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WEKU Daily News Podcast - Oct. 2, 2024

By Wendy Barnett

Published October 2, 2024 at 2:55 PM EDT

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KY American Red Cross Responders Deployed South - 123rd Airlift Wing's Fatality Search and Recovery Team from KY National Guard Deployed to North Carolina - Warren Rural Electric Co-op Service Crews in Eastern KY - Underground Utility Use in Fayette Co. - Wildfire Season in KY - The Kentucky Opioid Symposium in Louisville - Bourbon and Belonging Kicks Off Today

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Wendy Barnett

Wendy oversees all station operations and she serves as Morning Edition Host. She began her career at WEKU in 2001.

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