KET Annual Report 2018-2019

LOCAL CONTENT AND SERVICE REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY JULY 2018 - JUNE 2019 (FY19)

OUR MISSION KET’s mission is to make Kentucky a better place and strengthen its communities by educating, inspiring, informing and connecting its citizens through the power of public media.

OUR VISION KET distinguishes itself as the most-trusted, preeminent source of highquality educational and public media — in classrooms, homes and communities — to meet the diverse needs of Kentucky.

KET produces and provides innovative and relevant programs and services, giving all citizens access to in-depth information and to cultural and educational opportunities.

OUR VALUES LEARNING lifelong pursuit of knowledge EQUITY equal access to needed resources FAIRNESS respect for all voices CREATIVITY encouragement of imagination, invention and expression INNOVATION appropriate use of advanced techniques and technologies EXCELLENCE achievement of high quality and effectiveness INTEGRITY adherence to the highest standards of conduct DIVERSITY inclusion in our workforce, services and content COMMUNITY working together toward common goals 2

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KET IS USED IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL AND BY MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE EACH WEEK REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

With a variety of resources, including family workshops,

KET’s Early Childhood team worked year-round with 20

educator trainings and hands-on children’s activities, KET

community partners in Louisville and Eastern Kentucky to

helps prepare the state’s children to be kindergarten ready.

bring the Ready To Learn project to young children ages

KET provides PBS KIDS programming to every Kentucky child via our 16-transmitter broadcast network, which includes the 24/7 KET PBS KIDS channel that also streams online and on mobile. PBS stations reach more

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ready To Learn project offered fun workshops and camps for families and educators in science, early literacy and math.

children ages 2-5, more moms with young children and

During the 2018-19 school year, KET participated in

more children from low-income homes than any other

the Kentucky Early Childhood Institute with more than

children’s TV network.

1,000 early childhood professionals in attendance. Also,

PBS KIDS programs like Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Peg + Cat are especially important when it comes to Kindergarten readiness.

Beyond television programming, KET provides early learning professionals with KET-produced toolkits of classroom resources and lesson plans — including handson workshops to train educators on effectively using the resources — to boost children’s school readiness in science, math, social studies, health and arts.

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2-8 in underserved communities. Funded in part by the

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KET launched its newest resource, Bright by Text, which provides free tips, games and developmentally appropriate resources to parents and caregivers of children ages prenatal to five.

Additionally, KET hosted the state’s first early childhood PBS KIDS Edcamp, a localized and decentralized way for educators to connect, improve classroom practice and positively impact student learning.

THE YEAR AT A GLANCE

PARENTS — especially those in low-income homes — rank PBS KIDS as the most trusted and safe place for children to watch television.*

Enrolled 2,800 preschool teachers and childcare workers in the KET Childcare Training program for state licensing requirements.

Offered 60 early childhood online courses and issued 1,824 certificates.

Provided 125 courses and training events to 2,887 childcare workers and

3,000 parents, directly impacting an estimated

60,000 children.

*Marketing & Research Resources, Inc. survey. January 2019.

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K-12 EDUCATION

KET resources are used in Kentucky classrooms every

Consultants held regional teacher trainings in media

day. Through the thousands of free online resources

arts and conducted the annual Multimedia Professional

KET provides at KET.org/education and in PBS

Development Day for educators.

LearningMedia, educators can complement classroom instruction with video, interactives and other engaging digital learning tools.

eight educators from across Kentucky were recognized for exemplifying what it means to support student

“KET has a cadre of staff and consultants who go out

achievement through innovative and engaging use of

and work with teachers, making them aware of the

technology. In addition, KET participated in the national

electronic content that’s out there and teaching them

partnership Remake Learning Days. An estimated total

how to maximize that content in their instruction,” said

of 10,390 parents and children engaged in the nine-day

David Couch, chief information officer and associate

Eastern Kentucky event.

commissioner at the Kentucky Department of Education.

KET’s Education consultants reached more than 12,200 educators and students in K-12 schools through 380 workshops and events.

