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LPM Appoints Ashlee Clark Thompson as Culture Editor


Ashlee Clark Thompson
Ashlee Clark Thompson

Louisville Public Media has hired Ashlee Clark Thompson as Culture Editor, effective November 2. In this newly created post, Clark Thompson will oversee Do502, LPM's calendar service, as well as connect the cultural content across LPM's outlets of 89.9 WFPL, 90.5 WUOL and 91.9 WFPK. A Louisville native, Clark Thompson was most recently was a senior associate editor at CNET. Previously she's worked as a bureau reporter at the Lexington Herald-Leader and created the blog Ashlee Eats She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University.

Clark Thompson is also familiar to people in the LPM community as one of the hosts of "The Moth StorySlam," a monthly storytelling competition at Headliners Music Hall and presented by WFPL. The radio hour version of "The Moth" airs on WFPL on Saturdays at 3pm.

"Ashlee is passionate about Louisville, and connecting the people who live here with their community," said WFPL Director of News and Programming Erica Peterson. "She understands Louisville's art scene and the community's enthusiasm for it, and we know that Do502 and Louisville Public Media will benefit from her experience."

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