Upcoming Kentucky Programs
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- Saturday, February 11
- 5:30 PM
- Bluegrass and Backroads #809
- A visit to American Printing House for the Blind to celebrate 150 years of service; the Life Adventure Center provides participants with lifelong lessons in respect, responsibility, communication, and teamwork; meet wood turner Richard Adams; and a visit to McGlone Farm in Greenup, Ky.
- 7:00 PM
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 8:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1711 Western Kentucky Pecans/Scott Co. Marker/The Orphan Brigade/Actor Harry Dean Stanton
- A look at Western Kentucky's thriving pecan crop; an historical marker in Scott County provides information about the Payne-Desha House; part two of our look at The Orphan Brigade, beginning with the Battle of Shiloh; and in a segment narrated by singer Kris Kristofferson, a profile of Kentucky character actor Harry Dean Stanton. A 2012 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 8:30 PM
- Kentucky Afield #2820
- A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer.
- Sunday, February 12
- 6:30 AM
- bookclub@ket
- #802 On the Right Side of a Dream
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Sheila Williams' entertaining sequel to Dancing on the Edge of the Roof. A 2006 KET production.
- Noon
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 12:30 PM
- Comment on Kentucky #3815
- Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. A KET production.
- 1:00 PM
- One to One with Bill Goodman
- #706 Nikky Finney
- University of Kentucky poet and professor Nikky Finney discusses being awarded the prestigious 2011 National Book Award for Poetry and her latest book, Head Off & Split. A 2012 KET production.
- 1:30 PM
- Connections with Renee Shaw
- #720 Cathy Black
- Renee speaks with Cathy Black, a senior producer for CBS News and a former KET associate producer. A 2012 KET production.
- 2:00 PM
- Kentucky Beyond The Color Line
- Ten years after the Kentucky Oral History Commission of the Kentucky Historical Society documented the civil rights experiences of African Americans in Kentucky in Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky, KET visits and interviews those pivotal players who organized with others to demand legal and social equality. Host Renee Shaw talks with activitists including former State Senator Georgia Davis Powers; Louisville NAACP leader Raoul Cunningham; Lexington Urban League President PG Peeples; John Johnson, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights; and Blaine Hudson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville. A 2012 KET production.
- 4:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1711 Western Kentucky Pecans/Scott Co. Marker/The Orphan Brigade/Actor Harry Dean Stanton
- A look at Western Kentucky's thriving pecan crop; an historical marker in Scott County provides information about the Payne-Desha House; part two of our look at The Orphan Brigade, beginning with the Battle of Shiloh; and in a segment narrated by singer Kris Kristofferson, a profile of Kentucky character actor Harry Dean Stanton. A 2012 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 4:30 PM
- Kentucky Afield #2820
- A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer.
- 11:30 PM
- bookclub@ket
- #802 On the Right Side of a Dream
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Sheila Williams' entertaining sequel to Dancing on the Edge of the Roof. A 2006 KET production.
- Monday, February 13
- 12:30 AM
- One to One with Bill Goodman
- #706 Nikky Finney
- University of Kentucky poet and professor Nikky Finney discusses being awarded the prestigious 2011 National Book Award for Poetry and her latest book, Head Off & Split. A 2012 KET production.
- 7:30 AM
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 7:30 PM
- Kentucky Health
- #713 Teen Suicide Prevention
- 8:00 PM
- Kentucky Tonight #1910
- 10:00 PM
- Remaking Rural Health: A KET Special Report
- This special explores how health care professionals and advocates across the state, tired of waiting for an outside solution, are making innovative changes locally to deliver the kind of health care rural Kentuckians truly need. A KET production.
- 10:30 PM
- The Spirituals
- Slaves created the spiritual, a musical form built on African roots and biblical texts, for deliverance and for communication. The American Spiritual Ensemble, founded by University of Kentucky professor Everett McCorvey, honors the painful history of this American art form while introducing its message of hope to contemporary audiences around the world. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.
- 11:00 PM
- Legislative Update #2429
- Highlights of legislative meetings from February 13, 2012.
