Gordon Boyd

Kentucky-born and raised. Medill grad (go U Northwestern!) Tennessee, Ohio, and Illinois-expatriate.
Reporter-Anchor-Producer-Storyteller-News Dramatist

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#LMPD Metro's first murder of 2017 comes at a family's celebration of lives, at suspect's home. Cousin is victim. #wave3news@5-6-7PM

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#LMPD Homicide Lt Emily McKinley, can't comment whether #FirstMurder2017 suspect Pearson had had trouble with victim prior to stabbing.

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#LMPD two shootings. One was a traffic stop, determined one had been shot. The driver--likely trying to take self to hospital .#wave3news

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#2017FirstMurder 12:45 this morning. Stabbing. Arrested LaQuinta Pearson. Victim is her cousin. Occurred at birthday party.
Her home.

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#LMPD updates on arrest in first murder of 2017; other investigations.
Covering. Streaming Live too, on https://t.co/s2vXLTsKfs #wave3news

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@Harrell_STEM @KyDeptofEd @KyEdWorkforce
Hasn't posted to web yet.
Online crew was uploading it as I left.

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#TechJobsTraining Pruitt: we need to find mechanism for sustainability (when the grant $ runs out)

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#TechJobsTraining Heiner: $2M grant will NOT replace union skilled-trades apprenticeship programs. Gov Bevin hailed as no reason to fear RTW

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#TechJobsTraining Breckinridge County's Robert Williams : $60K at age 22 as machinist. "You'll always have a job.@

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#TechJobsTraining Gimmel: jobs go unfilled, thanks to skill gap. Prevents businesses growing (or Ky landing new employers)#wave3news

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#TechJobsTraining Gimmel: can find college grads all day; not enough machinists who'd earn twice as much. #wave3news
($50-60K yr+OT No debt)

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#TechJobsTraining Former #wave3newsie Rich Gimmel, now boss of Louisville's #AtlasMachines "5 jobs for every iLead grads

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#TechJobsTraining #iLEADacademy grads can complete high school with Associate's Degree. #wave3news

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#TechJobsTraining #iLEADacademy in Carrolton: applies mathematical concepts to real-life projects (catapults) #wave3news

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#TechJobsTraining #iLEADacademy engineering-focused. Ky sees regional training centers

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#TechJobsTraining Mathers: will keep close tabs on implementation.
#wave3news

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#TechJobsTraining Mathers: only 10 states awarded such grants. Ky's one, thanks to work-based learning experiences, credential-focused.

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#TechJobsTraining Education Strategy Group's Kathleen Mathers: Grant one piece of $75M Ky initiative. #wave3news
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#TechJobsTraining Chase Commercial Bank's Louis Straub (grantor): businesses having trouble finding properly-skilled applicants #wave3news

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#TechJobsTraining Education/Workforce Development Secretary Hal Heiner: this is huge; fourth step in ramp-up