For Release: 2008-11-03 10:13:00
Host Dave Shuffett visits the Casey County Apple Festival, explores a restored World War II bomber and talks with a renowned Kentucky jazz pianist on the next edition of Kentucky Life, airing Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET1; Sunday, Nov. 23 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. CT on KET1; and Sunday, Nov. 23 at 7/6 p.m. CT on KET2. In addition, the program features a special segment on the University of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five" basketball team of the 1940s.First, Dave travels to Casey County to try the world's largest version of America's favorite dessert, a 10-foot apple pie weighing approximately 3,000 pounds. Each year the Apple Festival celebrates the delicious concoction by serving thousands of people out of a single pan that has to be lifted in and out of a giant oven with a forklift.
Next, Dave meets members of the Liberty Foundation, a group dedicated to preserving aviation history and the memory of World War II veterans. The foundation has restored t he Liberty Belle, a WWII B-16 bomber. The Belle's passengers get a taste of what it was like to fly a WWII mission through this hands-on history lesson.
Dave also visits with Kentucky native and jazz pianist Beegie Adair, who has made a living from her love for music. Adair recounts her life's musical journey, including performing with Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash.
Finally, this edition of Kentucky Life features a segment on the University of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five," the basketball team that brought the college victories in the NIT and NCAA and a gold medal to the United States at the 1948 Olympic Games.
Kentucky Life is a KET production, produced by Brandon Wickey. Segment producers are Cheryl Beckley, Sam McGhee, Alan Miller, Tom Thurman and Valerie Trimble. More information about Kentucky Life, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/kentuckylife. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
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