Robert Siegel lecture at Murray postponed; WKMS exhibit opening still set Thursday

Travel concerns related to the coronavirus caused the postponement.
Robert Siegel

Retired NPR journalist Robert Siegel’s lecture Thursday, March 12, at Murray State University, has been postponed because of travel concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The lecture was planned as part of the WKMS 50th anniversary celebration at Murray. 

Therradio station announced it will still celebrate the opening of a WKMS exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Wrather Auditorium on campus. 

Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.