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- Devin Katayama
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- Emily Bingham
- Evan Roth
- Finis "KY" White
- Perry Bacon, Jr.
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- Lady Booth
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- Mary T. Meagher
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- Nat Irvin, II
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- Rebecca Booth, MD
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- Ted Smith
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- Wendy Whelan
- William (Bill) Porter
Louisville’s Legacy of the Living Dead: The Zombie Walk Turns 15
Louisville hasn’t always been known for its fascination with the undead. In the past 15 years, though, the world has seen zombies enter the pop culture mainstream. In that time, a number of zombie-related events have sprouted up across the world, often inviting guests to express their passion for the dead brought back to life….
MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs
Episode 305. Shelly Zegart -Founder- Cultural Non-Profits Shelly is a community leader & an internationally recognized authority on American quilts. Check out www.shellyzegart.com for more information. She collects, curates exhibitions, writes, lectures, and appraises fine quilts. Shelly has curated many exhibits in the U.S. & abroad, and lectures on all aspects of quilt history and aesthetics. She…
Be Bold Again in KY Public Education; An Inspirational Challenge
Public School Citizen Observations on Supporting Public Education Today Posted March 12, 2019 Debbie Wesslund Blog Last week I was inspired during a speech about public education. That doesn’t happen much these days, but it should happen more. Inspiration is essential in the business of education. Dr. Vicki Phillips came home to Kentucky to participate…
How Finis “KY” White’s Kentucky Identity Shapes His Success
Finis “KY” White, a multi-platinum audio engineer and Kentucky native, isn’t just a hit maker – he’s a career builder. “Everything that you’ve heard, K has touched,” said the critically-acclaimed and massively successful rapper 2 Chainz at a recent open-house workshop in Atlanta where White invited press and aspiring engineers to take a glimpse inside…
Meet the Kentucky native who went from being homeless to recording for Lil Wayne and Drake
Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal Published 9:48 a.m. ET June 20, 2019Hip-hop sound engineer and Kentucky native Finis “KY” White got his big break in the music industry working alongside Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne. “I even moved to Miami with him and recorded and mixed several hit records for Wayne,” White writes on his website….
The man behind Budweiser’s Clydesdale ads? Yeah, he’s from Louisville
The Courier-Journal Online Published 6:41 a.m. October 2, 2018 Kirby Adams If you’ve purchased a car, soft drink, cellphone or six- pack of beer or soda, there is a strong chance you’vebeen influenced by the work of Louisville nativeChuck Brymer. The 59-year-old graduate of Central High School and the University of Kentucky is the driving…
Here’s what we’re doing to keep talented young people in Louisville
Courier-Journal Online Published 9:33 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2018 Shelly Zegart, Opinion contributor A Courier Journal front-page article on Sunday detailed how Louisville is falling behind its peers in the race to attract young talent. It lists many reasons why. While most are related to jobs, there are other important factors that are rarely included in the…
FACES of Louisville: International Quilting Expert & Founder of Kentucky to the World, Shelly Zegart
It’s rather difficult to pinpoint one specific area to focus on when writing about Shelly Zegart. To begin, she’s one of the foremost experts on quilts. She’s studied their history, collected, bought, sold and appraised them. In 2011, she produced a nine-part documentary series for select PBS stations called Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics. She’s served on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including St. Francis School and the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. She was named a Woman of Distinction and is an alumnus of Leadership Louisville. In 2012, she founded, and is president of, the organization Kentucky to the World.
Catching up with 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Mary T. Meagher
In 1984, Louisville native Mary T. Meagher (now Mary Plant) won three gold medals in swimming at the Los Angeles Olympic games and became a world record holder in the 100- and 200- meter butterfly. – Louisville Magazine
Kentucky Nobel Laureate: Let’s Change How Science is Done
Kentucky farm boy, Phillip Sharp becomes one of the world’s most honored scientists. Read more.
Kentucky by Heart: From ‘splittin’ jeans’ to splitting genes, Pendleton County native earned Nobel Prize
Rural Kentucky had a big part to play in the awarding of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. – Northern Kentucky Tribune