Connections with Renee Shaw Audio Podcast

KET Connections D. Canedy

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST

Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Senior Editor Dana Canedy has turned personal tragedy into a memoir for her son about his military father killed in Iraq. Her book, A Journal for Jordan is a mother's letter to her son about the father he would never know. Canedy, raised near Fort Knox and a University of Kentucky journalism graduate, shares with Renee the personal loss she still feels, the legacy of wisdom penned by her late partner to their son, and the Kentucky roots to which she still clings. A 2009 KET production.

KET Connections G. McCauley

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST

Blog publisher Gina McCauley is unapologetic and uncompromising in her defense of black women and girls. Renee talks with McCauley about using social media tools to change negative portrayals of black women. The Texas native tells how she has convinced some large corporations to withdraw their advertising dollars from media that demean women. McCauley was part of the Kentucky Women Writers Conference in September where she led a workshop about blogging and social media. A 2009 KET production.

KET Connections Breast Cancer

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST

Survivors, experts, and activists discuss the fight against breast cancer including Lois Turner, whose husband Larry was just a few months shy of his fifth anniversary of surviving breast cancer when he died in the Comair Flight 5191 crash in Lexington in Aug. 2006. Mrs. Turner has become an advocate for breast cancer awareness in men. A 2009 KET production.

KET Connections C. Pan

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EST

Chinese folk dancer Cheryl Pan demonstrates some of her best dance moves. Pan, who has trained extensively in classic Chinese folk dances, also serves as a dance instructor. She specializes in teaching people of all ages different Chinese ethnic dances, some of which are rarely seen in the U.S. A 2009 KET production.

KET Connections Early Ed.

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EST

As parents, students, and educators gear-up for another school year, Renee talks with Annette Bridges, director of the Kentucky Department of Education's Early Childhood Development Program about the state's programs to get kids on the right academic track before they enter kindergarten.