KET welcomed thousands of students and teachers to workshops at its Media Lab. In addition, KET Education 6

In KET’s first-annual KET Education All Stars program,

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“From its work with early childhood education to its teacher development and resources for K-12, KET has been the bedrock of education in the Commonwealth,” said Derrick Ramsey, Kentucky’s secretary of education and workforce development (2015-2019).

THE YEAR AT A GLANCE Instructional Resources & Services

Consultants & Trainings

In K-12 education, KET has produced 3,300 digital

KET Education Consultants provided 643 workshops,

classroom resources – including 566 in FY19 – in

events and consultations to more than 12,000

science, mathematics, health, history, social studies,

teachers, students and parents.

the arts and early childhood as a leading national partner in PBS LearningMedia, a comprehensive online multimedia learning service. In FY19, Kentucky students and teachers streamed more than 1.2 million digital resources provided by KET.

Professional Development Almost 19,000 PD certificates were awarded to educators and other school personnel during FY19.

More than 1.2 MILLION resources streamed on PBS LearningMedia

KET’s Media Lab was honored with a NETA Award for Instructional Media – Engaged Learning

KET’s Media Lab

During the 2018-2019 season, NEWS QUIZ was consistently a top-10 resource nationally on PBS LearningMedia REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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ADULT EDUCATION

In FY19, workforce initiatives continued to be a major

building community partnerships to develop content and

focus for KET’s adult education products and services.

resources to address some of Kentucky’s most urgent needs for workforce training and education.

In partnership with the Kentucky Department of

Workforce Investment, KET launched In Demand, an

After receiving a grant from the Corporation for Public

online video series focusing on Kentucky’s five high-

Broadcasting to update Workplace Essential Skills

demand job sectors: advanced manufacturing, business

by creating curricula materials that tie job skills with

& IT, construction, healthcare and transportation &

specific industries, KET launched two new courses:

logistics. The videos focus on the specifics of these

Transportation/Logistics and Soft Skills. Several

industries, including education and experience required,

additional courses are in production.

average pay, work environment and projected number of job openings over a five-year period.

In addition, KET trained nearly 600 adult educators on using instructional technology in the classroom and

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In Demand resources are intended for young adults,

provided online professional development training to

veterans and adults in career transition. This, along with

400 educators through GED® Test Info courses on PBS

other workforce solutions, serves as the centerpiece

TeacherLine. Additionally, a pilot of FastForward – KET’s

of KET’s marketing and outreach effort as a continued

high-school equivalency exam study system – was

part of CPB’s American Graduate – Getting To Work

launched at the Luther Luckett Correctional Center in

initiative. Through its American Graduate work, KET is

Oldham Country, Kentucky.

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THE YEAR AT A GLANCE

In Demand launched as KET’S newest Adult Education resource.

FastForward exceeded more than

30,500 USERS in FY19, with users from all 50 states.

Almost

600 ADULT EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS

participated in training workshops conducted by KET, and more than

400 instructors earned certificates for online PD.

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IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR THE COMMUNITY. KET FORUMS Disrupting the Opioid Epidemic: A KET Forum, which won a 2019 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award, brought together leading experts to discuss advances in treating addiction. On Pathways for Tomorrow’s Workforce: A KET Forum, education and workforce leaders discussed programs for preparing Kentucky students for success. School Safety: A KET Forum brought together lawmakers, educators and students to discuss new school safety legislation. And on Early Learning: A KET Forum, lawmakers, educators and advocates discussed what it means to prepare a young child to succeed.

THE KET STORY This program explores KET’s beginnings and 50 years of service as Kentucky’s only statewide educational broadcasting network. In the 1950s and ‘60s, KET founder O. Leonard Press saw the potential of television – a new technology – to provide equitable access to high-quality instruction in schools throughout Kentucky. The production explores KET’s history and its commitment to education and Kentucky-focused programming throughout its five decades of public service.

BUILDING HOPE: THE DON AND MIRA BALL STORY Don and Mira Ball have had a profound impact on Central Kentucky.

Through their business Ball Homes, they’ve established residential neighborhoods in Lexington and beyond, and their success allowed them to pursue philanthropic interests centered on helping people in the community. This program offers a look back at the incredible life that Mira and Don, who passed away in March 2018, shared and how their devotion to charitable giving and community service has made a positive difference in Kentucky.

