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Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Chair: Dan Griffith, Owensboro • Vice Chair: Robert M. Beck, Lexington • Secretary: Kevin Weaver, Lexington • Executive Committee at Large: Karyn Hoover, Jamestown; and Leah Adkins, Catlettsburg • 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 • Kathy Bodine, Murray (Friends of KET representative) • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer) Friends of KET Executive Committee President: Jeff Tate, Irvine • President-Elect: Kathy Bodine, Murray • Secretary: Jamie Collins, Lebanon • Vice Presidents: A. Dale Josey, Louisville; Elizabeth Griffith Mudd, Benton; Rebecca Rose, Morgantown; Marian Moore Sims, Lexington • Past President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville 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 • Lora Hutchison, Paintsville • 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 • Vice Chair: Toni Clem • Tonja Aaron-Wells • John Bevington • Lucy Dalton • Charles W. Dobbins, Jr. • Sherry M. Feldpausch • Will Hobson • Barbara Juckett • Steve Kerrick • Mary Littrell • Diane Medley • Lindsay Moremen • Becky Shaw • Mary Hilliard Wilson Northern Kentucky Regional Fund Board Chair: Jim Uebel • Vice Chair: Trey Grayson • Ben D. Barlage • Carol Beirne • Laura Chillo • Fernando Figueroa • Eric Gentry • Ned Kelly • Sarah Clay Leyshock • Ashley Norton • Kimberly D. Patton • Sarah Patton • Robert Rich • Ryan Salzman • Jeanne Schroer • Cathy Stickels • Janice Way • Emily Wherle VISIONS/ Volume XLVIX, 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: Taylor Hunt • Contributing Staff: Lauren Bennett, Mollie Eblen, Nancy Howard • Design/Production: Karen Billings, Sam Cooper, Amy Crittenden, Justin Stewart • Director of Brand & Design: Missy Upton • Senior Director, Marketing and Communications: Todd Piccirilli
TODAY’S KET We often say no one covers Kentucky like KET. It not only speaks to our unwavering commitment to those we serve, but to what motivates us every day. You can see from the variety of Kentucky-focused programs highlighted this month that Kentucky is in all that we do. A new season of Kentucky Life brings viewers more of the fascinating stories behind what makes this place so special. And Inside Louisville continues its new season taking a deeper dive into the state’s largest city. Dr. Wayne Tuckson helps make complex health problems affecting Kentuckians easy to understand as a new season of Kentucky Health premieres. And speaking of complex, our annual special helping parents and students navigate the complicated path to paying for college also airs this month. As we approach another election next month, our candidate conversations and other programs and resources will help Kentucky voters make informed decisions, while all of our public affairs programming helps shed light on the issues shaping our Commonwealth – always in an informative and civil way. We appreciate your support that helps make KET programs and productions possible – thank you! Sincerely,
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hen teachers and 38,000 history Sauer says a challenge that educators face is buffs around the world are relying time. Often, she explains, teachers only have a on you for educational programs few days to teach the entirety of the American and resources, an assist from a Revolution. trusted partner can be crucial. That is why KET’s quality Just ask Rae Ann Sauer, Director educational tools are so of Education and Outreach for important. Sauer says one of the National Society of the Sons the tools that has been useful of the American Revolution. for teaching U.S. history is This summer, KET PBS LearningMedia’s Mission collaborated with NSSAR to US, which engages young host one of KET Education’s learners in American history Summer PD Days. Hosted through interactive narrative in exciting locations across games. Kentucky, these events connect Sauer also had the K-12 educators with primary opportunity to create digital Rae Ann Sauer source-based activities and professional development interactive workshops. materials with KET Education The final workshop of the summer was held this summer. “We were fortunate to go down to in the NSSAR Education Center and Museum, the KET studios dressed in 18th century attire, which is currently under construction to and we brought what we call our Patriot Chest, bring immersive American history exhibits to which is a traveling trunk that has all kinds Louisville’s Main Street. Sauer says, “At the of materials,” she explained. The lesson was core of both SAR and KET is education. We uploaded to KET’s website to benefit educators both have the goal of wanting to create a more who were unable to attend the in-person informed citizenry.” sessions. “We are super lucky to have KET Anchored by the America250 milestone, because it reaches everyone,” she says. “The the professional development workshops SAR and KET work to get information and prioritized civics and history instruction. When education out to those that may not have access it comes to teaching early American history, to it.”
We are super lucky to have KET because it reaches everyone.
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COVER STORY
A NEW SEASON OF
KENTUCKY LIFE Since 1995, Kentucky Life has shared stories that capture the spirit of the Commonwealth. As the program enters its 32nd season, Chip Polston returns to take viewers on a journey through the people, places and traditions that help make Kentucky a place unlike any other.
This season, Kentucky Life celebrates the 50th anniversary of Kentucky’s State Nature Preserves by exploring the people and places dedicated to protecting our natural heritage. From tornado recovery efforts to groundbreaking insect research, we are excited to share the importance of conservation across Kentucky.
KET Saturdays, beginning Oct. 3 • 8/7 pm
Relive your favorite Kentucky adventures at KET.org/KentuckyLife, where you’ll find full episodes from the last 31 seasons.
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Fireflies are a symbol of Kentucky summers, but many species are disappearing. In the Season 32 premiere, tag along as Chip meets the people working to protect them. KET Saturday, Oct. 3 • 8/7 pm
A group of Kentucky potters bring new life to an Anagama kiln that has sat unused for decades, displaying the dedication behind this centuries-old art form. KET Saturday, Oct. 10 • 8/7 pm
In Pulaski County, scientists are fighting to save fragile plants in a nature preserve decimated by an EF4 tornado. KET Saturday, Oct. 17 • 8/7 pm
Meet the first American to win the World Stone Skimming Championship, a Kentuckian whose passion for a simple pastime carried him to victory in Scotland. KET Saturday, Oct. 24 • 8/7 pm
Explore Kentucky’s role in the Underground Railroad and the courageous individuals who helped enslaved people on their journey to freedom. KET Saturday, Oct. 31 • 8/7 pm
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DISCOVER MORE KENTUCKY STORIES, VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES No one connects Kentucky like KET, and we are honored to share these stories with you.
KENTUCKY ORIGINS
Learn the stories behind the people, places and ideas that shaped our Commonwealth. Kentucky Origins is a digital-first series that shares short, engaging stories revealing key turning points and unique chapters in Kentucky’s 250-year history.
Watch online at KET.org/Kentucky-Origins Find even more great content at YouTube.com/KETVideos. The Kentucky Origins online video series is funded in part by the Kentucky Historical Society and the America250KY Commission. For more information, see history.ky.gov.
KENTUCKY HEALTH
Kentucky Health returns for season 22 on October 4. Wayne Tuckson, M.D. a retired Louisville surgeon, sits down with experts from around the state to discuss health topics affecting Kentuckians.
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INSIDE LOUISVILLE
Host Kelsey Starks explores the people and places that make Kentucky’s largest city so vibrant. Meet the changemakers and visionaries shaping Louisville. This season, go inside Churchill Downs to learn how the track honors its roots and gives back to the community. Plus, explore the Dot Experience at the American Printing House for the Blind, the world’s first inclusive attraction.
KET Sundays • noon/11 am INSIDE LOUISVILLE PODCAST
Love Inside Louisville? Now you can listen, too! Hosts Kelsey Starks and Christie Dutton take a deeper dive into Louisville’s past and present, sharing the stories, people and moments that make the Derby City one of a kind.
Available on all major platforms.
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American Masters: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Nature: Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure
KET Tuesday, Oct. 6 • 9/8 pm
KET Wednesday, Oct. 14 • 8/7 pm
Filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez was a founding figure of the Chicano Movement. His legacy includes the play Zoot Suit, the Richie Valens biopic La Bamba and the theatre company El Teatro Campesino.
This crossover special follows Elmo and the Sesame Street gang on a safari. After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to a Kenyan sanctuary to meet the baby elephant.
18 Professor T KET Sundays, beginning Oct. 18 • 7/6 pm KET2 Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 20 • 8/7 pm Season five returns with eccentric Professor Jasper Tempest, who is pulled out of his obsession with cleanliness, structure and order to help the police solve baffling crimes.
