Profile: U.S. Senator Wendell Ford

By Rick Howlett

Published June 30, 2010 at 12:33 AM EDT

To mark the 100th anniversary of the state Capitol building, WFPL and Kentucky Public Radio are spotlighting some of the top statesmen and women of the past century, influential politicians who served the commonwealth in Frankfort or Washington -- or both.Kentucky Public Radio's Kevin Willis profiles former Governor and U.S. Senator Wendell Ford.

http://archive.wfpl.org/20100629kprFord.mp3

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Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.

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