Chad Lampe

News Director & Assistant Station Manager

Chad Lampe, a Poplar Bluff, Missouri native, was raised on radio. He credits his father, a broadcast engineer, for his technical knowledge, and his mother for the gift of gab. At ten years old he broke all bonds of the FCC and built his own one watt pirate radio station. His childhood afternoons were spent playing music and interviewing classmates for all his friends to hear. At fourteen he began working for the local radio stations, until he graduated high school. He earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Murray State, and a Masters Degree in Mass Communication. In November, 2011, Chad was named Assistant Station Manager.

Kentucky Associated Press Awards 2010
1st Place - Best Hard News - Ice Storm Overview
1st Place - Best Continuing Coverage - Ice Storm (staff)

Kentucky Associated Press Awards 2009
2nd Place - Best Public Affairs - TV Goes Digital
2nd Place - Best Special Series - Fueling the Purchase (staff)

Kentucky Associated Press Awards 2008
Second Place Best Hard News Feature
Honorable Mention Best Light News Feature
Honorable Mention Best Use of Sound

Kentucky Associated Press Awards 2007
Honorable Mention Best Public Service
Honorable Mention Best Hard News Feature
Second Place Best Use of Sound

Kentucky Public Radio Student Awards 2007
First Place Best Hard News Feature
Second Place Best Public Service

Email: chad.lampe@murraystate.edu