Michael Berk is an Anchor/Reporter at LEX 18. With over 20 years of experience in local news, he focuses on themes such as education, health and wellness, and regional issues that resonate with the central Kentucky community, including crime and social concerns. Michael's work has been featured in prominent outlets like CNN, Yahoo News, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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Michael Berk's coverage indicates a focus on local news, with an emphasis on government and politics, family and relationships, as well as crime-related topics. His articles portray a strong inclination towards human interest stories that resonate within the community.
If reaching out to Michael, consider pitching stories related to local government announcements or evolving community events tied to education, city ordinances, public health initiatives, or law enforcement efforts. Additionally, providing insights into social issues such as homelessness or community outreach programs could also align with his area of interest.
Given his emphasis on music education and cycling tools alongside community-focused themes like toy drives and food donations suggests he might be interested in features highlighting positive contributions from individuals or organizations within the Lexington area.
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For Suemia Elhareiz, the decision to help a Palestinian refugee was never really a difficult choice.
(LEX 18) — The GoodGiving Challenge is a four-day online giving challenge for local nonprofits hosted by Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing.
(LEX 18) — According to doctors, we weren't supposed to be visiting with 4-year-old Ocean Robertson today. They didn’t think she’d live this long after being shot multiple times as an infant four years ago.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Finally, there is hope in the battle against one of the deadliest forms of cancer we have in the form of a personalized vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
By: Michael Berk
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (LEX 18) — It’s been exactly three years since an EF-4 tornado ripped across portions of western Kentucky. The town of Dawson Springs was hit particularly hard by it.
By: John F. Cryan, Emma Todd, Samantha Dawson, Michael Berk, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Andrew A. Nierenberg, Anna Wrobel, Jessica Emily Green, David Castle, Eugene Athan, Felice N. Jacka, Wolfgang Marx
Early antibiotic exposure and risk of psychiatric and neurocognitive outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis
By: Michael Berk
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A large office space on New Circle Road in Lexington is once again being referred to as “The North Pole.” Inside, firefighters from the Lexington Fire Department are working to make sure Christmas is magical for the more than 800 families who will be helped this year.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX 18) — Greg Dotson said he started this on a “whim” in 2020, just to see if he could offset some of the despair from the pandemic. Five years later, his Christmas charity raffle is going strong.
By: Michael Berk
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The U-Haul pulled into the parking lot at Southern Elementary School at around 9:15 am. Once upon a time, it was the same school Devine Carama walked into every morning as a student. But today, the director of One Lexington came for a much different reason.
By: Michael Berk
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As Kentucky prepares for its launch of legalized medical marijuana, work is already underway inside the University of Kentucky’s Sander-Brown Center on Aging, where doctors and researchers are working to gauge the benefit of marijuana on advanced stages of Dementia with Agitation. Six months into their clinical trial, they’re seeing promising data.
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