23 Great Performances: Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours KET Friday, Oct. 23 • 9/8 pm From Nashville, diverse talents gather to pay tribute to country star Tammy Wynette. Introduced by Wynette and George Jones’ daughter, the concert features Wynonna Judd, Gretchen Wilson, K.T. Tunstall and more. KET.org
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8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow Vintage First Finds, Hour 2 Vintage finds from the first season include a Gibson style H-2 mandola, a Tiffany Studios Daffodil lamp and an 1852 Lincoln manuscript. 9/8 pm Voces: Omara - Cuba’s Legendary Diva Cuban singer Omara Portuondo’s life, from the stages of Havana’s nightclubs to her worldwide fame as part of the Buena Vista Social Club.
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9/8 pm Hispanic Heritage Awards The Hispanic Heritage Awards celebrates five individuals and organizations whose contributions have made a significant impact on Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States and abroad. The program will feature short biographical documentaries highlighting each honoree’s achievements, along with musical performances by prominent Hispanic and Latino artists. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Invasion of the Body Snatchers San Francisco workers race to stop an invasion of body-snatching aliens. Starring Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum (1978).
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8/7 pm Kentucky Life Chasing Kentucky’s Earthbound Stars, 50 Years of Kentucky’s Nature Preserves, A Leader’s Legacy: From Kentucky to the Movement Beneath the nostalgic
glow of lightning bugs lies a critical scientific story - they hold a key to our ecological health; celebrate Kentucky’s natural beauty spanning 50 years of the state’s nature preserves; and explore the life and legacy of Whitney Young Jr., the influential civil rights leader who championed job creation and advised U.S. presidents.
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8/7 pm The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece Season 3, Episode Five: An Appetite for Murder, Part One Judith, Suzie and Becks use odd methods to help DI Malik solve high-profile murders. 8/7 pm Native America From Caves to Cosmos Who were America’s First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon and waves off California’s coast. 9/8 pm 1 Marble Hall Murders on Masterpiece Season 1, Episode Five Susan desperately tries to find the real murderer as tension ratchets up and threats are made.
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9/8 pm Will AI Take My Job? As AI develops rapidly – and claims grow that it can outperform people at most tasks - this film undertakes a bold, unique experiment to test whether those claims are true. Four professionals compete in a series of identical tasks against their AI counterparts. 10/9 pm Independent Lens My Omaha Filmmaker Nick Beaulieu explores his hometown’s racial justice
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movement while trying to reconnect with his terminally ill, conservative father.
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8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Tragedy + Time = Comedy Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader explore the tragedies and triumphs in their families. 10:30/9:30 pm Swamp Buggy Fever! Explore the history and culture of swamp buggy racing in Naples, Florida, featuring iconic drivers and historic race highlights.
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9/8 pm NOVA Space Wars Explore the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites. Learn why the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is crowding Earth’s orbits and what can be done to protect them. 10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead Cleopatra’s Last Temple A French explorer makes an unprecedented discovery in Alexandria’s harbor that could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
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9/8 pm Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson The documentary chronicles Jack Nicholson’s remarkable film career spanning over 50 years. 9/8 pm Movie Classics The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) Sherlock Holmes pits his intellect against a hellish hound terrorizing the Baskerville heirs. Starring Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Francis De Wolff and Christopher Lee (1959). 10:30/9:30 pm FILMS BYKIDS Beekeeper A Kentucky teen talks about how bees have taught him about cooperation, community and emotional well-being.
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8/7 pm Kentucky Life Dragon Fire I, A Frontier Champion, Art of the Press Dedicated potters revive a kiln that had been dormant for decades; explore the story of American frontiersman Simon Kenton, who guided pioneers through Limestone – now Maysville, Kentucky – on the Ohio River; and passionate artisans preserve a centuries-old tradition by printing Kentucky literature entirely by hand. A 2026 KET production. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Gaslight Paula fears for her sanity as her husband manipulates her in their haunted home. Starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer (1944).
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get their unconventional crime-solving methods on track? 9/8 pm Marble Hall Murders on Masterpiece – Season 1, Episode Six Blakeney finishes the book to solve Eliot’s murder. Susan and Pund find surprises and happy endings.
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9/8 pm Paying for College 2027: Education Matters College can be expensive, but few families will pay the full sticker price for tuition. Host Kelsey Starks and a panel of experts explain the true cost of college, outline financial aid options and share ways families can start cutting costs early. 10/9 pm Multiple Choice The film follows a school district’s transformative approach to careerbased learning, where college prep and real-world experience combine to help students discover in-demand skills and connect to meaningful careers.
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8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Visionaries Discover how the ancestors of business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry took audacious risks to create opportunities.
online, Elmo and the Sesame Street gang go on an African safari, traveling to Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to meet the elephant and the keepers who care for her. 9/8 pm NOVA Evolution: Brain Power Learn how the human brain, and those of clever animals like the dolphin, evolved over time.
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10/9 pm International Jazz Day from Morocco Host Jeremy Irons welcomes famous musicians to the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Tangier, Morocco, featuring Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more.
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9/8 pm Stephen King, A Necessary Evil Explore the career of Stephen King, one of the world’s most successful and bestselling authors. The film features rarely seen interviews with King and clips from some of his most famous works. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Eye of the Needle A ruthless Nazi spy with D-Day secrets falls for a lonely woman while stranded on an island off the coast of Scotland. Starring Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove (1981).
9/8 pm American Experience Jesse James With a life steeped in violence and bloodshed, Jesse James robbed the poor and rich alike, though 10/9 pm Voces - Paquito his victims were almost always unarmed. D’Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall Follow the extraordinary journey of jazz legend 14 WEDNESDAY Paquito D’Rivera from child prodigy to 8/7 pm Nature Sesame Street multiple Grammy winner. and the Great Elephant Adventure After adopting an orphaned elephant NOVA – Evolution: Brain Power
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OCTOBER 17-24 HIGHLIGHTS 17 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Nature Destroying Nature, Miss Kentucky, Lavender in the Bluegrass, Navy Week Scientists work to save tornado-damaged plants in a nature preserve; the Miss Kentucky Pageant and the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization work to empower Kentucky women; Woodstock Lavender Co. in Pulaski County successfully grows lavender in the state’s climate and turns it into a variety of products; and sailors spend a week teaching Kentuckians about the importance of the U.S. Navy. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Arsenic and Old Lace A newlywed discovers a corpse in his eccentric, murderous family’s home on Halloween. Starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane and Raymond Massey (1944).
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9/8 pm Maigret on Masterpiece Season 2, Episode One: The Hanged Man - Part 1 Maigret investigates a young woman’s death, crossing paths with those hiding the truth. 10/9 pm 1 The Gold on Masterpiece – Season 2, Episode One Police uncover a new trail overseas as the proceeds from the stolen gold are laundered through a growing international criminal network.
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8/7 pm Secrets of Great British Castles Dover Castle, Kent, England Dan explores behind the battlements of Dover Castle and descends into an underground lair. There, he discovers how a vast network of tunnels had been used to defend both the castle and the country for centuries.
23 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Great Performances Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and the stage of The Grand Ole Opry, artists pay tribute to Tammy Wynette’s life, legacy and music.
9/8 pm Annie Oakley: American Experience The story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who pulled herself out of the depths of poverty to become known the world over as a symbol of the Wild West.
10:30/9:30 pm American Anthems Soldier on All Fours Jason Johnson’s Project K-9 Hero saves retired military and police dogs from being euthanized. The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter perform a soulful power ballad honoring Jason and his hero dogs.
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8/7 pm Nature Tiger Island, Part I Follow the lives of two tiger moms and see how they are raising their cubs on an island full of threats in the forests of western Nepal. 10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead Raising Lady Liberty Unseen documents and new sources illustrate the story of how France and the United States came together to produce the Statue of Liberty.
22 THURSDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow Vintage First Finds, Hour 5 Discover today’s values for first finds including a 1933 Duck Soup movie poster, an 1867 Carl Haag watercolor and an Edward Gilpin watch.