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HEALTH In addition to continued work around the Inside Opioid Addiction Initiative, KET covered a variety of topics on the weekly Kentucky Health. KET also launched a Youth Mental Health Initiative, anchored by the six-part series You Are Not Alone, a town hall-style conversation with experts and professionals to discuss Kentucky’s increase in youth suicide rates. The series was funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Project AWARE.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS Kentuckians count on KET’s public affairs programming to gain a greater understanding of the issues facing our state and the nation. Kentucky Tonight, Comment on Kentucky and Connections with Renee Shaw delivered weekly insight and analysis, while live legislative coverage and nightly recaps provided unparalleled access to the legislative process.

This year, KET also produced the two-part Kentucky Tax Law Changes: What You Need To Know, a live call-in to help Kentuckians navigate recent changes passed by the Kentucky legislature.

ARTS & CULTURE Robert Penn Warren: A Vision explored the life and career of Kentucky’s acclaimed writer of the 1946 novel All the King’s Men. The documentary traces Warren’s family life and his incredible career. Great Conversations, recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum, featured several notable interviews, including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin. In addition, KET continued to showcase Kentucky’s history, heritage and vibrant arts scene on Kentucky Life.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS During FY19, KET traveled to communities across the state with program screenings, events for kids and families, and more. At the second-annual Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Be My Neighbor Day events, kids learned the importance of being a caring neighbor. In Lexington, families assembled emergency kits, made dog toys for rescue animals, created greeting cards for the elderly in the neighborhood and more. In Louisville, more than 3,300 registered for the day’s activities. The events were supported by PNC in partnership with the Fred Rogers Company.

KET also hosted it’s ninth-annual Super Saturday family event in Lexington, where nearly 1,400 people enjoyed educational activities, hands-on learning and performances by PBS’ Mr. Steve. In addition, at the Kentucky State Fair, families enjoyed “KET Day” and got to meet some of their favorite PBS KIDS characters. Families also got to meet The Cat in the Hat at local library events throughout the year.

Fans of Doc Martin enjoyed sneak previews in Lexington and Louisville of the long-awaited eighth season. Viewers also came out in Lexington, Bowling Green and Louisville for screenings of the KET production Robert Penn Warren: A Vision. Warren’s daughter, poet and professor Rosanna Warren, was a special guest at the screening at Western Kentucky University, which houses the Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies.

In September, KET hosted a day-long celebration of its 50th anniversary. The event, which took place at the Lexington Network Center, brought together current and retired employees, special guests, supporters, friends, and KET founder Len Press and his wife, Lillian, for a reception, tours, and more. Events of the day included remarks from PBS President Paula Kerger and Mr. Press and the unveiling of a Kentucky Historical Highway Marker on the front lawn.

KET’S 15 STATEWIDE TRANSMISSION TOWERS HELP CONNECT AND PROTECT. P U B L I C SA F E T Y PA R T N E R S Advanced Warning and Response Network (AWARN) Alliance Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Emergency Alert System Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) National Guard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service PBS WARN/Wireless Emergency Alerts Secret Service KentuckyWired Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Kentucky Division of Forestry Kentucky Emergency Management Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KEWS) Kentucky National Guard Kentucky State Police Louisville Fire Department Regional EMS and Sheriffs’ Departments

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KET ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEKLY SERIES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COVERAGE

Comment on Kentucky

Governor’s 2019 State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address, live coverage

Connections with Renee Shaw Kentucky Health

Kentucky Chamber Day 2019, live coverage and highlights

Kentucky Tonight

Legislative Update nightly during sessions Legislative interim meetings, live coverage

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES & SPECIALS

Regular Session live coverage

Disrupting the Opioid Epidemic: A KET Forum Early Learning: A KET Forum

ARTS & CULTURE WEEKLY SERIES

Education Matters: College Financial Aid Call-In 2018

Kentucky Life

Election 2018 Fancy Farm 2018, live coverage and highlights

ARTS & CULTURE SERIES + SPECIALS

Kentucky Tax Law Changes: What You Need to Know (Two Parts)

