Alana Watson
Ohio Valley ReSource Reporter, EconomicsFormer student intern Alana Watson rejoined WKU Public Radio in August 2020 as the Ohio Valley ReSource economics reporter. Watson is a 2017 graduate of Western Kentucky University and has a B.A. in Broadcasting Journalism. She also has her M.A in Communications from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. Watson is a Nashville native and has interned at WPLN-FM in Nashville. In 2019, she won a Tennessee AP Broadcaster & Editors Award for her sports feature on Belmont University's smallest point guard. While at WKU Public Radio she won Best College Radio Reporter in 2016 from the Kentucky Ap Broadcasters Association for her work on post-apartheid South Africa. Watson was previously at Wisconsin Public Radio as thier 2nd Century Fellow where she did general assignment and feature reporting in Milwaukee.
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Several hundred protesters gathered outside before and during the event. Rittenhouse spoke for roughly 20 minutes recounting the story of how he killed two people and wounded a third at the Black Lives Matter Protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. -
Jerry Bransford is a fifth generation Bransford cave guide. His great-great-grandfathers— Materson Bransford and Nicholas Bransford—were both enslaved men and brought to Mammoth Cave from Nashville, Tennessee, to become two of the park's first African American guides in 1838. -
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. -
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. -
With 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. -
During its latest meeting, the commission announced they want to have an online website for applications up and running by October 15. -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning another way Kentucky residents will be able to apply for assistance following the recent deadly tornadoes and storms. -
Some residents in Ohio Valley communities are still struggling to keep their heads above water over a year into the pandemic. A main cause of concern: housing. -
Mammoth Cave National Park is anticipating a busy summer season as COVID-19 restrictions are coming to an end. Park officials are encouraging people to plan ahead before they visit.
