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Marvin Bartlett has been a journalist for more than 40 years, recently completing a 32-year career as an anchor and managing editor for FOX 56 News in Lexington. During his tenure, he received 19 regional Emmy Award nominations for writing and reporting, winning five. He also received more than a dozen awards from the Associated Press and the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. This fall, Bartlett is working for KET, where he will host several episodes of Kentucky Edition and moderate panels on the long-running public affairs program Kentucky Tonight. On January 2, 1995, Bartlett became co-anchor of WDKY-TV’s FOX 56 Ten O’clock ...

Jarrett B. Millsaps Jr., MBA, FACHE, has spent more than two decades improving lives through leadership in hospitals and health systems and helping develop emerging technologies designed to improve clinical outcomes. He currently serves as president of three CommonSpirit Health hospitals: St. Joseph Medical Center, formerly St. Joseph East; The Women’s Hospital; and St. Joseph Hospital–Mt. Sterling. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles in hospitals, health systems, and other organizations, helping strengthen their cultures, clinical excellence, and competitive positions. Born in Chattanooga and raised outside Nashville, Millsaps has spent the past two decades serving communities in Kentucky and Tennessee ...

J Batt officially became the University of Kentucky’s athletics director and chief executive officer of Champions Blue, LLC on July 28, succeeding Mitch Barnhart, who served in the position for the last 24 years. A nationally recognized leader in college athletics, Batt brings extensive experience in administration, fundraising, revenue development and strategic investment in athletic facilities. Batt came to Kentucky from Michigan State University, where he served as vice president and director of athletics. During his single year in East Lansing, he helped secure a historic and transformational philanthropic commitment of more than $400 million -- the largest single gift in ...

Each year, our Club sets aside a lunch meeting to honor the legacy of one of our own, Tommy Bell, and to present the Tommy Bell Award. More on Mr. Bell below. Assisting with today’s program is a name familiar to many of us: Doug Flynn. Doug is a former Bryan Station High School three-sport star. He played baseball professionally for eleven seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers. Flynn won two World Series titles with the Reds and a Gold Glove while with the Mets. He earned the moniker of “the glue” ...

Dr. Joseph A. (Jay) Morgan has served as the fourteenth president of Morehead State University (MSU) since July 1, 2017. His focus at MSU has been on student success, performance outcomes, academic excellence, as well as university rankings and responsiveness to the state. Prior to service at MSU, Dr. Morgan served as the vice president for academic affairs and student success for the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, which coordinates higher education in Kentucky. Before state-wide service at the Council, Dr. Morgan served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Murray State University, as well as associate provost, university faculty regent, leadership program ...

Rear Adm. Charles M. “Mike” Brown is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tulane University (1989) and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University (1991). He completed Joint Professional Military Education at the Naval War College and Joint Forces Staff College. In 1995, he joined the Navy as a Direct Commission Reserve Intelligence Officer. He mobilized in 2001 to Chief of Naval Operations Intelligence Plot in Washington, D.C., to reconstitute intelligence operations after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. He mobilized in 2015 as officer in charge of the ...