Chad Lampe

Credit John Paul Henry Photography
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

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Politics
4:27 pm
Wed June 13, 2012

Marshall County Sheriff Reports Wet/Dry Vote Vandalism

Marshall County law enforcement are responding to an uptick in vandalism related to the upcoming wet/dry vote. Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Byars says signs for and against the sale of alcohol are being vandalized. He says it is a crime.

 “Be responsible, quit acting like children.  All this is antagonism, that’s all it is. Folks out there need to be mindful if we catch you and can prove that’s what you’re doing. (There’s ) no alternative you will spend the night in jail.” 

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Crime
3:22 pm
Thu June 7, 2012

Former Paducah Expo and Convention Center Director Receives Two Year Sentence

Credit McCracken County Sheriff's Department

The two people who embezzled more than $200,000 from the Paducah/McCracken County Convention and Expo Center will serve two year and 18 month respective prison sentences.

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Culture
3:58 pm
Wed June 6, 2012

Metropolis Superman Celebration

Metropolis Illinois’ Superman Celebration begins Thursday afternoon. This is the 40th year since DC Comics allowed the city to call itself the “Hometown of Superman.” 

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Rural Fire Service
12:13 pm
Wed June 6, 2012

Obion County TN: Hornbeak Chief Wants His Own Subscription Service

Time is running out for rural Obion County, Tennessee residents' fire protection contracts, and at least one community fire chief is trying to ensure residents in his portion of the county will keep the service.

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Front Page Sunday
11:24 am
Mon June 4, 2012

Front Page Sunday 6/3/12

For children with disabilities like autism, going to a movie can be alarming, even frightening.  But now, theaters across America are showing movies in ways that accommodate how these kids sense the outside world.  One of them is in Murray, and we’ll find out what makes these screenings “sensory friendly,” today on Front Page Sunday from WKMS News.

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Higher Education
9:04 am
Mon June 4, 2012

Murray State's Ordway Hall is Safe...For Now

A historic building on Murray State’s campus slated for demolition is safe for now. 

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Higher Education
4:33 pm
Fri June 1, 2012

MSU Board of Regents Takes No Action on President Dunn's Contract

Murray State’s Board of Regents took no action on President Randy Dunn’s contract at it's quarterly meeting on Friday.

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Afternoon Update
4:01 pm
Wed May 30, 2012

5-30 Afternoon Round-Up (with special video)

From NPR: Illinois State Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican representing Murphysboro,  lost his cool after receiving a new version of pension-reform legislation.

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Jobs
2:49 pm
Wed May 30, 2012

Henry County's Dana Corp. to Add 49 Jobs

Credit Dana Holdings Corp.

Dana Holding Corporation will invest nearly $4 million to expand it's Paris TN plant and add 49 jobs.   

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Taxes
12:01 pm
Wed May 30, 2012

Public Comment Begins for Kentucky's Blue Ribbon Tax Commission

Credit Chad Lampe

Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson and Kentucky’s Blue Ribbon Tax Commission are seeking public comment to help develop recommendations on overhauling the state tax code.

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