For Release: April 2 , 2007
T eleFund 2007 , KET's on-air fund-raising event held March 3-18, far exceeded its goal this year with more than $8 4 2 ,000 in pledges -- the highest TeleFund total in KET's history.
KET's documentary Where the River Bends: A History of Northern Kentucky received an overwhelming statewide response . Viewers made it the most successful TeleFund premiere of a local history documentary in KET's nearly 40-year history.
" We would like to thank KET ' s 29,000-member family who contribute d to the unprecedented success of this year's TeleFund ," said Michele Ripley, president of the Commonwealth Fund for KET. "Their support enables KET to continue to make Kentucky a better place, delivering quality national and local programming that families can trust."
Private support constitutes the largest source of funding for KET's programs and related outreach services. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.