Jun 4 Education Greater Clark Schools Could Choose Superintendent This Week Indiana’s Greater Clark County Schools has missed its goal of hiring a new superintendent by the end of the school year, but officials on the district’s search committee say they’re close to picking a finalist.Under a request from the Indiana School Board Association and the universities search committee helping Greater Clark with the hiring process, the names of the three finalists will remain confidential, said school board president Christina Gilkey. “They gave some reason, yes, and the biggest one was the confidentiality issue and of the three candidates. We did have one that did not want their name out in the public unless they were going to be made an offer,” said Gilkey. By Devin Katayama Jun 4 Education Greater Clark Schools Could Choose Superintendent This Week Devin Katayama
Jun 2 Politics Noise and Notes: The Dark Side of Journalism and Violent Offenders at Louisville Zoo On this week's podcast we talked to a panel of media gurus about the trend of Louisville journalists flocking to public relations.Reporters have always had the tendency to move on to other communication fields whether it's working for a non-profit, government agency or elected official, but with the recent cuts in media jobs the trend has accelerated as of late.At least two good pieces on the subject have come out in the past month via Insider Louisville and The Highlander.I sat down with Insider Louisville founder Terry Boyd, WFPL News Director Gabe Bullard and former Courier-Journal reporter Thomas Nord, who now works as a spokesman for the city's Air Pollution Control Board, about the topic. By Phillip M. Bailey Jun 2 Politics Noise and Notes: The Dark Side of Journalism and Violent Offenders at Louisville Zoo Phillip M. Bailey
Jun 2 Education School’s Out: Donna Hargens and JCPS Year in Review on Byline The 2011-12 school year at JCPS just concluded, and the Board is currently evaluating the performance of new superintendent Donna Hargens, in private. On Byline Friday afternoon, WFPL reporter Devin Katayama spent some time looking back at the past year, including ongoing controversies over the student assignment plan, possible changes to that plan, and changes to the JCPS administrative hierarchy. By Brad Yost Jun 2 Education School’s Out: Donna Hargens and JCPS Year in Review on Byline Brad Yost
Jun 2 Politics Energy Association’s PAC Runs Ad for Rogers With over $1 million in cash on hand for his re-election bid, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., isn't under any serious threat in November.But the folks at the American Chemistry Council released this ad to remind voters anyway. By Phillip M. Bailey Jun 2 Politics Energy Association’s PAC Runs Ad for Rogers Phillip M. Bailey
Jun 1 Environment West Virginia State Senator Says Mining-Related Accident Shows Need for More Mining The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing today on coal mining and the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto of the Spruce Mine in West Virginia. I didn’t cover the hearing, but Ken Ward of the Charleston (WV) Gazette did. He pointed out some peculiar testimony from West Virginia State Senator Art Kirkendoll. By Erica Peterson Jun 1 Environment West Virginia State Senator Says Mining-Related Accident Shows Need for More Mining Erica Peterson
Jun 1 Arts and Culture Theater Highlights for This Weekend: Erin Keane on Byline Arts and Humanities reporter Erin Keane gave a quick rundown of some worthy local theater to check out this weekend on Byline Friday afternoon, including a dystopian play by Theatre [502], and a play about surrealist painter René Magritte for young audiences produced by the Alley Theater. Of course, the galleries and restaurants of Market Street are alive tonight for the monthly Tr By Brad Yost Jun 1 Arts and Culture Theater Highlights for This Weekend: Erin Keane on Byline Brad Yost
Jun 1 Local News JCPS Year in Review; Violent Offenders at Zoo; Belmont Preview: Today on Byline A rundown of what was discussed today on Byline, WFPL's weekly news roundtable.1:06pm: Education news and JCPS end-of-schoolyear review. Superintendent Donna Hargens has been on the job for roughly a year now. WFPL's Devin Katayama weighed in and also shared a produced feature with voices of some JCPS students. By Brad Yost Jun 1 Local News JCPS Year in Review; Violent Offenders at Zoo; Belmont Preview: Today on Byline Brad Yost
