SoKY Speaks – Beaches
With COVID-19 throwing a wrench in the vacation plans of many this summer, we decided to bring the beach to you in this week’s SoKY Speaks.
Author: WNKY Staff
Sunrise Spotlight – Summer tourism update
The tourism industry is struggling not only here in South Central Kentucky, but around the whole country. With many summer automotive events canceled in Bowling Green, industries like hotels and restaurants are struggling to get by. We spoke to Beth Noffsinger with the Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to hear more about how you can do your part…
SCK Strong – FHG Clothiers
During this time of uncertainty, WNKY 40 News is highlighting Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce partners and how the community can help them during tough times. This week, we’re highlighting FHG Clothiers, a locally-owned men’s clothing business that focuses on building strong relationships with their clients. To learn more, click here.
7 forgotten teen idols of the Seventies
Do you remember Wild, Brophy and the other Baio?
The young Boomers had icons like the Beatles, Elvis and the Mousketeers to pin on their bedroom walls. In the Seventies, a new wave of feathered-hair heartthrobs arrived for a young generation. Spearheaded by the Bradys, the Partridges and the Jacksons, there suddenly seemed to be so many more child stars in the 1970s. Most of television had catered to…
‘The Far Side’ creator Gary Larson is making new cartoons again after 25 years
He’s drawing them with digital tools and publishing them online.
Story by MeTV Staff Image: Associated Press / Paul Sakuma For fifteen years, Gary Larson published a daily syndicated cartoon known for highlighting the absurdities of everyday life and focusing on the funny perspectives of animals. The single-panel drawings were often surreal and ridiculous. Some were mild — many reveled in a darker take on the world. This week, Larson…
Bowling Green city schools students will return to school in August, with safety measures in place
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green City Schools plan for employees and students to return to school in August 2020, with a modified schedule for reopening, as well as online course options through the BGISD Virtual Academy. The Bowling Green Board of Education will consider the plan for final approval July 13. The draft plan includes the first 10 school…
ViacomCBS to become U.S. Home of UEFA club competitions
Coverage of matches to start this August and will run through 2024
July 9, 2020 – ViacomCBS and UEFA, the governing body of European football, today announced the details of a multi-platform agreement for CBS All Access and CBS Sports to serve as the exclusive English-language home in the U.S. of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League through 2024, beginning in August. CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’…
Global game show phenomenon ‘Weakest Link’ returns to NBC with Jane Lynch as host and executive producer
BBC Studios to Co-Produce Reboot of Successful International Format with Universal Television Alternative Studio
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 8, 2020 – NBC is bringing back hit British import and international game show phenomenon “Weakest Link,” co-produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm and Universal Television Alternative Studio. The network has greenlit 13 episodes of the rapid-fire quiz show with Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning host and actress Jane Lynch (“Hollywood Game Night,”…
Throwback Thursday – Willa Brown: The First Black American Female Pilot
Throwback Thursday this week is back at Aviation Heritage Park in Bowling Green. Dedicated to a pioneer in aviation and the first Black woman to get a pilot’s license, this week we’re telling the local story of Willa Beatrice Brown. Born in nearby Glasgow in 1906, Willa Brown and her family moved to Indiana when she was child. She was…
Broadcasting Live from the German American Bank Studio
