1999
- Gov. Paul Patton turns on KET’s—and Kentucky’s—first digital television transmitter, Louisville WKPC-DT,
from the Kentucky State Fair.
- KET tapes public television’s first drama in high definition: American Shorts “The Ryan Interview,” starring Ashley Judd and Eddie Bracken.
- KET’s Workplace Essential Skills, a series designed to help adults find and
keep jobs, is unveiled in September at the National Press Club.
- KET premieres bookclub@ket, exploring Kentucky books and authors on air and online.
- KET’s longest-running regular public affairs series, Comment on Kentucky,
celebrates its 25th anniversary.
- KET pilots its first video streaming initiative, covering the Shakertown
Roundtable Young Leaders conferences. By combining video, satellite, and computer technology,
KET offers a “virtual experience” to those leaders unable to travel to conference sites.
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