"All Things Jessamine with Doug Fain"

John & Ruth Canter Nickell (with daughter, Donna Miller) - 1/28/17 - # 111

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Donna Nickell Miller about her parents, John and Ruth Canter Nickell. John was a former Magistrate on the Jessamine County Fiscal Court.  This is the 111th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on January 28, 2017 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

W.E. "Speck" and June Lowry (with daughters Billie and Grace)- 1/21/17 - # 110

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Billie Goodwill and Grace Woods about their parents, W.E. "Speck" and June Lowry of Wilmore. This is the 110th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on January 21, 2017 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

Roger & Mildred Williams (with daughter, Mary) - 1/14/17 - # 109

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Mary Williams Scobee , about her parents Roger and Mildred Williams. Roger served as a Jessamine County Sheriff and both of them served as Jessamine County Clerk. This is the 109th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on January 14,  2017 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

Wilmore Hardware (with Gary Bailey) - 1/7/17 - # 108

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Gary Bailey, former owner of Wilmore Hardware. This is the 108th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on January 7, 2017 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

Jessamine Co. Firemen Michael Wheeler & Cecil Fain (with Gerald Wheeler) - 12/31/16 - # 107

Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 will be the 24th anniversary of the accidental, in-the-line-of-duty deaths of Jessamine County Fire Chief Mike Wheeler and Jessamine County/Lexington Fireman Cecil Fain....on this episode of  "All Things Jessamine" join host Doug Fain as he talks about his brother, Cecil, and Mike Wheeler. Doug's guest will be Mike's son, Gerald Wheeler. This is the 107th episode originally broadcast on December 31, 2016. (It was also the 55th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on January 2, 2016) on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

Old Time Christmas - 12/24/16 - # 106

On this special Christmas Eve edition of "All Things Jessamine" join host Doug Fain as he plays an hour of old time Chrsitmas music dating from 1934 through 1962...Christmas songs that would have been popular in past days in Jessamine County. This program originally aired on WNJK, JessFM 105.9 on Saturday, December 24, 2016. MERRY CHRISTMAS from the entire Fain family and all of us at JessFM! 

Carpenter's Dish Barn (with Monte Carpenter) - 12/17/16 - # 105

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Monte Carpenter about his family and Carpenter's Dish Barn, a long time business in Jessamine County.  This is the 53rd and 105th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on December 19, 2015 and on December 17, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

Jessamine Journal (with Ed Easterly) - 12/10/16 - # 104

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Ed Easterly , former owner/editor/publisher of the Jessamine Journal. This is the 104th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on December 10, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

Reese's Resources (with Reese Kemp) - 12/3/16 - # 103

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Reese Kemp, a 20 year old Jessamine Countian and UK student with Cystic Fibrosis that founded "Reeses Resources" for needy children. This is the 103rd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on December 3, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.  

Martha Pierce - Nich. Florist (with daughter, Bobbye Garrett) - 11/26/16 - # 102

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Bobbye Holcomb Garrett about her mother, Martha Holcomb Pierce. Martha opened (1951) and operated Nicholasville Florist which is still in operation today. This is the 48th and 102nd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on November 14, 2015  and was rebroadcast on November 26, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

Joe & Betty Daughtery ( with children John and Lynn) - 11/19/16 - # 101

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with John Daughtery and Lynn Thomas Daughtery about their parents Joe and Betty Shearer Daughtery. This is the 101st episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on November 19, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

100th episode of All Things Jessamine - 11/12/16 - # 100

Join host Doug Fain as he celebrtates the 100th episode of "All Things Jessamine" with a live 90 minute show with past guests. The first airing of the program was December 20, 2014.  This is the 100th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on November 12, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

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The Mason Family (with son, Brian Mason) - 11/5/16 - # 99

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Brian Mason as he tells us about his parents Jesse and Nadine Mason and also gives us memories of people in the Nicholasville African American community. This is the 99th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on November 5, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Jess. Co. School Superintendents (with Kathy Fields) - 10/29/16 - # 98

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Kathy Fields, Jessamine County Schools Superintendent about her job and past Superintendents of Jessamine County. This is the 98th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on October 29, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Robert Thompson, PVA - 10/22/16 - # 97

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Robert Thompson, the retired Property Valuation Administrator for Jessamine County. This is the 97th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on October 22, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

All Things Jessamine 100th episode coming on Nov. 12, 2016!!

Join me on JessFM, Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 11 to noon for my 100th episode of "All Things Jessamine" Click and listen to the details and thanks for listening to the program!!! 

