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WFPL NEWS WANTS YOU TO KNOW. THE NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO 4@-- OR NR
4@ -- AFFILIATE I4@S
ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO WEIGH IN
ON WHAT THEY
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>>> EVERYONE MATTERS. THE NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
AFFILIATE IS ASKING THE
COMMUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT
THEY THINK SHOULD CHANGE IN THE
CITY TO MAKE4@ IT A BETTER4@ PLE
TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA
PRESIDENT STEVEN GEORGE IS HERE@
THIS MORNING WITH DETAILS ABOUT
THE NEXT LOUISVILLE CIVIC
ASSEMBLY.
ASSEMBLY.
ASSEMBLY. WELCOME TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
STEVEN, THIS IS A CALL AND I
LOVE THAT YOU4@ SAY WORK, LIVE D
PLAY.
PLAY.
PLAY. SO
PLAY. SO YOU WANT THE COMMUNITY AT
LARGE, DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE
IN LOUISVILLE.
IN LOUISVILLE. IF YOU COME HERE4@ AND SPEND TI,
YOU WANT INPUT.
>> WE WANT4@ TO HEA4@R FROM4@ Y.
AND THE RULE HERE IS NO
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS, WHAT
ARE YOUR IDEAS ABOUT THE4@ FUTUE
AND CONCERNS?
AND CONCERNS? WHAT GIVES YOU HOPE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK4@ WITH
YOUR FELLOW LOUISVILLENS ABOUT?
THAT'S WHAT CIVIC ASSEMBLY IS
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS
AROUND ISSUES WE FACE
COLLECTIVELY AS A COMMUNITY AND
COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT
BETTER WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE
AGREE ON AND WHAT ARE4@ THE THIS
THAT ARE DIVISIVE4@ NOW.
AND IT HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT.
WE'RE A NEWS ORGANIZATION WITH A
BIG LOCAL NEWSROOM.
AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO
ASSESS WHETHER W4@E'RE TELLING E
STORIES MOST RELEVANT TO
LISTENERS AND READERS4@ SO THAT
ADDED BENEFIT AS WELL.
>> WHAT WILL YOU4@ DO ONCE4@ YO
ADDED BENEFIT AS WELL. >> WHAT WILL YOU4@ DO ONCE4@ YOT
THE ONLINE FEEDBACK?
>> ABSOLUTELY SO WE'RE ACTUALLY
EXTENDING VOTING ON SIF UK
ASSEMBLY THROUGH THE END OF THIS
WEEKEND RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE RUNNING IT LONGER4@
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
MOMENTUM NOW.
MOMENTUM NOW. WE'RE HEARING IF4@ A LOT4@ OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. GO TO WFPL.COM TO VOTE.
STATEMENTS UP T4@HERE, YOU CAN Y
YOU AGREE AND DISAGREE.
YOU CAN PASS, AND YOU CAN COME
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. SO
BACK. SO IT'S NOT JUST A ONE SHOT
DEAL.
DEAL.
DEAL. YOU
DEAL. YOU COME BACK AND THERE ARE MORE
STATEMENTS AND THEN WE'LL4@ FOLW
NEXT MONTH WITH SOME COMMUNITY4@
CONVERSATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> I HAVE TO ASK.
YOUR PRESIDENT OF LOUISVILLE
PUBLIC MEDIA.
PUBLIC MEDIA. ARE YOU PEEKING AT THE FEEDBACK?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I WOULD BE DOING4@ THAT FOR
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. >>
SURE. >> ABSOLUTE LU.
THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. ANYBODY CAN SEE IT.
WE'RE MAKING IT ALL OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. THERE'S A REALTIME DATA REPORT
WHERE YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE
MOST DEVICIVE STATE4@MENTS4@ AN
WHERE YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE MOST DEVICIVE STATE4@MENTS4@ AND
WHERE IS PUBLIC ISSUES
GATHERING.
GATHERING. >> WHAT ARE4@ YOU SEEING?
CAN YOU GIVE US4@ INSIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO TAKE A
SERIOUS LOOK AT HOW THE CITY4@ S
RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
THEY TALK ABOUT A V4@ARIETY OF
WAYS, ONE OF THE MOST
INTERE4@STING IS THROUGH TREES.
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TREE
CANOPY AND THE REASON IS WE HAVE
DONE A LOT OF REPORTING ON THIS
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE
REASON IS PLANTING TREES AND
HAVING A STRONG TREE CANOPY IS
ONE EASY KIND OF BITE SIZE WAY
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE SEEMS SO BIG WHEN
YOU TALK ABOUT IT IN GENERAL.
IT SEEMS HARD AND THE IDEA OF
PLANTING TREES4@ IS EASIER TO GT
YOUR HEAD AROUND.
THAT'S ONE AND THEN4@ YOU KNOW,
YOUR HEAD AROUND. THAT'S ONE AND THEN4@ YOU KNOW,S
A LOUISVILLEN, YOU KNOW THIS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. PUBLIC TRANSIT IS PARTICULARLY
DIVISIVE ISSUE IN THIS
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THERE'S A LOT4@ OF OPINION AROUD
HOW WE MOVE OURSELVES IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND HOW WE STAY
CONNECTED AND WHO HAS ACCESS TO
THAT AND4@ WHO DOESN'T
I WANT TO SAY QUICKLY AS I'M
WRAPPING UP HERE, I'VE KNOWN YO@
SINCE BACK4@ IN THE MID 90S AND
2000'S.
2000'S.
2000'S. YOU WERE AT LEO AND I4@ WAS AT E
COURIER JOURNAL.
COURIER JOURNAL. YOU HAD BEEN4@ THE PRESIDENT AN
COURIER JOURNAL. YOU HAD BEEN4@ THE PRESIDENT ANI
KNEW THEN AS DID MANY4@ OTHERS U
WOULD STEP INTO A LEADERSHIP
ROLE IN THE CITY.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TELL WFPL BY WHAT MATTERS4@4
>> THANK YOU. >> TELL WFPL BY WHAT MATTERS4@4Y
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