Wednesday 2/6/2013

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KET: GED Connection; #136 "Data Analysis" [TV-G]; Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

KETKY: A Tribute and a Toast to Opera; University of Kentucky opera students salute the best of opera with performances of a wide array of pieces from time-honored composers. Recorded before a live audience at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts, the production also features the UK Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor John Nardolillo. Dr. Everett McCorvey, director of the UK Opera Theatre, provides introductions and explanations of the selections. The program also includes behind-the-scenes looks at preparations for the gala from both the conductor's and the director's perspectives. A 2005 KET production.

KET: GED Connection; #136 "Data Analysis" [TV-G]; Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #907; Meet chainsaw master Sam Dunning; attend the Marion County Ham Days Festival; visit Flaggy Meadows Fiberworks in Springfield; and meet Tommy Rothrock, another chainsaw master. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #304 "Miniseries" [TV-PG]; LeVar Burton, Ed Asner, Louis Gossett Jr., and other discuss Roots. Peter Strauss and Susan Blakely offer fresh insights into Rich Man, Poor Man and all of the key players from the landmark miniseries The Thorn Birds appear. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Impresario; Profiles Everett McCorvey, director of the opera program at the University of Kentucky, as he tours from West Virginia to Brazil with the American Spiritual Ensemble and mounts a stage production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET: Kentucky Tonight; #2009 "Industrial Hemp"; A discussion about industrial hemp. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer; Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer; former Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, founder of The Recovering Politician; and Dan Smoot, vice president of Operation UNITE. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Silicon Valley: American Experience; [TV-PG]; A look at the creation of the integrated circuit and the monumental impact the microchip had on modern life are examined. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1110 "Wild and Scenic Kentucky: A Kentucky Life Special" [TV-G]; Dave Shuffett rafts, canoes, sails, kayaks, rides, hikes, and bikes his way around Kentucky, enjoying wildlife and outdoor adventure across the state. Sights include the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River, Breaks Interstate Park, the Pine Mountain Trail, black bears at Kingdom Come State Park, Daniel Boone National Forest, Cave Run Lake, the Red River and its surrounding natural arches, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, the Ohio River, the museum at Big Bone Lick State Park, Clifty Falls State Park in Southern Indiana, Mammoth Cave National Park, Land Between the Lakes, Audubon State Park, wetlands at Henderson Sloughs WMA, and Reelfoot Lake. Watch Online

KET: America's Fiscal Challenge - David Walker; David Walker, a former United States Comptroller General and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative, discusses America's "fiscal cliff" issue and the operational and political reforms needed to put government on a more sustainable and accountable fiscal path. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: The Mysterious Lost State of Franklin; [TV-PG]; In 1784 frontier settlers formed the State of Franklin out of the western portion of North Carolina, a pivotal yet oft-forgotten post-Revolutionary War rebellion and attempted secession. [High-Definition]

KET: Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years; [TV-G]; An exclusive look inside the painstaking process of restoring and rehabilitating the Boynton House - one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright creations still functioning as a private, single-family residence in Rochester, New York. [High-Definition]

KET2: Independent Lens; #1402 "As Goes Janesville" [TV-PG]; Traces the impact of the economic crisis on the people of Janesville, Wisconsin. The film records two years in the lives of laid-off workers, business leaders, and elected officials all trying to reinvent their lives amid the closure of their GM plant and America's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #102 "Francis and Louise Hutchins" [TV-G]; Berea College's fifth president, Francis Hutchins, and his wife, Louise, were both advocates for international education. Berea's Center for International Education is named for them. A 1976 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Woodsmith Shop; #606 "Modular Bookcase" [TV-G]; Join the editors of Woodsmith as they pack a lot of woodworking into this beautiful bookcase. [High-Definition]

KET2: Antiques Roadshow; #1705 "Boston, Hour Two" [TV-G]; Highlights include a 1950 Selmer alto saxophone, an impressive George Gershwin collection, and 1970s Beatles memorabilia. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2009 "Industrial Hemp"; A discussion about industrial hemp. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer; Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer; former Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, founder of The Recovering Politician; and Dan Smoot, vice president of Operation UNITE. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Health; #811 "Modern Asthma Treatment"; A discussion about modern asthma treatment with Tanya Wiese, D.O. Watch Online

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #204 "Stinky Friends/He's Wonderful Mr. Bleakman" [TV-Y]; Emily Elizabeth tells Clifford he's not allowed to play in a certain field, but he just can't resist sneaking into it. Mr. Bleakman gets a little grumpy when Clifford messes up his new potato garden. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #101 "Scott Davenport"; Scott Davenport, the head coach for men's basketball at Bellarmine University in Louisville, talks about leading the Knights to the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship.