Chad Lampe
Former Station ManagerChad 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. Chad spent nearly 10 years as the News Director and Assistant Station Manager at WKMS. During that time he received dozens of state and national journalism awards from the Kentucky Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and the Public Radio News Directors Inc..
After a national search, Lampe was named Station Manager in 2016. During his time as Station Manager Chad has served as the Public Broadcasting Director on the board of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association, the chair of the Association of Kentucky Public Radio Stations. Chad also spent a 16-week stint with NPR for the Public Radio Incubation Lab in 2019.
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Creativity is often described as an itch that must be scratched, and the relief afterwards yields art.Lead singer for The Savage Radley, Shaina Goodman,…
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Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 8 to hear stories from behind the scenes of one of the most eventful news cycles in recent history. WKMS and Murray…
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Superheroes are known to save damsels in distress or stop evil overlords from ending the world as we know it. But there’s a new hero on in our region and…
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On Sounds Good, Chad Lampe speaks with Dr. Walter Bumphus, CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges and current Murray State University…
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Continuing with a series of interviews in advance of Murray State University’s 2017 Presidential Lecture, Chad Lampe speaks with Dr. MarTeze Hammonds,…
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This year’s Presidential Lecture at Murray State University is titled “We have a dream. Are we living it?” and features prominent MSU alumni Dr. Jerry Sue…
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KET Premieres a new documentary tonight focusing on the opioid epidemic and dives deep into treatment options across the commonwealth.Opioids – including…
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Drug overdose deaths are increasing in Kentucky, according to the state's office of Drug Control Policy, and some addicts start using at a very young age.…
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Irish American poet and award-winning journalist Lawrence Welsh speaks with Chad Lampe on Sounds Good about how growing up a first generation Irish…
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Starting June 20, you'll hear some new voices on WKMS as we launch a new regional journalism partnership called the Ohio Valley ReSource. We're teaming up…