
