Mount Freedom Baptist Church (with Nathan Elliott, Pastor) - 10/15/16 - # 96

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Pastor Nathan Elliott about the history and 184th anniversary of Mount Freedom Baptist Church in Wilmore.  This is the 96th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on October 15, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Faulkner-Fain Co. (with Paul Faulkner) - 10/8/16 - # 95

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Paul Faulkner whose parents, Jim and Pauline Faulkner, owned and operated Faulkner-Fain Co., the oldest continuing manufacturer in Jessamine County. This is the 95th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on October 8, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Custer & Helen Reynolds (with son, Burnam) - 10/2/16 - # 94

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Burnam Reynolds about his parents, Custer and Helen Reynolds, longtime educators in Jessamine County.  This is the 94th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on October 1, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

J.D. Wells "The Milkman" - 9/24/16 - # 93

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with J.D. Wells who served as a milkman for Southern Belle Dairy in Jessamine County for many years. This is the 93rd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on September 24, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Teater's Grocery (with Bradley Teater) - 9/17/16 - # 92

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Bradley Teater about his parents, Kirby and Louise Teater, and Teater's Grocery that sat on U.S. 27 south for many years.  This is the 92nd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on September 17, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!  

Jarrett's Joy Cart (with Jennifer Mynear) - 9/10/16 - # 91

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Jennifer Mynear whose son, Jarrett, started the "Jarrett's Joy Cart" when he was 9 years old while battling cancer.  This is the 91st episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on September 10, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!  

 

Ben Van Hook - 9/3/16 - # 90

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Ben Van Hook about his life as a world renowned photographer and his family as they grew up in Nicholasville.  This is the 90th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on September 3, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!  

Milton "Red" Stinnett (with wife, Teenie, and daughter, Judy) - 8/27/16 - # 89

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Teenie Slugantz Stinnett and Judy Stinnett Mullins about their husband and father, Milton "Red" Stinnett, who worked at the Bluegrass Stockyards for many years and was an auctioneer in Jessamine County.  This is the 89th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on August 27, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!  

Chef Sears Restaurant (with Pat Sears Hager) - 8/20/16 - # 88

Join host Doug Fain as he talks with Pat Sears Hager, daughter of Cornelius Sears of Chef Sears Restaurant that sat on U.S. 27 North.  This is the 88th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on August 20, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!  

Billy & Margaret Glover (with son, Bill) - 8/13/16 - # 87

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Bill Glover about his parents, Billy & Margaret Glover who owned several businesses in Wilmore, Kentucky. This is the 87th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on August 13, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Victor & Geraldine Comley (with son, Mark) - 8/6/16 - # 86

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to magician Mark Comley about his family and his parents, Victor and Geraldine Comley.  This is the 86th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on August 6, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!

Pete Royse (with son, David) - 7/30/16 - # 85

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to David Royse about his dad, Pete, who worked for the Jessamine County School system for 43 years. This is the 85th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on July 30, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Ben Franklin and Cres Criner (with daughter, Tena Criner Black) - 7/23/16 - # 84

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Tena Criner Black about her parents, Cres and Mildred Criner, who owned and operated the Ben Franklin stores in Nicholasville and Wilmore. This is the 84th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on July 23, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!

Hugh "Buddy" Adams Jr. (with wife, Mary Helen) - 7/16/16 - # 83

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Mary Helen Adams about her husband, Hugh "Buddy" Adams Jr who was Jessamine County schools superintendent for many years. This is the 83rd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on July16, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Creed Johns - WW II Vet - 7/9/16 - # 82

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Creed Johns, a 92 year old Jessamine Countian who was a mail carrier and WW II veteran that fought in Germany. This is the 82nd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on July 9, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!

Chas. & Ann Daughtery/Hunter's Hardware (with Hunter Daughtery & Jim Barney Hunter) - 7/2/16 - # 81

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Hunter Daughtery about his parents, Charles & Ann Hunter Daughtery, and also to Jim Barney Hunter (Ann's brother) about their father's business, Hunter Hardware which sat on Main Street . This is the 81st episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on July 2, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

The Brumfield Fire Chiefs (with Bubba Brumfield) - 6/25/16 - # 80

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Bubba Brumfield, former Chief of the Nicholasville Fire Department. His father, Charles, and his grandfather, Walter, also served at the department's Chief. This is the 80th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on June 25, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

McDonalds (with owner Al Nahra) - 6/18/16 - # 79

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Al Nahra, owner and operator of McDonalds of Nicholasville. This is the 79th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on June 18, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Estes Auto Parts (with David Estes) - 6/11/16 - # 78

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to David Estes and remembers his business, Estes Auto Parts, which sat on Oak street for many years.  This is the 78th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on June 11, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Thompson & Shearer Farm Supply (with Jim Ed Shearer) - 6/4/16 - # 77

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to the late Jim Ed Shearer, owner and operator of Thompson and Shearer Farm Supply, celebrating their 50 year anniversary.  **NOTE: This show was recorded on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 and was supposed to air on May 28.  On Thursday, May 19, nine days before it was supposed to originally air and on the same day of his brother, Ronald Dale Shearer's memorial ceremony (Ronald had died just 3 days prior), Jim Edd Shearer died due to congestive heart failure.  He never got to hear the program but we received permission from his children to go ahead and air the episode. Many sympathies to the entire Shearer family. This is the 77th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on June 4, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!

