About
Kentucky Life features our state’s great diversity with stories of its people, places and ideas. Since 1995, Kentucky Life’s focus has always been to help Kentuckians celebrate unique and regional people and cultures and present stories capturing the history and heritage of Kentucky.
Host, Chip Polston
Chip Polston began his tenure as host of Kentucky Life with the premiere of season 28.
A familiar face to Kentuckians, Chip has appeared on air during several KET pledge drives, was the host of KET’s Mixed Media and the longtime on-air personality for the Kentucky Lottery.
Chip is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and the University of Louisville. He is a lifelong Kentuckian and is thrilled to be traveling the state to highlight stories of the Commonwealth’s fascinating people and places.
Learn about the life experiences that led Chip Polston to his dream job as Kentucky Life‘s host.
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Wisconsin's "Kentuck" Days; ROCK n' Rollers; Riverside; Eula Hall - S29 E7
A Northern Wisconsin town celebrates its unique "Kentuck" heritage at an annual festival in Crandon; ROCK - Roller Derby of Central Kentucky - is getting a fresh start; in Louisville, Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing stands as a testament to the significant role agriculture and the river have played in the development of the country; remembering Appalachian health care pioneer Eula Hall. A 2024 KET production.
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday March 21, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 12:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 11:30 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 9:30 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 8:30 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday March 23, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 23, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Eminence Speaker; Luthiers - Frank Neat; Tee Dee's Blues Club - S21 E11
Premiered On: 03/26/2016
Doug tours Eminence Speaker in Henry County; in our first on a series of luthiers, we visit Frank Neat of Russell Springs who specializes in banjos and has made banjos for many famous musicians; and Tee Dee's Blues Club takes the spotlight in Lexington. A 2016 KET Production.
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Mammoth Cave; Vaulting at Life Adventure Center; The Parklands of Floyds Fork - S21 E12
Premiered On: 04/02/2016
Mammoth Cave celebrates its 75th anniversary as a National Park and its 200th anniversary of guided cave tours; Doug visits the Life Adventure Center and learns about their Vaulting program, best described as gymnastics on the back of a moving horse; and the Parklands of Floyds Fork in Louisville is breaking new ground as one of the largest and most ambitious urban parks in the nation. A 2016 KET Production.
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 20, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Weavers Bottom Craft Studio; Luthiers - Bryan England; David Stephenson - S21 E13
Premiered On: 04/16/2016
The couple behind Berea's Weavers Bottom Craft Studio create textiles, cornshuck dolls, and Minecraft worlds of outstanding beauty; luthier Bryan England of Caneyville shows off his mandolin-making skills; and photographer David Stephenson breeds, raises, and races pedigreed pigeons in Lexington. A 2016 KET Production.
- Thursday March 21, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 21, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
The Crittenden Watch; Minor E Clark Fish Hatchery; Home Cafe & Marketplace; Elwyn Berlekamp - S21 E14
Premiered On: 04/23/2016
Lt. John Crittenden's watch survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn though he did not and now The Crittenden watch resides at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort; the Minor E Clark Fish Hatchery in Morehead keeps anglers happy; Home Cafe & Marketplace in Bowling Green specializes in pizzas, sandwiches, salads, and desserts; and mathematician Elwyn Berlekamp launched his Fort Thomas high school education into a place at MIT, the Digital Revolution, and the stars. A 2016 KET Production.
- Friday March 22, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 22, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Disc Golf in Kentucky; NAILE; Trail of Tears Pow Wow; Artist Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido - S29 E8
Disc golf combines the precision of traditional golf with the exhilaration of frisbee and fosters a welcoming community; the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) showcases Kentucky farms and the farming tradition; the Trail of Tears Pow Wow in Hopkinsville is an annual gathering for Native Americans from across the US to remember and honor those who walked, and died, along the Trail of Tears; meet Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido, a Cuban American artist and professor of art at Morehead State University. A 2024 KET production.
- Saturday March 23, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 23, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 3:30 am CT on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 24, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday March 24, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Monday March 25, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET
- Monday March 25, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday March 28, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 28, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 28, 2024 12:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 28, 2024 11:30 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 9:30 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 8:30 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday March 30, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 30, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Ken Grayson's Horse Memorabilia; Triple Crown Hopefuls - Old Friends; Gallopalooza - S21 E15
Premiered On: 04/30/2016
It's Derby time! Ken Grayson's extensive horseracing memorabilia collection goes back to the early days of Keeneland and Churchill Downs; former Triple Crown hopefuls share their home with the horses that spoiled their title hopes at Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown; and artists of Gallopalooza create colorful images on fiberglass horse statues to encourage local exploration and civic pride. A 2016 KET Production.
