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Kevin Willis
Kevin Willis
News Director
Lisa Autry
Lisa Autry
Reporter/Producer
Joe Corcoran
Joe Corcoran
Morning Edition host; Reporter/Producer
Kenny Colston
Kenny Colston
Kentucky Public Radio Frankfort Reporter

Joe Corcoran

Morning Edition host; Reporter/Producer

Joe Corcoran has been WKU Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” host and news anchor since 2003. Joe’s received numerous awards for his on-air work including the Associated Press’s “Best Radio News Anchor in Kentucky” twice. Several of his stories have aired on NPR’s “All Things Considered”.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Joe spent most of his career in television journalism both on-air and in management at stations in North Carolina, Iowa and Illinois.

In Bowling Green, Joe is active in his church as well as with the Bowling Green Area of Commerce.

He and his wife Patricia are the proud parents of three children and the “extremely” proud grandparents of one granddaughter. 

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Education
7:43 am
Mon August 13, 2012

Jody Richards Elementary School Dedicated in Warren County

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Warren County's newest school is named in honor of career educator and  long-serving state representative former Speaker of the House Jody Richards. The $12 million school on Elrod Road in south Warren County features state of the art energy efficient systems and a healthy cafeteria kitchen with no deep fried food.

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Regional
5:41 am
Mon August 13, 2012

Governor Beshear's Chief of Staff Dies Suddenly in Frankfort

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Spokeswoman Kerri Richardson says Mike Haydon passed away Sunday afternoon. The cause of Haydon's death was uncertain but thought to be a massive heart attack.

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Regional
4:25 am
Mon August 13, 2012

Bowling Green Police Officer Shoots and Kills Threatening Suspect

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Officer Keith Casada, Jr., a two year veteran of the force, shot and killed 46 year old Gregory Harrison of Brownsville in Bowling Green early Sunday morning.

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Arts & Culture
10:49 am
Tue August 7, 2012

Novelist Ann Patchett Opens Parnassus Bookstore Because She Had To

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Nashville-based author Anne Patchett
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Nashville has always had a thriving arts and literature history. But last year two major bookstore chains unexpectedly closed, leaving "The Athens of the South" without one. Best-selling, award winning novelist Ann Patchett stepped in along with partner Karen Hayes to do something about it.

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Sports
6:52 am
Fri August 3, 2012

Former Hilltopper Helps U.S. Olympic Team Advance in London

Former WKU swimmer and Olympian Claire Donahue
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Former WKU swimmer Claire Donahue helped the United States 400 meter individual medley relay team advance to Saturday's finals by swimming in Friday's preliminaries. Donahue swam the butterfly leg of the race in 58.05 as the U.S. team clocked an overall time of 3:58.88, placing fourth in this morning's second heat and fourth overall.

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