Alana Watson
Specialist, Student Reporting & Producing/All Things Considered HostFormer student intern Alana Watson rejoined WKU Public Radio in August 2020 as the Ohio Valley ReSource economics reporter. She transitioned to the station's All Things Considered Host in July of 2020 and became the student reporting and producing specialist in 2023. Watson has a B.A. in Broadcasting Journalism for Western Kentucky University and a M.A in Communications from Austin Peay State University. She is a Nashville native and has interned at WPLN-FM in Nashville. Watson was also a 2nd Century Fellow for Wisconsin Public Radio before rejoining WKU Public Radio. She has received numerous awards for her reporting.
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Most of the people resettled in Bowling Green during the last federal fiscal year came from Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cuba.
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A number of organizations including the Black Lawyers for Justice, the New Black Panthers, the Veterans Association of African American Descendants, and Till family members held demonstrations on Saturday.
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Kentucky’s official voter turnout report isn't yet available. But Secretary of State Michael Adams says the Commonwealth is on track to hit or surpass a 50% turnout.
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HealthWith Kentucky’s abortion ban in effect, pregnant patients can’t get an abortion in the state unless their lives are at risk. That’s forcing some to seek care elsewhere. Out of Kentucky’s seven bordering states, only one has abortion protections. Alana Watson made the trip to an abortion provider in Illinois and documented moments along the way, to better understand what the process is for those seeking care.
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The Bowling Green Warren County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is hosting the statewide organization’s annual convention this month.
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During its latest meeting, the commission announced they want to have an online website for applications up and running by October 15.
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The two bills would codify marriage equality and contraception rights.
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HealthA sexual trauma recovery center has launched a new service that will allow more people in crisis to reach out for help.
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HealthWhat does it mean to have, or not have, a choice? It’s a question that many people are taking into consideration as the nation awaits a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe vs Wade.
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The Warren County-based International Center of Kentucky won’t reach its goal of resettling 500 refugees by the end of the current federal fiscal year.