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Daily News Podcast

WEKU Daily News Podcast: February 19th, 2026

By Brian Burkhart

Published February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST

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Voter ID Bill

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Kentucky Power Price Tag

DeSantis in Kentucky

Garbage Truck Death

Daily News Podcast

Brian Burkhart

Brian is the Operations Director and serves as All Things Considered host. Brian began working at WEKU in 2017. He has a Mass Communication degree from EKU.

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