19 MONDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Cowan Creek Mountain Music School, World Champ Stone Skipper, Harlan Hubbard Experience Visit Cowan Creek Mountain Music School, a place where tradition, community and old-time music come together; meet Jon Jennings, the Kentuckian who became the first American crowned World Stone Skimming Champion; and learn how Kentucky Hall of Fame writer Harlan Hubbard shared his lifelong passion of the Ohio River before settling at Payne Hollow, Kentucky. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Invasion of the Body Snatchers San Francisco workers race to stop an invasion of body-snatching aliens. Starring Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum (1978).
10/9 pm A Long Hard Streak Explore the life of outlaw and artist Billy Dean Anderson, who hid in a cave for five years while on the run from the FBI. Secrets of the Dead – Raising Lady Liberty
American Anthems – Soldier on All Fours
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OCTOBER 25-31 HIGHLIGHTS 25 SUNDAY
9/8 pm Maigret on Masterpiece The Hanged Man - Part 2 Although he is injured, Maigret and his team continue investigating Adeline’s past. When they uncover that she was the latest of three violent deaths, Maigret must decide whether to destroy two more lives. 9/8 pm Native America Language Is Life Explore Native languages and learn about the people who save them, from secret recordings to Star Wars films dubbed in Navajo.
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9/8 pm Pioneers of Television Science Fiction This episode uncovers three key sci-fi series: Star Trek, Lost in Space and Twilight Zone. Interviews with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner; the cast of Lost in Space; and an interview with icon Rod Serling.
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8/7 pm Finding Your Roots The Pioneers Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros learn about their pioneering ancestors. 10/9 pm In Pursuit: Lessons of American Leadership The Retro Report brings leadership lessons learned from presidents and first ladies to life, weaving together new voices, archival material and documentary storytelling to honor America’s 250th birthday.
28 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature Tiger Island, Part II In Nepal, the crew uses thermal
cameras to film tigers at night, revealing previously unseen behavior. A new tiger mom must keep her growing cub out of trouble while the returning male “king” of Tiger Island stalks the cubs of another tiger mom. 10/9 pm Secrets of the Dead Field of Vampires The 2022 discovery in Eastern Europe of more than 50 errant burials that indicate a perceived threat of vampirism in the 17th century.
29 THURSDAY
9/8 pm Kentucky to the World The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown The concert event celebrates the significant contributions of Louisville’s African American musicians and entertainers through music, dance and theater – with the release of an accompanying book. Performances include The Jerry Tolson Quartet, Marjorie Marshall, Mark “Big Poppa” Stampley, Artie Wells and the Walnut Street Blues Band, Tyrone Cotton, Tanita Gaines, Sheryl Rouse, Lamont Butler and the Pearls, Christopher “Chris Flow” Forehand, Imani Dance Company, Jerry Newby, Christina Booker, Archie Dale and the Tones of Joy, Jason Clayborn, and In God’s Presence. 10:30/9:30 pm Kentucky by Design: Kentucky Muse The program explores Kentucky’s contributions to The Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project work relief program established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to document what was uniquely American about utilitarian art in this country.
Kentucky to the World – The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown
30 FRIDAY
8/7 pm Doc Martin Season 9, Episode Two: The Shock of the New Martin’s GMC report requires that he pass three refresher courses, starting with phlebotomy; Louisa is focused on her new career as a child and adolescent counselor; much to Bert’s dismay, Al hires Caitlin, and confesses to his accidental proposal. 9/8 pm Great Performances Jimmy Webb: American Songwriter A hit-filled tribute to master songwriter, storyteller, musician and performer Jimmy Webb, whose iconic hits include “Up, Up and Away,” “Wichita Lineman,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston,” “Didn’t We” and “MacArthur Park.”
31 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Stone, Fire, Iron; Harriette Simpson Arnow; Nature’s Classroom at Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve; Underground Railroad Explore how iron furnaces across Kentucky produced metal that helped shape the state and nation; explore the legacy of Pulaski County native Harriette Simpson Arnow, one of America’s important literary voices; visit a Louisville nature preserve that connects people with the natural world through hands-on education; and learn how many Kentuckians, including members of Lexington’s AME Church, sheltered freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad.
Great Performances – Jimmy Webb: American Songwriter
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Carl the Collector
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The Best of The Joy of Painting
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Northern Kentucky families explore their city at KET event On August 15, KET hosted Alma’s Way: Explore Your City in Covington. Held at the Kenton County Public Library, families who attended had a fun day exploring and discovering how their community is connected. Thank you to our community partners in Northern Kentucky for helping to make this inaugural event a success!
New program coming to KET Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures premieres on October 5. The new program follows the Super Readers on an out-of-this-world adventure to protect Reader Valley from Super Villains using their unique literacy powers and gadgets. For KET PBS KIDS channel program listings, visit KET.org/Families.
Greater Louisville Regional Fund Board welcomes member Diane Medley is the newest member to join the Greater Louisville Regional Fund board. She is a CPA who has been active in public accounting since 1981 and founded Waterfront Financial Group after leading major regional growth. Welcome, Diane!
A SUCCESS THANKS TO YOU! Thank you for supporting KET during SummerPledge. Your gift makes possible your favorite programs on KET, including Masterpiece, PBS News Hour, Finding Your Roots and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. We appreciate everyone who donated as well as our generous community partners. 20 VI SI ON S | OC TOB E R 2026
MORE TO EXPLORE Multiple Choice Multiple Choice follows a school district’s transformative approach to career-based learning, where students learn in-demand skills and build meaningful careers. As employment, education and technology evolve, students at the Virginia school build unique and purposeful career paths. KET Monday, Oct. 12 • 10/9 pm
Education Matters: Paying for College 2027 Going to college is expensive, but few families will pay the full sticker price of tuition. Host Kelsey Starks and a panel of experts break down the actual cost of college, the various options for financial aid and how you can start cutting costs early. KET Monday, Oct. 12 • 9/8 pm
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O. LEONARD PRESS SOCIETY $10,000+
FUND FOR EXCELLENCE $5,000-$9,999
