Shay Originals Recap: Shay Informed Live Town Hall Thank you to everyone who joined us live for last night's town hall! We had great questions and conversation. I'm especially thrilled my 8-month-old, who sleeps in the room next to my office, did not make a peep! She is our little redhead and By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Shay Originals Shay Informed is reaching a bigger audience I’m partnering with WLKY, Louisville’s top-rated TV station, on a monthly segment called “Special Assignment with Shay McAlister.” If you're a Shay Informed subscriber, keep reading to learn how your investment in quality journalism has been noticed! If you're new here, learn more By Shay McAlister • 3 min read
Shay Originals A year later, the UPS crash lawsuits are still waiting to begin Inside the court fight that will decide how fast Louisville’s UPS crash cases move, and what the wait costs the people who lived it. Every day, UPS planes take off and land at Louisville's airport. It’s business as usual for the parcel shipment company. But for By Shay McAlister • 9 min read
Shay Originals PHOTOS: 84 veterans fly to Washington, D.C. to tour the memorials they helped secure On September 29th, 84 veterans, 80 of them Vietnam veterans, boarded an honor flight from Louisville to Washington, D.C. Many came home from war to silence, or worse. This time, a choir greeted them at Reagan National, strangers waited at every memorial, and hundreds welcomed them home at the By Shay McAlister • 7 min read
Don Harshey at the Arlington National Cemetery Shay Originals What is a thank-you worth, fifty years late? Come along for the Honor Flight Bluegrass Eighty-four veterans flew from Louisville to Washington, D.C. Eighty had served in Vietnam. On one long day, the country tried to say what it didn’t say then. This week my podcast episode is FREE for everyone! Listen below, and if you like what you hear, subscribe to By Shay McAlister • 14 min read
Photo by Angiola Harry / Unsplash Shay Originals Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What Dr. T wants every woman to know Journalist Shay McAlister and maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Tiffany Tonismae have teamed up for a podcast made by women, for women. Listen at the bottom of the page! I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion By Shay McAlister • 4 min read
Credit: Frontier Nursing University Shay Originals From nurses on horseback to maternity deserts: The state of being a mother in Kentucky Kentucky once sent midwives on horseback to reach mothers where they lived. A century later, the state ranks near the bottom on nearly every measure of maternal and infant health, labor and delivery units are closing, and Medicaid cuts loom. Still- midwives, doctors, and a group of determined moms are By Shay McAlister • 14 min read
The factory floor at the American Printing House for the Blind Shay Originals Please touch! Louisville's new museum breaks the oldest rule in the book The Dot Experience was designed to be the most inclusive museum on Earth, and its director says he doesn't want to hold that title for long. I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and By Shay McAlister • 13 min read
Shay Originals For decades, they didn't feel worthy of a welcome home. This flight is changing that. Honor Flight Bluegrass is evolving- and the shift says something important about how America is finally reckoning with Vietnam. Shay McAlister will travel with Honor Flight Bluegrass on the September 29th flight. You can follow along on her social media accounts on the day of, and look for in-depth By Shay McAlister • 15 min read
Shay Originals 'This is not a reflection of who we are'; Network for Hope CEO breaks his silence What the public was told at a podium in Lexington and what the government wrote in its own decertification letter turn out to be two different stories. I spent the last month trying to fill the gap. I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad- By Shay McAlister • 16 min read
Shay Originals Kentucky declares September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, as Eastern KY cancer crisis looms A proclamation ceremony in Louisville put a spotlight on childhood cancer support- and on the unanswered questions still hanging over Eastern Kentucky. "I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity. Are you new here? By Shay McAlister • 8 min read
Shay Originals For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: The children of Eastern Kentucky As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month begins, a look at Eastern Kentucky's DIPG crisis- the families, the year-long delay, and the woman who saw it coming first. I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion By Shay McAlister • 13 min read