- Tuesday, February 14
- 7:30 AM
- Kentucky Life
- #1711 Western Kentucky Pecans/Scott Co. Marker/The Orphan Brigade/Actor Harry Dean Stanton
- A look at Western Kentucky's thriving pecan crop; an historical marker in Scott County provides information about the Payne-Desha House; part two of our look at The Orphan Brigade, beginning with the Battle of Shiloh; and in a segment narrated by singer Kris Kristofferson, a profile of Kentucky character actor Harry Dean Stanton. A 2012 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 5:30 PM
- Kentucky Afield #2820
- A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer.
- 7:30 PM
- One to One with Bill Goodman
- #706 Nikky Finney
- University of Kentucky poet and professor Nikky Finney discusses being awarded the prestigious 2011 National Book Award for Poetry and her latest book, Head Off & Split. A 2012 KET production.
- 11:00 PM
- Legislative Update #2430
- Highlights of legislative meetings from February 14, 2012.
- Wednesday, February 15
- 12:30 AM
- Bluegrass and Backroads #901
- Sculptor Craig Kaviar has been passionately making sculpture and functional metal work for over 30 years, a world-class medical camping facility for medically fragile children and their families, a visit to Keeneland Racecourse, and Knoth's Bar-B-Que is a roadside institution in western Kentucky.
- 2:00 AM
- Kentucky Tonight #1910
- 5:30 AM
- Kentucky Health
- #713 Teen Suicide Prevention
- 7:30 AM
- One to One with Bill Goodman
- #706 Nikky Finney
- University of Kentucky poet and professor Nikky Finney discusses being awarded the prestigious 2011 National Book Award for Poetry and her latest book, Head Off & Split. A 2012 KET production.
- 11:00 PM
- Legislative Update #2431
- Highlights of legislative meetings from February 15, 2012.
- Thursday, February 16
- 7:30 AM
- Connections with Renee Shaw
- #720 Cathy Black
- Renee speaks with Cathy Black, a senior producer for CBS News and a former KET associate producer. A 2012 KET production.
- 2:15 PM
- Telling Tales
- #106 Soap/Cat and Rat
- The tale of a forgetful little boy and how forgetfulness gets him into trouble and a story of how the rat lost his tail and got it back again, both told by Appalachian storytellers Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby.
- 7:30 PM
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 11:00 PM
- Legislative Update #2432
- Highlights of legislative meetings from February 16, 2012.
- Friday, February 17
- 12:30 AM
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 5:15 AM
- Telling Tales
- #106 Soap/Cat and Rat
- The tale of a forgetful little boy and how forgetfulness gets him into trouble and a story of how the rat lost his tail and got it back again, both told by Appalachian storytellers Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby.
- 5:30 AM
- Roundabout U #419
- 7:30 AM
- Kentucky Health
- #713 Teen Suicide Prevention
- 5:00 PM
- Connections with Renee Shaw
- #721 Yetta Young
- Renee speaks with Yetta Young, executive director of the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center in Lexington. Young was commissioned from Los Angeles, California, and is one of the most recognized names in African American theater. Prior to coming to the Lyric, Young founded YYP & Associates, LLC (YYP) in 1998 as a production, management, and consulting firm.
- 5:30 PM
- Louisville Life
- #602 Tan Lines-Josh Hopkins/Glacier Run/Terena Bell/Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm
- Go to the set of Tan Lines, a film shot in the RIver City, and features Cougar Town actor and Kentucky native Josh Hopkins, who was raised in Lexington and has longtime connections with KET; explore the Louisville Zoo's newest exhibit, the bear habitat of Glacier Run; an interview with Terena Bell, founder of In Every Language, a nationally-recognized provider of translating, interpreting and, localization solutions, representing over 170 languages; and the colorful Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, spins alpaca fiber into yarn, weaving rugs, pillows, scarves, and more.
- 8:00 PM
- Comment on Kentucky #3816
- Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. A KET production.
- 11:00 PM
- Legislative Update #2433
- Highlights of legislative meetings from February 17, 2012.
- Saturday, February 18
- Midnight
- WoodSongs
- #802 The Punch Brothers/The Chapin Sisters
- Led by mandolinist Chris Thile (founding member of Nickel Creek), the band's second CD, Antifogmatic, showcases the collaborative power of this virtuosic, genre-blurring combo. Lily and Abigail (daughters of veteran singer/songwriter Tom Chapin and nieces of famed folk singer Harry Chapin) are known for pristine harmonies and haunting melodies.









