Robert McGaughey, journalism education leader and rural-journalism advocate in West Kentucky, dies at 76 - Entrepreneur Generations

By Al Cross, director and professor
Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky

Rural journalism lost a great friend and an effective champion this week with the death at 76 of Dr. Bob McGaughey, who ran the accredited journalism program at Murray State University in far Western Kentucky for 23 years. He always had a hearty greeting, sharp thoughts and a funny story.

Robert McGaughey, Ph.D.

My favorite tale from "Doc" is the one about the one-galloused farmer who walked into the Todd County Standard office in Elkton and said "I want to renew my prescription." The weekly newspaper employee behind the desk smiled and replied, "So, you want to know what's going on, right?" The farmer said, "I already know what's going on. I want to see who got caught."

The visitation is today and the funeral is tomorrow, on the Murray campus. The obituary is here. David Snow of The Paducah Sun wrote a good story; it's behind a paywall, so we have copied, pasted and posted it here.

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