WKDZ CommunityBytes

Start! Heart Walk

WKDZ/WHVO is very proud to form a new partnership in 2009 with the Start!  Heart Walk and the American Heart Association.  We have made a commitment to help raise the awareness of heart disease and the incredible impact it has on our friends and neighbors.  Each year, a community heart walk is held in Hopkinsville to raise money for research, to celebrate our survivors, to remember those we lost, and to encourage "starting" a healthier lifestyle.  The Christian County Start!  Heart Walk is a regional event with participants from Christian, Trigg, Todd, and surrounding counties.

The 2009 Heart Walk will be held Saturday, February 28th at Bradford Square Mall in Hopkinsville.  It's not too late for you to participate.  You can form a team.  You can make a donation.  You can attend the walk to show your support.  You can even just Start! working toward a healtheir lifestyle personally. 

This year's goal is $65,000, and every dime raised is an important contribution needed to expand research.  There is a substantial amount of information on our website about ways you can show your support.  If you have a story to share or someone you would like to recognize, please feel free to contact me.  We're even working to become a healthier workplace at WKDZ/WHVO as we now have 3 full teams participating in The Biggest Loser community weight loss contest.  Now, that is a great Start!   

Learn more! 

Christian County General Election Results

CLICK HERE to see the total results

Trigg County General Election Results

CLICK HERE to see a precinct by precinct recap

Your Community Website

Time just flies.  It's hard to believe that another year has passed, and we are still learning every day about ways to make our website better.  We think the best way to improve our site is to ask you.  What do you want?  What do you like?  What do you want that's not currently available?  What suits you?  What doesn't please you?  This is your chance to let us know where to go from here?  How do you like having podcasts of our local news available to you to listen on-demand when it suits your schedule?  Do you want more pictures or less?    It's your community website, so let me know how you feel about it.  You're always welcome to send content to be included on our website or feel free to email me your thoughts/input/concerns any time.  bmann@wkdzradio.com.

2008 Trigg County May Primary Results

Click HERE for the precinct by precinct results

Final Christian County General Election Results

Click the link below to get final precinct reports from the Christian County General Election, held Nov. 6, 2007.

Click here for the Christian County election results

Final Trigg County General Election Results

The only place you will find precinct by precinct Trigg County General Election coverage is WKDZ-FM. 

Click below for the final returns for the Trigg County General Election

Click here for the final totals

New Website Features Wanted

It's been nearly two years since we created a website that has become a favorite to thousands of radio listeners and community-minded individuals.  We'd like to know what you'd like to see as we gear up for the next year.  We'd like to add some new features, but we need to know what you'd like to have included on your community website.  Are you a writer or photographer?  We'd like to hear from you.  Do you have a special hobby or skill that you'd like to share with others?  Contact me.  I'm interested in how we can make our website even more oriented toward things that matter to you.  If you have ideas or suggestions, email me at bmann@wkdzradio.com.

Your Local News

We take our commitment of providing you with complete and comprehensive local news very seriously.  Our news team works tirelessly to cover your local news 7 days a week, including holidays.  WKDZ-FM offers a full newscast every weekday at 6 and 7 a.m., Noon and 5 p.m.  You can catch abbreviated news at 8 and 9 a.m. Monday thru Friday.  On weekends, you can hear your local news at 8 and 9 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m.  All of our local news product is available via streaming at www.wkdzradio.com, and thousands of listeners are using the stream.  Tell your family and friends about streaming.  It's a great way to stay connected to Western Kentucky. 

We are working on our 2007 plan now.  If you'd like to make a suggestion or simply comment on something we are currently doing or something you would like for us to do, please feel free to do so.  Our radio stations are your radio stations, and what you think matters most of all.   

"You Decide"

I just want to remind you to please exercise your right to vote Tuesday, November 7th.  We hope that you have learned about the candidates in advance and can make an informed decision at the polls.  News Director, Alan Watts, has worked very hard at providing you with fair and balanced interviews with the candidates.  We were very pleased to air the political forums conducted by the Cadiz Record, Kentucky New Era, WKAG3, and the Christian County League of Women Voters.  Our news department has worked tirelessly to cover every race, and on election night, our entire team will be involved in providing you with complete and comprehensive coverage.  We'll provide precinct by precinct coverage for Trigg and Christian Counties.  We'll have reports from surrounding counties about races that impact you.  You will hear the nation's top political news from Fox Radio and the Commonwealth's big stories from KNN and KET.  We'll have interviews with the winners (and probably some of those who did not win the race)!  Election coverage begins at 6:03 p.m. and can also be heard via streaming at www.wkdzradio.com. You can track every precincts totals with up to the minute reporting on our website.  We'll Be There.  Live.  Local.  Committed.  "You Decide 2006".