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| Type | Public radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Kentucky |
Key people | Managing Editor Ryland Barton
Capitol Reporter Sylvia Goodman Enterprise Statehouse Reporter Joe Sonka Data Reporter Justin Hicks |
Launch date | December 1997 |
| Affiliation(s) | National Public Radio |
| Affiliates | WEKU, WFPL, WKYU, WKMS |
Kentucky Public Radio (KPR) is a consortium of four public radio stations: WFPL (Louisville), WKMS-FM (Murray), WKYU-FM (Bowling Green) and WEKU (Richmond/Lexington).
The primary mission of Kentucky Public Radio is to facilitate content sharing among stations and the hiring and management of a Capitol reporter, an enterprise statehouse reporter and a data reporter.
KPR is managed by board of directors composed of the individual station managers.
In January 2015. Ryland Barton was named the State Capital Bureau Chief in Frankfort, Kentucky.[1]
