May 3 News About WFPL WFPL Takes Home Honors At Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters Awards The awards recognize outstanding work and performance in broadcast journalism in the commonwealth. Our newsroom won a total of 18 awards. By Stephen George May 3 News About WFPL WFPL Takes Home Honors At KY AP Broadcasters Awards Stephen George
Apr 19 News About WFPL Newsroom Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards WFPL and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting were named Tuesday as recipients of Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. WFPL was honored with the best news series for Erica Peterson’s reports examining Germany’s energy transition—and its potential lessons for Kentucky. Peterson traveled to Germany for the five-part series, “From Bundestag to Bluegrass,” supported in part by a grant […] By Staff Apr 19 News About WFPL Newsroom Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Staff
Apr 7 News About WFPL LPM Newsroom Wins Top Industry Honors WFPL's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has received top industry honors from a national journalism organization. By Staff Apr 7 News About WFPL LPM Newsroom Wins Top Industry Honors Staff
Apr 7 News About WFPL WFPL News Hires Digital Editor, Economy Reporter 89.3 WFPL News has made two new hires in its newsroom. Jonese Franklin (pictured above, at right) will join the newsroom as Digital Editor, where she will oversee WFPL’s digital news and social media operations. Franklin, a Versailles native, will also appear on air. She comes to WFPL from WEKU in Richmond, Ky., where she […] By Staff Apr 7 News About WFPL WFPL Hires Digital Editor, Economy Reporter Staff
Mar 28 News About WFPL WFPL Names Bill Burton As ‘Morning Edition’ Host, Kathi Lincoln As Midday Host WFPL has named Bill Burton as the local host and producer of the NPR news program Morning Edition. The station has also hired Kathi Lincoln as midday host. By Kathi Lincoln Mar 28 News About WFPL WFPL Names New On-Air Hosts Kathi Lincoln
Mar 24 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media President Donovan Reynolds To Retire This Year Donovan Reynolds, President and General Manager of Louisville Public Media since 2006, will retire from his position on Sept. 30. He told the staff and board in meetings Thursday afternoon. By Staff Mar 24 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media President To Retire Staff
Mar 16 News About WFPL Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Hires Kate Howard Howard comes to Louisville from The Omaha World-Herald, where she recently exposed a series of no-bid contracts at the state university. By Staff Mar 16 News About WFPL KyCIR Hires Kate Howard Staff
Jan 10 News About WFPL WFPL Adds ‘Reveal’ to Monday Lineup Starting on Monday, WFPL News will begin airing “Reveal,” a new weekly radio show from the Center for Investigative Reporting. More: Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radio’s first one-hour radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. Credible, fact-based and without a partisan agenda, Reveal combines the power and […] By Staff Jan 10 News About WFPL WFPL Adds ‘Reveal’ to Monday Lineup Staff
Nov 10 News About WFPL CPB Awards Journalism Grant to Louisville Public Media, Six Other Stations Seven public media stations in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, led by Louisville Public Media, have been awarded a $445,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to establish an Ohio River regional journalism collaboration. The Ohio River Network will produce hard-hitting, high-quality multimedia journalism that examines the region’s economy, energy, environment, agriculture, infrastructure and […] By Staff Nov 10 News About WFPL CPB Awards Journalism Grant to Louisville Public Media, Six Other Stations Staff
Oct 20 News About WFPL WFPL Adds Two New Shows To Sunday Lineup Starting this weekend, WFPL News will begin airing two new shows on Sundays. The New Yorker Radio Hour will air at 1 p.m. Sunday. The New Yorker Radio Hour will feature a mix of profiles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter ― plus an occasional blast of comic genius from the magazine’s […] By Staff Oct 20 News About WFPL WFPL Adds Two New Shows To Sunday Lineup Staff
Sep 23 News About WFPL News Special: WFPL Airing Pope Francis’ Speech To Congress Pope Francis delivers a speech to Congress on Thursday, and we’ll be carrying NPR’s live coverage on the air. The popular pontiff’s three-city visit to the U.S. — his first ever — has drawn national attention, with focuses ranging from his approachable personality to his stances on issues ranging from climate change to poverty. (Here’s […] By Staff Sep 23 News About WFPL News Special: WFPL Airing Pope Francis’ Speech To Congress Staff
Jul 13 News About WFPL Stephen George Will Be Louisville Public Media’s Executive Editor Louisville Public Media announced on Monday that Stephen George has been named the organization’s executive editor. In the newly-created position, George will direct content across all of Louisville Public Media’s platforms, including radio, web and social media. George is currently news editor at Insider Louisville. Previously, he has been editor of LEO Weekly and Nashville […] By Staff Jul 13 News About WFPL Stephen George Will Be Louisville Public Media’s Executive Editor Staff
Jan 12 News About WFPL WFPL’s Devin Katayama Wins the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize Last year, WFPL’s Devin Katayama embarked on a months-long project looking at how poverty, homelessness, truancy and other issues affect Louisville schoolchildren. The project resulted in an hour-long documentary, At-Risk, that aired last summer. Today, Devin was named the winner of the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, which is awarded by Boston public radio station WBUR […] By Staff Jan 12 News About WFPL WFPL’s Devin Katayama Wins the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize Staff
Dec 16 News About WFPL Enjoy the Holidays With These Special Programs on WFPL We’re celebrating the season on WFPL with a variety of new programs and classic favorites. Here’s our schedule for 2014. Tuesday 12/16 7pm Hanukkah Lights A perennial NPR favorite with brand new Hanukkah stories written by acclaimed authors Debra Ginsberg, Anne Burt, Simone Zelitch, Andrew Borowitz, and Theodore Bikel. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. […] By Todd Mundt Dec 16 News About WFPL Enjoy the Holidays With These Special Programs on WFPL Todd Mundt