LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Jim Caldwell, morning meteorologist at WKYT with over 20 years of experience forecasting Kentucky weather, will leave the station on Friday, Dec. 5 to become public relations and marketing director for the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation.
Caldwell reflected on his childhood connection to the station and his career journey at WKYT.
“As a kid riding down Winchester Road on the occasional trip to Lexington, my mom and dad would always point and say, ‘That’s where the newsman Sam Dick works,’” Caldwell said. “I will never forget those moments. Years later, the first time I drove up that same driveway as an employee, I had to stop and take it in. I remember thinking to myself, ‘I can’t believe this is where I work.’”
Career path from radio to television
Caldwell initially planned to pursue psychology until age 15, when an opportunity to record promos for WRLV AM/FM in Salyersville sparked his interest in broadcasting…