Mike Savage

Mike Savage has been leading WEKU since 2018. He has worked in public radio for more than 30 years and has managed public radio stations in Georgia, Illinois, and Indiana. In his current role as WEKU's Executive Director, Mike directs station operations, programming, news, and fundraising.

Mike serves on the Association of Kentucky Public Radio Stations (Kentucky Public Radio) board. He recently concluded nine years of service on the NPR Board of Directors. While on the Board, Mike served as the Chair of the Distribution and Interconnection Committee, which governs the Public Radio Satellite System. Mike is the only station manager to have been elected to the NPR Board by station petition twice, in 2014 and 2019.

Mike holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication and a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, and has been honored with numerous journalism awards by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press.  Mike has been named one of the best managers in radio by Radio Ink Magazine five times since 2015. In 2024 and 2025, Mike received the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's Broadcast Leadership award for his leadership and innovation in the broadcast industry.