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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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. -
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The hip-hop movement is fifty-two years old and a multi-billion-dollar industry affecting fashion, dance, and how young people express themselves.Sam Dick went off the beaten path to see a Lexington hip-hop group promoting physical art and mental well-being through dance. -
Everyday thousands of patients and family members come thru the waiting rooms and hallways of Baptist Health Lexington, and if they’re lucky, they meet a couple of four-legged volunteers.
