Cawood Ledford was a sportscaster and sports director for WHAS radio and television for 22 years. He was named Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year seven times. Native of Cawood in Harlan County, Ledford graduated from Centre College. He started his broadcast career announcing sports for radio station WHLN in Harlan; he later joined WLEX in Lexington. In 1956, Ledford joined the sports staff of WHAS where he became sports director two years later. Ledford is a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He formed his own radio-television production company in 1979, called the “Voice of UK Sports,” ; he is also recognized as an outstanding horse racing announcer. He was honored in 1978, during halftime ceremonies at Rupp Arena, for 25 years of broadcasting UK games.