Sam Dick
Reporter/Off the Beaten PathSam is a veteran broadcast journalist who is best known for his 34-year career as a News Anchor at WKYT-TV in Lexington. Sam retired from the CBS affiliate in 2021.
Sam’s reporting has covered some of the Commonwealth’s most important stories including the crash of Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport, UK Final Four appearances and national championships.
As a Field Anchor, Sam covered major floods, tornado damage, and ice storms, local and state election results and several presidential inaugurations from Washington DC.
Over his long and storied career, Sam’s work has been recognized with six regional Emmy awards as well as Edward R Murrow awards.
Sam joined WEKU in June 2022 as a part-time reporter. Sam says the move to public radio brings him full circle as his broadcast career began at the University of Georgia student-run radio station in 1977.
In 2023, Sam was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.
Sam is married to Noelle Dick and is the father of three grown children. The couple resides in Garrard County on Herrington Lake.
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Off the Beaten Path story by Sam Dick about twin sisters in Lexington who help take care of senior citizens
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Sam Dick goes "Off the Beaten Path" to tell the story of a storyteller who specializes in small Kentucky towns -
Sam Dick went Off the Beaten Path to catch up with Father Jim Sichko in Harrodsburg for his “60-minutes of Jesus” talk.
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New Scout Executive Jessica Moses says Camp McKee represents the past and the future of scouting in the Blue Grass Council.
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A look at the tradition of food and family at the B&N Market in Bagdad, KY. -
One tiny Kentucky town’s holiday tradition reaches people around the country every December. -
A Louisville man is turning century-old trash into treasures after making a discovery with the help of a groundhog. -
Classes are being taught in Anderson County, Kentucky on how to balance a checkbook, budgeting, car maintenance, home repairs, and learning how to develop a career. -
