President Obama is addressing the nation Wednesday evening about his administration's strategy in confronting the extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State.
WKU Public Radio is airing NPR's live coverage of the address beginning at 8:00 p.m. central/9 eastern.
Our coverage will also feature analysis of the speech from NPR reporters.
Taking over the TV networks during the crucial 9:00 p.m. ET programming slot is not something any White House does lightly.
This time, it's for Obama to spell out his plan to combat militants from the Islamic State, and spokesman Josh Earnest calls the timing a signal of the high national security priority at stake.
On this eve of the Sept. 11 anniversary, the administration does not believe the Islamic State is plotting an immediate attack on the U.S. But as Obama told NBC over the weekend, that could change if the group is allowed a safe haven in Syria and Iraq.
"More than anything I just want the American people to understand the nature of the threat and how we're going to deal with it," Obama said, "and to have confidence that we'll be able to deal with it."