Interview with Donna Jo Thorndale, February 26, 2009
Project: History of Broadcasting in Kentucky: Radio Free Lexington (WRFL) Oral History Project
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In this interview, Thorndale talks about the local music scene in Lexington and the impact that WRFL had on it. She begins by talking about her role at the station, as well as her musical interests growing up and her musical interests in high school. She talks about the media outlets that existed in Lexington when she started college, how she found out about RFL, and how RFL built the radio station. Finally, she talks about the impact the radio station had on the local music scene and how building WRFL impacted her life.Interview Accession
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Thorndale, Donna Jo Interview by Mick Jeffries. 26 Feb. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Thorndale, D.J. (2009, February 26). 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.
Thorndale, Donna Jo, interview by Mick Jeffries. February 26, 2009, 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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