CITY’S RICH HISTORY
LEXINGTON TELLING THE STORY OF
Lexington: 250 Years, a new documentary from KET, begins just as the establishment of the city did in early June 1775 as explorer William McConnell and his crew sit around a fire and, showing the utmost faith in the outcome of the Battle at Lexington that would ultimately kick off the Revolutionary War, decide to name this new settlement-to-be Lexington, as well.
“It’s important to start at the very beginning,” Bickel said. “There’s such a rich history; to skip ahead at all would do a disservice to the entire timeline.”
As the film progresses, interviews carry the viewer through the history of the founding, establishment, struggles, advancement, present day and future of the city. Prominent historians and librarians, curators, geologists and more join the narrator, actor and Lexington native Josh Hopkins in telling the tale of “The Athens of the West.”
“We sought interviewees that would bring an academic perspective to the subject from a wide range of specialties,” says KET Director of Production Matt Grimm. “Lexingtonians love their history and enjoy telling it,” adds Bickel.
Production of a film about a subject that existed before photography was not without difficulties. “Finding relevant visual material for the periods prior to the advent of photography was especially challenging,” Grimm points out. Bickel lauds the local archives
made available to the film’s production team. “We are fortunate to have libraries at the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University that have extensive digital collections with images of Lexington’s past. Also, The Lexington Herald-Leader has created an excellent online archive of photos.” Grimm also acknowledged the value of contributed material from museums, the national archives and even personal collections.
Compressing a 250-year history into one film is no small task. “Not everything that could be included in the program is; we tried to ensure that as many significant moments as possible were included,” Grimm observed. “So many events are interconnected or build one upon the other; you can see why it’s three hours long.” Deciding what to include wasn’t easy. “There comes a point where you just can’t incorporate all the events you want to,” Bickel said from an editing suite at KET, adding finishing touches to the film. “Ultimately, you must make the hard decision about what does not fit in. We could have made an entire second film from what we had to cut from this one.”
Not to worry, though. The film leaves plenty. Viewers learn about the early Adena peoples who inhabited the area, a schoolteacher who encountered – in his classroom – a live wildcat he fought off barehanded, one of the first public libraries in the nation, the history of Gratz Park and early days of the Thoroughbred
Edward
& Wallis:
The Bahamas Scandals
KET Monday, Oct. 6 • 9/8 pm
This documentary uncovers a web of blackmail, money laundering and murder during the controversial couple’s exile in the Bahamas. Edward and Wallis were deemed pro-Nazi and seen as a liability during World War II; to address this, Churchill appointed Edward as Governor of the Bahamas but from the moment they stepped off the boat, problems arose. Newly recovered FBI and government records reveal shocking secrets, ranging from lavish spending to fraternizing with known Nazi sympathizers.
King of Them All: The Story of King Records
KET Friday, Oct. 10 • 9/8 pm
Explore the groundbreaking legacy of Cincinnati’s King Records. Founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan, King Records played a central role in shaping American popular music — from rock ‘n’ roll to soul and funk — while operating as one of the few fully integrated businesses in segregated America. Through interviews and restored archival materials, the film showcases King’s boundary-breaking artists such as James Brown, Hank Ballard and Nina Simone.
KET Tuesday, Oct. 14 • 9/8 pm
An intimate look at the life and career of actress Marlee Matlin as she shares her story in American Sign Language. At 21 years old, Matlin became the first Deaf actress to win an Academy Award for her role in Children of a Lesser God. With credits that include The West Wing and the Oscar-winning film CODA, Matlin continues to champion for more inclusivity and accessibility in entertainment.
Secrets of the Dead: Cracking the Queen’s Code
KET Wednesday, Oct. 22 • 10/9 pm
In 2023, codebreakers announced that they succeeded in decoding the secret correspondence of one of the most tragic characters in European history: Mary, Queen of Scots. Composed of 57 letters written in a code consisting of at least 150,000 different symbols, the correspondence between Mary and the French ambassador to England details Mary’s efforts to free herself and gain advantage over her rival, Queen Elizabeth. After four centuries, Mary’s urgent pleas are revealed.
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American Experience: Kissinger
KET Monday, Oct. 27 • 9/8 pm
KET2 Tuesday, October 28 • 9/8 pm
This two-part, three-hour film is an incisive portrait of the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of American foreign policy under six presidents, Democrats and Republicans, with equal dedication. Whether celebrated or reviled, Kissinger’s contradictions reflect the contradictions at the heart of America’s foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century.
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NOVA: Superfloods
KET Wednesday, Oct. 29 • 9/8 pm
KET2 Sunday, Nov. 2 • 8/7 pm
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene dumped 14 inches of rain on Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding areas, triggering flash floods and mudslides that killed more than 100 and caused over $50 billion dollars of damage. A shocked nation wondered how a city 2,000 feet above sea level and more than 250 miles inland — hailed as a “climate haven” for immigrants from other parts of the country — could have suffered such a fate.
(UK): Season 4, Episode Six:
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos: Echoes of Empires VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos: Threads in the American Tapestry VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos: Solidarity in a New Era
The Video Vault - Angel and the Badman; Tap Dance (Short) Great Conversations: Geraldine Brooks and Jacki Lyden
Wellness Shift: A KET Forum
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Raleigh 2025 Hour 1
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Finding Your Roots: Latin Roots
Masters: A Song for Cesar
Conversations with Champions: State Rep. Rocky Adkins and Wayne Martin
Kentucky Edition
Experience: Hard Hat Riot
Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
and Backroads
Opportunity, Access & Uplift Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Muse: Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: The Fall Astrid: Season 3, Episode Five: Witness Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode Five Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life The Wellness Shift: A KET Forum Kentucky Life Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Diverse Cultures
Big Cats 24/7: New Beginnings NOVA: Human: Neanderthal Encounters Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan: Reclaiming Peru’s Glaciers
Professor T (UK): Season 4, Episode Six: The Warrior Gene The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece: Season 2, Episode Six
Time
Whitney Reynolds Show
WoodSongs Kids: Brannock McCarton
MotorWeek: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
Bluegrass and Backroads
Unforgotten on Masterpiece: Season 6, Episode Six Kentucky Edition The Chavis Chronicles
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET: Kinfolks Forgotten Fame: The Marion Miley Story Kentucky Edition Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Albert Castiglia Run That by Me Again
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Raleigh 2025 Hour 1 Doc Martin: Blade on the Feather Father Brown: Winds of Change BBC News Kentucky Edition
This Old House: Asheville Ask This Old House: Seashell Driveway Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years Mona Lisa Is Missing
Kentucky Afield: Fall Hunting Question & Answer Show Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles
Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Edition
Life of a Musician: John McEuen, Part 2
Kentucky Afield: Fall Hunting Question & Answer Show Sandford Duncan Inn
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Great Performances: The Magic of Grace Bumbry American Masters: Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
Doc Martin: Blade on the Feather Movie Classics: The Hunt for Red October
Kentucky Edition
Comment on Kentucky
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Father Ralph Beiting Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: Lance Cowan, Phoebe White, Rob McNurlin Reel Visions
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: Clue
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Austin City Limits: Finneas
Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours The Paris Murders: Season 2, Episode One: One for Everyone
Music Anywhere: William Matheny Kentucky Music: Kentucky Wild WoodSongs: Lance Cowan, Phoebe White, Rob McNurlin
Lanham Brothers Jamboree
Music Anywhere: William Matheny Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Albert Castiglia
28 SUNDAY
8/7 pm VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos Echoes of Empires Host John Leguizamo examines the rise and legacy of the Great Empires and civilizations of Mexico, South America and the Caribbean.
10/9 pm Unforgotten on Masterpiece Season 6, Episode Six Who killed Gerry Cooper? The truth finally comes to light. But as always, the truth leads everyone to make difficult decisions.
29 MONDAY
8/7 pm The Wellness Shift: A KET Forum Health and wellness experts discuss simple, science-backed changes in diet and daily movement that can lead to lasting improvements in overall wellbeing. Personal stories and innovative community programs highlight small steps that can lead to big results. Hosted by Christie Dutton. A 2025 KET production.
9/8 pm Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years Simon Schama explores the final works of Rembrandt van Rijn in the years leading up to the Dutch master’s death in 1669.
10/9 pm POV Porcelain War Amid war in Ukraine, three artists choose to stay, armed with art, cameras and guns.
30 TUESDAY
9/8 pm American Experience Hard Hat Riot Revisit New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and
cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.
9/8 pm Astrid Season 3, Episode Five: Witness Astrid and Raphaelle investigate a crime perpetrated in the middle of the Gare du Nord train station. The only witness is the victim’s son, a 14-year-old autistic boy named Jules.
1 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Big Cats 24/7 New Beginnings
The core of the Xudum Pride has fled south, but a group of its young females surprises the team in the north; tragedy strikes the cheetah mother, Pobe; Lediba the leopard struggles to provide for her ever-growing cub.
9/8 pm NOVA Human: Neanderthal Encounters Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today.
10/9 pm Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan Reclaiming Peru’s Glaciers Gulnaz follows the ancient Inca and modern Catholic paths, confronting the Andes deglaciation.
2 THURSDAY
10/9 pm Mona Lisa Is Missing The story of the time the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre in Paris for over two years is revealed.
11:30/10:30 pm Life of a Musician John McEuen, Part 2 Folk musician John McEuen talks about his book, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Making of a Landmark Album, 50th Anniversary.
3 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Great Performances The Magic of Grace Bumbry Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame. Spotlighting her historic performances, the film explores the racial barriers she overcame to triumph in her 1966 performance as Carmen
10/9 pm American Masters Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined The work of author Julia Alvarez, one of America’s most celebrated Latina writers, spans multiple genres and audiences, ranging from nonfiction and poetry to books for children and young adults and literary novels.
4 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Lost River Cave, Dog Mayors, Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, The Official Burt the Cat Fanclub Newsletter Explore Lost River Cave and discover conservation efforts that continue to protect this unique landmark; learn about the dog mayors of Rabbit Hash in Northern Kentucky; the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort; and learn about The Official Burt the Cat Fanclub Newsletter, a newspaper that ran in Louisville dedicated to covering the underground music of the area. A 2025 KET production.
9/8 pm Movie Classics Clue Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up. Starring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull and Leslie Ann Warren (1985).
Movie Classics – Clue
POV – Porcelain War
Brian and Maggie: Season 1, Episode One
Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode One: Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Pt 1
The U.S. and the Holocaust: The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938)
The Video Vault: The Proud Rebel; Dean Martin Sings (Short)
Kentucky Tonight
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Raleigh 2025 Hour 2
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Finding Your Roots: Family Recipes
The Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode One - To Be King
Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode Five
The Age of Nature: Awakening History Detectives
Great Conversations: Jill Lepore & Congressman Jamie Raskin Bluegrass and Backroads Kentucky Time Capsule
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals Independent Lens: Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
American Masters: Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined Kentucky Edition Whitney Reynolds Show
Conversations with Champions: Bob White and J.R. Van Hoose - “Sweet Sixteen”
Kentucky Edition: October 6, 2025
Kentucky Muse: Master of Still Life: Mary Ann Currier WoodSongs Kids: Aiden Muse
Call the Midwife: Season 14, Episode One Astrid: Season 3, Episode Six: Gold Blood Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode Six
Kentucky Life Kentucky Tonight Kentucky Life
Big Cats 24/7: Succession
Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Bluegrass Royalty
NOVA: Human: Into the Americas Secrets of the Dead: The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
Brian and Maggie: Season 1, Episode One Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode One: Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Pt 1 The Gold on Masterpiece: The Gold: Season 1, Episode One - To Be
MotorWeek: 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera
Bluegrass and Backroads
to
5 SUNDAY
8/7 pm The U.S. and the Holocaust The Golden Door (Beginnings - 1938) Reversing a history of open borders, a backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but unable to coordinate a response.
10/9 pm The Gold on Masterpiece Season 1, Episode One - To Be King Six armed men steal gold from the Brink’s-Mat security depot and scramble to find ways to dispose of the bullion. DCI Brian Boyce sets up a task force to investigate.
10:30/9:30 pm The Age of Nature Awakening Discover how a new awareness of nature is helping to restore ecosystems once thought lost.
6 MONDAY
9/8 pm Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals The film uncovers secret affairs, blackmail, money laundering and murder during the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s five-year exile in the Bahamas.
10/9 pm Independent Lens Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution Explore Phil Sharp’s rise from a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Sharp’s RNA discovery transformed biology and launched the biotechnology revolution. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson.
7 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Family Recipes Explore the ancestry of chefs Jose Andres and Sean Sherman. Traveling from Spain to Native American lands in the Dakotas reveals hidden connections to history –and food.
9/8 pm Astrid Season 3, Episode Six: Gold Blood A fashion photographer is found dead with a stake through his heart.
10/9 pm Broadchurch Season 3, Episode Six A surprise development threatens to derail the case. Ed comes under scrutiny. Mark makes a decision.
8 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Big Cats 24/7 Succession A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta; first-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride; Pobe and Bo return; as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.
9/8 pm NOVA Human: Into the Americas Follow the perilous journey of ancient humans into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape and fearsome beasts, like mammoths, tested their resilience.
10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum The jewel of ancient Rome, the Colosseum exhibited Rome’s immense wealth and influence as well as its power and downfall.
9 THURSDAY
9/8 pm VOCES Mambo Legends: The Music Never Ends The Mambo Legends Orchestra is committed to keeping the sounds of the great Afro-Cuban
bandleaders Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez alive for future generations.
10/9 pm Weekend in Havana Geoffrey Baer travels to Havana, Cuba, and visits with dancers, musicians, architects and writers to experience the culture and history of a city only recently re-opened to Americans.
10 FRIDAY
9/8 pm King of Them All: The Story of King Records Discover how Cincinnati’s King Records, founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan, played a central role in shaping American popular music.
10/9 pm Julie Andrews Forever Julie Andrews has starred in numerous iconic Hollywood movies, winning an Oscar for her performance as Mary Poppins, a symbol of the magic of musicals from the 1960s. And yet, her career contains seasons of glory and tough times, which explains the longevity of a story that is still being written.
11 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life West Kentucky’s Culinary Melting Pot, Opportunity for All, Art Walks the Runway Paducah chef Sara Bradley elevates Western Kentucky’s culinary scene with a mix of regional influences; the Opportunity Center of Owensboro has been supporting people with disabilities for nearly 70 years; and the KMAC Contemporary Art Museum in Louisville hosts an annual live art runway show spotlighting the work of local and regional designers and models. A 2025 KET production.
Julie Andrews Forever
Brian and Maggie: Season 1, Episode Two Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Two: Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Pt 2
The U.S. and the Holocaust: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 - 1942)
The Video Vault: His Girl Friday; Life with Elizabeth (Short)
Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Two - There’s Something Going on in
Age of Nature: Understanding History Detectives
Great Conversations: Stephen Bright & James Forman, Jr.
Kentucky Tonight College Financial Aid 2026: Education Matters POV: A Mother Apart
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Phoenix 2025 Hour 1
and Backroads Kentucky Time Capsule
Andrews Forever Confluence: The Dance Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Conversations with Champions: Lea Wise Prewitt and Donna Murphy
Finding Your Roots: The Butterfly Effect American
Call the Midwife: Season 14, Episode Two
Not Alone
Astrid: Season 3, Episode Seven: The Flowers of Evil Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode Seven Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Tonight Kentucky Life Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: The Poetry of Jazz/The Jazz of Poetry
Nature: Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom
Brian and Maggie: Season 1, Episode Two
NOVA: Human: Building Empires
Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Two: Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Pt 2
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET: Icy Sparks Golden Age of Local Television: Dick Murgatroyd
Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Last Temple BBC News
Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Edition
The Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Two - There’s Something Going on in Kent Kentucky Edition To Be Announced
Edition Jubilee: Sam Bush Band Run That by Me Again
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Phoenix 2025 Hour 1 Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode One: To the Lighthouse Father Brown: The Gardeners of Eden
Edition
This Old House Ask This Old House: Washer Dryer Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink 10 Buildings That Changed Louisville Kentucky Edition Life of a Musician: Vintage Silk
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition College Financial Aid 2026: Education Matters Kentucky Afield
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century: Between Worlds Art & Science Collide BBC News
Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode One: To the Lighthouse
Movie Classics: Made for Each Other
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Wilson Wyatt Sr. Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: The Hunt for Red October
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Stephen Tompkinson & Hayley Mills
Music Anywhere Kentucky Music: John Harrod
Kentucky Edition
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Kentucky Edition Comment on Kentucky
WoodSongs: Vince Herman and Jessica Willis-Fisher Reel Visions
Austin City Limits: ACL 11th Annual Hall of Fame
Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By: The Copper Kettle Still Open All Hours The Paris Murders: Season 2, Episode Three: Facing the Camera
WoodSongs: Vince Herman and Jessica Willis-Fisher Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee: Sam Bush Band
12 SUNDAY
9/8 pm Maigret on Masterpiece Season 1, Episode Two: Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Pt 2 Maigret anticipates the robbers’ next move and gets the chance to confront Cuendet’s killers. But, the robbers have a larger master plan.
10/9 pm The Gold on Masterpiece The Gold: Season 1, Episode Two: There’s Something Going on in Kent The criminals create a system to smelt the Brink’s-Mat gold and sell it back into the market with the profits being laundered. Jennings and Brightwell make a breakthrough in the case.
10:30/9:30 pm The Age of Nature Understanding Explore how a new understanding of nature is helping us find surprising ways to fix it.
13 MONDAY
10/9 pm POV A Mother Apart Jamaican American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin seeks out her elusive mother, traveling across Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne and Jamaica, while building a new sense of home with her own daughter.
10/9 pm Confluence The Dance Scientists and engineers learn from artists while artists use new technologies in unexpected ways; a choreographer/ engineer teaches robots to dance; a robot enables neurologically-challenged children to paint.
14 TUESDAY
9/8 pm American Masters Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Explore the life and career of Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actor to win an Academy Award.
9/8 pm Astrid Season 3, Episode Seven: The Flowers of Evil The lifeless body of a biologist with a passion for plant intelligence is found inside a tropical greenhouse.
15 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom A family of mouse-eared bats struggle to bring up their young in the ruined walls of Transylvania in central Romania.
10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead Cleopatra’s Last Temple A French explorer makes an unprecedented discovery in Alexandria’s harbour that could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
10/9 pm The Gold on Masterpiece The Gold: Season 1, Episode Two - There’s Something Going on in Kent The criminals create a system to smelt the Brink’s-Mat gold and sell it back into the market with the profits being laundered. Jennings and Brightwell make a breakthrough in the case.
16 THURSDAY
9/8 pm Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why –until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate.
10:30/9:30 pm 10 Buildings That Changed Louisville Candyce Clifft hosts a look at ten important Louisville buildings, nominated by KET viewers. The results were selected by a professional panel, sponsored by KET
and the American Institute of Architects, Kentucky chapter. Ten Buildings was inspired by a national series airing on PBS. A 2014 KET production.
17 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Between Worlds Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for their artworks.
9/8 pm Movie Classics Made for Each Other While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes. Starring Carole Lombard and Jimmy Stewart (1939).
10/9 pm Art & Science Collide Explore how artists collaborate with science and technology in unexpected ways.
18 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Kentucky Caviar, Louisville Nimble Thimbles, the Franklin 13 Horses Explore the presence of caviar in Kentucky through America’s Best Caviar in Paducah; Louisville Nimble Thimbles is a non-profit quilting guild that serves the Jefferson County area; and neglected horses in Franklin County are on the road to recovery. A 2025 KET production.
11:16/10:16 pm Austin City Limits ACL 11th Annual Hall of Fame Honors My Morning Jacket ACL inducts Kentucky band My Morning Jacket into the ACL Hall of Fame; with special guest, director and journalist Cameron Crowe.
Nature – Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom Austin City Limits – ACL 11th Annual Hall of Fame Honors My Morning Jacket
Miss Austen on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode One
Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Three: Maigret’s Failure, Pt 1 The Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Three - The Consequences are Mine
Season 3, Episode Seven The U.S. and the Holocaust: The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942 - )
Age of Nature: Changing History Detectives The Video Vault: The Man with the Golden Arm; The Adventures of Robin Hood (Short)
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Phoenix 2025 Hour 2 Restless - Being Paul Newman
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Conversations with Champions: Butch Cope and Tony Gray
Finding Your Roots: Moving on Up
Call the Midwife: Season 14, Episode Three
Astrid: Season 3, Episode Eight: Underground
Kentucky Life Resources for Families: Education Matters Kentucky Life
Nature: Walrus: Life on Thin Ice
Miss Austen on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode One
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET: Ahab’s Wife
NOVA: Ancient Desert Death Trap
Maigret on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Three: Maigret’s Failure, Pt 1
Golden Age of Local Television: Bob Braun & Alan Sakalas
Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Phoenix 2025 Hour 2 Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode Two: The Shock of the New
This Old House Ask This Old House Independent Lens: Ratified
Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode Eight
Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Prestonsburg
Secrets of the Dead: Cracking the Queen’s Code
The Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Three - The Consequences are Mine
Kentucky Edition Jubilee: The Greencards
Brown: The Beast of Wedlock
Bluegrass and Backroads
That by Me Again
Kentucky Edition
of a Musician: Jonah Horton Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield
Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles
The Day Weather Changed Forever
Afield Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Being Texan: A Texas Monthly Special
Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode Two: The Shock of the New
Classics: Ghost
Edition
on Kentucky Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Kentuckian: Carl Perkins
Billy Dean & Paul Overstreet and Tom Wopat Reel Visions Kentucky Life
Classics: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
City Limits: Charley Crockett/ Waxahatchee Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Ricky Tomlinson & Micky Starke
Vault (continue from 7pm)
Music: Mike Havens
of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances
Billy Dean & Paul Overstreet and Tom Wopat
Time Goes By: Relationships Still Open All Hours
Paris Murders: Season 2, Episode Four: On the List
Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee: The Greencards
19 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Miss Austen on Masterpiece Season 1, Episode One In 1830, Cassandra Austen arrives in Kintbury after hearing of her friend Eliza’s husband’s impending death. But her true motive becomes clear; Cassandra is searching for the letters her sister Jane wrote to Eliza throughout their friendship.
10:30/9:30 pm The Age of Nature Changing Restoring nature might be our best tool to slow climate change and provide a more positive future.
20 MONDAY
8/7 pm Lexington: 250 Years The film chronicles the Kentucky city’s establishment and some of its most important moments and events. Beginning on the banks of Town Branch Creek, the documentary takes viewers on a sprawling historical journey that includes the Civil War, Great Depression and world wars, the establishment of Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, and Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln and other notable figures in the city’s history. Narrated by Lexington native and actor Josh Hopkins. A 2025 KET production. Funded in part by the KET Fund for Kentucky Productions.
9/8 pm Restless – Being Paul Newman A retrospective of the career of actor Paul Newman includes film clips, interviews and personal home movies.
21 TUESDAY
9/8 pm
Breaking the Deadlock Experts explore ethical dilemmas, promoting constructive dialogue about polarizing issues. Aaron Tang of UC Davis School of Law moderates.
9/8 pm Astrid Season 3, Episode Eight: Underground Astrid finds herself face-toface with the very criminal her father was pursuing.
22 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature Walrus: Life on Thin Ice A paleontologist embarks on an Arctic adventure to see how the walrus copes as the sea ice melts.
9/8 pm NOVA Ancient Desert Death Trap Archaeologists investigate strange Stone Age megastructures in the Arabian desert, built by a mysterious people 9000 years ago.
10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead Cracking the Queen’s Code Three codebreakers succeed in decoding 57 encrypted letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, detailing efforts to free herself from imprisonment.
23 THURSDAY
9/8 pm Independent Lens Ratified The documentary traces the legal, political and deeply personal fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution nearly a century after the ERA was first proposed.
10:30/9:30 pm Underdogs Follow three minimum-security prisoners as they care for and train homeless dogs with behavioral issues that have made them, until now, unadoptable.
24 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Movie Classics Ghost After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic. Starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg (1990).
25 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Frozen History, Mondo Gonzo: The Art & Times of Lawrence Tarpey, Kentucky’s Women in Film After floods ravaged Eastern Kentucky in 2022, historical materials were recovered and then frozen for preservation; Lexington artist and punk rock icon Lawrence Tarpey helped create Central Kentucky’s underground music scene; meet women who are leading the charge across Kentucky to introduce the art of filmmaking to all students. A 2025 KET production.
11/10 pm Austin City Limits Charley Crockett/Waxahatchee A pair of Grammynominated and road-tested roots acts take the ACL stage: Country maverick Charley Crockett and breakout singer-songwriter Waxahatchee.
11/10 pm The Paris Murders Season 2, Episode Four: On the List A professor stops a school shooter, who coldly kills him and flees the scene, leaving Chloe to analyze a very complex profile.
Beggars
Call the Midwife: Season 14, Episode Four Seaside Hotel: Season 9, Episode One: It’s Been a Long, Long Time Before We Die: Season 1, Episode One
Kentucky Life
Medicare Enrollment 2025 Call-In: A Next Chapter Forum Kentucky Life Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Spirited Sounds, Tall Tales, and Amazing Grace Bluegrass and Backroads
Nature: Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion NOVA: Superfloods
Miss Austen on Masterpiece: Miss AustenSeason 1, Episode Two
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET: Collectors
Maigret on Masterpiece: Miagret - Season 1, Episode Four: Maigret’s Failure, Pt 2
Secrets of the Dead: Chasing the Plague
The Gold on Masterpiece: Season 1, Episode Four - Vengeance is Easy, Justice is Hard Kentucky Edition To Be Announced
Golden Age of Local Television: Rob Reider Kentucky Edition Jubilee: Curtis Burch Band Run That by Me Again
Antiques Roadshow: Kooky & Spooky Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode Three:
S.W.A.L.K.
Father Brown: The Hidden Man BBC News
This Old House Ask This Old House Lexington: 250 Years From Rails to Trails Kentucky Edition Life of a Musician: Jerry Salley, Part 1
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition Lexington: 250 Years Kentucky Afield
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic The State of BBQ: A Texas Monthly Special Lexington in the 40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass BBC News Kentucky Edition
Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode Three:
S.W.A.L.K.