Anonymous Mrs. Mira Ball, Lexington Hilary Boone Foundation Inc., Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Steven Breckner, La Grange Ms. Cary Brown & Dr. Steven Epstein, Harrods Creek Donald Doyle, Louisville Anthony & Elaine Duncan, Louisville Ms. Sandra Frazier, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frymire, Madisonville Dr. Mona J. Hagyard, Lexington Mrs. Donna S. Hall, Lexington Sharon D. & Robert O. Harris III Fund, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. J. Cooper Hartley, Lexington Mr. Henry V. Heuser, Jr, Louisville Mrs. Francine Hilb, Louisville Dr. Jeanne Hoch, Berea B.J. Killian Foundation, Owensboro Mr. James B. Klump, Louisville Mrs. Mary L. Lonneman, Burlington The Mansbach Endowment Fund, Ashland Mulhollem Cravens Foundation, Carlisle Stanley A. Murrell & Mary K. Martin, Louisville James & Patricia Newton, Frankfort Ms. Dale Nolan, Prospect Kevin Marie Nuss, Louisville Genevie Osborn, Lexington Michael A Owsley, Bowling Green Mr. Fred Peters, Lexington Charles Ratliff Trust, Cincinnati, Ohio Ms. Katherine E. Schaefer, Lexington Vernon M. & Peggy T. Smith, Louisville Mr. Richard Stephan, Prospect Rev. J. Roy Stiles, Louisville Terry & Sue Strange, Prospect The Stults Foundation, Paoli, Ind. The Sullivan Foundation, Louisville Max and Pam Underwood, Gilbertsville Jane Vergnes, Lexington Orme & Mary Hilliard Wilson, Louisville Mrs. Jean B. Zehnder, Louisville
Dr. Gary & Mrs. Martha Anderson, Lexington Anonymous Mr. George Bailey & Ms. Porter Watkins, Prospect Ms. Flo Barber, Louisville Karen Barnes, Lexington Mr. Dick & Mrs. Sheila Beaven, Henderson Andrea Birkman, Lexington Mrs. Cornelia W. Bonnie, Prospect Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Vicki Brooks, Lexington Ms. Meredith W. Brown, Louisville Mary Jo & George Budig, Fort Mitchell Rodes Campbell, Lexington Mr. David L. Cooper, Louisville Jess & Angela Correll, Stanford Rich Craig, Canton, Ohio Tom & Elaine Crawford, Versailles Mr. Harry Scott Davis, Jr., La Grange Mrs. Elizabeth Deknatel, Simpsonville Charles & Joyce Deuser, Cold Spring Dr. & Mrs. Harvey & Sandra Diamond, Louisville Thomas & Janice Donan, Bardstown Jane Emke, Louisville Mr. John Fowlkes, Lexington Mrs. Virginia G. Fox, Lexington Drs. Jacqueline & Paul Gerard, Elizabethtown Edward & Sandra Gudorf, Louisville Rick & Kim Halbauer, Prospect Chris & Marcia Hermann, Louisville Susan Higdon, Lexington Stephen Hillenmeyer, Lexington Alice & Wade Houston, Prospect Stephen V. Houston, Trotwood the huskKY fund, Versailles Jessee Family Giving Fund, Lexington Bonnie Quantrell Jones, Jupiter, Fla. Lucy Jones, Louisville Joanne Kelleher, Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Jim Kimmel, Louisville Jim Kramer, Crestwood
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Frank C. LaBoone & Christine Stroebel, Lexington Kathleen & Dale Lancaster, Georgetown Ms. Judith Lesher, Elizabethtown Dr. Samuel Matheny, Louisville Mark & Carlisle Mayer, Winchester Ms. Joan McEwen & Mr. Philip Kern, Lexington Cameron L. McNeil, Brooklyn, N.Y. Diane Medley & Prewitt Lane, Louisville Steve Medley & Danny Uhl, Versailles Ms. Kathryn Mershon, Louisville Mr. Stephen M. Meyers, Bellevue Glynn Morgen, Simpsonville Ms. Penelope T. Morton, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. W. Austin Musselman, Jr., Louisville Jim & Katie O’Brien, Lexington Tara & John Olash, Louisville Joanne & Charlie Owen, Louisville Mary K. Oxley Foundation, Tulsa, Okla. Hon. Peggy P. Patterson & Charles E. Patterson, Prospect Mr. & Mrs. John S. Penn, Lexington Pat & Dave Peterson, Goshen Dr. Michael Rankin, Harrodsburg Reed Foundation, Gilbertsville Mrs. Ellen Rieveschl, Covington Ms. Shelby B. Robertson, Louisville Ms. Kathy Robinson, Edgewood Saundra & Dean Rodney, Owensboro Rouse Family Foundation, Lexington Ms. Helen Sady, Berea Peter H. Schlereth, Union Dr. Greg Schmieder, Louisville Paula Schoenhoff, Louisville Mr. Keith Siereveld, Newport Melanie Simpson-Conley, Paris Arthur K. Smith Family Foundation, Frankfort Spiritus Foundation, Louisville Milly Ann & John Stewart Charitable Fund, Frankfort Karen & Lou Strack, Murphysboro, Ill. Mrs. Lindy B. Street, Louisville
Isaac C. Van Meter IV Family Fund, Inc., Lexington Linda Wardell, Louisville Nancye Lee Waterfield, Frankfort Drs. Jane & Leonard Weiner, Louisville John & Vivian Williams, Paducah Mr. & Mrs. James T. Wilson, Somerset Melinda Wilson, Frankfort
$2,500-$4,999 Lisa Adkins, Lexington Anonymous Mrs. Preston Ausbrook, Lexington Barbara Banta, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Edward Barr, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. James L. Beck, Madisonville Susan Bentley, Louisville Phillip & Linda Bisbee, Versailles Ms. Cecile Blau, Jeffersonville, Ind. Dr. Debra Brashear, Lexington Karen D. Brashear, Central City Mr. Ben Breslin, Maysville Mr. Chris Brooker & Mrs. Valerie Brooker, Louisville Bruce & Joan Burton, Corydon Patrick Callahan, Park City, Ill. Charles B. & Sharon Chrisman, Jr., Lexington Mr. Walter Clare, Frankfort Jim & Mary V. Clarke, Maysville Mr. & Mrs. William R. Clem, Lexington Roger & Patricia Cole, Fort Mitchell Kip & Ellen Cornett, Lexington Drs. Timothy & Julia Costich, Lexington Jeanette Coufal, Lexington Gene & Jean Cravens, Lexington Michael & Miriam Crews, Georgetown David & Jennifer Cross, Albany Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Dean, Lexington Larry & Martha Deener, Lexington Ms. Marie Dever, Louisville Anne Dill, Taylorsville Cameron Dingle, Lexington David & Janet Doss, Lexington Andrew Dull, Lawrenceburg Ann Todd Dupree, Lexington Brenda K. Edwards, Paducah Dick & Janice Ernst, Frankfort Sherry M. & Joseph W. Feldpausch, Fisherville Ms. Karen Finan, Fort Mitchell Sioux & Bruce Finney, Versailles Ms. Diana Forbess, Lexington G. Dan & Beverly Griffith, Owensboro Walter & Mary Emily Gross, Harrodsburg Phil Hager, Lexington Roger & Karen Hale, Louisville
Ms. Barbara L. Hall, Danville Hal C. & Gail Harned, Lexington Paula & Frank Harshaw, Louisville Kellie Hart, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hatcher, Lexington Douglas & Kate Hendrickson, Maysville Mimi & Marshall Heuser, Louisville Willis & Constance Hobson, Louisville Allen Holbrook & Forrest Roberts, Owensboro Randall Holley, Cadiz Shae Hopkins, Lexington Mrs. Aubrey C. Hord, Louisville Martha & Arthur Hughes, Masonic Home Lora Suttles Hutchison, Staffordsville The I.H.N. Fund of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc., Ashland Philip & Allison Imber, Louisville William & Barbara Juckett, Louisville Robert & Daun Karolich, Lexington Mr. Steve Kerrick, Louisville Ms. Bonnie M. Koblitz, Kevil Linda Korfhage, Louisville Dr. Steve S. Kraman, Lexington Ms. Julia P. Kring, Frankfort Tom & Emily Lawrence, Louisville Zonia Maguire, Louisville Dr. Susan Mann, Louisville Ms. Sharon Marcum, Versailles Mr. & Mrs. Lyman C, Martin, III, Prospect Richard W. & Frances Martin, Ashland Mrs. Barbara McGinty, Paducah Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Means, Louisville Regina L. Melton, Sebree Wendel Meyer & Ann Stevenson, Louisville John Paul & Judy Miller, Lexington Richand & Pat Monohan, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Murphy, Georgetown
J.R. & Glenda Neely, Louisville Emler A. & Celeste Neuman, Lexington Lisa Parke, Lexington Allan & Bunny Parnell, Louisville Cynthia Pearsall, Lexington Bob & Caryl Pfeiffer, Versailles Brenda Price, Louisville Martha Rankin, Louisville Dr. & Mrs. John & Betty Whitlock Reesor, Lexington Becky & Reese Reinhold, Lexington Debbie Reynolds, Lexington Ms. Janice Rose, Murray Robert Sathe, Cincinnati, Ohio Dr. John H. Saunders, Lexington Allen & Margie Schubert, Glenview David & Jan Ann Scott, Louisville Kevin Shurn, Elizabethtown Ms. Virginia Sims, Louisville Mr. Vertner Smith & Ms. Barbara West, Louisville Brett Spear & Martha Peterson, Lexington Marian Spencer, Frankfort Ms. Susan Staugas, Louisville Matthew & Jeanie Stiles, Bardstown Sue Story, Vine Grove Mr. Bill Straus, Lexington Ms. Muffy D. Stuart, Lexington Trey & Julie Tapke, Crestview Hills Mr. & Mrs. Chris & Linda Valentine, Louisville Mr. George Van Meter, Jr., Lexington The Honorable Laurance B. Van Meter & Justice Lucy F. Van Meter, Lexington Scott & Roberta Veazey, Louisville V. V. Cooke Foundation, Louisville Louise Wall, Louisville Jenny Wallace, Lexington
At the Louisville Fund Board’s 27th annual February Fanfare fundraiser, KET’s Michele Ripley thanked board member Barbara Juckett, her husband, Bill, and friend John Nation.
