Derek Operle

news director at @wkms in western kentucky. mediavore. nba fan. john cassavetes stan. all thoughts my own. formerly: @paducahsunnews

[Derek Operle @doperle]

@dreamarlowe85 An all time episode of The Dollop and just like a top 10 wiki page to read to people

[Derek Operle @doperle]

https://t.co/BHaUlCLNJN

[Derek Operle @doperle]

if you are commuting to the other blue winged mascot having social app that isn’t nerfing the views of posts with links, there’s a link in the post under this … which is apparently the best way to do that here for some reason.

[Max Blau (maxblau.bsky.social) @MaxBlau]

The harms from ghost networks are real. I recently reported on how Ravi Coutinho, a 36-year-old entrepreneur from Arizona, died after running into problems with his plan’s ghost network. Here’s that story: https://t.co/lXFUr0pEQ9

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI
https://t.co/QwHrtaynFM

[WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social @wkms]

The United States is getting back into the TNT game for the first time in nearly four decades. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the announcement Friday alongside local and federal officials and members of the U.S. military in Greenville.
https://t.co/YwbUJL00Cq

[Derek Operle @doperle]

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell at the VFW in Greenville, Kentucky, where local and federal officials announced a $435 million military contract for Repkon to build and operate the first domestic source of TNT in the United States since the 1980s. @wkms

[Derek Operle @doperle]

anyone need anything from big lots while i’m here?

[WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social @wkms]

There were reports earlier today of an active shooter situation at Governor's Square Mall in Clarksville. Witnesses have now told @clarksvillepd a shooting happened on a perimeter road and not in the mall. No injuries have been reported but there is an active investigation.

[Derek Operle @doperle]

sodey is writing a "giant book" about jaws?? sign me up! https://t.co/gwhOcdJdQV

[Derek Operle @doperle]

sometimes you just gotta hit ‘em with the platonic ideal of a thriller

[Adam Szym @adamszym]

This is everything Mary Shelley envisioned but didn’t have the words for

[Derek Operle @doperle]

@misterminsoo I would love to know if he’s still writing fiction in any way. It’ll be 15 years since Letters to Emma Bowlcut next year.

[Derek Operle @doperle]

tony scott was so real for rocking this shirtless vest fit doing press for true romance

[Derek Operle @doperle]

One of the absolute greats.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

Gena Rowlands has sadly passed away at the age of 94.

[Derek Operle @doperle]

Honorable mentions: Artists and Models, At Long Last Love, Bob Roberts, High School, Rules of Attraction, Punishment Park, and The Spook Who Sat By The Door … among many others that deserve more eyes and a proper restoration/release.

[Derek Operle @doperle]

Four movies I’d put in the Criterion Collection
Park Row (Sam Fuller, 1952)
The Heartbreak Kid (Elaine May, 1972)
California Split (Robert Altman, 1974)
Hands On A Hardbody (S.R. Bindler, 1997)

[Brandon Streussnig @BrndnStrssng]

Four movies I’d curate for the Criterion Collection:

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Aditya Chopra, 1995)
Lingua Franca (Isabel Sandoval, 2020)
Style Wars (Tony Silver, 1983)
Stop! (Bill Gunn, 1970)

[Derek Operle @doperle]

hitting play on waterworld so you know i had to have me a glass of that good stuff

[Derek Operle @doperle]

oh hey catch me tonight on @ket!

[KET Public Affairs @PubAffairsKET]

Tune in to Comment on Kentucky as Bill Bryant @kynewsmakers previews Fancy Farm and discusses the week's news with @isaiah_km Martinez of @WHAS11, @doperle of @wkms and @MelissaPatrick1 of @KY_Health_News. Tonight at 8 on KET.