Research Guides: Kentucky Writers: Authors of the Bluegrass State: Journalism

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This page features journalists and radio hosts from Kentucky. Kentucky boasts of a thriving journalistic heritage and culture, and has produced many renowned journalists.

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A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor

Dana Canedy

Alone Atop the Hill: The Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, Pioneer of the National Black Press

Alice Allison Dunnigan

Appalachian Fall: Dispatches From Coal Country on What's Ailing America

Louis Hatchett, Duncan Hines

Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of an American Humorist

William E. Ellis, Irvin S. Cobb

The Best of Joe Creason: A Collection of Short Stories and Kentucky Folklore

Joe Creason, William S. Creason

Constance Alexander

David Dick

Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky

John Ed Pearce

Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting

Alan Sullivan, Claude Sullivan, Joe Cox, Tom Leach

Racelines: Observations on Horse Racing's Glorious History

Philip Von Borries

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