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
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 4:16 PM EDT
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The 6-0 guard from Hazard, Kentucky put together a decorated career in Raleigh
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 8:20 PM EDT
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Jockey Julien Leparoux scores 500th Keeneland victory
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 11:11 PM EDT
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The Cardinals were led in scoring by Jerone Morton with 19 points
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 6:22 PM EDT
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Davis is averaging 14 points per game while shooting 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 5:33 PM EDT
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A major steppingstone for the $3 million Kentucky Derby
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM EDT
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The Todd Pletcher trained filly is favored at 9-5 on Mike Battaglia’s morning line
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 11:42 PM EDT
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Wildcats pick up 5-4 win over Alabama to clinch series with Tide
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:46 PM EDT
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Grady is a 6-football-5 guard who scored more than 2,000 points in four seasons at Davidson
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 10:14 PM EDT
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UK won its fourth straight SEC regular-season championship
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 5:26 PM EDT
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Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark scored a game-high 35 points in the win
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 4:20 PM EDT
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Wildcats and Hawkeyes will tip at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU, UK Sports Network Radio
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 11:12 PM EDT
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Tim Hall and Nick Spalding both scored 25 points for Dunbar in the win
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 11:07 PM EDT
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Tates Creek wins the 43rd District Tournament with a 64-60 overtime win over Lafayette
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 3:25 PM EDT
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The 14th-seeded Eagles facing third-seeded West Virginia in the Midwest Region Friday at 9:50 p.m. ET
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 8:11 PM EDT
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Freshman forward to go through NBA Draft evaluation process
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 2:58 PM EDT
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Junior guard is second player in program history to earn first-team All-America honors back-to-back seasons
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 8:44 PM EST
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Stewart is ranked as the 37th-best corner in the nation (247Sports) in the 2022 recruiting class
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 7:37 PM EST
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The Wildcats will practice 15 times during spring training; no spring game in 2021
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 2:33 PM EST
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Jackson became the 28th freshman under John Calipari to earn All-SEC Freshman Team honors
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:44 PM EST
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DaShawn Jackson paced the Broncos with 24 points and 11 rebounds
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:38 PM EST
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Three Defenders scored in double-figures led by J’Marcus Lindsay with 18 points
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:28 PM EST
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The Wolverines got a game-high 20 points from Walter Campbell
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 4:12 PM EST
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Rhyne Howard scored 27 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out four assists
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 8:42 PM EST
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The Wildcats come from behind twice, including deciding 7th inning outburst
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 7:47 PM EST
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The NFL Combine, normally set at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, is virtual this year
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 7:35 PM EST
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Johnson recently became the school’s all-time scoring leader and ranks eighth in all-time scoring in Lexington.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 8:06 PM EST
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The EKU women have now won 34 of the 42 OVC Women’s Cross Country Championships that have been held since 1979
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST
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The game, which tips off at 7:30 p.m., can be streamed on WKYT.com
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
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The fifth-year head coach now signed to lead the Wildcats through 2025
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 10:28 PM EST
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Frederick Douglass extended its winning streak to nine games
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 10:57 PM EST
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Belmont came into the game having won 21 straight games
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 10:38 PM EST
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MSU earned the league’s second seed for the first time since 2010-11
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 10:34 PM EST
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Kentucky earns a huge SEC road win at top-20 ranked Georgia, 62-58
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 4:14 PM EST
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Previously postponed Dec. 29 game will be at Rupp Arena at a time to be determined
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:28 PM EST
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The Wildcats honor Ben Jordan, deliver impressive season-opening win
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:17 PM EST
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Annual NBA All-Star Game will take place March 7 in Atlanta
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 3:57 PM EST
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UK’s men’s basketball commitments have been selected as All Americans
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 10:14 PM EST
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The Anderson County girls basketball team extended its unbeaten streak to sixteen games with a 54-45 win over Bardstown
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 4:07 PM EST
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Coffel exploded onto the scene, hitting .667 on the weekend with at least two hits in every game and five runs batted in
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 9:22 PM EST
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Rhyne Howard scored 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the 17th-ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team beat Florida 88-80
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 11:52 PM EST
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Freshman forward Johni Broome recording his seventh double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 11:48 PM EST
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Junior newcomer Cheikh Faye came off the bench to hit four three-pointers and score 12 points to lead the Colonels
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 10:05 PM EST
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Chasity Patterson scored 21 points as the 20th-ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team topped No. 16 Tennessee 71-56
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 6:06 PM EST
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Junior guard continues to add numerous watch lists for national player of the year to her name this season
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 10:07 PM EST
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Curt Lewis finished with 10 points and seven boards in the victory
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 3:25 PM EST
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Singleton was hired by Kentucky on January 7 to coach the running backs and special teams
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 3:17 PM EST
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Morgan is a 6-foot-6 wideout out of Massillon, Ohio
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 9:56 PM EST
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Braylee McMath scored a game-high 22 points for Great Crossing
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 10:59 PM EST
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Freshman forward John Broome recorded his sixth double-double of the season with team-bests of 16 points and 10 rebounds
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 10:00 PM EST
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Green led the Colonels (14-3, 8-2 OVC) with 25 points to go along with nine assists and two steals