Behind the Blue

Some stories require a little more – a little more discussion, more context, more depth and breadth.

That’s the idea behind “Behind the Blue” – a weekly podcast created by UK Strategic Communications. It is designed to explore through probing interviews the in-depth the stories that make UK the university for Kentucky and that have impact across the institution, the Commonwealth and, in some cases, the world.

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April 17, 2025 - Lance Broeking (UK Transportation Services) [ENCORE]

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Apr 17, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 2025) – THIS IS AN ENCORE EPISODE. For those who live and work in urban areas, transportation is often among the top challenges in their daily routines.

For Lance Broeking, Director of Transportation Services at the University of Kentucky, addressing these challenges is a constant focus....

April 10, 2025 - JJ Weaver, Nicole Breazeale, & Emily Johnson (Perfect Fit Peer Grief Support) [ENCORE]

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Apr 10, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 10, 2025) – [THIS IS AN ENCORE EPISODE] In the summer of 2020, UK Football player JJ Weaver lost both his father and high school football coach in successive months. Weaver, a graduate who plays outside linebacker, says he channeled his emotions into football until an injury later that fall...

April 3, 2025 - Natalie Tate & Lenzi Dodgen (Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month)

Apr 3, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 3, 2025) – The following episode deals with sensitive subject material involving sexual assault, rape, stalking, and intimate partner violence. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact the VIP Center at 859-257-3574 or email vipcenter@uky.edu.

April...

March 27, 2025 - Laura Stephenson (Dean of Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment)

Mar 27, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2025) – In December of 2024, long-time agricultural and extension services leader Laura Stephenson was named vice president for land-grant engagement and dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Martin-Gatton CAFE).

With a career spanning decades in...

March 20, 2025 - DanceBlue turns 20

Mar 20, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 20, 2025) – Each year in the spring, hundreds of UK students gather to stand for an entire day to support the patients in the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.

This year, the organization will celebrate its 20th annual marathon. Students work all year to...