Great Conversations at the Kentucky Author Forum

Pathways for Tomorrow’s Workforce: A KET Forum School Safety: A KET Forum You Are Not Alone

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Robert Penn Warren: A Vision The KET Story

OTHER SERIES/SPECIALS Conversations with Champions Kentucky Afield: Non-Game Call-In Kentucky Afield: Fall Hunting Call-In Kentucky Afield: Spring Fishing Call-In Kentucky Lawmakers and the Evolution of U.S. Senate Leadership Mitch McConnell’s Political Reflections Severe Weather: Staying Safe Call-In 2019 STLP State Championship

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, COURSES AND ONLINE LEARNING A State Divided Arts After School Découverte (collection of videos and animations for teaching French) Daniel Boone and the Opening of the American West In Demand Kentucky Life segments Kentucky Virtual Art Museum Math Instructional Strategies Media Arts Toolkit Muse Moments (new segments) Murals of the Holocaust News Quiz STEAM: Ideas That Shape Our World Workplace Essential Skills Work Ready (segments from Workplace Essential Skills) Youth Mental Health

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KET’S 3 PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND 16 TRANSMITTERS CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES.

LEXINGTON

LOUISVILLE

TRANSMITTERS Covington

Louisville Ashland

Owenton Morehead OwensboroHenderson

LexingtonRichmond

Elizabethtown

Pikeville Paducah

Madisonville

Hazard Bowling Green

Murray-Mayfield

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Somerset

KET IS KENTUCKY’S ONLY STATEWIDE BROADCAST NETWORK.

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PBS AND PBS KIDS

THE YEAR AT A GLANCE KET and PBS viewers across the country enjoyed three

PBS brought us new seasons of Masterpiece, including

Antiques Roadshow episodes filmed the previous year

season 4 of Poldark, the wildly popular drama following

in Louisville at the Churchill Downs racetrack. This

the exploits of Ross Poldark. Victoria returned for a

marked the third time the fan-favorite series filmed in

third breathtaking season, as revolution swept across

Louisville. Nearly 16,000 people vied for the 1,750 pairs

Europe. Season 3 of The Durrells in Corfu premiered,

of tickets to be part of the show. And Louisville, it turned

as did season 6 of Endeavour, and viewers were also

out, delivered two of the season’s most valuable items.

treated to Les Miserables, an epic six-part mini-series based on the Victor Hugo novel.

Another much-anticipated premiere was season 8 of Doc Martin, which took fans on a ride through the odd

The Great American Read, a national initiative from

and funny lives of those in the quaint seaside village of

PBS that kicked off in early 2018, concluded in the

Portwenn. Also, nostalgia reigned supreme with a one-

fall with Americans voting Harper Lee’s To Kill A

night-only presentation of the acclaimed Fred Rogers

Mockingbird to be “America’s best-loved book.”

documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which took viewers beyond the puppets and zip-up cardigans to

In addition, new series No Passport Required

discover what drove Rogers to inspire generations of

premiered, featuring acclaimed chef Marcus

children with his message of kindness, honesty and

Samuelsson traveling to American cities to explore their

compassion.

rich cultural diversity.

KET is Kentucky’s source for PBS programs. Science, history, the arts and more come to life through the engaging and thought-provoking content from PBS.

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PBS is the 6th mostwatched network among all broadcast & cable channels.

For the 15th consecutive year, the American public ranked PBS #1 IN PUBLIC

TRUST and an excellent value for tax dollars.

Nurturing the Whole Child Kentucky families depend on KET to

deliver PBS KIDS – the number one educational media brand for children – through television, digital platforms and community-based programs.

This year, PBS KIDS premiered Let’s Go Luna, an animated series featuring three children – Leo, Carmen and Andy – who learn about differences and similarities in their global community with the

language, music and daily life of the local region through fun adventures.