- Monday March 25, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday March 25, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
PhbeaD; Doug's Baseball Highlights; Luthier Neil Kendrick - S21 E16
Premiered On: 05/07/2016
Biochemist Lisa Senetar creates her eye-catching PhbeaD jewelry from insects, Kentucky Life talks with Doug about his baseball career and enduring love of the Cincinnati Reds, and Menifee County luthier Neil Kendrick crafts beautiful guitars. A 2016 KET Production.
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 26, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Firefighter Family; Mennonite Knife Maker; Striper Fishing - S21 E17
Premiered On: 05/14/2016
It's a family effort for Greenup County's Oldtown Volunteer Fire Department, Doug visits the Mennonite community near Scottsville and meets custom knife maker Sam Stoner, and Lake Cumberland's Stripertime puts Doug's angler reputation to the test. A 2016 KET Production.
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 27, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Baby Animals at Cincinnati Zoo; Swift Silver Mine; Horseshoeing School with Doug - S21 E18
Premiered On: 05/21/2016
Doug meets the cute and cuddly newest members at the Cincinnati Zoo, Kentucky Life explores the facts and fiction behind the legend of Swift's Silver Mine, and Kentucky Horseshoeing School in Richmond takes Doug on as a new student. A 2016 KET Production.
- Thursday March 28, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 28, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Paducah Moonshine; Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Wald's Bicycles - S21 E19
Premiered On: 05/28/2016
The Moonshine Co. takes a family tradition of backcountry distilling to downtown Paducah, the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Frankfort honors those who gave their lives during this conflict in a profound way, and Maysville is the home of the Wald Cycle Company, a company with over a hundred years of ingenuity. A 2016 KET Production.
- Friday March 29, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 29, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
String Mountain Music; Appalachian Astronaut; Kentucky Coal Museum; Bluegrass Bullies - S29 E9
James Webb Musical Sales and Repairs is a luthier shop in Martin County playing a crucial part in preserving Kentucky's traditional mountain music; travel to the International Space Station with the Middlesboro School System and astronaut John Shoffner; the Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham, Kentucky aims to educate visitors in the history of coal mining in Eastern Kentucky; and a negative stigma of pit bulls has caused an overabundance of the breed at local humane societies that often keeps them from being adopted. A 2024 KET production.
- Saturday March 30, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 30, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 3:30 am CT on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 31, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday March 31, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Monday April 1, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET
- Monday April 1, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday April 4, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 11:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 10:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 9:30 am ET on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 8:30 am CT on KETKY
- Saturday April 6, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday April 6, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Luthiers - Frank Neat, Bryan England, Neil Kendrick; Warren May - S21 E20
Premiered On: 09/24/2016
In this episode dedicated to Kentucky's stringed-instrument makers, Frank Neat of Russell Springs makes custom banjos for the likes of JD Crowe and "Call of the Wildman" personality Neal James; luthier Bryan England of Caneyville shows off his mandolin-making skills and custom inlay work; Menifee County luthier Neil Kendrick crafts beautiful guitars, including one for Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; and host Doug Flynn visits with Berea-icon Warren May for a dulcimer sing-along. A 2016 KET Production.
- Monday April 1, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 1, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 1, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 1, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Speed Museum; Kentucky Gateway Museum Center; Lake Cumberland; Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese - S22 E1
Premiered On: 10/01/2016
Kentucky Life begins its new season! Doug Flynn explores all the additions and changes to the Speed Museum in Louisville, the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville showcases its citizens' pride in their community, Lake Cumberland is a popular tourist destination and an engineering marvel, and Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese in Barren County is a model for the Kentucky Proud crowd. A 2016 KET Production.
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 2, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Silver Run Ceramics; Maysville; Walt's Hitching Post; Columbus Belmont State Park - S22 E2
Premiered On: 10/08/2016
Silver Run Ceramics in Boyd County combines the functional with the beautiful in their pottery, Doug Flynn basks in the scenic beauty and rich culture of Maysville, Walt's Hitching Post is an iconic Fort Wright restaurant, and Columbus Belmont State Park memorializes the site of a Civil War battle that marked the rise of Ulysses S. Grant. A 2016 KET Production.
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 3, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
New Theme Song - Kentucky Bound; Glema Mahr Center for the Arts; Fort Ancient Native Americans - S22 E3
Premiered On: 10/15/2016
Go into the recording studio with Doug Flynn and songwriter Greg Austin as "Kentucky Life" debuts its new theme song "Kentucky Bound", the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts in Madisonville showcases regionally and nationally known performers, and learn more about Native American life in northern Kentucky prior to Columbus. A 2016 KET Production.
