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A Moment In Kentucky History: Newton Bush

WEKU | By Mike Savage
Published September 25, 2019 at 7:00 AM EDT
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Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about Newton Bush, escaped slave and Union soldier.

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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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