Video Archive: Season 7
Attica Scott, Kentucky Jobs With Justice (#701)
Attica Scott, coordinator of Kentucky Jobs With Justice in Louisville, discusses the Great Recession's toll on women and minority populations, as well as poverty and fairness issues her organization seeks to address.
Premiered: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 6:30/5:30 pm CT on KETKY
Adam Banks (#702)
Adam Banks, an associate professor of writing, rhetoric, and digital media at the University of Kentucky, discusses his work and his latest book, Digital Griots: African American Rhetoric in a Multimedia Age.
Premiered: Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
Black Males Working Academy (#703)
Rosz Akins, director of the Black Males Working Academy in Lexington, and Roger Cleveland, co-director of the BMW Academy, discuss what's new with the academic achievement program and progress made by their students.
Premiered: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Hasan Davis (#704)
Hasan Davis, deputy commissioner of operations at the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, talks about his own journey from troubled youth to respected attorney and youth advocate, as well as the juvenile justice system in the state.
Premiered: Sunday, January 1 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET
Wil James (#705)
Wil James, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, discusses the company's rebound since the 2010 recalls and the operational delays caused by the tsunami in Japan earlier this year.
Premiered: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Author Tananarive Due (#706)
Tananarive Due is the award-winning author of nine books, ranging from supernatural thrillers to a mystery to a civil rights memoir. She talks about her latest novel, My Soul to Take, her success in the horror genre, and her experience co-authoring a civil rights memoir with her mother.
Premiered: Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET
Author Danzy Senna (#707)
Danzy Senna, author of the award-winning novel Caucasia, discusses her work. A recipient of the Whiting Writers Award, Senna is also the author of a second novel, Symptomatic; a memoir, Where Did You Sleep Last Night? A Personal History; and her latest work, You Are Free, a story collection.
Premiered: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30/6:30 am CT on KET2
Judith Clabes (#708)
Judith Clabes, publisher and president of the the news website KyForward.com and founder and president of the Kentucky Philanthropy Initiative, talks about her work in journalism and philanthropy.
Premiered: Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7:30/6:30 am CT on KET2
Incarcerated Battered Women (#709)
Up to 57 percent of all women in state and federal prison nationwide were victims of abuse, according to the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA). We hear from a Kentucky survivor of abuse who was granted clemency in 2007 after serving seven years for the death of her boyfriend. We also learn what the KDVA is doing to help incarcerated victims of abuse.
Premiered: Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
2011 Election Preview (#710)
Osi Onyekwuluje and Brian Clardy will talk about this year’s governor’s race and down-ballot contests. They’ll also discuss how national politics and federalizing the issues in competitive races is making an impact.
Premiered: Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
Michael Albert (#711)
Michael Albert, one of the nation's leading authorities on political economy, U.S. economic policies, and the media, talks with Renee about movement-building, strategy, vision, creating alternative media, and participatory economics, which he coined "parecon."
Premiered: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 5:00/4:00 pm CT on KET2
Diabetes (#712)
A physician and a diabetes educator discus what contributes to the Bluegrass state's soaring rates of diabetes, how it can be managed and prevented, and how it's connected to the childhood obesity epidemic.
Premiered: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Inspirational Stories of the Season (#713)
Two Christian authors share their inspirational stories. Lora Hurd Griffin of Lexington is the author of Made to Worship. Joy Harris is the author of Authentic Joy and founder of Inspiring You To Be... Ministries, based in Georgetown.
Premiered: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Aid to African Orphans (#714)
Meet two ordinary people leading efforts to help impoverished Africans with AIDS and the orphans left behind. Guests are Fasica Christine Shiferaw of Lexington, who is building an Ethiopian boarding school for orphans, and Steve James of Kenya Relief.
Premiered: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Time for a Financial Health Check-Up (#715)
Two financial experts discuss personal financial health as the new year begins.
Premiered: Friday, January 6 at 5:00/4:00 pm CT on KET2
Dr. William Crouch, president of Georgetown College (#716)
Dr. William Crouch, president of Georgetown College, discusses his book, "What We Love About the Black Church," and his personal crusade to better understand the value of diversity.
Premiered: Sunday, January 15 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET
Kathy Groob (#717)
Kathy Groob, publisher of ElectWomen Magazine, founder of Emerge Kentucky, and author of Pink Politics: The Woman's Practical Guide to Winning Elections, talks about women in politics.
Premiered: Tuesday, January 24 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
New Opportunity School for Women (#718)
Jane Stephenson, founder of the New Opportunity School for Women (NOSW), and Lori Sliwa, NOSW executive director, discuss the organization's mission to improve the educational, financial, and personal circumstances of low-income, middle-aged women in Kentucky and the south-central Appalachian region.
The school's building was destroyed by arson last September, but in spite of the daunting task of rebuilding, the school is soldiering on, with plans to continue to serve its constituency of women in need.
Premiered: Friday, January 27 at 5:00/4:00 pm CT on KET2
Rufus Friday, Lexington Herald-Leader Publisher (#719)
Rufus Friday, who became the new publisher and president of the Lexington Herald-Leader in June 2011, talks about his career and his work here in Kentucky.
Premiered: Friday, February 3 at 5:00/4:00 pm CT on KET2