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Dr. David B. Webster & Dr. Connie Gayle White, Frankfort Ms. Sandra H. Welch, Alexandria, Va. Steve Wilborn, Lexington Mr. John D. Williams, Lexington Lawrence L. Williams, Louisville
$1,500-$2,499 Eldred Adams, Louisa Barry Alberts & Allison Harper, Louisville Anonymous Ervine Allen, Jackson Charles R. Arterburn, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ausbrook, Lexington Mr. Charles Backstrom, Owensboro Mr. Peter Barrows, Versailles Mr. Archie Bays, Lexington Nora Beck, Princeton Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Beck, Lexington Mr. Michael P. Beeby & Ms. Kathryn D. Thomas, Covington Mrs. Carol Beirne, Covington Michael Bell, Georgetown Ms. Jacquelyn C. Benton, Elizabethtown Gary & Lisa Blank, Hebron David & Cindy Blount, Louisville Ms. Joellen Blount, Lexington Tyler Blount, Louisville Mr. Bo Bocook, Lexington Gail L. Boggs Family Charitable Fund, Cincinnati, Ohio Tyler Bolin, Lexington William & Linda Bowman, Louisville Caroline Bradley, Georgetown Mr. David W. Bratcher, Lexington Ms. Sharon Briggs, Louisville Dr. Katherine Bright & Dr. Daniel Moran, Danville Gail & Gary Broady, Franklin
George & Kathy Brooks, Lexington Aubrey C. Brown, Louisville John & Jennifer Brown, Lexington Kimberly Brown, Lexington Dr. Stuart Brown, Versailles Tina & Herb Brown, Woodburn Ms. Lorna Bell Bundy-Jones, Lexington Mr. Allen Bush & Mrs. Rose Cooper, Louisville Col. (R) Harry Callicotte & Mrs. Marcia Callicotte, Lexington Tim & Anna Cambron, Versailles Cynthia Campbell, Masonic Home Andrew & Kirsten Carey, Lexington Dennis Carrithers, Louisville Carol Carson, Lexington Lexie Centers, Owingsville Katherine L. Chase, Lexington David & Debbie Chervenak, Louisville Ms. Cheryl Clark, Georgetown Joseph Clark, Lexington The Reverend Thomas R. Clark, Bardstown Mrs. Mellanie W. Clayton, Louisville Will Coffman, Lexington John & Carole Cole, Nicholasville Sally M. Coln, Prospect Marcia Cone, Lexington Hannah Conover, Lexington Stephen Cook, Danville Milton Cooper, Louisville Mr. Willard Coots, Lexington Mr. Calvin D. Cranfill, Lexington Alexander & Rebecca Crawford, Lexington Mark Crawford, Versailles AJ & Anisha Cronin, Taylorsville Kennon & Andrea Cull, Louisville Ms. Jo Ann Czekalski & Mr. Jim Stokes,
Honorees Bob and Diane Hoffer, along with their family and colleagues, raised a glass to KET at the Northern Kentucky fund Board’s 17th annual Martinis & Mistletoe.
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Lexington John & Melena Dailey, Lexington Mary Dause, Lexington Mont Dawson, Prospect Sandra & John Deaton, Lexington Mr. Jerry Delaney, Lexington Laurie Diebold, Louisville John S. & Jane Domaschko, Covington Helen H. Donan Charitable Fund, Bardstown Jean Dorton, Lexington Ms. Rose Mary Dow, Lexington Jane Winkler Dyche, London Rev. Thomas Eblen, Lexington Ms. Suzanne Eckerle, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ehrler, Lexington Mrs. B. Bramblett Elam, Frankfort Peggy Ellis, Lexington Mr. Daniel Enlow, Glendale Douglas Etler, Crescent Springs Kyle & Lyann Fannin, Versailles Gil & Brenda Fauber, Edgewood Erica & Blain Faulkner, Lexington William & Ann Fenton, Louisville Ms. Ellen Ferguson, Lexington Ms. Ruth Conley, Staffordsville Steve & Carol Forbes, Frankfort Abe & Sue Fosson, Versailles Dr. & Mrs. Robert Franklin, Bowling Green Mr. & Mrs. G. Lamar Gaston, Louisville Eric & Lesli Gilliam, Richmond Mr. James R. Goodman, Lexington Major General (R) Charles & Mayor Linda Gorton, Lexington Dr. & Mrs. Lyle & Linda Graham, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Debbie Graviss, Versailles Ms. Wendy Jones Gravitt, Lexington Adele Greenburg, Harrodsburg Mr. & Mrs. John S. Greenebaum, Louisville Hugh B. Gregory, Lexington Kathryn Groves, Madisonville Paul Guagliardo & Carolyn Cole, Louisville Caroline Guthrie, Louisville Carrie Hall, Lexington Mike & Brooke Hammond, Shelbyville Mrs. Mary Haylee Hancock, Madisonville Karen & David Handmaker, Louisville Wendy & Fred Hansen, Lexington Nick & Kathleen Harren, Louisville John & Sharon Hart, Murray Dr. James & Mrs. Mary Harty, Louisville William Hayes, Louisville Rev. Walter & Caroline Hehl, Lexington Ellen Hellard, Versailles Robert Helton, Corbin Dr. Jack Herlihy, Lexington
George Hernandez, Lexington Terry Herrington, Cynthiana Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Hibbard, Richmond Darryl Hill, Berea Mr. Henry Hinkle, Paris Thomas S. & Lisa E. Hinkle, Paris Ms. Cathy Hinko, Louisville Gordy Hoagland, Lexington Mr. Roger Gene Hoffman, Louisville John Hollon, Nicholasville David Holton, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. William Holton, IV, Lexington Michael A. Howard, Arlington, Va. Robert & Sandra Ireland, Lexington Ron & Judith Isaacs, Lexington Brett & Emma Ison, Nicholasville Melissa Jackson, Lexington Jason Jaggers, Lexington Brian Johnson, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Lara Johnson, Louisville Phyllis Johnson, Ashland Thad & Angela Johnson, Lexington Larry & Debbie Jones, Lexington William J. & Theresa Jones, Paducah Sam Kapourales, Williamson, W.Va. Ms. Lindy Karns & Mr. Rick Christman, Lexington Steve Kaufling, Louisville Mr. Ben C. Kaufmann & Ms. Janet Zusman, Lexington Houston Keach & Lowry Igleheart-Keach, Henderson Tina Kerr-Kahl, Louisville Gary & Maureen Kingry, Louisville Kathlyn Kirk, Louisville Mary Kitts, Lexington David Kramer, Crestview Hills Scott Kremer, Louisville Steven Labarbera, Crestwood Mr. Phillip Lachmann, Fort Mitchell Dr. Shannon E. Lamb, Newburgh, Ind. Ms. Joanne Lang, Lexington Mrs. Jane A. Lapinski, Louisville Blair Lee, Lexington Robin Lemastus, Goshen Billie Lepisto, Independence Philip & Debra Lichtenfels, Louisville Dr. Jutta Kausch Liddle, Winchester Steven & Judy Lippmann, Louisville Kristen & Timothy Lowry, Corinth Lynn Luallen, Frankfort Lois & Jim Luckett, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lynch, Louisville Catherine Mains, Lexington Jack & Patricia Marcum, Louisville Mrs. Kathleen Laurin-Martin & Dr. Joseph Martin, Park Hills