Parents ranked PBS KIDS as the most

educational media brand for children.* Furthermore, PBS KIDS reaches 72% of all kids

ages 2-8 years old, and reaches more children in low-income homes than any kids tv network. In the same survey, parents say that PBS KIDS best

help of their friend, Luna the Moon. The children

prepares children for success in school.

move around the world with their parents and,

*Marketing & Research Resources, Inc. survey. January 2019.

at each stop, Luna helps them experience the

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KET ANYWHERE

KET anywhere. That’s our vision, to provide KET and PBS programs on demand, any time, on practically any device: - KET.org

- KET video app for Apple and Android

- KET Legislative Coverage app for Apple and Android - KET and PBS channels on YouTube

- PBS video app, with PBS and KET programs, for iPhone, iPad and Android

- PBS channels, with PBS and KET programs, for Roku,

Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Windows 10

- PBS KIDS apps for iPhone, iPad and Android - KET on iTunes U

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Total FY19 page views on KET.org were

3.75 million. More than 3.6 million videos were viewed on KET.org and related video platforms.

More than 1.2

million KET educational resources

were streamed on PBS LearningMedia in FY19.

Nearly 216,000 views of legislative video

occurred across the KET Legislative Coverage app and KET.org.

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FISCAL YEAR 2019 OPERATING REVENUE

State General Funds 64% CPB 16%

Private Donations 13%

Grants/Entrepeneurial 7%

State General Funds CPB Grants/Entrepreneurial Private Donations

$15.0 M $3.6 M $1.7 M $2.9 M

TOTAL

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$23.2 M

KENTUCKY’S ONLY STATEWIDE MEDIA KET COVERAGE MAP

Cincinnati

Charl./Hunt.

Louisville

Lexington

Evansville

Tri-Cities

Bowling Green Paducah/Cape G. Nashville

Knoxville

DMA RANK

TV MARKETS

KY HH

TOTAL HH

48

Louisville

495.350

647,190

63

Lexington

464,340

464,340

35

Cincinnati

168,840

850,030

73

Charleston/Huntington

96,950

402,140

103

Evansville

103,870

265,790

82

Paducah/Cape Girardeau

70,840

324,000

181

Bowling Green

74,500

74,500

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Nashville

65,050

78,000

61

Knoxville

25,060

28,000

99

Tri-Cities, TN

10,860

11,800

TOTAL

1,575,600

3,145,810

KET’s broadcast and education services

TV CHANNELS

Telecommunications Center in Lexington. KET

KET— High-definition KET and PBS programming

Frankfort and a studio and community outreach

KET2 — How-to, travel and lifelonglearning programs, PBS encores

originate from the O. Leonard Press

operates a production center at the Capitol in office on Main Street in Louisville.

KET KY— Kentucky issues, heritage, history and culture KET PBS KIDS — Safe, non-violent, educational PBS KIDS programming REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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AWARDS AND KEY PARTNERSHIPS

INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Senator Mitch McConnell Resolution honoring KET’s 50th anniversary Congressman Hal Rogers Resolution honoring KET’s 50th anniversary NETA award for KET’s Media Lab for Instructional Media – Engaged Learning Kentucky Historical Society historical marker Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters Awards (2): first place in Public Affairs programming for Disrupting the Opioid Epidemic: A KET Forum; second place in Political Coverage for Legislative Update The Kentucky Medical Association’s 2018 Community Service Award – Dr. Wayne Tuckson, host, Kentucky Health

2019 OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS & WINS Disrupting the Opioid Epidemic: A KET Forum: Laura Krueger, Justin Allen, Renee Shaw, Nick Helton (win) Pathways for Tomorrow’s Workforce: A KET Forum: Renee Shaw, Tom Bickel, Nick Helton, Justin Allen Kentucky Life “West End School”: Gary Pahler Robert Penn Warren: A Vision: Tom Thurman Kentucky’s Secret Gardens: Frank Simkonis, Teresa Day Building Hope: The Don & Mira Ball Story: Justin Allen, Chelsea Gorham Nostalgia Program: The KET Story: Beth Kirchner, Valerie Trimble, Jim Piston, Tim Bischoff

PRSA THOROUGHBRED CHAPTER AWARDS KET 50th Anniversary on-air spot KET Passport Picks email series 24

