For Release: March 19 , 2007
Trends affecting Kentucky's future were the focus of the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center ' s 1 3 th - annual conference in L exington last November. Viewers can hear what experts at the conference had to say about the economic and intellectual development of Kentucky cities in Measures and Milestones , airing Sun day, April 1 at 10 / 9 p.m. CT on KET1.
The program provides an overview of the conference, which presente d sessions on the future of Kentucky's economy, health, aging populations, technology, education, the environment, immigration and agriculture.
A panel discussion featured in the program about the role of civic leadership in a prosperous future for Kentucky include s the following participants: Sylvia Lovely, executive director/chief executive officer of the Kentucky League of Cities and president of the NewCities Institute; Gloria McCall, vice chancellor for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Tom Prather, executive vice president of the NewCities Institute; and Malcolm Wall, KET executive director.
Measures and Milestones is produced and directed by Arthur Rouse and Chris McElhone of Media Collaboratory through the facilities of Video Editing Services in Lexington . More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.