Wednesday 2/27/2013

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KET: GED Connection; #117 "Themes in U.S. History" [TV-G]; Explores key events and themes—such as the nation's multicultural nature—that have made the United States what it is today.

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #402 "The Poetry of Jazz/The Jazz of Poetry"; Features music by the Mike Tracy Quartet, readings by Frank X Walker and two former Governor's School for the Arts students, and a performance by jazz singer Gayle King of Louisville. A 2000 KET production.

KET: GED Connection; #117 "Themes in U.S. History" [TV-G]; Explores key events and themes—such as the nation's multicultural nature—that have made the United States what it is today.

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #910; Taste the treats at Mom Blakeman's Candy; meet wood turner Chris Ramsey; meet Cramer Schneider, a remarkable young man who shows cattle at the Kentucky State Fair; and visit Cook Farm - one of the finalists in Kentucky Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farm Family contest. [High-Definition]

KET2: Makers: Women Who Make America; #101 [TV-14]; Meryl Streep narrates the compelling story of women's advancement in America in the past 50 years. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life on the Road; #610 "Along Highway 68" [TV-G]; A special expanded edition features the history, culture, and people found along Highway 68. Driving from Maysville in the northeast to Paducah in the northwest, host Dave Shuffett stops at the Blue Licks and Perryville battlefields, the Shaker village at Pleasant Hill, a neon-lit drive-in restaurant in Paris, a farm where country hams are made, Bowling Green sites connected with native son and cooking entrepreneur Duncan Hines, and more. A 2000 KET production.

KET: Kentucky Tonight; #2012 "Public Employee Pensions"; A discussion about public employee pensions. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; State Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, chair of the House State Government Committee; Bryan Sunderland, vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; and Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a member of the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Long Distance Warrior; [TV-G]; The story of MCI founder Bill McGowan, whose fight against AT&T helped usher in the Information Age. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Wonder Team; Documentary about the Centre College football team (circa 1917) that became one of the most dominant programs in all of college football. Their rise to power culminated in the defeat of the mighty Harvard University in 1921, a game many experts agree is one of the greatest upsets in the history of college sports.

KET: Petula Clark: This Is My Song; [TV-PG]; The story of the singer Petula Clark's life in music, told in her own words and those of friends and colleagues including Harry Belafonte, Lynn Redgrave, Andy Williams, Rod McKuen, David Cassidy, and others. A wealth of rare material, from movie trailers, newsreels, stage productions, and television appearances reveal a multi-faceted entertainer who has also managed to have a successful personal life.

KET2: Independent Lens; #1409 "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" [TV-14]; Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Weiwei expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #105 "Mary Helen Byck" [TV-G]; Louisville businesswoman Mary Helen Byck was also a well-respected community leader whose interests ranged from support of the arts to politics and social activism. A 1979 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky's Greenside; #105 "Mother Ann Lee Hydro Electric Station"; Take a trip to the Mother Ann Lee Hydro Power Station on the Kentucky River and find outhow three guys are supplying power to over 1000 people. [High-Definition]

KET: Woodsmith Shop; #609 "Our 5 Favorite Shop Jigs" [TV-G]; To get more out of the time you spend in your shop, the Woodsmith editors share the handy jigs and fixtures they use every day. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2012 "Public Employee Pensions"; A discussion about public employee pensions. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; State Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, chair of the House State Government Committee; Bryan Sunderland, vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; and Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a member of the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Health; #803 "Health Care Reform and Obamacare"; Valinda Rutledge, CEO of Jewish Hospital, and Dr. Mark Carter, CEO of Passport Health Plan, discuss health care reform and Obamacare. Watch Online

KET2: Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent; [TV-PG]; For more than 150 years, Fort Niagara protected a strategic point at the mouth of the Niagara River in Youngstown, NY. Four nations struggled to conquer it and thus control that critical water artery. Rare archival materials, expert commentary, and reenactments recount the history of the fort from its beginnings through modern times. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #217 "Clifford's Cookie Craving/Jetta's Friend" [TV-Y]; Mr. Bleakman leaves the giant cookie he baked for the Birdwell Fair unattended, and Clifford just can't resist the temptation to take a bite. When Jetta's pen pals come for a visit, nothing goes according to her carefully made plans—but she surprises herself by having fun anyway. [High-Definition]