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield
Celebrity Antiques Roadshow: Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton
Music Anywhere Kentucky Music: Don and Carmen Rogers
Movie Classics: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Kentucky Edition Comment on Kentucky
Distinguished Kentuckian: Adron Doran Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: George Winston and Cutter Elliott Reel Visions
Movie Classics: Philomena Austin City Limits: Samara Joy
Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By: The Picnic Still Open All Hours Miss Friman's War: Season 2, Episode Five
WoodSongs: George Winston and Cutter Elliott Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee: Summertime Blues - Curtis Burch Band
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ET/CT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
6:00/5:00 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Wai Lana Yoga YNDI Yoga Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Wai Lana Yoga Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
6:30/5:30 Arthur Sit and Be Fit Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Sit and Be Fit Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Yoga in Practice Arthur
7:00/6:00 Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali (2,9,16,23)/ The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween (30) Molly of Denali Molly of Denali
7:30/6:30 Weather Hunters Weather Hunters Weather Hunters Weather Hunters Weather Hunters (2,9,16,23) Weather Hunters Weather Hunters
8:00/7:00 Wild Kratts Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures (6,27)/ Wild Kratts (13,20) Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts (3,10,17,24)/ Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures (31) Wild Kratts (4,11,18)/ Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures (25)
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(3,10,17,24)
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11:30/10:30 TBA Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (1,15,22,29)/ The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween (8) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
12:00/11:00 Inside Louisville Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious & Peterrific (1,15,22,29) Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious & Peterrific (3,10,17,24)/ The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween (31) Garden Smart
12:30/11:30 Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why Elinor Wonders Why (3,10,17,24) This American Land
1:00/12:00 Comment on Kentucky Rosie's Rules Rosie's Rules Rosie's Rules (1,8,15,22)/ The Cat in the
1:30/12:30
2:30/1:30
2:00/1:00 Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years (5)/ Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals (12)/ College Financial Aid 2026: Education Matters (19)/ Restless - Being Paul Newman (26)
3:30/2:30
3:00/2:00 Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific (5)/ Julie Andrews Forever (12)/ Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin (19)/ Lexington: 250 Years (26)
4:00/3:00 Kentucky Life Ashland's Field of Dreams (6)/ Help! We Bought a Village (13,20)/ Journey Through Breast Cancer (27)
Deadly Alliance - Leopold and Loeb: American Stories (7)/ Help! We Bought a Village (14,21)/ From Rails to Trails (28)
5:00/4:00 This Old House Great Lighthouses of Ireland Finding
5:30/4:30 Ask This Old House
6:00/5:00 Last of the
6:30/5:30 Keeping Up Appearances
7:00/6:00
7:30/6:30
Voces American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (1)/ Jeffrey's Journey (8)/ Help! We Bought a Village (15,22)/ Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink (29) Independent Lens (2)/ Living with Alzheimer's and Dementia (9)/ Help? We Bought a Village (16,23)/ Reclaiming Hope: Women's Voices from the Opioid Epidemic (30)
4:30/3:30 Kentucky Afield Cook's Country
Bee Company (1,8,15,22)
Smoketown: A Tradition to Treasure (29)
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story (3)/ Binding Truth (10)/ Help! We Bought a Village (17,24)/ Exhumed: A History of Zombies (31) America's Test Kitchen
(3,10)/
Farmer’s Country Kitchen
OCTOBER
6:00/5:00
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10:00/9:00 America the Bountiful Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out Kentucky Life
for All with Buki Elegbede Facing Waves
Best of the Joy of Painting
10:30/9:30 Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out Samantha Brown's Places to Love In the Americas with David Yetman Rick Steves' Europe Fresh Glass (2,9)/ Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine (16,23,30) Refresh Quest Travels with Darley
11:00/10:00 Rick Steves' Europe Cycle Around Japan Highlights Travels with Darley Journeys in Japan People of the North Wild Nevada Weekends with Yankee
11:30/10:30 Growing a Greener World Chasing the Tide Garden Smart This American Land Growing a Greener World Museum Access Garden Smart
12:00/11:00 Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Lidia's Kitchen Sara's Weeknight Meals Jazzy Vegetarian Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen New Scandinavian Cooking (3)/ Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board (10,17,24,31) America's Test Kitchen
12:30/11:30 Cook's Country The Farmer & The Foodie Louisiana Coastal Cooking (7,14,21)/ My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas (28)
1:00/12:00 In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs America's Test Kitchen Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated Baking with Julia Lidia's Kitchen Sara's Weeknight Meals
1:30/12:30 Pati's Mexican Table Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul Cook's Country Pati's Mexican Table To Dine For with
2:00/1:00 Last of the Summer Wine Kentucky Health A Wider World In Good Shape - The Health Show Medical Stories (2)/ Your Fantastic Mind (9,16,23,30)
2:30/1:30 Keeping Up Appearances Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out Kentucky Life
3:00/2:00 As Time Goes By Samantha Brown's Places to Love In the Americas with David Yetman Rick Steves' Europe
Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein Healthful Indian Flavors with
Table for All with Buki Elegbede Facing Waves
Glass
All Across Oregon (18,25)
Fresh Glass (2,9)/ Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine (16,23,30) Refresh Quest Travels with Darley
3:30/2:30 Still Open All Hours Dive In Tokyo Travels with Darley Journeys in Japan People of the North Wild Nevada Weekends with Yankee
4:00/3:00 Doc Martin The American Woodshop This Old House Vintage Vessels (1,8)/ Fork & Hammer (15,22,29) Kentucky Afield (2)/ Woodsmith Shop (9,16,23,20) This Old House MotorWeek
4:30/3:30 Home Diagnosis Ask This Old House Garage with Steve Butler Kentucky Afield (9,16,23,30) Ask This Old House Reconnecting Roots
5:00/4:00 PBS News Weekend Lidia's Kitchen Sara's Weeknight Meals Jazzy Vegetarian
5:30/4:30 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack The Farmer & The Foodie
Coastal Cooking (7,14,21)/ My Greek Table with Diane
French Magnolia Cooks (2)/ Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard (9,16,23,30)
Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
Scandinavian Cooking (3)/ Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board (10,17,24,31)
6:00/5:00 Laura Flanders & Friends America's Test Kitchen Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated Baking with Julia Lidia's Kitchen The Lawrence Welk Show
6:30/5:30 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul Cook's Country Pati's Mexican Table To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
7:00/6:00 Nova Inside Louisville Father Brown Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific (1,8)/ Field Trip with Curtis Stone: Hong Kong (15)/ America's Hidden Coast: Mississippi (22)/ Rick Steves Poland (29)
Up Finding Your Roots Classic Gospel
7:30/6:30 Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Red Green Show
of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs Kevin Belton's Cookin' Louisiana Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
Kate Sullivan
Jazzy Vegetarian (4)/ Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard (11,18,25)
Alamelu
Fresh
(4,11)/
Kochilas (28) Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Belton's Cookin' Louisiana Good Road
KET Visits Bowling Green
Hosts Renee Shaw, Laura Rogers and KET staff visited Bowling Green for a week of community connections. A free screening of KET documentary The Hilltoppers was held at the Capitol Theater, and live tapings of Kentucky Tonight and Kentucky Edition were held at WKU.
All-new Season of News Quiz
An all-new season of News Quiz, KET’s weekly 15-minute current events program for students with host Kelsey Starks, is available online. Aimed at upper-elementary and middle school students, the series features a fast-paced roundup of headlines for the week and presents a series of questions to test students’ understanding. Visit KET.org/newsquiz.
Annual Donor Appreciation Tailgate Success
Fans of KET and the University of Kentucky cheered on the Wildcats September 6 at the annual donor appreciation tailgate held at the KET Network Center in Lexington.
A SUCCESS THANKS TO YOU!
Thank you for supporting KET during SummerPledge 2025. Your support makes possible all your favorite programs, which cost more than $4 million annually, including Masterpiece dramas, NOVA, Finding Your Roots, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and all the other classic movies, documentaries and programs not found anywhere else. We’re grateful for the support of the commonwealth - thank you!
CORPORATE PARTNER
Lexmark
Michele Ripley thanked Kristi Runyon Middleton of Lexmark for their continued support of SummerPledge.
KET Deserves Our Voice and Our Support
By William “Bill” Jones, Paducah
Bill Jones is a longtime board member of the Commonwealth Fund for KET. He recently wrote and shared this op-ed with newspapers across the state. We’re pleased to share it with you.
I’ve been fortunate in life. But, I never forget where that fortune began: with a mother who made sure I had the chance to grow up in a home that was stable and safe, and a community that gave me access to opportunity. That kind of foundation doesn’t just happen. It takes people who care enough to invest in others, and institutions strong enough to serve every corner of the state.
Kentucky Educational Television is one of those institutions. And right now, it needs our support.
KET is one of the largest public television networks in the United States, serving more than two million people each week. Their mission has always been to improve the lives of Kentuckians, from early childhood education to adult workforce training, civic engagement to public health resources. It’s a statewide commitment. And it’s not political. It’s practical. It reflects who we are. That’s why the recent decision to rescind federal funding to KET is so troubling.
As a board member of the Commonwealth Fund for KET, I’ve seen firsthand the extraordinary impact this organization has across our 120 counties. Whether it’s helping a child learn to read, preparing a high school student for college, or broadcasting public health updates to rural communities, KET is often the differencemaker. For so many Kentuckians, it’s not just educational television, it’s their trusted connection to opportunity.
As a lifelong fiscal conservative, I understand the importance of budget discipline. I believe every public dollar should serve the public good. And that’s exactly what KET does. The return on investment is extraordinary: a few million dollars unlocks access to free, high-quality education and trusted information for millions of Kentuckians. No subscription fees. No political spin. Just service.
Here’s the fiscal reality: about $4.2 million of KET’s annual budget comes from federal funding through the CPB. These funds make possible local productions like Kentucky Edition, Comment on Kentucky, and supports coverage of the General Assembly. They help bring high-quality, non-partisan content into homes from Pikeville to Paducah.
Since 1969, the federal funding has complemented the investment made by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This
commitment reflects broad, bipartisan support for KET’s mission and long-standing value to our state.
That’s what makes the current situation so frustrating. We’re penalizing one of the most effective, non-partisan, communityfocused organizations in the country. That’s not accountability; it’s collateral damage.
But we still have a choice. And we still have a voice.
If you’ve benefited from KET, if you’ve watched it, learned from it, or trusted it to bring your community into focus, now is the time to step forward. Private donations matter. Every gift is a statement that this work matters, and that we’re willing to invest in the lives of our neighbors.
While individual support will help, it can’t solve the full deficit caused by the loss of federal funds. I’m calling on our Kentucky delegation and public officials to push back against this cut. We need a solution that restores funding to non-partisan public broadcasters like KET.
Again, this is not about politics. It’s about public service. It’s about keeping promises to families who count on us to deliver access, connection, and opportunity, regardless of income or ZIP code.
We often say that Kentucky takes care of its own. That’s our reputation. This is our chance to prove it. I’m proud to support KET because it represents the best of what we can do when we come together; not for political gain, but for the good of our people. It’s time to make sure KET has what it needs to keep doing that work.
My mother always said, “What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong.” Supporting KET is about more than funding. It’s about protecting what brings us together and doing right by the next generation of Kentuckians.
William “Bill” Jones is an independent board director and longtime advocate for Kentucky communities. He serves on the board of the Commonwealth Fund for KET.
Kentucky Health Season 21
Join host Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon, as he interviews experts from around the state to discuss health topics important to Kentuckians. The new season begins Sunday, October 5.
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
A groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery transformed biology and launched the biotechnology revolution leading to life-saving treatments for millions.
KET Monday, October 6 • 10/9 pm
Medicare Enrollment 2025 Call-In: A Next Chapter Forum
Enrolling in the health insurance program for Americans aged 65 and older can be complex. Experts answer viewer questions about how the program works, the enrollment process, coverage options, supplemental plans and more. new season
KET Sunday, October 5 • 1:30/12:30 pm
Alltech, Inc.
