Brendan McCarthy

Brendan McCarthy is the managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, part of Louisville Public Media.

Kentucky’s Tweeting Governor Blocks Critics On Social Media… And He’s Not The Only One

By & June Leffler • Jun 15, 2017
J. Tyler Franklin / KyCIR

  Gov. Matt Bevin in recent months has turned to social media platforms to slam local media and share his political views directly with followers.

U of L Foundation Wrongly Withheld Public Records, Attorney General Rules

By • Aug 8, 2016
Brendan McCarthy

The University of Louisville Foundation violated the law in withholding public records from WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, according to new rulings from Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office.

This Eastern Kentucky Couple Got Married in a Grocery Store

By • Feb 14, 2014


This love story starts a decade ago in a Winn-Dixie in eastern Kentucky. Kristina Hall worked in the office. Clinton Stacy was a stockboy.

"I honestly don’t think we spoke to each other more than two words the whole time that he worked there," she recalled.