Interview with Debra Ann Hensley, October 8, 2008

Project: History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Hensley begins the interview by talking about her work on the Lexington Urban County Council. Subsequently, Hensley reflects upon her involvement with a proposal from University of Kentucky students to the city council to appropriate funds towards the creation of a student-run alternative radio station (which would be within the control of the University of Kentucky). Next, the interviewee discusses the people involved in the creation of WRFL. The actual budget proposal of the students is also mentioned. WRFL as a radio station (in comparison to other radio stations in Lexington) is also characterized by Hensley. Hensley concludes the interview by explaining WRFL's identity in serving the community of Lexington.

Interview Accession

2009oh045_hbk027

Interviewee Name

Debra Ann Hensley

Interviewer Name

Mick Jeffries

Interview Date

2008-10-08

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Hensley, Debra Ann Interview by Mick Jeffries. 08 Oct. 2008. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Hensley, D.A. (2008, October 08). Interview by M. Jeffries. History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Hensley, Debra Ann, interview by Mick Jeffries. October 08, 2008, History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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