America250KY
American Quilter’s Society
KET Monday, October 27 • 8/7 pm
We appreciate our corporate partners and their support this year through program underwriting. Please say ‘Thank you for supporting KET’ when you visit any of these businesses:
ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities
Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky
Ball Homes
Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts of Kentucky
Blue Grass Farms Charities
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau
Boyle County Performing Arts Center
Brown-Forman
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Central Bank Center/Lexington Opera House
Central Bank/Rupp Arena
CHI Saint Joseph Health
City of Bowling Green
City of Somerset
Clay Ingels Company
Corporex
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Frazier History Museum
Frontier Nursing University
Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
God’s Pantry Food Bank
Gray
The Healing Place
Heaven Hill
Kentucky African American Heritage Commission
Kentucky American Water
Kentucky Artisan Center
Kentucky Blood Center
Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Kentucky CancerLink
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
Kentucky Center For Mathematics
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Kentucky Education Association
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky League of Cities
Kentucky Lottery
Kentucky Medical Association
Kentucky Nurses Association
Kentucky Propane Education and Research Council
Kentucky Proud
Kentucky Realtors Association
Kentucky State Parks
Kentucky State University
Kentucky Thoroughbred Association
Kinetic
KHEAA / KHESLC
Kosair for Kids
The Lane Report
Leadership Kentucky
Lexmark
Lifeline HomeCare
LifeWorks For Autism
Lincoln Hills
Live Nation/Louisville Palace
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
Louisville Orchestra
Mental Health America of Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau
Norton Center for the Arts – Centre College
Owen LaRue Financial Group
Owensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau
Owensboro Health
Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau
PNC
RiverPark Center
Rose Camenisch Stewart Mains PLLC
Sew-A-Lot
Somerset Community College
Stantec
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Toyota Kentucky
UK HealthCare
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
US Bank Foundation
Wiebold Studios
Willett Distillery
World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Indiana
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television
Chair: Robert M. Beck, Lexington • Vice Chair: Dan Griffith, Owensboro
• Secretary: Leah Adkins, Catlettsburg • Executive Committee at Large: Karyn Hoover, Jamestown; and Kevin Weaver, Lexington • David Couch, Frankfort • Jay Mehta, Murray • Kerri Richardson, Louisville • Dr. Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education (ex officio)
KET Foundation Inc.
Members of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television
• Rebecca Rose, Morgantown (Friends of KET representative) • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer)
Friends of KET Executive Committee
President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville • President-Elect: Jeff Tate, Irvine
• Secretary : Jamie Collins, Lebanon • Vice Presidents: Kathy Bodine, Murray; A. Dale Josey, Louisville • Past President: Elizabeth Griffith Mudd, Benton • Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Covington
Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc.
Chair: Nick Nicholson, Lexington • Vice Chair: John S. Domaschko, Covington • Secretary : Kimberly D. Patton, Hebron • Treasurer: William J. Jones, Paducah • Executive Committee at Large: Mira S. Ball, Lexington
• D.R. Ball, Lexington • Robert M. Beck, Lexington • Donovan Blackburn, Pikeville • Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Louisville • G. Dan Griffith, Owensboro • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director • Alice Houston, Louisville • Sean Mestan, Princeton • Michael Owsley, Bowling Green
• Hilma Prather, Somerset • Melanie Simpson-Conley, Lexington • William T. Young Jr., Lexington
Greater Louisville Regional Fund Board
Chair: Wayne F. Wilson, Louisville • Vice Chair: Toni Clem, Louisville • Tonja Aaron-Wells, Clarksville, IN • John Bevington, Louisville • Lucy Dalton, Louisville • Charles W. Dobbins, Jr., Louisville • Lee Dulaney Louisville • Sherry M. Feldpausch, Louisville • Will Hobson, Louisville • Barbara Juckett, Louisville • Steve Kerrick, Louisville • Mary Littrell, Louisville • Lindsay Moremen, Louisville • Becky Shaw, Louisville • Mary Hilliard Wilson, Louisville
Northern Kentucky Regional Fund Board
Chair: Jim Uebel, Florence • Ben D. Barlage, Cincinnati, OH • Carol Beirne, Fort Mitchell • Laura Chillo, Florence • Eric Gentry, Florence • Trey Grayson, Walton • Ned Kelly, Newport • Sarah Clay Leyshock, Ft. Thomas • Ashley Norton, Cincinnati, OH • Kimberly D. Patton, Hebron • Robert Rich, Cincinnati, OH • Jeanne Schroer, Covington • Cathy Stickels, Crestview Hills • Diane C. Wachs, Covington • Janice Way, Frankfort • Emily Wherle, Cincinnati, OH
VISIONS/ Volume XLVIII, Number 10
Visions is a membership benefit published monthly by KET, with funds from the KET Foundation Inc., 600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY, 405022296, (859) 258-7000. It is sent to active members of KET.
Guide Staff
Editor: Katherine Mueller-White • Contributing Staff: Lauren Bennett, Mollie Eblen, Nancy Howard • Design/Production: Karen Billings, Amy Crittenden, Sam Cooper, Justin Stewart • Director of Brand & Design: Missy Upton • Senior Director, Marketing and Communications: Todd Piccirilli
600 Cooper Dri ve Lexington, KY 40502-2296 (859) 258-7000
A complete list of channels: KET.org/tv-where-to-watch.
With Stock or Securities
It’s simple to donate long-term, publicly traded stock directly to KET! Have your financial institution contact KET for directions.
With Your IRA
If you are age 70 1/2 and older, you can make a gift to KET with an IRA qualified charitable distribution and may receive tax benefits.
With Your Will
Including KET in your will is easy, and allows you to continue taking care of your loved ones while knowing that you’ll leave a lasting impact on the programs and services you most enjoy. To make a gift to KET in your will, ask your attorney to list the Commonwealth Fund for KET as a beneficiary and contact KET with your intention.
To learn more about your gift options, contact: Kacie Miller | 859-258-7206 | kmiller@ket.org
THANK YOU!
This list reflects gifts received from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
O. LEONARD PRESS SOCIETY
$10,000+
Anonymous
Hilary Boone Foundation Inc., Lexington
Ms. Cary Brown & Dr. Steven Epstein, Harrods Creek
Richard Craig, Canton, Ohio
Donald Doyle, Louisville Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Louisville
Ms. Sandra Frazier, Louisville
Mrs. Donna S. Hall, Lexington
Sharon D. & Robert O. Harris III Fund, Louisville
Mr. Henry V. Heuser, Jr., Louisville
B. J. Killian Foundation, Owensboro
The Mansbach Endowment Fund, Ashland
Mulhollem Cravens Foundation, Carlisle
Jim & Irene Orem, Monroe, Ohio
Dr. Ingrid Osswald, Prospect
Mary K. Oxley Foundation, Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. Fred Peters, Lexington
Charles Ratliff Trust, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Katherine E. Schaefer, Lexington
Rev. George J. Schuhmacher, Covington
Mr. Richard Stephan, Prospect Louisville
Orme & Mary Hilliard Wilson, Louisville
Mrs. Jean B. Zehnder, Louisville
FUND FOR EXCELLENCE
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
Mr. George Bailey & Ms. Porter Watkins, Prospect
Mira Ball, Lexington
Mr. Dick & Mrs. Sheila Beaven, Henderson
John & Joanne Bolash, Lexington
Mrs. Cornelia W. Bonnie, Prospect
Ms. Meredith W. Brown, Louisville
Ms. Martha F. Clark, Owensboro
Eddie Collins & Rada Halaseh, Louisville
Mrs. Elizabeth Deknatel, Simpsonville
Mr. Charles & Joyce Deuser, Cold Spring
Ephraim & Wilma Shaw Roseman Foundation, Inc., Brandenburg
Mrs. Virginia G. Fox, Frankfort
Victoria Gillenwater, Knoxville, Tenn.
Dr. Mona J. Hagyard, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. J. Cooper Hartley, Lexington
Susan Higdon, Lexington
Dr. Jeanne Hoch, Berea
Alice & Wade Houston, Prospect
The husk fund, Versailles
Quantrell Auto Group, Jupiter, Fla.
Mrs. Mary L Lonneman, Burlington
Mr. Stephen M. Meyers, Bellevue Spiritus Foundation, Louisville
Richand & Patricia Monohan Family Foundation, Lexington
Glynn Morgen, Simpsonville
Mr. & Mrs. W. Austin Musselman, Jr., Louisville
Larry Nau, Prospect
Emler A. & Celeste Neuman, Lexington
Dr. Charles G. Nichols, Lexington
Ms. Dale Nolan, Prospect
Jim & Katie O’Brien, Lexington
Michael A. Owsley, Bowling Green
Owsley Brown II Family Philanthropic Foundation, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Kimberly D. Patton, Covington
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Penn, Lexington
Reed Foundation, Gilbertsville
Michael & Wendy Ridenour, Stamping Ground
Daniel Roller & Adele Dickerson, Midway
Ms. Helen Sady, Berea
William & Norma Schutz, Louisville
Mr. Keith Siereveld, Newport
Arthur K. Smith Family Foundation, Louisville
Sociable Weaver Foundation, Louisville
Chris Starks, Prospect
We gratefully acknowledge the following contributors whose annual support advances KET’s mission & impact.
Mrs. John P. Stewart, Frankfort
The Sullivan Foundation, Louisville
Linda Van Meter, Lexington
Ms. Sandra H. Welch, Alexandria, Va.
John & Vivian Williams, Paducah
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Wilson, Somerset
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Ms. Flo Barber, Louisville
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Beck, Madisonville
Mrs. Mary Broecker, La Grange
Mr. Chris Brooker & Mrs. Valerie Brooker, Louisville
Kaelyn Query Caldwell, Lexington
Michael Campbell, West Paducah
Rodes Campbell, Lexington
Charles B. & Sharon Chrisman, Jr., Lexington
Mr. Gerald W. Clapp, Jr. & Mrs. Johanna
G. Clapp, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Mr. Walter Clare, Frankfort
Mr. Charles J. Coldiron, Somerset
Kip & Ellen Cornett, Lexington
Drs. Timothy & Julia Costich, Lexington
Jeanette Coufal, Lexington
Mr. Rich Craig, North Canton, Ohio
Tom & Elaine Crawford, Versailles
Brad Currier, Georgetown
Mr. & Mrs. David Daunhauer, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Dean, Lexington
Larry & Martha Deener, Lexington
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey & Sandra Diamond, Louisville
Helen H. Donan Charitable Fund, Bardstown
Thomas & Janice Donan, Bardstown
David & Janet Doss, Lexington
Andrew Dull, Lawrenceburg
Ann Todd Dupree, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Barr, Lexington
Brenda K. Edwards, Paducah
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Gerichs, Louisville
Charles & Linda Gorton, Lexington
Walter & Mary Emily Gross, Harrodsburg
Karen Hale, Louisville
Hal C. & Gail Harned, Lexington
Kristen Harris, Louisville
Douglas & Kate Hendrickson, Maysville
Dr. Jack Herlihy, Lexington
Chris & Marcia Hermann, Louisville
Mr. Lloyd Hillard, St. Augustine, Fla.
