Eastern Standard: August 27th, 2026
Renee Shaw leading a panel discussion at KET.(Screenshot KET)
This Week on Eastern Standard:
Renee Shaw just retired after 29 years with KET. Listen as this accomplished professional shares how she maintained a reputation for even-handedness in often charged political and policy discussions.
Appalachian journalist Jim Branscome takes us into The Hollowing of the Appalachian Press, from Pittsburgh to Birmingham, an analysis co-authored by Bill Bishop of what remains when small, rural communities lose these local lifelines of information.
And we’re joined by Jim Embry, community organizer…
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