Mr. William K. Massie, Jr., Lexington Ann Matheny, Middlesboro Lucas McAvoy, Lexington David & Diane McCall, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Stuart McCombs, New Albany, Ind. Everett & Alicia Helm McCorvey, Lexington Carrie & John McCoy, Burlington Margot D. McCullers, Lexington Justin & Carrie McElfresh, Nicholasville Dr. & Mrs. Monte McElfresh, California Ms. Patricia Buckner McHugh, Louisville Sam & Bonnie McNeely, Murray Earl Melloy, Calhoun Herb & Cyndy Miller, Lexington Stephanie R. Miller, Louisville The Minton Family, Owensboro Jack & Marilyn Monohan, Louisville Jennifer A. Moore, Louisville Jim & Michelle Morehead, Lexington Donna & Daryn Morris, Richmond Mr. Stephen Morris, Crestwood Donovan & Judy Mosley, Crestwood David A. Moss, Lexington Virginia F. Murphy, Lexington Howard Myers & Elisabeth ZwickenpflugMyers, Lexington Mrs. Laura Neal, Catlettsburg Kathy & David Nelson, Mount Vernon, Ind. Russell Newton, Lexington Mr. Robert & Mrs. Martha Nichols, Louisville David & Patti Nuermberger, Pewee Valley Jerry Oney, London Leslie Pancratz & Michael Hayman, Louisville Michael Paradis, Louisville Mr. M. Lynn Parrish, Pikeville Tandy Patrick, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Kimberly D. Patton, Covington James Pennington, Pine Ridge Mrs. Lynn Pereira, Louisville Ms. Sharon Pfister, Jeffersonville, Ind. Ms. Marie L. Piekarski, Lexington Mr. Gregory Pilotte, Louisville C.F. Pollard Foundation, Inc., Louisville Mike & Sherry Powers, Lexington Anita S. Privett, Lexington Dr. Ryan Quarles, Georgetown Dorothy Rader, Lexington Thomas & Janet Raderer, Louisville Ms. Nancy J. Rankin & Mr. Walter Stokes, Louisville Dan & Susan Adams Rapp, Louisville Mrs. Pam & Mr. James A. Ratterman, Prospect Edward & Margaret Reeves, Lexington
Rev. & Mrs. Howard Reynolds, Lexington Mr. Robert & Mrs. Betty Reynolds, Mount Sterling Mr. Robert E. Rich, Cincinnati, Ohio Dorothy Ridings, Masonic Home Michele Ripley, Lexington Mrs. Donna G. Ritchie, Winchester Mrs. William Robbins, Lexington Cheryl Roberts, Louisville Bradley & Mary Robson, Frankfort Mrs. Martha Rodes, Masonic Home Mr. & Mrs. Fon Rogers II, Lexington Daniel Roller & Adele Dickerson, Midway Mr. David & Mrs. Martha Rosenberg, Louisville Lynda & Richard Ross, Danville Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall, Louisville Jane Rowady, Lexington David & Beverly Rowland, Bowling Green Davanna & Peter Saari, Fleetwood, NC Laurie Scarborough, Louisville Laura Schweitzer, Nicholasville Mr. Charles Siemen, Lexington Bryan Smith, Lexington Jeremy R. & Kurt A. Snyder, Harrodsburg South Central RTC, Glasgow John Sowell, Prospect Ms. Nancye A. Spicer, London, Ohio Lucile Spillman, Louisville Burl Spurlock, Prestonsburg Lorri & Greg Stepp, Georgetown Ms. Judy L. Stewart, Cincinnati, Ohio Ms. Doris N. Stilwell, Versailles Lynsey & Roger Sugarman, Lexington Ms. Kim Sweazy, Frankfort Kristal Swim, Morehead June C. Talbert, Lexington Richard & Jeanne-Marie Tapke, Fort Mitchell Anna Tatman, Louisville Bruce Thomason, Shepherdsville Peter & Susan Thurman, Louisville Joe & Terry Tolan, Louisville Chris Tyler, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Pam Uebel, Alexandria Andrea Unick, Bowling Green Mr. & Mrs. Elvis Vaughn, Louisville Ms. Mary J. Votruba, Lexington Elizabeth & David Wachtel, Lexington Marcia & Mark Wade, Lexington Roy & Erin Wagner, Winchester Alex & Jayne Waldrop, Cadiz Chuck & Donna Walter, Lexington V.E. Ward and Son LLC, Lexington Dr. Jeremy Warner, Lexington Dr. J. Sloan Warner, Jr., Lexington Ryan & Ashli Watts, Frankfort
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Tom & Amy Watts, Lexington Kathryn Weinrich, Cincinnati, Ohio The late Mike Whitley, Lexington Ms. Beth Wilkerson, Pewee Valley Audra Davis Williams, Louisville Anisa Cottrell Willis & Kevin Willis, Lexington Emilie & Ralph Wills, Mount Sterling Jill Wilson, Lexington Joan & Mitchel Wilson, Lexington Kelly Wilson, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. William H. Wilson, Lexington Dr. M.A. & Portia Winchester, Lexington William W. & Mary Witt, Lexington Russ & Jenny Wolfe, Lexington Stephen & Coretta Wolford, Louisville Dr. & Mrs. Ballard D. Wright, Lexington Brian Wright, Liberty Ms. Gina Wright, Coldiron
CORNERSTONE SOCIETY $1,000-$1,499 Sheila H. Abell, Bardstown Mr. & Mrs. Terry Adams, Prospect David & Bonnie Adkisson, Lexington Tarsem Aggarwal, Louisville Dr. James C. Albisetti, Lexington Mr. William Alden, III, Masonic Home Todd Allen, Lexington Sidney Anderson Foundation, Inc., Louisville Anonymous Dr. Thomas H. Appleton, Jr, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Arensman, Louisville Ms. Mary A. Arthur, Lexington Samuel & Bonnie Avery, Upton Bob & Laura Babbage, Lexington Scott & Cindy Bagley, Louisville Roger & Anne Baird, Lexington Catherine Balbach, Louisville Phillip & Kristen Bale, Glasgow Fred W. Banks, Louisville Dale & Rita Barlow, Berea Kelli Barnes, Lexington George & Rene Bauer, Elizabethtown Shirley Bedard, Louisville Cynthia Beeman & Dennis Lynn, Lexington Bell Wynne Foundation, West Chester, Ohio Mr. Charles Bellanca, Walton Philip Berger, Nicholasville Elizabeth & John Betagole, Cincinnati, Ohio Brooke & Mary Rose Beyerle, Louisville Mrs. Rosemary Bilz, Crestview Hills Susan Bishop, Lexington
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Dr. David Blandford & Mrs. H. Jeanette Kelly, Lexington Robert Boarman, Philpot Randy & Sharon Boedy, Somerset Susan & Kevin Borders, Louisville Mike & Dana Bowers, Elizabethtown Jane F. Brake, Ph.D., Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. George Branch, Paris Taylor Brantley, Louisville Mr. Thomas Braun, III, Villa Hills Stephen Bright, Washington, D.C. Bonnie Brinly, Lexington Wendy Brodhead, Lexington Bradley Broecker, Louisville Mrs. Mary Broecker, La Grange Bromagen Family Fund, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Gary Brown, Prospect Mattie & Bob Brown, Louisville Ms. Laura Lee Brown, Louisville Mr. Robert Brown, Crestwood Mr. Robert J. Brown & Mrs. Virginia Brown, La Grange Philip & Jane Bryan, Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bulleit, Lexington Patrick L. Burba, Paducah Brent Burchett, Louisville Lowell & Joan Bush, Lexington Diane Carrico, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Walter Carroll, Villa Hills Lee Carroll, Lexington Ron & Cathy Whitlatch, Louisville Steve & Sissy Cawood, Pineville Charles & Doris Cella, Murray Ms. Mary Ceridan, Louisville Paul Childs, Lexington Carolyn Clark, Owensboro Emily Clark, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. John H. Clark IV, Louisville Toni Clem, Louisville John & Elinor Robke-Comer, Crescent Springs Patrick & Hope Conroy, Walton Drs. Larry & Christine Cook, Louisville Sam & Mary Michael Corbett, Louisville Dana J. Corman, Lexington The late Janet L. Corneilson, Elizabethtown Allen L. & Betty Ann Cornish, Lexington Mr. Roy R. Crawford, Whitesburg Steven Crites & Robert Ford, Winchester Mr. James Crone, Hanover, Ind. Al & Patti Cross, Frankfort Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Kathryn Crouch, Lexington Mr. Robert G. Cruickshank, Flatwoods Waller & Katherine Dalton, Lexington Lois Daniel, Lexington
