Kevin Willis
News DirectorKevin is the News Director at WKU Public Radio. He has been with the station since 1999, and was previously the Assistant News Director, and also served as local host of Morning Edition.
He is a broadcast journalism graduate of WKU, and has won numerous awards for his reporting and feature production.
Kevin grew up in Radcliff, Kentucky and currently lives in Glasgow.
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The Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund is earmarking $16 million to build 300 new homes for families impacted by the December tornadoes.
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The non-profit group Habitat for Humanity is preparing for what it calls a “building blitz” this summer in Warren County. The group is planning to build ten new homes over ten weeks starting in late July.
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Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency ahead of a winter storm expected to hit Kentucky Thursday and Friday, producing significant amounts of…
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A museum dedicated to telling the history of African-Americans in Bowling Green is trying to recover from a one-two punch of deadly storms, followed by a…
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FEMA inspectors are in Bowling Green making plans to open a “one-stop shop” claims center for residents impacted by the recent storms and deadly tornado,…
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Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s been an historic weekend for Kentucky—for all the wrong reasons.“This is the hardest tornado event we’ve ever been through,…
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At least 11 deaths have been reported in Warren County and parts of Bowling Green suffered major damage following a tornado with winds of up to 150 miles…
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Western Kentucky University says it is “not aware” of any student fatalities from last night’s storm after originally reporting one student death.A tweet…
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The Somerset community is celebrating the official groundbreaking of a new distillery with strong ties to the U.S military.Horse Soldier Bourbon was…
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A partnership of state and federal conservation groups is celebrating the largest lock and dam removal in Kentucky history.The removal of Green River Lock…