Interview with Kathleen Ruth "Kakie" Urch, February 27, 2018
Project: History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project
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In this interview, Urch talks about her early involvement with WRFL and the current work she is doing with the station. She talks about how she came to Kentucky, how she started writing for the Kentucky Kernel, and how she helped start WRFL. She talks about the radio programs at WRFL, the students who have worked there, and what is being done now with student radio. She closes by talking about the future of student-run radio and what WRFL alumni have been able to accomplish because of their involvement with the station.Interview Accession
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Broadcasting--Kentucky--History Lexington (Ky.). Radio Radio broadcasters--Interviews Radio--History.Interview Rights
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Urch, Kathleen Ruth Interview by Douglas A. Boyd. 27 Feb. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Urch, K.R. (2018, February 27). Interview by D. A. Boyd. History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Urch, Kathleen Ruth, interview by Douglas A. Boyd. February 27, 2018, History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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