William S. & Carolyn J. Deane, Louisville Mrs. Kathy Delk, Danville David W. & Carla J. Demarest, Lexington Mr. Edward Demonbrun, Louisville John & Mary Frances Denham, Maysville Deborah Deppe, Newport Donald & Effie Dixon, Lexington Ms. Wanda L. Dodson, Monticello Marshall & Tami Dosker, Cincinnati, Ohio Dana Dougherty, Louisville Sharon Downing, Georgetown Charlene Dreher, Louisville Robert & Ruth Ann Driggers, Louisville Whitney & Margaret Dunlap, Versailles Ms. Mary Ann P. Eaglin, Madison, Ind. Ms. Sydney Easley, Shelbyville Ms. Donna Edelen, Louisville Ms. Kim Edwards, Lexington Dr. & Mrs. Guy T. Ellis, III, Lexington Mr. Harry Enoch, Winchester Richard & Lisa Ernst, Cincinnati, Ohio Nancy Everbach, New Albany, Ind. Priscilla Fallon, Lexington Ms. Carol A. Falwell, Murray Mark & Marilyn Feather, Louisville Michael & Cynthia Fiorella, Owensboro Adra Fisher, Winchester Diana H. Flanagan, Richmond Ms. Jill L. Force, Estero, Fla. Randall Ford, Campbellsburg Ronald Forrester & Dianna C. Forrester, Burlington Robert & Jerelynn Fortney, Lexington Jean Frazier, Prospect Dr. & Mrs. Kent Freeland, Morehead Ronnie French, Coxs Creek Laura Yeates Fulton, Louisville Joe Galey, Lexington Edward & Debbie Galloway, Shelbyville Ms. Betty Galvez, Jeffersonville, Ind. Mr. Cecile Garmon, Glasgow Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Gerichs, Louisville Cathy & Joe Gilbert, Carrollton Ms. Sherry Golightly, Paducah Mark & Pat Gooch, Pikeville Mrs. Mary Louise Gorman, Louisville Janet Gossum, Fulton Arthur & Donna Grafton, Louisville Dr. Laman & Juliet C. Gray, Louisville Ron Gregg & Maureen McCall, Louisville Mr. Dillard Griffin, Nicholasville Ms. Jane Haase, Prospect Ralph & Marilyn Hacker, Lexington Diane Hague, Louisville Ms. Rene Hales, Frankfort Michael J. & Lori Halligan, Lexington Mr. Stephen R. Halloran, Frankfort
Mr. Bob Hammond, Charlestown, Ind. Kenneth & Judy Handmaker, Goshen Mr. Scott & Mrs. Pat Hankla, Frankfort Ms. Kathy Hannah, Owensboro Elizabeth & Gary Hansen, Lexington Leslie Norton Harbold, Louisville Ms. Candace W. Harker, Lexington Dr. & Mrs. William Harrison, Owensboro Mary Ellen Haydon, Bardstown Nancy & Michael Heine, Louisville Mr. Greg P. Hill, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Buck & Anne Hinkle, Lexington Hitron Family Fund, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hobbs, Underwood, Ind. Linda Hodges, Fairfield, Ill. Mr. Gill Holland, Louisville Susan Holland, Cobden, Ill. Nancy Juett Hood, Harrodsburg John Hosek, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Michael Howard, Lexington Mr. William S. Howard, Lexington Jeffrey & Juleen Hugenberg, Lakeside Park Mr. Mike Hulett, Frankfort Ellen Hurt, Louisville Mr. J. Thomas Isherwood, Lexington Mrs. Jean Jakab, New Albany, Ind. Janet Jakubowicz & Kevin Crawford, Louisville Kenneth R. James, London Dwayne Jarboe, Louisville Ms. Sandra G. Jessup, Greenville Andrew & Barbara Johnson, Edgewood Paul & Nancy Johnson, California Rosemary Johnson-Dean, Simpsonville Mr. William G. Johnstone, Eastwood David A. Jones Jr. & Mary Gwen Wheeler, Louisville Ms. Julie Lavalle Jones, Louisville Marshall & Naomi Judy, Somerset Ms. Beth J. Jurek, Frankfort Alan & Eva Kaplan, Lexington George Kavalauskas, Lexington Sarah & Paul Keith, Smithfield Ms. Judith L. Keitz, Nicholasville Ms. Anna Kemper-Smith, Owensboro Rachel Kennedy, Floyds Knobs, Ind. Betsy Kephart, Paris Thomas Kerrick, Bowling Green Helen Kielkopf, Louisville Ms. Patricia King, Louisville Jeffrey Kirk, Louisville Mr. Jeffrey Klekner & Ms. Kathleen Higgins, Louisville Mrs. Dorothy & Mr. Kevin Kline, Lexington Hannah Knudsen, Nicholasville Chester & Thelma Korfhage, New Albany, Ind.
Marc & Sandra Kuhnhein, Cold Spring Ms. Judy Kuiper, Louisville Mr. James J. Lambert, Lexington Mrs. Regina Lancaster, Elizabethtown Mr. Greg Langdon, Louisville John & Lori Lazzari, Lexington Carol Jean Ledington, Louisville Robert & Stephanie Lee, Hebron Michael & Susan Leemhuis, Nicholasville Sarah & Neil Leyshock, Fort Thomas John A. Logan, Henderson Mr. Samuel C. Long, West Liberty Mrs. Suzanne Lord, Lexington Mr. William & Mrs. Charlotte Lubawy, Lexington Lynn Luther, Louisville Amy Luttrell, Louisville Kathryn Lyon, Lexington Nicholas Maclean, Lexington Marilyn Maffet, Elizabethtown Lena Mallory, Hickory Andrew & Linda Manning, Lexington Ms. Linda Mills Marquis-Cate, Fort Mitchell Alice Marshall, Louisville Kathleen Marshall, Covington Molly Martin, Louisville Mr. & Mrs. Ron Martin, Lawrenceburg Bill & Sandy Martz, Crestwood Michael & Theresa Mattei, Louisville Ms. Elizabeth L. May, Glasgow James & Judy McCabe, Louisville Phil & Sandy McCauley, Jeffersonville, Ind. Lindsey McClave, Louisville Donna McCoy, Louisville Dr. Martha McCoy, Louisville Matthew McGarvey, Louisville Patricia McLaughlin, Florence Carol Mead, Louisville Lindy Melvin, Hardyville Barbara & Ron Mercer, Crestwood
Lee & Victoria Meyer, Lexington David & Georgia Miller, Catlettsburg Edmund Miller, Lexington Tony & Bell Miller, Louisville Rose Mills, Louisville Mr. Artist Montfort, Frankfort David Mooneyhan, Shelbyville Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Moore Jr., Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Bill Mott, Lexington Marvin & Theresa Moss, Lexington Robert & Jan Mucci, Lexington Ms. Kathleen M. Mueller, Fort Mitchell Rachel Mulloy, Louisville Mr. Michael & Mrs. Annette Murphy, Scottsburg, Ind. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Murphy, Louisville Ms. Cherie Mutersbaugh, Richmond Mary Helen Myles, Simpsonville Donald & Donna Nabors, Nicholasville Scott Neal & Jennifer Burchett, Lexington Valerie Newell & Tim Smith, Covington Janey Newton, Crestwood Lee Nimocks & Connie Payne, Lexington George Nix, Crestwood Robert Omar, Lexington Natalie Orms, Danville Jerry & Sara Page, Paducah Mr. Eddie K. Parker, Lexington Meredith Parsons, Lexington The Honorable & Mrs. Paul E. Patton, Pikeville R. Scot & Linda S. Payne, Henderson Mrs. Penny Pearson, Prospect Kathryn Penkava, Evansville, Ind. Mr. James H. & Mrs. Julia B. Perry, Morehead Joseph Perry, Louisville Barbara & Jeffery Persons, Covington Ms. Nancy Peterson, Louisville Mr. William L. Phelps, Versailles
KET’s Executive Director and CEO Shae Hopkins greeted Commonwealth Fund Board member Hilma Prather when Kentucky Edition visited Somerset last summer.