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KEY PARTNERSHIPS 55,000 Degrees Capitol Environmental Education Center City of Louisville - Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Commerce Lexington Community Action Council ConnectKentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Eastern KY Child Care Coalition Eastern Kentucky University Education Professional Standards Board FEMA FRUSC First Five Lex Floyd County Public Schools Floyd Co. Community Early Childhood Council (CECC) Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Frazier History Museum GED Testing Service® Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Greater Louisville, Inc. and GLI Arts & Cultural Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Attractions td Greater Louisville Medical Society Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Center (JCCECC) Jefferson County Public Schools KentuckianaWorks Kentucky Arts Council Kentucky Association of School Librarians Kentucky Broadcasters Association Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Kentucky Cable and Telecommunications Association Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Kentucky Community and Technical College System Kentucky Cooperative Extension Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives

Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Kentucky Family Resource and Youth Service Centers Kentucky Environmental Education Council Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Humanities Council Kentucky Justice Cabinet Kentucky Medical Association Kentucky Press Association Kentucky’s Public Radio Stations Kentucky Science Center Kentucky Skills U Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative Leadership Kentucky Legislative Research Commission LexArts Louisville Cultural Consortium Louisville’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Louisville Central Community Center (LCCC) Louisville Free Public Library Metro United Way Morehead State University Murray State University National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) National Weather Service Nature Preserves Commission Neighborhood House Operation UNITE Partners for Education at Berea College PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs Pine Mountain Settlement School Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Ready for K Alliance SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) University of Kentucky University of Louisville University Press of Kentucky Western Kentucky University WKU Center for the Gifted Studies

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LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE (AS OF 06/30/19)

The governing body for KET is the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the Education & Workforce Development Cabinet. The KET Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund for KET support the mission and work of the Authority by

KET FOUNDATION INC. •M embers of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television

•D onna Wear, Paducah (Friends of KET representative)

•S hae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer)

managing and soliciting funds and contributions that support local productions, services, and the acquisition of PBS and other programs. The Friends of KET, a statewide group of volunteers, help promote

• President: Martha Deener, Lexington

programs and services in communities across the

• President-elect: Sean Mestan, Princeton

Commonwealth.

KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION • Chair: G. Dan Griffith, Owensboro

• Vice Chair: Melissa Chastain, Ph.D., Anchorage • Secretary: Jeffrey Scott Jobe, Glasgow

• Executive Committee At Large: Mary Bartlett Broecker, LaGrange

• Executive Committee At Large: David Couch, Frankfort

• Executive Committee At Large: Donna Moore Campbell, Lexington

• Executive Committee At Large: Rusty Cheuvront, Louisville

• Executive Committee At Large: Luke Mentzer, Lexington • Executive Committee At Large: Wayne D. Lewis, Ph.D., Kentucky Commissioner of Education

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FRIENDS OF KET EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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• Vice President: Kathy Brauer, Henderson • Vice President: Romanza Johnson, Bowling Green • Vice President: A. Dale Josey, Louisville • Vice President: Barbra Ledford, Baxter • Vice President: Patricia Seiber, Murray • Past President: Donna Wear, Paducah • Secretary: Kelly Green, Frankfort • Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Fort Wright

COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR KET INC.

KET SENIOR MANAGEMENT

• Chair: Nick Nicholson, Lexington

• Shae Hopkins, Executive Director and CEO

• Chair Emeritus: John R. Hall, Lexington

• Tim Bischoff, Chief Technology Officer

• Secretary: Kimberly D. Patton, Hebron

• Elaine Crawford, Chief of Staff and Senior Director, Policy and Compliance

• Treasurer: John S. Domaschko, Covington • D.R. Ball, Lexington

• Tonya Crum, Senior Director, Education

• Mira S. Ball, Lexington

• Todd Piccirilli, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

• Peggy Patterson, Prospect (Friends of KET

• Linda Randulfe, Senior Director, Production Operations

• Donna Moore Campbell, Lexington

• Michele Ripley, President, Commonwealth Fund for KET

• Rusty Cheuvront, Louisville

• Julie Schmidt, Senior Director, External Affairs

representative)

• Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Louisville • G. Dan Griffith, Owensboro

• Nancy Southgte, Chief Content Officer

• Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director • William J. Jones, Paducah • Nana Lampton, Louisville • Michael Owsley, Bowling Green • Hilma Prather, Somerset • Melanie Glasscock Simpson, Lexington • William T. Young Jr., Lexington

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