Elisabeth Hixson, Lexington
Willis & Constance Hobson, Louisville
Allen Holbrook & Forrest Roberts, Owensboro
Shae Hopkins, Lexington
Mrs. Aubrey C. Hord, Louisville
The I.H.N. Fund of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc., Ashland
Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Lara Johnson, Louisville
Kathy Jones, Frankfort
William & Barbara Juckett, Louisville
Ms. Carolyn Kell, Rockport, Ind.
Mr. Steve Kerrick, Louisville
Steven Labarbera, Crestwood
Emily Lawrence, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Lyman C, Martin, III, Prospect
Richard W. & Frances Martin, Ashland
Ms. Lois Mateus, Harrodsburg
Mattingly, Simms, Robinson & McCain, PLLC, Springfield
Mrs. Barbara McGinty, Paducah
Ms. Patricia Buckner McHugh, Louisville
Danny Uhl & Steve Medley, Versailles
Ms. Kathryn Mershon, Louisville
Stanley A. Murrell & Mary K. Martin, Louisville
Diana Newman, Louisville
Nick & Susan Nicholson, Lexington
Jerry Oney, London
Joanne & Charlie Owen, Louisville
Hon. Peggy P. Patterson & Charles E. Patterson, Prospect
Bill & Elaine Pence, Lexington
Marlene & William Perdan, Lexington
Bob & Caryl Pfeiffer, Versailles
Martha D. Rankin, Louisville
Dr. Michael Rankin, Harrodsburg
James & Katherine Redmond, Lexington
Becky & Reese Reinhold, Lexington
Debbie Reynolds, Lexington
Mrs. Ellen Rieveschl, Covington
Rouse Family Foundation, Lexington
Kim Schatzel, Louisville
Jeanne Schroer & Michael Dinn, Covington
David & Jan Ann Scott, Louisville
Phillip & Ronda Scott, Lexington
Melanie Simpson-Conley, Paris
Sue Story, Vine Grove
Karen & Lou Strack, Murphysboro, Ill.
Mr. & Mrs. Job D. Turner, III, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Pam Uebel, Alexandria
Jane Vergnes, Lexington
Pamela Walker, Lexington
Jim & Marianne Welch, Prospect
Mr. John D. Williams, Lexington
Mark Wourms, Louisville
Dr. & Mrs. Ballard D. Wright, Lexington
Ms. Velva K. Yeomans, Paducah
$1,500-$2,499
Anonymous
Hon. & Mrs. Jerry Abramson, Louisville
Ervine Allen, Jackson
Ms. Lisa G. Archer & Mr. Robert L. Pfister, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ausbrook, Lexington
Mrs. Preston Ausbrook, Lexington
Samuel & Bonnie Avery, Upton
Cindy Bagley, Louisville
John & Jill Ball, Nicholasville
Barbara Banta, Louisville
Mr. Peter Barrows, Versailles
Dr. Rebecca Bartee & Synthia Hood Deese, Winchester
Mr. Archie Bays, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Beck, Lexington
Terry M. Beddow, Richmond
Mrs. Carol Beirne, Covington
Ms. Jacquelyn C. Benton, Elizabethtown
Elizabeth & John Betagole, Cincinnati, Ohio
Phillip & Linda Bisbee, Versailles
Cynthia Blackburn, Newport News, Va.
Gary & Lisa Blank, Hebron
Tyler Blount, Louisville
Tyler Bolin, Lexington
Emily S. Bottoms, Harrodsburg
Mr. David W. Bratcher, Lexington
Edward Todd Bray, Lexington
Ms. Sharon Briggs, Louisville
John & Jennifer Brown, Lexington
Dr. Stuart Brown, Versailles
Mary Jo & George Budig, Covington
Jennifer Burchett & Scott Neal, Lexington
Frank Burkett, Somerset
Mr. Allen Bush & Mrs. Rose Cooper, Louisville
Kevin Callahan, Louisville
Col. (R) Harry Callicotte & Mrs. Marcia
Callicotte, Lexington
Tim & Anna Cambron, Versailles
Lexie Centers, Owingsville
C.F. Pollard Foundation, Inc., Louisville
Teresa Chadwell, Thompsonville, Ill
Ms. Cheryl Clark, Georgetown
The Reverend Thomas R. Clark, Bardstown
Jim & Mary V. Clarke, Maysville
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Clem, Lexington
Will Coffman, Lexington
John & Carole Cole, Nicholasville
Marcia Cone, Lexington
Mr. Willard Coots, Lexington
Gene & Jean Cravens, Lexington
Mark Crawford, Versailles
Kevin Creech, Lexington
Al & Patti Cross, Frankfort
Ms. Jo Ann Czekalski & Mr. Jim Stokes, Lexington
Mont Dawson, Prospect
John S. & Jane Domaschko, Covington
Ms. Jean Dorton, Lexington
Judith Doyle, Cincinnati, Ohio
R.W. & Jane Winkler Dyche, London
Rev. Thomas Eblen, Lexington
Ms. Suzanne Eckerle, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ehrler, Lexington
Dr. & Mrs. Guy T. Ellis, III, Lexington
Ms. Jewell Deene Ellis, Danville
Peggy Ellis, Lexington
Dick & Janice Ernst, Frankfort
Douglas Etler, Crescent Springs
Gil & Brenda Fauber, Edgewood
Sherry M. & Joseph W. Feldpausch, Fisherville
Ms. Ellen Ferguson, Lexington
Jean Frazier, Prospect
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frymire, Madisonville
Mr. & Mrs. G. Lamar Gaston, Louisville
Amy Getsee, Lexington
Ron N. Gilbert, Lexington
Eric & Lesli Gilliam, Richmond
G. Dan & Beverly Griffith, Owensboro
Caroline Guthrie, Louisville
Ms. Alma M. Hall, Nashville, Tenn.
Ms. Barbara L. Hall, Danville
Lee Ann Harberson, Lexington
Mr. Wes Harned, Lexington
Nick & Kathleen Harren, Louisville
Paula & Frank Harshaw, Louisville
Matthew Hartlage, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hatcher, Albany, Ga.
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Hathaway, Lexington
Robert Helton, Corbin
Terry Herrington, Cynthiana
Mimi & Marshall Heuser, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Hibbard, Richmond
Darryl Hill, Berea
Mr. Henry Hinkle, Paris
Thomas S. & Lisa E. Hinkle, Paris
Gordy Hoagland, Lexington
Mr. Roger Gene Hoffman, Louisville
Randall Holley, Cadiz
John Hollon, Nicholasville
Mr. & Mrs. William Holton, IV, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. W. James Host, Lexington
Ms. Lora Suttles Hutchinson, Staffordsville
Ron & Judith Isaacs, Lexington
Brett & Emma Ison, Nicholasville
Elizabeth Iversen, Mount Juliet, Tenn.
Joshua Jaggers, Mason, Ohio
Brian Johnson, Lexington
Cody Johnson, Pikeville
Phyllis Johnson, Ashland
Thad & Angela Johnson, Lexington
Larry & Debbie Jones, Lexington
Lillian & Stephen Jones, Lexington
William J. & Theresa Jones, Paducah
Vickie Kane, Evansville, Ind.
Steve Kaufling, Louisville
Mr. Ben C. Kaufmann & Ms. Janet Zusman, Lexington
Houston Keach & Lowry IgleheartKeach, Henderson
Mr. Roger Kehrt, Lexington
Mr. Warren Keller & Ms. Annie Rosenberg, Versailles
Tina Kerr-Kahl, Louisville
William & Marcia Kight, Goshen
Mr. Jim Kimmel, Louisville
Ms. Bonnie M. Koblitz, Kevil
David Kramer, Crestview Hills
Kathleen & Dale Lancaster, Georgetown
Ethan Leach, Charlestown, Ind.
Carol Jean Ledington, Louisville
The Northern Kentucky Fund Board’s 16th annual Martinis & Mistletoe honored Kim and Sarah Patton (front left). Clockwise from back left: KET’s Michele Ripley welcomed previous honorees Jane and John Domaschko (center), Phyllis and Jack Moreland (right), and Laura and Joe Chillo (front right).
Blair Lee, Lexington
Lauren Leonhardt, Louisville
Theo Leverenz, Georgetown
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lynch, Louisville
Zonia Maguire, Louisville
Catherine Mains
Jack & Patricia Marcum, Louisville
Ms. Sharon Marcum, Lexington
Lucas McAvoy, Lexington
Justin & Carrie McElfresh, Nicholasville
Dr. & Mrs. Monte McElfresh, California
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Means, Louisville
Mrs. Betty Messenger, Danville
Victoria Meyer, Lexington
Wendel Meyer & Ann Stevenson, Louisville
Mr. Harry Scott Davis, Jr., La Grange
John Paul & Judy Miller, Lexington
Jennifer A. Moore, Louisville
Ms. Penelope T. Morton, Louisville
David A. Moss, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Murphy, Georgetown
Virginia F. Murphy, Lexington
Elisabeth Zwickenpflug-Myers & Howard Myers, Lexington
Mrs. Laura Neal, Catlettsburg
Russell Newton, Lexington
Genevie Osborn, Lexington
Jerry & Sara Page, Paducah
Michael Paradis, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Parkinson, Louisville
Beth Parks, Lexington
Ms. Marie L. Piekarski, Lexington
Mr. Chip Polston, Louisville
Hilma & John G. Prather, Somerset
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Ratterman, Prospect
Dr. & Mrs. John & Betty Whitlock
Reesor, Lexington
Mary Reisert, Prospect
Mr. Robert E. Rich, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Michele Ripley, Lexington
Mrs. William Robbins, Lexington
Lee Robinette, Wilmore
Mrs. Martha Rodes, Masonic Home
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall, Louisville
Rhonda Rutledge, Louisville
Davanna & Peter Saari, Fleetwood, N.C.
