Sportscaster Alan Cutler in the WLEX-18 newsroom, Dec. 5, 1981, his first year at the station. Cutler, a native of Long Beach, N.Y., graduated from State University of New York at Cortland. He was at the station from 1981 to 1984, then, after three years in Pittsburgh, including a stint as a color commentator for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he returned to WLEX in 1987 and is currently sports director/anchor.  Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff

WTVQ-36 sportscaster Kenny Rice in the editing room, July 12, 1982. Rice, a native of Floyd County in Eastern Kentucky, became sports director at WTVQ after graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1980. He was there until 1999, when he went to NBC, where he has covered horse racing, including the Triple Crown races and the Breeders’ Cup. For a number of years, he was the co-host of AXS TV’s mixed martial arts program called Inside MMA. Currently he is a special correspondent for the show. Photo by David Perry | Staff

WKYT-27 sportscaster Rob Bromley behind the sports desk in July 1982. He was the top-rated sportscaster in Lexington at the time. The dean of Lexington sportscasters came to WKYT in 1977 from a station in Lima, Ohio. Bromley, a native of Rome, N.Y., will mark his 40th year at WKYT in 2017. Photo by Christy Porter | Staff