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'Behind The Blue': Keith Elkins Reflects On UK, Family Ties To Kentucky, And Ongoing Media Career

Elkins' career has included sports radio play-by-play work, television news anchoring, public relations, and now podcasting.

(University of Kentucky)

January 15, 2021

By Carl Nathe and Kody Kiser

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In the fall of 1970, a young man from southern Indiana enrolled at the University of Kentucky. Over 50 years later, Keith Elkins remains a part of the Lexington and Kentucky media scene.

In this edition of the "Behind the Blue" podcast, Carl Nathe talks with Elkins, a 1974 graduate of UK, about his family ties to Kentucky and an ongoing career, which includes sports radio play-by-play work, television news anchoring, public relations and now podcasting.

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