January 4, 2000

Bowling Green, Ky. -- The news staff of Western's Public Radio has been recognized for its contributions to the Kentucky Associated Press broadcast wire.

WKYU-FM was the state's second-leading story contributor for the past six months behind WHAS in Louisville, News Director Dan Modlin said. "We're proud of it," he said, adding that the news staff at WHAS is more than double WKYU's three-person staff.

"We've tried over the years to maintain the reputation of being a leading source of news stories in the state," Modlin said. WKYU-FM also finished second behind WHAS for the first six months of 1999, he said.

The AP recognition is based on a points system for the number and quality of news stories submitted by member stations, Modlin said. For example, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned recently, Modlin contacted a Western government professor for analysis and submitted that story to the Associated Press for statewide use. "Certainly we try to make use of the resources at Western," he said.

Western's Public Radio is WKYU-FM, 88.9 in Bowling Green, WDCL-FM, 89.7 and 103.3 in Somerset, WKPB-FM, 89.5 in Henderson/Owensboro, and WKUE-FM, 90.9 in Elizabethtown.