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Eastern Standard Preview for April 11, 2022

By Tom Martin

Published April 11, 2022 at 7:14 AM EDT

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On this week’s Eastern Standard: A special edition featuring the works of WEKU staff members, plus a contribution from one among our many content partners. The lineup: Stan Ingold on a Nicholasville fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees; Tom Martin talks with Robert Cornett, just returned from Poland where he and his wife, Linda, volunteered to help refugees from Ukraine; Appalshop’s Parker Hobson on an effort in Perry County to reduce a high rate of type-2 diabetes among the local population; Samantha Morrill on the prospects for trail tourism in Eastern Kentucky; Corinne Boyer checks on the pocketbook impact of high fuel prices; Cheri Lawson on why it’s important to support family and friends who identify as neither male or female.

Eastern Standard

Tom Martin

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.

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