
Laura Shine
Host/Producer, WFPKRadio started as a hobby for Laura Shine with a one-hour show focusing on music by women called Womanwaves. It debuted in 1992 on WFPL. At the time, she was in a popular local band called Yer Girlfriend and an English major at U of L. It was her bandmates that encouraged Laura to create Womanwaves, which became an instant hit for the station.
A few years later, she was tapped to be the morning drive-time host for WFPK's relaunch as an adult album alternative station (billed at the time as “The New 92”). Her voice introduced Louisville to the format January 8, 1996. On that dark and snowy morning, WFPK switched from Mozart to Timbuk 3's The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades.
The hobby of radio soon turned into a passion - and then a career. Laura is now the host of afternoon drive and Senior Host/Producer. She loves the “give and take, the connection with listeners that live radio offers like no other medium.”
Email Laura at lshine@lpm.org.
You can hear Laura every weekday from 2p.m. to 6 p.m.
Listen to the most recent episodes of Laura's Friday Ride Home:
Listen to the most recent episodes of Laura's full afternoon show:
Laura's Recent Playlists:
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I'm Glad About It is the new project from Louisville Story Program documenting the history of Gospel Music in Louisville, KY.
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Louisville's Sydney Sleadd and her band The Swarm are gearing up for a new EP
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"Aren't We One?" is the brand new uplifting song from Louisville's My Morning Jacket
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Interview with singer/songwriter Paula Cole about her new album Lo.
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Louisville singer/songwriters Carly Johnson and Sam Varga star in a new film premiering this weekend in Paristown
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Raising Daughters is a NYC based country folk duo featuring a Louisville's Hallie Riddick
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Matthew Sweet on Girlfriend's iconic status and his upcoming album, Midsummer
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Wasted Luck is the new album from Kentucky songwriters Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills
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Louisville Indie Rock from Silver Spoons Shines Brightly
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Louisville garage/punk outfit Charm School released new single "Je t'aime A Quoi Bon"