Lee K. Howard
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Lexington, Ky
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Lee K. was born at a very young age, and soon after developed a love for sports.
Since 2011, Lee K. has fulfilled his passion for reporting sports at WKYT. He has had the opportunity to cover a multitude of sporting events, including the NCAA Tournament, NBA and NFL draft, Kentucky Derby, Bowl games, and John Calipari's induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Still, some of his favorite moments have come from covering local high school and college sports and telling the stories of the talented athletes in central Kentucky.
When Lee K. isn't covering sports, he's doing what he loves most of all, being a husband to Kristen and dad to Meg and Kingston.
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Education
Awards
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The Colonels (13-2, 7-1 OVC) hit on 20-of-37 three-point attempts
Updated: 16 hours ago
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Junior Blair Green scored 18 points as the 12th-ranked Kentucky women’s team held off Auburn 76-71
Updated: 16 hours ago
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The Eagles improved to 10-6 overall and 7-2 in the OVC
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 10:00 PM EST
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Patience Laster scored a game-high 21 points for Frankllin County
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 9:48 PM EST
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Carson Walls knocked down a three pointer with 18 seconds left to play to give Great Crossing a 55-52 advantage
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 4:40 PM EST
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The date was originally scheduled as a bye for both programs
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST
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Freshman forward Johni Broome was nearly unstoppable in the paint, scoring a game-high 20 points
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 9:57 PM EST
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West Virginia transfer Oscar Tshiebwe, one of the best freshman frontcourt players in the country last season, has signed with the Kentucky
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 3:50 PM EST
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Green Jr. helped lead EKU (11-2, 5-1 OVC) to a pair of conference wins last week, averaging 12.5 points, 9.0 assists, and 4.5 rebounds-per-game
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 3:47 PM EST
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The Wildcats were chosen by NCAA March Madness reporter Andy Katz as the top team in the land
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:25 PM EST
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Olivia Cathers scored a game-high 19 points for the Lady Generals
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:14 PM EST
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Katherine Truitt led the Lady Knights with 15 points
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:04 PM EST
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Henry Clay was led in scoring by Aziel Blackwell with 24 points and eight rebounds
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 11:45 PM EST
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EKU opened McBrayer Arena on Dec. 4, 1963 with a 78-65 win over Louisville.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 10:36 PM EST
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Eagles limited Tennessee Tech to just 37 percent overall
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 7:25 PM EST
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Brooks has missed the entire season with a calf injury
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 9:14 PM EST
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Wilson ends his time at UK with a 17-8 record
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 4:47 PM EST
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Two Kentucky women’s basketball games – Jan. 28 vs. Alabama and Feb. 11 vs. Tennessee – are moving downtown to historic Rupp Arena
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 11:05 PM EST
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King scored a game-best 22 points and pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 4:10 PM EST
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After the postponement of Sunday’s Kentucky-Tennessee women’s basketball game
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 4:37 PM EST
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Max Duffy, Drake Jackson, Darian Kinnard, and Landon Young recognized by the media
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:30 PM EST
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Brandon Knapper led EKU with a game-best 21 points
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 3:08 PM EST
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Drake Jackson, Darian Kinnard, J.J. Weaver and Landon Young recognized by league’s coaches
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 5:05 PM EST
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The game was previously scheduled for a noon start on ESPN2
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 4:49 PM EST
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The group includes two quarterbacks, two running backs, a defensive back, an outside linebacker and an offensive lineman
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 4:28 PM EST
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The status of the Bluegrass Showcase game will be determined at a later date
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 3:46 PM EST
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Fifteen of Kentucky’s 18 league games will be televised by ESPN’s family of networks with three games late in the season slated for CBS
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 11:45 PM EST
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LCA would lead 40-0 at halftime and hold on to win 43-13 to advance to next week’s state semifinal round
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 10:53 PM EST
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The Cardinals game against UNC Greensboro scheduled for Friday has been canceled
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 8:54 PM EST
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The former Kentucky Wildcat will be reunited with his college teammate DeMarcus Cousins, who signed a one-year deal with the Rockets last month.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 8:48 PM EST
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Sophomore Michael Moreno matched his career high with 18 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 10:26 PM EST
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Tre King led the way with a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 11:55 PM EST
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The win gives the Defenders the 8th district championship
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 11:49 PM EST
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Darius Neal rushed for 168 yards and 3 touchdowns
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 9:32 PM EST
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Junior Tre King led a balanced scoring effort for EKU (1-0), posting a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 8:04 PM EST
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Four UK players scored in double-figures led by 15 points from Brandon Boston Jr.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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The SEC requires a minimum of 53 scholarship players in order to play
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 8:12 PM EST
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Former UK men’s basketball player’s jersey hangs in the Rupp Arena rafters
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:19 PM EST
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EKU opens the season with two neutral-site games at the Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh, North Carolina
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:14 PM EST
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Junior guard was an unanimous selection to the team by the 30-member national media panel
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM EST
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Collins, Hickman, Hopkins signed national letters of intent on Wednesday
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM EST
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Crafty point guard is considered one of the best point guards in 2021 class
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 4:57 PM EST
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Junior guard one of 20 players nationally on watch list for nation’s best small forward
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:48 PM EST
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Wildcats end fall season at Mississippi State on Thursday & Friday
Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 10:15 PM EST
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Walt Smith scored the Eagles first three touchdowns of the game
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 9:41 PM EST
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White becomes the first rookie first baseman to ever win the award since its creation in 1957
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 2:48 PM EST
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Clarke is one of just two freshmen to earn preseason recognition on the West watch list
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 2:43 PM EST
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Wildcats’ 2020-21 roster set at 15 players
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 4:56 PM EST
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Madison Lilley named SEC Player of the Week for second time this season
Updated: Oct. 31, 2020 at 3:19 PM EDT
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Gatewood completed 15 of 25 passes for 91 yards and added 23 rushing yards