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Updated: 6:23 PM Feb 18, 2008
UK Coach Answers Lincoln County Woman's "Call" For Help
Woman Phones Radio Call In Show Needing Help; Billy Gillispie Answers Billy Gillispie was listening to WPBK Radio in Stanford when a woman called the station's "General Store" show needing help to pay for a trip to her father's funeral. Posted: 5:16 PM Feb 18, 2008Reporter: Phil Pendleton Email Address: phil.pendleton@wkyt.com |
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The “General Store” has been somewhat of a legendary call in radio shows for years in the Lincoln County area.
People call in with almost anything you can think of to buy or sell. But one recent call was quite different.
“Someone even made the comment; you could hear the despair in her voice,” said Morning Show Announcer Jayme Phillips of the caller.
A woman said she needed to sell her car to pay for a trip to Cleveland to attend her father's funeral.
“She wasn't asking for help. That's what makes this so unique. She wasn't on there begging for help,” said Phillips.
Later, the host took another call in response.
“She answered the phone. The guy said, ‘Renee, my name is Billy and I would like to help this lady out’.”
That “Billy” turned out to be none other than Billy Gillispie and sure enough, after the call for help turned to be legit, a check arrived from the UK coach himself.
Announcers say why Billy Gillispie was listening to a "buy-sale-trade" call in show an hour’s drive from Lexington isn't important.
“He just heard a need, and like Renee said, it really didn't matter who he was. He was just a man with a kind heart and he just did the right thing.”
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This reply is to Jessie and anyone who thinks that I didnot respect coach G. first off we turned down wlex 18 on the story, 2nd we turned down the danville newspaper. But then Larry Vaught called someone in Lexington and got the story from them and ran it on Valentine Day paper. Then Wkyt's Phil Pendleton ask for the story I said no he would have to ask the station owner and he said if it was ok with coach. Wkyt manager called and ask him and he said he did not do it for attention but since it was out that it would be okay then and only then did I do the story I think it was awesome what he did I would never want to take anything away from that.I never realized this message board was here or I would have said this sooner, So again thanks to Billy G, for listening to WPBKFM if I'm aloud to spread a little more butter Thanks alot Jayme Phillips
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May God bless the UK Coach. This shows there are still afew good people out there. I'm glad this woman got to go to her father's funeral.
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