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Lexington's NPR news station, WUKY-FM, nabbed top honors in seven categories during the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's new 2020 "Impact Broadcasters Awards," bringing home the prize for Best Short Newscast in radio. ....
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 6, 2021) Lexington s NPR news station, WUKY-FM, grabbed 12 nominations, including Best Short Newscast, from the Kentucky Broadcasters Association s new 2020 Impact Broadcasters Awards. In a year when world-altering events, from the COVID-19 pandemic to historic racial justice demonstrations, visited Kentucky s doorstep, WUKY s news team delivered the most KBA-nominated entries of any Lexington radio station. WUKY s Morning Edition anchor Karyn Czar is in the running for five awards, highlighting her reporting on the protests surrounding the death of Breonna Taylor and community efforts to cope with the ongoing health crisis. Nabbing four nominations in categories spanning Best Anchor to Best Sports Feature, News Director Alan Lytle also won nods for collaborations with UK s Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Director Doug Boyd spotlighting the debut of UK Basketball s Big Blue Madness and the unsung heroes of Kentucky s suffrage movement. ....