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WEKU honored with seven Kentucky Broadcasters awards - most in the Commonwealth

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Photo of WEKU's two Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

WEKU won seven Kentucky Broadcasters Association awards. Two honors were for Excellence in Broadcasting. The station also won five KBA Impact awards. The awards were announced at the KAB Annual Conference in Northern Kentucky on Sunday.

The winning entries included:

Eastern Standard's RISE Documentary episode 1 on the 2022 Eastern Kentucky flood won two Excellence in Broadcasting awards for Best Talk Show and Best News Coverage.

Breaking News
Preparing for a fight: Kentuckians react to the overturn of Roe v. Wade

Continuing Coverage
Flooding Damages Historic Hindman Settlement School

https://esweku.org/track/3171702/september-1-2022-samantha-morrill

Investigative Reporting
Isolated Ky. mountain communities face unique challenges as they recover from historic flooding

Best Radio Anchor - Wendy Barnett

and Best Sports Feature

https://www.weku.org/kentucky-arts-and-culture/2022-02-24/stressed-out-try-axe-throwing

WEKU's two Excellence in Broadcasting and five Impact awards were the most of any radio station in the Commonwealth.

Congratulations to the WEKU team for these journalism awards!

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Mike Savage joined WEKU in 2018 as Director & General Manager. He has worked in public radio for 30 years and has managed public radio stations in Georgia, Illinois and Indiana. In his current role as WEKU Director & General Manager, Mike directs station operations, programming, news and fundraising.
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