Jan 28 News About WFPL Letter From The President: Why We Are Expanding The WFPL Newsroom WFPL will add five reporters and a new vice president in the $1.5 million expansion to the newsroom. By Stephen George Jan 28 News About WFPL Letter From The President: Why We Are Expanding The WFPL Newsroom Stephen George
May 3 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media’s $5 Million Bid To Save Partner WNKU Is Rejected Louisville Public Media offered the university $5 million, in a mix of cash and services aimed at preserving the public service mission of WNKU. By Staff May 3 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media’s Bid To Save Partner WNKU Is Rejected Staff
Nov 16 Community As Diane Rehm Retires, WAMU Launching Midday Show Called ‘1A’ Host Joshua Johnson will take the helm at a show named for the First Amendment. Member station WAMU says the live show, distributed by NPR, will "act as a national mirror." By Camila Domonoske, NPR Nov 16 Community As Diane Rehm Retires, WAMU Launching Midday Show Called '1A' Camila Domonoske, NPR
Sep 29 News About WFPL James Bickers, Long-Time Louisville Public Media Host, Has Died James Bickers, who served as a host on 89.3 WFPL and 91.9 WFPK for nearly 20 years, died on Thursday. He was 45 years old. By Staff Sep 29 News About WFPL James Bickers, Long-Time Louisville Public Media Host, Has Died Staff
Sep 28 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media Announces New President Michael Skoler, who currently serves as Vice President of Interactive Media for Public Radio International, will succeed Donovan Reynolds, who retires Sept. 30. By Staff Sep 28 News About WFPL Louisville Public Media Announces New President Staff
Jul 1 News About WFPL WFPL And KyCIR Take Home 25 Metro Journalism Awards WFPL News and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting took home 25 awards at this year’s annual SPJ Metro Journalism Awards. By Stephen George Jul 1 News About WFPL WFPL And KyCIR Take Home 25 Metro Journalism Awards Stephen George
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
Nov 18 News About WFPL 89.3 WFPL News Transmitter Maintenance Tonight 10pm-12am A few weeks ago, we suffered the failure of a key component of our transmitter, which took WFPL News off the air for several hours while our engineer worked to fix the problem. (The online stream was not affected.) The equipment is back from the manufacturer, and we’ll need to go off the air for […] By Todd Mundt Nov 18 News About WFPL 89.3 WFPL News Transmitter Maintenance Tonight 10pm-12am Todd Mundt
May 25 Local News Update: Waterfront Wednesday Shortened WFPL’s sister station, WFPK, has announced that tonight’s Waterfront Wednesday will begin early at 5:45, and sets will be shortened to ensure that the concert finished by 8:30 PM. The city has mandated that the concert end by 8:30 PM. Last month’s Waterfront Wednesday was cancelled due to flooding and severe weather. “Waterfront Wednesday is […] By Dalton Main May 25 Local News Update: Waterfront Wednesday Shortened Dalton Main
Oct 6 State of Affairs Tecumseh, Native America and the other American Dream Tecumseh, for many of us it's a name that conjures up images of wide prairies, long headdress, old Westerns on a Saturday afternoon. But Tecumseh was a man with a vision, and his vision was a united Native American nation. Along with his brother, Tenskwatawa "the Prophet", Tecumseh managed to form a confederacy of several tribes and fought passionately for their beliefs. Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Oct 6 State of Affairs Tecumseh, Native America and the other American Dream Robin Fisher
Jul 1 State of Affairs Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation You can’t spend a dollar without seeing his portrait or wave a flag without knowing what they stood for. George Washington and the Founding Fathers are the most famous men of American history, but what about the unsung heroes of the American Revolution? In his new book “Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation,” Ray Raphael addresses the roles lesser known figures played in the development of our country.Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Jul 1 State of Affairs Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation Robin Fisher
Jan 27 State of Affairs State of Affairs is on the move! Beginning on Monday, February 2nd, State of Affairs is moving to 1:00 pm daily (with the repeat staying at 9:00 pm nightly). Why you ask? Well, change is a constant in the radio business (just like in other fields). In December NPR announced the cancellation of the daily shows News and Notes and Day to […] By Robin Fisher Jan 27 State of Affairs State of Affairs is on the move! Robin Fisher
Nov 17 State of Affairs The Role of Dissent in Islam and America It's funny, dissent; there are times when expressing disagreement with our leaders seems very patriot or noble, and yet there are other times when it is seen as disloyal and subversive. And the more fundamental a society becomes, the less dissent is tolerated, but the more it seems to be needed. And lest we think this just happens in Islamic countries, let's take a good look at America's tolerance for dissent in the past couple of years.Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Nov 17 State of Affairs The Role of Dissent in Islam and America Robin Fisher