Dr. John H. Saunders, Lexington
Laurie Scarborough, Louisville
Dr. Greg Schmieder, Louisville
Laura Schweitzer, Nicholasville
Sheets Bookkeeping Inc., West Liberty
Randy A. Shelley, Nicholasville
Joe Shriver, Villa Hills
Bryan Smith, Lexington
Vernon M. & Peggy T. Smith, Louisville
Jeremy R. & Kurt A. Snyder, Harrodsburg
South Central RTC, Glasgow
Brett Spear & Martha Peterson, Lexington
Marian Spencer, Frankfort
Ms. Susan Staugas, Louisville
Joe Stennis, Louisville
Mr. Bill Straus, Lexington
Mrs. Lindy B. Street, Louisville
Bill, Judi, Patrick & Andrea Strong, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Survant, Lexington
June C. Talbert, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. Darryl & Diann Terry, Winchester
Peter & Susan Thurman, Louisville
Joe & Terry Tolan, Louisville
Chris Tyler, Lexington
Alan Usher, Louisville
Mr. & Mrs. Chris & Linda Valentine, Louisville
Mr. John B. Van Meter, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. & Mrs. Elvis Vaughn, Louisville
Scott & Roberta Veazey, Louisville
Elizabeth & David Wachtel, Lexington
Marcia & Mark Wade, Lexington
Roy & Erin Wagner, Winchester
Alex & Jayne Waldrop, Cadiz
Chuck & Donna Walter, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. William Ward, Lexington
Dr. J. Sloan Warner, Jr., Lexington
Tom & Amy Watts, Lexington
Dr. David B. Webster & Dr. Connie Gayle
White, Frankfort
Mrs. Jane Feltus Welch, Prospect
Mr. John Wells & Ms. Tonja Aaron-Wells
Susan Westrom, Lexington
Brooke Wheatley, Lexington
Jill Wilson, Lexington
Kelly Wilson, Lexington
Dr. M.A. & Portia Winchester, Lexington
Mr. Tony Wise, Georgetown
William W. & Mary Witt, Lexington
Ms. Gina Wright, Coldiron
CORNERSTONE SOCIETY
$1,000-$1,499
Anonymous
Barry Alberts & Allison Harper, Louisville
Dr. Gary & Mrs. Martha Anderson, Lexington
Mr. Larry Atwood, New Albany, Ind.
Bob & Laura Babbage, Lexington
Mr. Charles Backstrom, Owensboro
Melinda Baker, Great Barrington, Mass.
Mr. William C. & Mrs. Julie Ballard, Louisville
Dale & Rita Barlow, Berea
Karen Barnes, Lexington
Mary Sue Becker, Louisville
Shirley Bedard, Louisville
Susan Bentley, Louisville
Mrs. Rosemary Bilz, Crestview Hills
Ms. Cecile Blau, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Ms. Joellen Blount, Lexington
Susan & Kevin Borders, Louisville
William & Linda Bowman, Louisville
Jane F. Brake, Ph.D., Frankfort
Mr. & Mrs. George Branch, Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Breckner, La Grange
Stephen Bright, Lexington
Clif Brown, West Chester, Ohio
Mr. Robert Brown, Crestwood
Mr. Robert J. Brown & Mrs. Virginia Brown, La Grange
Tina & Herb Brown, Woodburn
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bulleit, Lexington
Ms. Lorna Bell Bundy-Jones, Lexington
Dr. Bruce E. Burton & Mrs. Joan H. Burton, Corydon, Ind.
Mr. Robert H. Carnighan, Goshen
Scott Carothers, Louisville
Diane Carrico, Louisville
Scott Catlett, Louisville
Ms. Billie Jo Caudill, Blackey
Steve & Sissy Cawood, Pineville
Charles & Doris Cella, Murray
Mr. Eric Christianson, Lexington
William Coblin, Frankfort
Drs. Larry & Christine Cook, Louisville
Mrs. Jill Cooper, Louisville
Michael & Miriam Crews, Georgetown
Mr. George & Mrs. Sandy Creznic, Prospect
David & Jennifer Cross, Albany
Ken & Kim Cruce
Ms. Ann C. Davis, Eastwood
Mr. Jerry Delaney, Lexington
Ms. Marie Dever, Louisville
Ms. Wanda L. Dodson, Monticello
W. G. & Jane Donovan, Prospect
The Louisville Fund Board celebrated the mission and impact of KET at its 26th annual fundraiser, February Fanfare.
Ms. Rose Mary Dow, Lexington
Suzanne Dunne, Louisville
Frances Burke Earley, Louisville
Nancy Edge, Georgetown
Tawana Edwards, Prospect
Mrs. B. Bramblett Elam, Frankfort
Richard & Lisa Ernst, Cincinnati, Ohio
Carson & Janet Evans, Lexington
Kyle & Lyann Fannin, Versailles
Adra Fisher, Winchester
Anita Fleenor-Ford, Paducah
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Forester, Lexington
Janet Franklyn, Bardstown
Dona Freyburg, Lexington
Vincenzo & Pat Gabriele, Louisville
Mr. Bill Gee, Lexington
Drs. Jacqueline & Paul Gerard, Elizabethtown
Becky Gift, Lexington
Bob & Kay Glass, Crestwood
Ms. Sherry Golightly, Paducah
Mrs. Mary Louise Gorman, Louisville
Hart Graves, Lexington
John & Mary Moss Greenebaum, Louisville
Mr. Dillard Griffin, Nicholasville
Diane Weber-Hampson, Harrison, Ohio
Hal Hancock, Lexington
Kenneth S. & Judy Handmaker, Goshen
Wendy & Fred Hansen, Lexington
George Hernandez, Lexington
Ms. Jean Herp, Louisville
Ordelle Hill & Helen Bennett, Richmond
Susan Holland, Cobden, Ill.
Ms. Terry Holmes, Lexington
David Holton, Louisville
Mr. Mike Hulett, Frankfort
Mr. John Brian Humbert, Clarksville, Ind.
Ellen Hurt, Louisville
Kenneth R. James, London
Danny & Barbara Jeffries, Liberty
Paul & Nancy Johnson, California
David A. Jones Jr. & Mary Gwen Wheeler, Louisville
Frances Jones, Louisville
Mark & Peggy Jones, French Lick, Ind.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Jones, Borden, Ind.
Anne Joseph, Louisville
Beth J. Jurek, Frankfort
Sarah & Paul Keith, Smithfield
Ms. Callie C. Keller, Lexington
Ms. Jan Kempf, Louisville
Ken & Jane Kerns, Lexington
Patricia King, Louisville
Ms. Emily Kirchdorfer, Louisville
Kathlyn Kirk, Louisville
Ms. Julia P. Kring, Frankfort
Robert & Stephanie Lee, Hebron
Mr. Willis Lee, Frankfort
Ms. Judith Lesher, Elizabethtown
Dr. Jutta Kausch Liddle, Winchester
Steven & Judy Lippmann, Louisville
Mike & Ginny Longnecker, Maineville, Ohio
Lynn Luther, Louisville
Kathryn Lyon, Lexington
Phyllis Macadam, Lexington
Jennifer Manninen, Negaunee, Mich.
Dr. Christian Marcum, D.O., Pikeville
Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation, Owensboro
Mrs. Kathleen Laurin-Martin & Dr. Joseph Martin, Park Hills
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Martin, Lawrenceburg
Bill & Sandy Martz, Crestwood
Ann Matheny, Middlesboro
Phil & Sandy McCauley, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Carrie & John McCoy, Burlington
Ms. Donna McCoy, Louisville
Dr. Martha McCoy, Louisville
Margot D. McCullers, Lexington
Mrs. Lupe & the late Dr. Gary McMillan, Paducah
Sam & Bonnie McNeely, Murray
Lindy Melvin, Hardyville
Ms. Ellen Mihan, Louisville
Greg & Mechelle Mitchell, Nicholasville
David Mooneyhan, Shelbyville
Kathy Mounce, Prospect
Sally Mulholland, Lawrenceburg
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Murphy, Louisville
Ms. Cheri Mutersbaugh, Richmond
Donald & Donna Nabors, Nicholasville
J.R. & Glenda Neely, Louisville
Valerie Newell & Tim Smith, Covington
Tara & John Olash, Louisville
Meredith Parsons, Lexington
The Honorable & Mrs. Paul E. Patton, Pikeville
Mr. David & Mrs. Penny Pearson, Louisville
Mrs. Christine Pendleton, Corydon, Ind.
Kathryn Penkava, Evansville, Ind.
Jessica Pennington, Frankfort
Mr. Eric Penniston, Murray
Mr. James H. & Mrs. Julia B. Perry, Morehead
Ms. Sharon Pfister, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Mr. Gregory Pilotte, Louisville
Brenda Price, Louisville
Richard & Connie Proudfoot, Morehead
Dr. David Quast, Edgewood
James & Jane Redmon, Louisville
Ms. Marcia Risk, Lexington
Cheryl Roberts, Louisville
Mr. David & Mrs. Linda Roberts, Louisville
Ms. Kathy Robinson, Edgewood
Bradley & Mary Robson, Frankfort
Jacqueline Rosky, Louisville
James & Sharon Rouse, Versailles
Jane Rowady, Lexington
Dr. Tamara L. Sanderson, Lexington
Stephen Sautel, Louisville
Judith & Larry Schad, Greenville, Ind.