- Thursday April 4, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 4, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Josephine Sculpture Park; Red Bird Mission; The Hilltoppers - S22 E4
Premiered On: 10/22/2016
Art meets the earth at Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort, Red Bird Mission has been a force for good in southeastern Kentucky since 1921, and fans of the musical group The Hilltoppers will enjoy this sneak peek from "Kentucky Muse", debuting in October 2016. A 2016 KET Production.
- Friday April 5, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 5, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Tahlsound; Planting Appalachia's Future; the Flooding of Old Burnside; Theatre Camp for Everyone - S29 E10
Tahlsound is a concert series providing opportunities for regional musicians to perform for the Lexington community; Green Forests Work is converting reclaimed, non-native grasslands and shrublands into productive forestland, providing jobs and restoring ecosystems; discover the history of the once-thriving city "Old Burnside" by hearing from former residents, located along the Cumberland River; a summer theater camp for kids on the autism spectrum in Bowling Green stages a production of "The Wizard of Oz." A 2024 KET production.
- Saturday April 6, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 6, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday April 7, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 7, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday April 7, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Monday April 8, 2024 5:00 am ET on KET
- Monday April 8, 2024 4:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday April 11, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 11:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 10:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 9:30 am ET on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 8:30 am CT on KETKY
- Saturday April 13, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday April 13, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Flag Retirement; Willa Brown Chappell; Saddlemaker Pete Harry; EKU Veterans - S22 E5
Premiered On: 11/05/2016
This Veterans Day program looks at U.S. flags respectfully laid to rest by the Jeffersontown American Legion in one of the nation's largest flag retirement ceremonies; Willa Brown Chappell of Glasgow broke barriers as an African-American female pilot who trained Tuskegee Airmen; a veteran of Vietnam demonstrates his saddle-making skills in Christian County; and Doug visits Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond to discover why this university is one of the top destinations for veterans. A 2016 KET Production.
- Monday April 8, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 8, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 8, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 8, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Missionaries of Charity; Grace Cafe; KSNPC Volunteers; Misfit Island - S22 E6
Premiered On: 11/12/2016
This program looks at those who do good work. As Mother Teresa becomes Saint Teresa, "Kentucky Life" visits her Missionaries of Charity chapter in Jenkins; Danville's Grace Cafe is a pay-what-you-can community restaurant committed to providing locally-sourced, nutritious food to residents; volunteers keep Kentucky's State Nature Preserves in fine form; and Misfit Island Wildlife Rescue Center cares for hundreds of animals in Henderson. A 2016 KET Production.
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 9, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Baker-Bird Winery; Botherum House; Minnie Adkins - S22 E7
Premiered On: 11/19/2016
Baker-Bird Winery in Augusta lays claim to the glory days of a historic Northern Kentucky winery, garden designer Jon Carloftis and Dale Fisher share the history and beauty of their restored 19th century home in downtown Lexington, and "Kentucky Life" revisits with famed folk artist Minnie Adkins. A 2016 KET Production.
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 10, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Eagle Bend Alpacas; Torrent Falls Climbing Adventure; Kentucky By Design - S22 E8
Premiered On: 02/04/2017
Eagle Bend Alpacas is home to 150 alpacas in Boone County, Torrent Falls Climbing Adventure in Campton brings European climbing techniques to the Red River Gorge, and Kentucky By Design explores our state's arts and craft contributions to The Index of American Design. A 2017 KET Production.
- Thursday April 11, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 11, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Louisville Zoo - Part 1; Col. Charles Young; Rosine - S22 E9
Premiered On: 02/11/2017
In the first of a three-part series, Doug visits the Louisville Zoo; a profile of accomplished African-American Col. Charles Young; and Rosine, Kentucky is the home of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and the Rosine Barn Jamboree. A 2017 KET Production.
- Friday April 12, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 12, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Schnitzelburg Dainty Festival; Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition; Pine Mountain State Resort Park; Laid Back & Luna - S29 E11
Every year on the last Monday in July, Louisville's Schnitzelburg neighborhood hosts the Dainty competition - a street game started by German immigrants in the 1970s; the Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition maintains safe and accessible trails for climbers; Chip enjoys the natural beauty of Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Kentucky's first state park; meet David and Teresa Prince, teachers in Lawrence County and established artists on the Kentucky music scene. A 2024 KET production.
