Sold-out media panel offers lively discussion of Kentucky's media landscape
Hosted by Thoroughbred Chapter & Dean Jennifer Greer of the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information
Chapter News | Sept. 23, 2025
MEDIA PANEL — "Pressing Matters: A Candid Conversation With Kentucky’s Media Voices"
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​Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 | Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
JMI Café, Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington
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​Media Panelists
Renee Shaw, Director of Public Affairs & Kentucky Edition Host, KET
Alex Valentine, Managing Editor, Lexington Herald-Leader
Jennifer Smith, News Director, WLEX-TV
Shannon Brock, Editor, Kentucky Living
Our media panel brought together 25 PR pros and community members Sept. 23 for a powerful conversation on today’s media landscape. Topics ranged from standing out as a PR professional and relationship building to federal funding challenges, network ownership consolidation and doing more with less.
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Thanks to Dean Jennifer Greer of the UK College of Communication and Information as well as UK/JMI Sports for hosting us at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington.
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​We especially appreciate the panelists: Shannon Brock, editor, Kentucky Living; Renee Shaw, director of Public Affairs & Kentucky Edition host, KET; Jennifer Smith, news director, WLEX-TV; and Alex Valentine, managing editor, Lexington Herald-Leader.
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