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[Audio] New WKCTC President Anton Reece On His Plans for the College

WKMS | By Tracy Ross,

Published September 13, 2016 at 10:37 PM CDT

Dr. Anton Reece takes over as West Kentucky Community and Technical College president October 1st. Reece talks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about his academic journey to WKCTC.

Reece received a Ph.D. in educational psychology and research from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a master’s degree in counseling, student personnel services from Eastern Kentucky University, and a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting news from EKU.

Reece listed three priorities for his first few months as WKCTC president. He says he wants to engage in the campus community and conduct a listening session to build off the momentum from previous president Dr. Barbara Veazy. He says he also looks forward to working with regional universities and collaborating with business and industry leaders to bring jobs to the area.

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Tracy Ross

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.

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Allison Crawford

A proud native of Murray, Kentucky, Allison grew up roaming the forests of western Kentucky and visiting national parks across the country. She graduated in 2014 from Murray State University where she studied Environmental Sustainability, Television Production, and Spanish. She loves meeting new people, questioning everything, and dancing through the sun and the rain. She hopes to make a positive impact in this world several endeavors at a time.

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