- Saturday April 13, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 13, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday April 14, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 14, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday April 14, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Monday April 15, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET
- Monday April 15, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday April 18, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 11:00 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 10:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 11:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 10:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 9:30 am ET on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 8:30 am CT on KETKY
George Washington Land; Carter G. Woodson Center; Louisville Zoo - Part 2; Hickman Riverport and Ferry - S22 E10
Premiered On: 02/18/2017
George Washington once owned land in what became Grayson County, Doug Flynn talks with Dr. Alicestyne Turley of Berea College about the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education, the second installment in Kentucky Life's profile of the Louisville Zoo, and a trip to Hickman to explore their riverport and ferry are featured. A 2017 KET Production.
- Monday April 15, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 15, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 15, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday April 15, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Louisville Zoo - Part 3; Kentucky Postcards; Rhonda McEnroe - S22 E11
Premiered On: 02/25/2017
The third and final segment about the Louisville Zoo, old postcards take us on a nostalgic trip through Kentucky, and Owensboro's Rhonda McEnroe exhibits her students' work at Kentucky Wesleyan College. A 2017 KET Production.
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 16, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Haven Gillespie; Pasta Garage; Lexington Comic Con; Arson Dogs - S22 E12
Premiered On: 04/08/2017
Covington native Haven Gillespie composed and wrote enduring classics including "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"; Doug visits the Pasta Garage in Lexington; meet fan favorites and go behind the scenes at Lexington's Comic Con; and bloodhounds Magic and Chloe assist Smokey Bear by tracking arsonists in southeastern Kentucky. A 2017 KET Production.
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday April 17, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Boyce General Store; Pivot Brewing; Western Kentucky Botanical Garden; Kelsey Waldon - S22 E13
Premiered On: 04/15/2017
Boyce General Store has been serving up great food and excellent pie since 1869 in Warren County; Doug learns about Kentucky's first cider brewery at Pivot Brewing in Lexington; Owensboro's Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is a beautiful spot for the whole community to enjoy; and Monkeys Eyebrow native Kelsey Waldon is taking her music to Nashville and a nationwide tour. A 2017 KET Production.
- Thursday April 18, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday April 18, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
Primate Rescue Center; Cave Hill Vineyard & Winery; Kory Caudill - S22 E14
Premiered On: 04/22/2017
A visit to the Primate Rescue Center in Jessamine County; Cave Hill Vineyard & Winery is Kentucky Proud and part of the Kentucky Wine Trail in Pulaski County; and musician Kory Caudill is a piano prodigy. A 2017 KET Production.
- Friday April 19, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday April 19, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
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- Monday March 18, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday March 18, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Wisconsin's "Kentuck" Days; ROCK n' Rollers; Riverside; Eula Hall - S29 E7
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 19, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Monday March 18, 2024 3:00 am ET on KET
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- Sunday March 17, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 17, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday March 17, 2024 3:30 am CT on KET
- Saturday March 16, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 16, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
Civil War Soldier Graffiti in Mammoth Cave; Kentucky Wool Works; Frazier History Museum; Pamir Afghan Cuisine - S29 E3
- Friday March 15, 2024 5:30 am ET on KET
- Friday March 15, 2024 4:30 am CT on KET
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 5:30 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 4:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday March 11, 2024 4:00 am ET on KET2
- Monday March 11, 2024 3:00 am CT on KET2
- Saturday March 9, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 9, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 7, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 7, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 7, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 7, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 6, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 6, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 6, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 6, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 5, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 5, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 5, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 5, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 3, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 3, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
Haunted Louisville - Part 2; Doe-Anderson; Merle Travis; Justin Roberts - Walk the Willow - S21 E5
- Monday March 11, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday March 11, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Dream Riders; Buy Nothing Project; Underground Kayaking in Red River Gorge; Carver Abby Peterson - S29 E4
- Saturday March 16, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 16, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 15, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 15, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 15, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 15, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 11:06 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 10:06 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday March 14, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday March 13, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 10:36 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 9:36 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday March 12, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday March 10, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday March 10, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
Martin's Fork; Dragon Boat Races; Tewes Poultry Farm - S21 E4
- Friday March 8, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 8, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Today's Special - Dixie Chili and Diner; Coal Camps; Our Town - Columbia; Josh Samples - S20 E19
- Monday March 4, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday March 4, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Princess Alice Gurielli & Dimitrie Berea; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl. Airport; Todd Co. Marker; Lighthouse Landing - S20 E18