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Lance Piecoro, Lexington Cassandra & Glenn Plott, Cincinnati, Ohio Ms. Patricia K. Powell, Lexington Hilma & John G. Prather, Somerset Lowell & Sasha Press, Bellevue, Wash. Dennis Preston, Lexington Mrs. Linda R. Pulsinelli, Bowling Green Dr. David Quast, Edgewood Deborah & Chris Rakestraw, Louisville John & Carol Ann Rankin, Lakeside Park Alan & Deborah Rasper, Indianapolis, Ind. Mary & Terry Redlinger, Florence James & Jane Redmon, Louisville Steven E. Redmon, Louisville Bruce & Kathy Reynolds, Lexington Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Ann Rich, Louisville Mr. David & Mrs. Linda Roberts, Louisville Lee A. Robinette, Wilmore Polly Ronald, Louisville Jacqueline Rosky, Louisville Rebecca Ross, Floyds Knobs, Ind. James & Sharon Rouse, Versailles Cathi Roy, Louisville Liz Rupp, Covington Samuel Family Charitable Fund, Sparta Dr. Tamara L. Sanderson, Lexington Ms. Mary Sautel, Louisville Stephen Sautel, Louisville Judith & Larry Schad, Greenville, Ind. Jackie Scherer, Masonic Home Martha Schlegel, Lexington Ron & Phyllis Schmidt, Cincinnati, Ohio Martha Schroeder, Louisville Ray Schuhmann, Louisville Gary & Roberta Schultz, Wilder
Mr. Paul F. Schumacher, Louisville Betsy & Marvin Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio Rachel Seifert, Versailles Mr. Fithian M. Shaw, Jr., Louisville Shireman Acres, Lexington Dr. Donald R. Shoemaker, Louisville Dwight B. Short, Barbourville Martha Shouldis, Nicholasville Roger & Mary Sims, Cecilia Patricia Sisloff, New Albany, Ind. Nancy Skiadas, Owensboro Ms. Jane B. Skidmore, Barbourville Russie & George Skourlis, Louisville Mr. Bruce Smith, Nicholasville Ms. Patricia Smith, Stanford Stewart Smith, Lexington Mrs. Geraldine W. Spurlin, Lexington Dr. Steven Stack & Dr. Tracie Overbeck, Lexington Ernie W. & Georgia G. Stamper, Lexington Chris & Kelsey Starks, Prospect Joe & Emily Stennis, Louisville Mrs. Melissa Stephan, Lexington Samye Miller & Darryl Stith, Lexington Mark Strong, Lexington Barry Stumbo, Lexington Mr. Patrick Sumner, Louisville Jim Surbeck, Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Greg Survant, Lexington Mr. & Mrs. William Sutton, Richmond David & Kay Switzer, Lexington Robert & Janet Swope, Elizabethtown Mr. Damon R. Talley, Hodgenville Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Tarter, Danville Mr. Timothy Tassie, Lexington Hillary Taylor, Louisville
Leading the charge at KET’s 38th annual Summer Celebration, a salute to America’s 250th anniversary, were Mike Cooper, Bob Hutchison, Honorary Chair Dr. Ryan Quarles, Clay Hamrick and Sandy Marting – all aka General George Washington.
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Sally Taylor, Louisville Clark Terrell, Jeffersonville, Ind. Nancy & William Thames, Richmond Clyde & Lynda Tharp, Shelbyville Pamela & Paul Thompson, Prospect Mary Kate Threlkeld, Somerset Bobby Timbrook, Paris Doug Trimble, Clearfield Richard & Margaret Trimble, Murray Ms. Margaret J. Trinkle, Frankfort Daniel & Geri Trinler, Lancaster Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Lexington Susan C. Trock, Berea Sue Collins Tussey, Richmond Mr. Robert Uhl & Ms. Arlette McDaniel, Louisville Mr. John B. Van Meter, Cincinnati, Ohio James & Marilyn Vaughan, Murray David & Wanda Vickery, Clarkson Mr. & Mrs. David Vislisel, Louisville Emily E. Volk, Louisville Steven Wahl, Cold Spring Ron & Elise Wallace, Midway Sherri Walling, Owensboro Dan Ward, Crestwood Sally Ward, Fulton Dr. & Mrs. David A. Watkins, Henderson Mr. Linwood Watson & Ms. Charlton Ward, Louisville Mr. Joseph W. Kelly, Salvisa J. Dennis & Denise A. Weber, Louisville Mrs. Jane Feltus Welch, Prospect Sandra Wells, Olive Hill Mary Wendelin, Louisville Ted & Teresa Werner, Villa Hills Byron & Deborah Westerfield, Lexington Jim & Charelle Wheeler, Lexington Mary J. Whitford, Pendleton Ms. Carin E. Wicke, Louisville Debra D. Williams, Louisville Mr. Keith Williams, Fernandina Beach, Fla. Ms. Angene Wilson, Lexington David & Joan Winkler, Louisville Ms. Sally H. Wood, Owensboro Mr. Stephen J. Wood, Prospect Mr. & Mrs. Catesby Woodford, Mt Sterling Marguerite E. Wordell, Frankfort James M. Wray, Jr., Lexington Melanie Wrensch, Columbia Dr. Thomas Young & Ms. Fiona Doherty, Lexington Elayne Zellmer, Paducah Mr. David Ziegler, Newport Mimi Zinniel, Louisville Ms. Jennifer Zoeller, Louisville Phil Zoeller, Louisville
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Valerie Chase, IMO Joseph Evans Kaye Clark, IMO William “Keith” Clark Steve Collins, IMO Former Governor Martha Layne Collins Sam S. Cosby, IMO Bud Arnold Anne L. Cox, IMO Victoria Gehlert Gerald Craig, IMO Gerald Stone Craig Judy Dawahare, IMO Georgia Lynch April Fetty, in mem. of Phillip L. Raybourn Freeda Flynn, IMO Michael Snider Stephanie Fritts, IMO Rosalie Fritts Dr. Susan Galandiuk, IMO Cary Polk Bridgett Gathof, IMO James & Maura Hayes Thomas J. Grefer, IMO Lawrence Grefer Mandi Grimes, IMO Pauline Elrod Kimberly Hamilton, IMO Everett Hamilton Gretchen Hines-Ward, IMO Janice & Fred Hines Crystal Hoffman, IMO Elizabeth Hoffman Matthew Hodges, IMO Carlene Hodges Andrew Huff, IMO James Moore Melissa Hutchins, IMO John Hutchins Walter Hyleck, IMO Marjorie Kobus Hyleck Betty Jones, IMO Dr. Barry W. Jones Julia Kannapel, IMO Wayne Thomas Mattingly Lisa Kinkade, IMO B.J. Kinkade Christopher Krieg, IMO Mary Lou Krieg Mary Lamkin, IMO Polly Lamkin Mary Landrum, IMO Mark Williams Ron Lauer, IMO Robert Lauer Wilma Lay Linton, IMO Jewell Gayton Lay Peg Lyons, IMO Sean Patrick Lyons Sherri McKinney, IMO Jack and Jan McKinney Katie McWhorter, IMO Shelley Stiver McWhorter Hannah Neff, IMO Jeff Neff Delores Pierce, IMO Jeanne Pierce
Donna Porter, IMO Dan McLaughlin Julia Preziosi, IMO Patrick Peter Preziosi Sharon Deluca Raque, IMO Benita Fulkerson Fred Rea, IMO Sandy Rea Rebekah Ridener, IMO Bryan Bailey Louise Robinson, IMO Charles Davidson Mitchell, Jr. Deborah Ryan, IMO W.M. & Phyllis Myers Susan Sears, IMO Summer Sears Mr. Charles E. Smalley, IMO Laura Smalley Doreen Taylor, IMO Bryce Taylor Johanna Thomas, IMO Lynda M. Thomas Robert Toon, IMO Erika Toon Betty Ueding, IMO John Ueding Kavonne Webb, IMO Gayle Dawson Brown Tammy Weidinger, IMO Edna Frances Daniels Jamie White, IMO Greyson Hawkins Christopher Winger, IMO Dianna Lynn Anderson Walker
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Commonwealth Fund Board member Melanie Simpson-Conley thanked Hon. Laurance Van Meter and Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvey for their support at the premiere of Lexington: 250 Years.
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