Wednesday 12/5/2012

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KET: GED Connection; #112 "Nonfiction" [TV-G]; Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing—informational, opinion, and memoir—and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.

KETKY: Berea College Christmas Concert...Music for All; [TV-G]; The popular Christmas concert features Berea College music groups including the award-winning Black Music Ensemble and the popular Bluegrass Ensemble performing traditional and contemporary holiday pieces for "all peoples of the earth."Â [High-Definition]

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #918; Edge Outreach, Walter Lay Guitars, Caudill Seed, and Bill Dohn's Mint are featured. [High-Definition]

KET2: American Masters; #2306 "LENNONYC" [TV-PG]; With a prologue narrated by Yoko Ono, this film profiles John Lennon and Ono's years in New York City. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Once Upon a Vision; Depicts the early days of Berea College. Author Alex Haley serves as host and storyteller. Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Tonight; #2003 "Fiscal Cliff"; A discussion about the fiscal cliff. Guests: Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions; Tres Watson, chair of the Kentucky Young Republican Federation; and Malcolm Robinson, economics professor and chair at Thomas More College. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Along Kentucky 80; Journalist John Ed Pearce travels across southern Kentucky on state Hwy. 80, from the Breaks of the Big Sandy on the Virginia border to Columbus-Belmont Battlefield State Park on the Mississippi River. Stops along the way include Mammoth Cave, Lake Cumberland, Logan County sites with historic connections to Jesse James and Andrew Jackson, the South Union Shaker village, Bowling Green, and Cadiz. A 1992 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Navy Heroes of Normandy; [TV-PG]; A dedicated group of veterans set out to ensure the Navy's role in the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944 is remembered. [High-Definition]

KET2: Frontline; #3015 "Fast Times at West Philly High" [TV-RE]; Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia, defy expectations as they design and build two super-hybrid cars for international competition. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Deep Down; Two eastern Kentucky neighbors are at odds in a contentious community battle over a proposed mountaintop removal coal mine. [High-Definition]

KET: Hollywood Biography; #505 "Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge" [TV-PG]; A fatherless reform school kid, Steve McQueen joined the Marines, but was never far from trouble - until he found acting and the woman who would always love him. He was one of Hollywood's highest paid stars, and one of its most difficult. His rise to icon and the inevitable descent are told by those who watched it happen. James Coburn narrates.

KET2: Independent Lens; #1326 "We Were Here" [TV-14]; A look at how the community worked together when AIDS came to San Francisco in the early 1980s. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #121 "Leslie Combs II" [TV-G]; Horseman Leslie Combs II, founder of Spendthrift Farm, was a leading owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses. Combs revitalized the practice of syndicating stallions, beginning with Beau Pere, whom he syndicated to 20 investors for $5,000 each. He later syndicated champions Nashua, Majestic Prince, and Raise a Native. A 1976 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Woodsmith Shop; #610 "Patio Cart" [TV-G]; Learn how to construct a long-lasting outdoor project and apply the right finish to a stylish cart. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2003 "Fiscal Cliff"; A discussion about the fiscal cliff. Guests: Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions; Tres Watson, chair of the Kentucky Young Republican Federation; and Malcolm Robinson, economics professor and chair at Thomas More College. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Health; #805 "Cervical Spine Injuries"; Dr. Richard T. Holt discusses cervical spine injuries. Watch Online

KET2: Ribbon of Sand; [TV-G]; Profiles the transitory islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks that are doomed to disappear. Meryl Streep reads excerpts from Rachel Carson's writings. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #224 "Doghouse Rock/Guess Who's Coming to Birdwell Island" [TV-Y]; Mac wants to join the band T-Bone has put together, but has a little trouble figuring out exactly how his talents fit in. Champion dog Oscar Owen Bright Like the Sun visits the island, and all the dogs go out of their way to impress him. [High-Definition]