Jun 1 Local News WDRB Boss to Local Stations: You’re Next WDRB-TV in Louisville is currently without about half of its audience as negotiations continue with Time Warner Cable.The talks are over how much Time Warner should pay WDRB to broadcast local content. Time Warner says it has offered a rate comparable to what Insight used to pay WDRB, but station officials say it won't cover the necessary costs to keep that station a Fox affiliate. By Gabe Bullard Jun 1 Local News WDRB Boss to Local Stations: You’re Next Gabe Bullard
Jun 1 Environment Annual Creek Sweep Aims to Clean Floyds Fork The 21st annual Floyds Fork Creek Sweep is tomorrow. Volunteers will boat down the river and climb along its banks picking up trash, in an effort to keep the waterway clean.Teena Halbig is the co-president of the Floyds Fork Environmental Association. She says the annual cleanup is necessary. By Erica Peterson Jun 1 Environment Annual Creek Sweep Aims to Clean Floyds Fork Erica Peterson
Jun 1 Local News Courier-Journal Publisher Discusses New Online Paywall and Content Strategy Courier-Journal publisher Wesley Jackson is in an odd position. He’s essentially the connection between a local institution (the paper) and a giant national corporation (C-J parent company Gannett) during an emotional and dramatic time for both. By Gabe Bullard Jun 1 Local News Courier-Journal Publisher Discusses New Online Paywall and Content Strategy Gabe Bullard
Jun 1 Environment Victims of 2010 Pike County Flood File Lawsuit Against State Residents in Eastern Kentucky whose homes were flooded in 2010 have filed suit against the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. They say the flooding was caused by an unreclaimed surface mine site, and the state allowed the mine operator to violate the law. By Erica Peterson Jun 1 Environment Victims of 2010 Pike County Flood File Lawsuit Against State Erica Peterson
Jun 1 Politics Council Members, Public Works Officials Seek Help Catching Illegal Dumpers Joined by Public Works officials, Louisville Metro Council members Marianne Butler, D-15, and Cheri Bryant Hamilton, D-5, called on residents to help them crackdown on illegal dumping across the city.Butler and Hamilton announced on Friday that the city will install 19 new state of the art cameras over the summer in problem areas, which have seen repeated cases of trash and other junk items being dropped off improperly. The cameras are designed to be mobile and will be moved periodically in the case of violators moving to different locations.Butler says illegal dumping is a perennial problem in many neighborhoods, and the public can help track violators by visiting the city's website to report an incident and identify illegal dumpers caught on camera. "Hopefully with this we will stop the dumping," she says. "We are asking residents to go to the website. Look at the photos that are on it and help us prosecute the people who are devaluing your neighborhood. Because these people are dumping in everybody's neighborhood." By Phillip M. Bailey Jun 1 Politics Council Members, Public Works Officials Seek Help Catching Illegal Dumpers Phillip M. Bailey
Jun 1 Local News Sheppard Square Demolition Begins The Sheppard Square public housing development is coming down.The city is using a $22 million Hope VI grant to demolish and redevelop the 16-acre site. When work is complete, the area will host a mixed-income neighborhood. This is the third redevelopment of a barracks-style public housing complex in Louisville.The other redeveloped neighborhoods are Park Duvalle, which replaced Cotter-Lang development, and Liberty Green, which replaced the Clarksdale development. By Phillip M. Bailey Jun 1 Local News Sheppard Square Demolition Begins Phillip M. Bailey
Jun 1 Local News Without Cable Contract, WDRB Will Stream Newscasts With the channel no longer available on Time Warner (formerly Insight) Cable, WDRB will put its local newscasts online.The streaming will begin at 11:30 am Friday.Response to the situation has been mixed. Comments on WDRB's website and Facebook page range from mournful—several say "I miss WDRB"—to angry, with commenters blaming either or both sides. By Gabe Bullard Jun 1 Local News Without Cable Contract, WDRB Will Stream Newscasts Gabe Bullard