Feedback on Q, Saturday Coverage of President Obama
Trevor, from Corbin emailed us, “I enjoy Morning Edition, BBC News Hour, On Point, Here and Now, All Things Considered, The World and almost every other program you guys offer, but I have to be...
View ArticleFeedback: In Defense of Q, Unhappy with Vaccination Story, Special Trump...
Listener Lisa emailed in response to a comment from someone who hates our afternoon show from the CBC, “Q.” Lisa writes, “It made me cringe to see the guy from Corbin talk about how supposedly terrible...
View ArticleListener Feedback on "One-sided" News, NPR Dropping Web Comments
Here’s an email from listener Tim, “I have listen(ed) to this station for the last four or five years and it seems to me that you guys get more and more one-sided all the time. Try at least to say...
View ArticleFeedback on Safe Spaces, Proposed EKU Academic Cuts
We solicit comments regarding all of our programming at WEKU but this week, I have a few directed specifically at our public affairs call-in show Eastern Standard. These are tweets that didn’t make it...
View ArticleFeedback on Music Listings, Repeat Shows and Lexington Street Names
Here’s a note we received from listener, Seth, “ At 10:00 pm, Friday you have "Overnight Jazz". Is there any way I could get a list of the artists from that?” What I wrote back to him is that 10:00 on...
View ArticleFeedback on Concealed Carry Story, "Thanks" for What WEKU Does
We have a couple of calls from the comment line to share this week. First up, Lee from Lexington. It’s in reaction to our news story from last week, Concealed Carry Debated at First EKU Campus Safety...
View ArticleFeedback on Donating, Web Streaming, Listener Giving Up on Station
We start with an email from a couple whom we will not identify since we don’t want to disclose the amounts of donations to the station, “If it helps for your current drive, I upped my day sponsor by...
View ArticleFeedback on Citizen/Police Interaction, Drone Update, Mobile Streaming
In response to our story, Lexington Police to Provide Suggestions on Citizen Interaction with Officers, Tammie writes, “Wow - so now we need to be trained on how to act in an encounter with LEO's?"...
View ArticleFeedback: 90.9 WEKH Hazard at Full Power
First up, an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: WEKH Hazard is now back at FULL POWER on 90.9 FM, thanks to Chief Engineer Bill Browning, Hazard Engineer Phil Hayes, WEKU Assistant Engineer Jim Whitaker as well...
View ArticleFeedback on Street Names, Folk Alley, "Worn-out" Shows
Listener Clay emailed us, “Please create a pronunciation guidebook for your announcers, primarily containing area street and place names. Your morning guy continually mispronounces "Tiverton" and...
View ArticleFeedback About, What Else? Political Coverage!
Politics and the election have certainly brought out some comments this week. First, from Mary Pat who commented about the Eastern Standard show on voter values, “The election?...values?...partisan...
View ArticleFeedback About Preemptions, Related Issues Re: Political Coverage
From the Listener Comment Line, a call from Dan in Lexington about the fact that we chose to, once again, preempt Performance Today on Wednesday evening, the day after the Election.
View ArticleFeedback: Thanks for What We Do, Taking Break From Politics, Still Not Liking...
Here’s a message from Paul left this week on the Listener Comment Line, “I like your website and the stories of the day. I particularly like reading about people voting for the coal industry. I know...
View ArticleFeedback: Trump Tweets not News, Not Happy with Prairie Home or Ask Me Another
Here’s an email from Chris, in Berea, “One morning last week, you shared a tweet from Donald Trump as if it were news regarding how he had helped a Ford plant not leave Louisville. Trump’s tweet,...
View ArticleFeedback: Differing Opinions of Prairie Home, Ask Me Another
Here’s an email from listener Caleb, “I am a long time daily listener of WEKU. One of the featured pieces of feedback this week, from Alyce, criticized “A Prairie Home Companion”, and “Ask Me Another.”...
View ArticleMore Feedback on Prairie Home, Ask Me Another and a 'Litany' of Songs
Here’s a call to the Listener Comment Line, from Brant, in Frankfort, “I remember an announcement about Brenda Lee being near the area. She was going to perform a “litany of her songs.” I’ve been...
View ArticleFeedback on Claudia Rankine Interview, Listener Alienated by Anti-Hillary Clip
Here’s an email from Nancy, “Recently I listened to an interview with author/activist Claudia Rankin. She mentioned black men dying in the streets in America every day, the prisons being filled with...
View ArticleFeedback on Web Streams, Getting News Right
Here’s an email we received from Philis, in Lexington who tells us she’s been an avid listener and supporter of WEKU since she moved to Lexington over 20 years ago. She wrote to say, “In my house I...
View ArticleFeedback on Grammar, Thanks for Story on Muslims in Our Community
Here’s an email from Elaine in Lexington, “When I moved to Kentucky from Ohio, I determined not to acquire a southern accent. To this purpose, I listened to NPR for good pronunciation and grammar."
View ArticleListener Feedback on 'Liberal Radio Station,' 'Transplant' to Area Loves WEKU
Last week, I responded to a listener’s description of WEKU as a “liberal radio station” saying , we do our best, as does NPR, to always provide politically-balanced programming and news coverage....
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