Betsy & Marvin Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio
Leann & Gerald Scott, Henderson
Rachel Seifert, Versailles
Mr. Fithian M. Shaw, Jr., Louisville
Mr. Charles Siemen, Lexington
Mr. James Simpson, New Albany, Ind.
Ms. Marian Moore Sims, Lexington
Patricia Sisloff, New Albany, Ind.
Dwight Smith, Walton
Mr. & Mrs. William Smith, Bardstown
Mr. Vertner Smith & Ms. Barbara West, Louisville
Lucile Spillman, Louisville
Burl Spurlock, Prestonsburg
Susan Steinkamp, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Judy L. Stewart, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Doris N. Stilwell, Versailles
Mark Strong, Lexington
Ms. Muffy D. Stuart, Lexington
Mr. & Mrs. William Sutton, Richmond
Richard & Jeanne-Marie Tapke, Fort Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Tarter, Danville
Nancy & William Thames, Richmond
Bruce Thomason, Shepherdsville
Raymond Thorpe, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Richard & Margaret Trimble, Murray
Susan C. Trock, Berea
Mr. Robert Uhl & Ms. Arlette McDaniel, Louisville
Mr. George Van Meter, Jr., Lexington
Daniel & Julie Vanderpoel, Pewee Valley
Ms. Mary J. Votruba, Lexington
Dan Ward, Crestwood
Sally Ward, Fulton
Former Mayor Jerry and Madeline Abramson (right), pictured with Mayor Craig and Rachel Greenberg, served as honorary chairs of the Louisville gala February Fanfare, a Winter Wonderland
Dr. Jeremy Warner, Lexington
Dr. & Mrs. David A. Watkins, Henderson
Mr. Linwood Watson & Ms. Charlton
Ward, Louisville
Kathryn Weinrich, Cincinnati, Ohio
Thomas Whitfield, Lexington
Mike Whitley, Lexington
Ms. Beth Wilkerson, Pewee Valley
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Wilson, Lexington
David & Joan Winkler, Louisville
Jane Woellner, Danville
Marguerite E. Wordell, Frankfort
Melanie Wrensch, Columbia
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Sara Wynkoop, Louisville
Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation
The late Mr. H. Mac Zachem, Lexington
Donald & Christine Zalewa, Georgetown, Ind.
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION
PROGRAM & EVENT SPONSORS; CAPITAL GRANTORS
$100,000+
James Graham Brown Foundation, Inc.
Kentucky Lottery
Kentucky State Parks
$25,000-$99,999
Alltech
Brown-Forman Corporation
Central Bank & Trust Co.
CHI Saint Joseph Health
The Gheens Foundation
Harp Enterprises/R. Baird Properties LLC
Kentucky Center for African American
Heritage
Kentucky Farm Bureau
LifeWorks at WKU
Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College
Owensboro Health
Toyota Kentucky
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Baird
Clay Ingels Company
Club Blue NIL
Corporex
Fred Rogers Productions
Gray
Keller Williams Realty
Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea
Kentucky Blood Center
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky Education Association
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Propane Education Research Council
Kentucky Thoroughbred Association
KHEAA / KHESLC
Lincoln Hills - Cardon & Associates
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitor Bureau
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Schiffman’s Jewelers
UK HealthCare
WellCare of Kentucky
Wiebold Studio
Willett Distillery
$5,000-$9,999
Alliance Resource Partners
Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky
Bakhaus Family Foundation, Lexington
Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust
BlueOval SK
The Brown Biggins Group at Morgan Stanley
Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
Community Trust Bank
Four Roses Distillery
Frontier Nursing University
Green’s Toyota of Lexington
James Motor Company
Kentucky American Water
Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Kentucky Center for Mathematics
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
Kentucky League of Cities
Kentucky Realtors
Live Nation
Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pikeville Medical Center
Sew-A-Lot
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
The Healing Place
U.S. Bank
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
UK Office of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement
University of Kentucky
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
$2,500-$4,999
46Solutions
AIA Kentucky
Alzheimer’s Association
American Trust Wealth Co.
Ball Homes
Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Cecil’s Heating and Air Conditioning
CSX
Cumberland Valley National Bank
Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PSC
Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation
Dentons
Dinsmore & Shohl
Dressman Benzinger Lavelle
Elevar Design Group
Fifth Third Bank
G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.
Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
Glenview Trust Company
Hardscuffle, Inc.
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co.
JP Morgan Chase
Kentucky African American Heritage Commission
Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives
Kentucky CancerLink
Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Kentucky Medical Association
Kentucky Nurses Association
Kentucky Performing Arts
KLH Engineers, PSC
Kosair for Kids
Louisville Regional Airport Authority
McBrayer, PLLC
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLC
Mental Health America of Kentucky
Messer Construction
Muhammad Ali Center
Northern Kentucky University
Norton Healthcare
Republic Bank & Trust Co.
Republic National Distributing Co. of Kentucky
Riverpark Center
SERVPRO of Lexington
Smart Recycling Management
Somerset Community College
Stantec
Strauss Troy
The Eravest Group at Morgan Stanley
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
From left: Dr. Michael Rankin, Sandy Marting, Fund Board member Melanie Simpson-Conley, Fund Board Chair Nick Nicholson, James Hardymon, Susan Nicholson, and Kelli Barnes enjoyed KET’s 37th annual Summer Celebration.
In memory of Craig Roach
Lisa Blair
Amanda Featherstone
Kathy Helm
Denise Howard
Warren Roberts
Stan Settle
Matthew Shropshire
Jennifer Vititoe
Lori Travis
In memory of Keith A. Sansone
Jakye Little
Stacey Mohler
Danette Warner
Evelyn Kennedy Ambrose, in mem. of Col. James Thomas Lee
Pamela Brandt, in mem. of Kent Brandt
Lauren Brown, in mem. of Al Smith
Robin Buntain, in mem. of Robert Buntain
Sam S. Cosby, in mem. of Bud Arnold
Jessica Cummins, in mem. of Deborah Cummins
Mary Currens, in mem. of Geraldine H Currens
Judy Dawahare, in mem. of Georgia Lynch
Elizabeth Doyle, in mem. of Kathy Wilson
Katelyn Evans, in mem. of Donald Shultz
Freeda Flynn, in mem. of Michael Snider
Cheryl Gallus, in mem. of Thomas C. Andrulonis
Melinda & Michael Garrett, in mem. of Bob Scott
Bridgett Gathof, in mem. of James & Maura Hayes
John & Sally Click Gorman, in mem. of Hank Batts
Sonja Gray, in mem. of Roland Taylor
Ms. Lynette Guzzino, in mem. of Jordan McFaull
Kimberly Hamilton, in mem. of Everett Hamilton
Jane Hlad, in mem. of Betty Pogue
Crystal Hoffman, in mem. of Elizabeth Hoffman
Peggy Jenkins, in mem. of Effie Spencer
Julia Kannapel, in mem. of Wayne Thomas Mattingly
Jeffrey Kersten, in mem. of Ann Cheevers
Lisa Kinkade, in mem. of BJ Kinkade
Christopher Krieg, in mem. of Mary Lou Krieg
Mary Lamkin, in mem. of Polly Lamkin
Wanda Lay & Wilma Lay Linton, in mem. of Jewell Gayton Lay
Peg Lyons, in mem. of Sean & Patrick Lyons
Austin McConville, in mem. of Anne & Barney McConville
Sharen Meyer, in mem. of Arelia Gannon
Richard Miller, in mem. of Jon McBride
Hannah Neff, in mem. of Jeff Neff
Vicki Newell, in mem. of Robert Newell
Richard Paxton, in mem. of Peggy Paxton
Lisa Pearson, in mem. of Victor Pearson
Sharon Deluca Raque, in mem. of Benita Fulkerson
Stephen Rhodes, in mem. of Thomas D Johnston
Wanda Riddle, in mem. of Hasty Wilson Riddle
Jennifer Rider, in mem. of Jim Rogers
Susan Riney & Tom Clark, in mem. of Robert “Bob” Hardesty
Anna L. Runions, in mem. of Charles Runions
Susan Sears, in mem. of Summer Sears
Bailey Shields, in mem. of Done Jones
Mr. Charles E. Smalley, in mem. of Laura Smalley
Doreen Taylor, in mem. of Bryce Taylor
Johanna Thomas, in mem. of Lynda M Thomas
Betty Ueding, in mem. of John Ueding
Glenn Womack, in mem. of Delores Womack
Connie Workman, in mem. of Judith Ison
Sue Ann Wulf, in mem. of Mary L Mitchell
Judith Yancy, in mem. of Thom Yancy
LEGACY CIRCLE
John C. Bobzien Trust
E. Ruth Braeutigam Charitable Trust
Estate of Glenda Bussell
Estate of Robert Lee Caruthers
Estate of Walter Gaskins
Estate of Charles Holland
Estate of Amey Hugg
Estate of Samuel G. Jenkins Jr.
Estate of James Webster Lowrie
Estate of Barbara O’Connor
Estate of Jack Posey
Estate of Ann D. Sturgill
Estate of Bruce Wolfschlag
KET marked the official opening of its new home in Louisville with a public open house. Community neighbors and partners including (from left) Crit Luallen, Lois Mateus, and Hilma Prather were invited to tour the facility and studio.
Martha Clark (left) and Dan Griffith (center) welcomed KET’s Shae Hopkins (right) along with the Kentucky Edition team to Owensboro.
Renee Shaw (center) joined Carter Hancock (left) and Martha Helen Smith (right), the family of long-time Comment on Kentucky host, the late Al Smith, at the program’s 50th anniversary celebration.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
provided
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations;
Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and
following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
