Daniel Hurt
Host of Morning EditionHurt is a Livingston County native and has been a political consultant for a little over a decade. He currently hosts a local talk show “River City Presents”, produced by Paducah2, which features live musical performances, academic discussion, and community spotlights.
Daniel resides in Grand Rivers. He enjoys collecting records, watching movies, working on his TV show, and playing trivia.
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In the next installment of Uncommon History, Daniel Hurt speaks to Brent Taylor, West Kentucky Community & Technical College's associate professor of history, about Kentucky's statehood story that started with a 1788 letter sent to Congress in New York City, which expressed Kentucky's frustration about the pace of the Union-joining process.
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Daniel Hurt speaks to Dr. Thérèse St. Paul, director of Murray State's Cinema International program, and Dr. Rebecca Rosen, assistant professor of English, ahead of Cinema International's screenings of the 2020 documentary Crip Camp, which follows the story of a summer camp for people with disabilities in upstate New York before Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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In the next installment of Uncommon History, Daniel Hurt speaks with Alissa Keller, Executive Director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, ahead of the city's Cayce Days, which pays tribute to Hopkinsville's favorite mystic son, clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, whose abilities drew people from all over the country to western Kentucky.
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The regional Great Rivers Group chapter of the environmental advocacy group Sierra Club, hosted Kentucky chapter director Julia Finch this week.
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In the next installment of Uncommon History with Daniel Hurt, Hurt speaks to author and professor emeritus of history from West Kentucky Community College Berry Craig about Paducah native John T. Scopes. It would become one of the highest-profile cases, including prosecution led by former presidential candidate and US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and one of the top attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union, Clarence Darrow.
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The Murray State Department of English and Philosophy hosts author Brenda Peynado on Monday, March 11, as part of the department's Reading Series. Daniel Hurt speaks to Peynado ahead of the event.
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Daniel Hurt speaks to Dr. Thérèse St. Paul, MSU Cinema International program director, about the program's upcoming screenings of the French comedy How to Be a Good Housewife. Set in the 1960s at a women’s homemaking school, it is a satirical portrayal of the journey of three women during the social upheaval and transformational change taking place in France.
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Daniel Hurt and Alissa Keller, Executive Director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, discuss Hopkinsville’s Brooks Memorial Hospital, a Black-run and operated medical center at the height of segregation.
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Author and professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil visits WKCTC as part of its 2024 One Book Read program on Monday, March 4, and Tuesday, March 5. Daniel Hurt speaks to the World of Wonders author ahead of the events.
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Daniel Hurt speaks to MSU Cinema International director Dr. Thérèse St. Paul and professor of history Dr. Christine Lindner about Cinema International's upcoming screening of the 2022 Syrian film The Swimmers.