Transparency Information and Documents
As a public media entity, WEKU makes every effort to be as transparent as possible to comply with Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) guidelines. Documents and information related to WEKU contact information, governance, meetings, management, finances, and community representation initiatives can be found below.
Certain public inspection files are a requirement of the Federal Communications Commission. These documents are available online at the following FCC website locations:
Contact Information
102 Perkins Bldg.
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
weku@eku.edu
800-621-8890
WEKU maintains a list of organizations that are notified when there are WEKU employment opportunities. If you would like your organization to be notified of these employment opportunities, please get in touch with the Director & General Manager at 859-622-1662.
Governance Meetings
WEKU fully complies with the Public Broadcasting Act of 1934, which requires meetings of its governing board to be open to the public.
WEKU is owned and operated by Eastern Kentucky University. As a university department, we are governed by the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents:
- Michael Eaves
- Laura Babbage
- Garth Bustle
- Lori Cooksey
- Jerimiah Duerson
- Teresa Hail
- William Lampert
- Alan Long
- Jason Marion
- Edwin Orange
- Ashley W. Ward
Meetings are held quarterly on the EKU campus in Richmond, Kentucky. The primary purpose of the Board of Regents is the operation of the university as a whole. As such, most of the Board’s regular meetings are not subject to the open meetings provisions of the Act. When open meetings as defined by the Act are scheduled, meeting dates, times, and locations will be listed here.
Dates, times, and locations of stated meetings of the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents are included in the public notice of meetings as prescribed by Kentucky’s Open Meetings Act which permits Regents to discuss certain subjects in a closed or executive meeting if notice is given in the regular meeting of the general nature of the business to be discussed, and the agency cites the specific exemption authorizing the closed session. A closed session may be held only after a motion is made and carried in an open session, and no final action may be taken in a closed session. More information on closed session requirements is on pages 22-23 of Kentucky’s Open Meetings Act.
Such public notices of stated meetings, agendas, prior minutes and executive sessions are available at the EKU Board of Regents website.
The Office of University General Counsel is responsible for public notices of board meetings, executive sessions, and closed meetings notices and documentation.
If closed meeting documentation is prepared, it will be made available within 10 days of the closed meeting. To request closed meeting documentation or any other Regents-related information, contact the EKU Board of Regents.
WEKU Management
- Director & General Manager
Mike Savage – Mike.Savage@eku.edu – 859-622-1662
- Development Director
Wendy Wilkinson Ridout - Wendy.Wilkinson@eku.edu - 859-622-1474
- Operations Director
Wendy Barnett - - Wendy.Barnett@eku.edu - 800-621-8890
- Director of Corporate & Community Support
Jeanne Marie Hibberd - - Jeannemarie.hibberd@eku.edu - 859-200-2785
- News Director
Stan Ingold - Stanley.ingold@eku.edu - 859-622-8626
Employment
FY24 CPB Employment Statistical Report
FY24 FCC Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Report
EKU Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Statement
Funding
The majority of WEKU's funding comes from individual listener contributions. Financial support also comes from local corporate and community sponsors, Eastern Kentucky University, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), foundations and other miscellaneous sources.
Detailed Financial Information
FY 24 Audited Financial Statement (AFS)
FY 24 Audited Financial Report (AFR)
WEKU provides copies of its annual audit and reports at no charge to those interested in receiving a paper copy. The document may be provided via e-mail or US mail by calling WEKU Management at 859-622-1662. It is also available for pick-up in person at:
WEKU
Attn: Mike Savage
102 Perkins Bldg.
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
Programming/Content
WEKU subscribes to the Public Media Code of Integrity.
