Daniel Hurt
Host of Morning EditionHurt is a Livingston County native and was a political consultant for a little over a decade before coming to WKMS as host of Morning Edition. He also hosts a local talk show “Daniel Hurt Presents”, produced by Paducah2, which features live musical performances, academic discussion, and community spotlights.
Daniel resides in Paducah. He enjoys collecting records, watching movies, playing trivia, and good conversation.
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Based on the book by Jessie Nelson, which was turned into a 2007 film of the same name, “Waitress” follows Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and pie maker, as she navigates an abusive marriage and an unwanted pregnancy. Jenna grows close to her gynecologist and decides to compete in a pie making contest with a large cash prize that could help her escape her situation. -
T.J. Martinson, an assistant professor of English at MSU, recently published “Her New Eyes,” a novel about a woman who undergoes an experimental eye procedure that causes her to have visions of Marilyn Monroe and eventually leads to a struggle of wills between her and the late actress. -
Following the Civil War and the assassination of the president, Douglas penned a letter that was republished in newspapers of the time. -
Murray’s Playhouse in the Park is hosting a benefit concert of Disney classics this weekend – featuring current and former DisneyWorld performers – to raise money for Sabry Poor, a Murray native and former WKMS host, who recently battled cancer. -
The Paducah native, a newspaper editor by trade and later a state legislator, played a key role in bringing electricity to rural parts of the Commonwealth and pushing its state park and highway system forward. -
Quest Fitness Center and Neartown Murray, a nonprofit that supports addiction recovery efforts, are partnering up to try to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing situps simultaneously at the same spot. -
The Spanish documentary, written and directed by Pavel Giroud, tells the story of the 1971 public confession of Cuban poet and political dissident Heberto Padilla, who confessed to crimes against the state and denounced his own political beliefs in order to be released from prison under Fidel Castro’s administration. -
Sanctuary Inc. is a nonprofit organization that serves as a domestic violence shelter and provides resources to help those in need. -
A Murray State University student and a high school student enrolled in the college’s dual credit program filed a lawsuit this week against MSU’s president in relation to a decision by the Student Government Association’s judicial board to vacate the results of a recent student presidential election. -
LivWell Community Health Services in Paducah is partnering with the McCracken County NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to host an opportunity on Sunday to be tested for HIV/AIDS for free in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