Buddy Hager/Hemphill's Pharmacy (with Todd Downing) - 5/28/16 - # 76

Join host Doug Fain as he remembers Buddy Hager and Hemphill's Pharmacy with Todd Downing, one of Buddy's great nephews and a Pharmacist himself. This is the 76th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on May 28, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Jarod Polson - 5/21/16 - # 75

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Jarod Polson, who grew up in Wilmore, played basketball at West Jessamine High and with the U.K. Wildcats. This is the 75th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on May 21, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

VonGunigen's Hardware (with Bobby Kanatzer) - 5/14/16 - # 74

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Bobby Kanatzer who owned and operated Von Grunigen's Hardware on Main Street for many years.  This is the 74th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on May 14, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

The Hager Girls (with Johnetta Ogden & Judy Brumfield) - 5/7/16 - # 73

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Johnetta Ogden and Judy Brumfield about the Hager Sisters...Eudell Hager Cobb, Thelma Hager Cobb, Flossie Hager Hayden and Marie Hager Preston., This is the 73rd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on May 7, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Watts Appliance - Letcher Watts (with children, Carolyn Threlkeld and Steve Watts) - 4/30/16 - # 72

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Carolyn Watts Threlkeld and Steve Watts about their father, Letcher Watts, who owned Watts Appliance on Main Street for many years.  This is the 72nd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on April 30, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Dr. C.R. and Mrs. Ruth Hager (with son, Dr. David Hager) - 4/23/16 - # 71

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Dr. David Hager about his parents Dr. C.R. and Mrs. Ruth Hager.  C.R. was a former Asbury University president and Superintendent of Jessamine County Schools.  This is the 71st episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on April 23,  2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. If you would like to financially help keep this web page going, please click on the button below and become a patron...THANKS !

U.K. baseball coach Keith Madison - 4/16/16 - # 70

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Keith Madison, former University of Kentucky baseball coach and longtime resident of Wilmore. This is the 70th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on April 16, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Kyle Waldrop, KIA- Vietnam (with son, Barry) - 4/9/16 - # 69

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Nicholasville Police Chief Barry Waldrop. Barry's dad, Kyle, was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War when Barry, an only child, was only 15 years old. This is the 69th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on April 9, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to donate and help me keep this page going! 

The Farmer's Bank of Jessamine County & William S. Dale (with son, Landy Dale) - 4/2/16 - # 68

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Landy Dale about his father, William S. Dale, a farmer who owned the Farmers Bank of Jessamine County for many years.  This is the 68th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on April 2,  2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Thompson's Foodtown - Cleveland & Elizabeth Thompson (with daughters, Ann & Carol) - 3/26/16 - # 67

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Carol Thompson Brown and Ann Thompson Nicholson about their parents, Cleveland & Elizabeth Thompson, who owned and operated Thompson's Foodtown for many years. This is the 67th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on March 26,  2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

The Gillispie Family (with Stanley Gillispie) - 3/19/16 - # 66

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Stanley Clay Gillispie. His grandfather was on the Wilmore Fire Department, his dad, "Fee", was the long time Chief of the Wilmore Fire Dept. and Stanley, himself, was Chief of both the Nicholasville and Jessamine County Fire departments. His dad also owned and operated a grocery store in Wilmore.  This is the 66th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on March 19, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Ira Bruner Store (with granddaughter, Jennifer Shropshire) - 3/12/16 - # 65

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Jennifer Bruner Shropshire about her grandparents, Ira and Lotella Bruner who operated the Bruner Store in the southeastern part of Jessamine County for many years. This is the 65th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on March 12,  2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Elesteen & Mae Florence Hager (with granddaughter, LeeAnn) - 3/5/16 - # 64

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to LeeAnn Hager, who is a granddaughter of Elesteen and Mae Florence Hager. Elesteen was an owner/ funeral director/embalmer at the Guyn, Kurtz, Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home and his wife was a long time school teacher.  This is the 64th episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on March 5, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going! 

Sleepy Head House/Marx Matthews (with son, Mike) - 2/27/16 - # 63

Join host Doug Fain as he talks to Mike Matthews about his dad, Marx Matthews, who owned and operated the local Sleepy Head House that used to be on Main Street in Nicholasville.   This is the 63rd episode of the program "All Things Jessamine" originally broadcast on February 27, 2016 on WNJK , 105.9 FM radio station in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Click on the button below to help me keep this page going!