- Friday March 1, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Derby-Themed Program - S20 E16
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 3:55 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 2:55 pm CT on KETKY
Outdoors-Themed Program - S20 E15
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 3:57 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 2:57 pm CT on KETKY
Kentucky Mainstreet; Our Town-Booneville; Conrad-Caldwell House Museum; Historical Marker; Maysville's Gateway Museum Center - S20 E14
- Monday February 26, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday February 26, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Antiquing in Hazel; Creelsboro Natural Arch; Victor Mature; UK's Circus Club - S29 E2
- Monday March 11, 2024 3:00 am ET on KET
- Monday March 11, 2024 2:00 am CT on KET
- Saturday March 2, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday March 2, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday March 1, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 28, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 10:35 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 9:35 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 5:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 4:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 25, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Saturday February 24, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 24, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
Downtown Paducah; Today's Special - Peak Bros. Bar-B-Que; Aaron Kizer; Warren Co. Marker; The Historic Railpark and Trail Museum - S20 E13
- Friday February 23, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Our Town-Bellevue; Chandler's-Today's Special; Susan & George Miller; St. Claire Medical Center; Sister Jeanne Francis Cleves - S20 E11
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 3:36 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 2:36 pm CT on KETKY
Hotel Metropolitan; Cabin Creek Covered Bridge Marker; Emerald Ash Borer; Our Town - Hazard - S20 E10
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Old Airdrie; Himlerville; Sherman Cahal; Louisville Historic House - S20 E9
- Monday February 19, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday February 19, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Goin' Down Under; Remembering Ed McClanahan; National Quilt Museum; The Appalachian Shakespeare Center - S29 E1
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 5:30 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday February 27, 2024 4:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday February 24, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday February 24, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday February 23, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 8:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 7:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 12:45 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 11:45 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 3:30 am ET on KETKY
- Thursday February 22, 2024 2:30 am CT on KETKY
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 2:30 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 1:30 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 10:00 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 9:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 5:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday February 21, 2024 4:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 10:30 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 9:30 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 2:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 1:00 am CT on KETKY
- Monday February 19, 2024 3:00 am ET on KET
- Monday February 19, 2024 2:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday February 18, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday February 18, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday February 18, 2024 7:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 6:00 am CT on KETKY
- Sunday February 18, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday February 18, 2024 3:30 am CT on KET
- Saturday February 17, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 17, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KET
"Sultana" Disaster; General Lloyd Tilghman Marker; Louisville's Mega Cavern; Kentucky Ingrained LLC - S20 E8
- Friday February 16, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
Celebrating Veterans Day - Dancing Well; Camp Nelson History; Honor Flight - S29 E6
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 5:30 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday February 20, 2024 4:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday February 17, 2024 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday February 17, 2024 2:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 11:00 am CT on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 9:49 am ET on KETKY
- Friday February 16, 2024 8:49 am CT on KETKY
Hosts
Meet Host Chip Polston
Chip Polston began his tenure as host of Kentucky Life with the premiere of season 28.
A familiar face to Kentuckians, Chip has appeared on air during several KET pledge drives, was the host of KET’s Mixed Media and the longtime on-air personality for the Kentucky Lottery.
Chip is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and the University of Louisville. He is a lifelong Kentuckian and is thrilled to be traveling the state to highlight stories of the Commonwealth’s fascinating people and places.
Doug Flynn, Host for Seasons 21 – 27
Doug Flynn, former Major League Baseball player and current Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, began as the host of Kentucky Life in the 21st season.
During an 11-year MLB career, Flynn won two world championships with the Reds and a Gold Glove award at second base for the New York Mets.
Doug was born and raised in Lexington and is involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations, including Hope for the Warriors and the American Association for the Prevention of Substance Abuse in Athletics. He is a graduate of Somerset Community College, and a member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dave Shuffett, Host for Seasons 6 – 20
As host of Kentucky Life from 1999 to 2015, Dave Shuffett received nine Emmy nominations for on-camera performance and producing.
Shuffett is a native of Greensburg and a graduate of Murray State University. From 1989 to 1995, he served as both host and producer of Kentucky Afield.
Dave joined Kentucky Life for the series’ sixth season, replacing former host Byron Crawford. Shuffett was always accompanied by one of his dogs and they frequently appeared as “co-hosts.”
Dave lives in rural Central Kentucky and is the author of “My Kentucky Life,” a collection of his photos and stories of people and places throughout the state.
Byron Crawford, Host for Seasons 1 – 5
Kentucky native Byron Crawford hosted Kentucky Life from its debut in September 1995 through the summer of 1999.
He studied speech and broadcasting at Murray State University, then worked as a radio and television news reporter in Cincinnati and Louisville before beginning a newspaper career.
Byron wrote his “Kentucky Column” for the (Louisville) Courier-Journal from 1979 until 2008. Today he writes the back page column for Kentucky Living magazine.