Linda Blackford joins Kentucky Lantern as editor, succeeding Jamie Lucke

By: Lantern staff

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 332

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — States Newsroom on Monday announced the hiring of veteran Kentucky reporter and editor Linda Blackford as editor in chief of the Kentucky Lantern, the state’s leading government-focused nonprofit news outlet.

Blackford fills the editor role as the Lantern’s founding editor, Jamie Lucke, retires after a distinguished career in journalism that has spanned more than 40 years and four states.

Blackford started at the Lantern Monday. Lucke’s …

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