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89.3 WFPL News is an independent, nonpartisan daily news outlet that reports on our city, state and region without fear or favor. We do fact-based reporting that is free from political and corporate influence. We are a community supported 501(c)(3) and NPR affiliate that produces and distributes daily journalism via broadcast, digital audio and online.

Louisville’s Fine Arts Station gives life to our city’s cultural community. With 24/7 classical music and fine arts features, interviews and event listings, we offer a unique local connection. We champion area artists and cultural institutions, and we offer an escape from our raucous world with music that feeds the soul and expertise that illuminates the art.

WFPK is our region’s award-winning hub for independent, alternative music and American gems like jazz and bluegrass. We introduce you to significant new music, connect you to Louisville’s best and play your long-time favorites for an eclectic mix. And we bring our community together with regular concerts and events, such as WFPK Waterfront Wednesday.

The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom that produces investigative journalism that affects you, your neighborhood, and your Commonwealth. Our mission is to protect society’s most vulnerable citizens, expose wrongdoing in the public and private sectors, increase transparency in government and hold leaders accountable.

The Ohio Valley ReSource is a regional journalism collaborative reporting on economic and social change in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, seven public media outlets across the three states partner to form the ReSource in order to strengthen news coverage of the area’s most important issues, including the economy, energy, environment, food, health and infrastructure.

Do502 is Louisville’s go-to calendar service. We provide event listings for more than 150 venues and organizations across the metro area. We also serve as the how-to manual for experiencing the city. Want to do Derby or Forecastle right? Want to know what bars allow dogs, who has the best tacos, or which brunch spots are family-friendly? Our lists have you covered.

With Tallis and Tech: A Virtual Reality Choral Experience, 90.5 WUOL partnered with the Louisville Chamber Choir and Kent Hatteberg to pair Tallis’ masterpiece with 21st century technology: VR/360 video and sound. WUOL’s team recorded Tallis’ Spem in alium, sung by the Louisville Chamber Choir, in Louisville at 21c Museum Hotel, St. James Catholic Church and the elevator of the Brown Hotel. The result is a remarkable new way to experience some of the world’s oldest music.

The Pope’s Long Con is a Peabody Award-winning five-part podcast that focused on former Kentucky Rep. Dan Johnson’s life of fraud and deceit, including allegations of arson and sexual assault of a minor. Lawmakers called for Johnson’s resignation within hours of the story’s publication, and Louisville’s mayor demanded that police reopen their investigation into the alleged sexual assault. The podcast was reported by R.G. Dunlop and Jacob Ryan and produced by Laura Ellis. The full team credited on the series included editors Brendan McCarthy, Erica Peterson and Stephen George; web developer Alexandra Kanik; and creative director Sean Cannon.

WUOL’s Sara Calloway and Shawn Hennessey of Squallis Puppeteers partnered to create a traveling show for children based on Ferdinand the Bull. They visited 25+ schools, sharing live classical music, puppetry and storytelling with more than 2,000 children.

Louisville Public Media celebrated the completion of its newly renovated headquarters and the completion of its “Raise Your Voice” campaign with a public open house and block party celebration. The event featured NPR President and CEO Jarl Mohn, and performances by local artists, including a selection from an original work about Muhammad Ali that debuted during the Louisville Orchestra season celebration.

KyCIR’s Kate Howard learned that Louisville Metro Police officers were quietly helping immigration agents as they enforce federal law, a practice in contrast with statements from city leaders and the “compassionate city” image they project. The reporting took numerous records requests, interviews and months of work. The results were immediate. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer called for a review within hours of our story’s publication. The police department created a new policy preventing officers from joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for “knock and talks,” as they had been when asked. And the city council passed an ordinance that made that policy permanent.

In 2017, Louisville Public Media acquired the assets of the popular citywide calendar service Do502. LPM has partnered with Austin-based DoStuff Media to continue operating Do502.com and the Do502 app, and expanded the calendar to include a broad range of cultural, sports, family, educational and community events. Via the free Do502, people can find out what’s happening in the city, share events with friends, and easily buy tickets or enter sweepstakes to win tickets. Do502 is the engine powering the event calendars for WFPK, Insider Louisville, New2Lou and Fund for the Arts.

This year, WFPL continued The Next Louisville project with support from the Community Foundation of Louisville, digging deep on the issue of concentrated poverty in our community. Reporters examined disparities in trash can placement, public transit access, and retirement, along with telling the stories of people in some of these areas who choose to stay in their communities and fight for their future.

91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville and the Louisville Waterfront Development Corporation hosted the 16th season of the wildly popular WFPK Waterfront Wednesday concert series. Thousands attended these free summer concerts on the Waterfront with performances by The Mavericks, Pokey LaFarge, Strand of Oaks, Low Cut Connie and others.

What happens when a dance party has Top 40 hits along with Beethoven and Mozart? Over 1,500 elementary students found out at the end of the school year. Mozart’s Lacrimosa was played as students entered to take their seats. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was used as a signal to notify students that it was time for a “challenge.” The challenges spanned from the best floss dance, to singing discontinued cartoon themes, to the lowest limbo.

90.5 WUOL, in partnership with the Muhammad Ali Center, presented the modern-day premiere of a recently discovered string quartet by Florence Price. Price is generally considered the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer.

In FY 2018, WFPL launched Recut: a weekly podcast taking a closer look at one of the stories we’re covering, with the reporter who covered it. Hosted by WFPL News Editor Jonese Franklin (above) and produced by WFPL’s Laura Ellis, the podcast clocks in around 15 minutes every week. Through an in-depth conversation, Recut pulls back the curtain on the news process and breaks down the story, often including sound that didn’t make it into the final version.

Through a partnership with other public radio stations in Kentucky, WFPL continued its in-depth coverage of state government. From Frankfort, Kentucky Public Radio reporter Ryland Barton followed the twists and turns of the legislative process, including efforts from state lawmakers to pass major pension reform and the teacher protests that followed.

WFPL continued to experiment with new ways to engage readers and listeners through our Curious Louisville project. Using the Hearken module, our audience asked questions about everything from the unique pronunciation of “Loo-ah-vull” to the backstory of Clifton’s “chicken steps.” The staff also used the Curious Louisville framework for gathering audience questions to pose to the Louisville mayoral candidates before the May primary, and for soliciting questions for a news special on the potential state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools.

In March 2018 we released our first episode of The Music Box, a podcast for children about classical music. Since then we’ve released 5 episodes and started working on Season 2. The first season featured topics about how to make your own instruments, musical eras, and much more. Season 2 will explore different elements of music in an effort to support the 50+ new JCPS music teachers.

This year, we added new music activities for young people and families to WFPK Waterfront Wednesday. The 90.5 WUOL Classical Corner has featured DrumSmart, KMAC, Squallis Puppeteers, Compass Quartet, and Louisville Folk School. We’ve engaged 500+ families with hands-on music activities on the Big Four Lawn.

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