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Dana Canedy #511
Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Senior Editor Dana Canedy has turned personal tragedy into a memoir for her son about his military father killed in Iraq. Her book, A Journal for Jordan is a mother's letter to her son about the father he would never know. Canedy, raised near Fort Knox and a University of Kentucky journalism graduate, shares with Renee the personal loss she still feels, the legacy of wisdom penned by her late partner to their son, and the Kentucky roots to which she still clings. A 2009 KET production.

• KET1 Sunday, November 15 at 1:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, November 17 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, November 18 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 12:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, December 8 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 12:30 pm EST

Will Allen #512
Renee talks with former professional basketball player, Will Allen, who's taking the so-called "Good Food Movement" to inner cities in America. A son of sharecropping parents, Allen founded and operates a highly-touted non-profit organization called Growing Power based in Milwaukee, Wis., that provides safe and affordable fruits and vegetables to low-income city dwellers. Renee talks with Allen about his low-cost farming technologies that grow food year-round for thousands living in or near Milwaukee and Chicago. A 2009 KET production.

• KET2 Friday, November 20 at 5:00 pm EST
• KETKY Sunday, November 22 at 9:00 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, November 22 at 1:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, November 24 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, November 25 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, November 26 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 12:30 pm EST

Kevin Powell #505
Poet, writer, political activist, and Hip Hop aficionado, Kevin Powell talks about his former journalism career and community activism since his days as a cast member on the first season of MTV's The Real World. Powell has written 10 books on African American culture, literature, manhood, and politics. A victim of domestic violence by his mother and a rehabilitated abuser himself, Powell discusses his quest to end violence against women. A 2009 KET production.

• KET2 Friday, November 27 at 5:00 pm EST
• KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 am EST
• KETKY Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 12:30 pm EST

Native Americans #434
Renee welcomes a panel of guests to discuss We Shall Remain: American Experience, a national PBS series documenting 300 years of Native-American history, and provide insight into Native Americans' past, present, and future in Kentucky. Guests: Helen Danser, chair of the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission (KNAHC); Darla M. Jackson, arts community liaison for KNAHC; and State Representative Reginald Meeks (D- Louisville), member of KNAHC.

• KETKY Sunday, December 6 at 9:00 am EST

Simon T. Bailey #513
Simon Bailey is a former Walt Disney Company executive who stepped away from his established career to create the Brilliance Institute, an organization dedicated to building the world's most valuable resource - its people. The internationally renowned speaker, author, and consultant is sought by Fortune 500 companies for his high energy presentation style. He discusses his book, Release Your Brilliance and his path to success. Recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville. A 2009 KET production.

• KET2 Friday, December 11 at 5:00 pm EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 13 at 1:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 16 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, December 17 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 12:30 pm EST

Jahi Chikwendiu #514
Lexington native and highly celebrated photojournalist Jahi Chikwendiu travels the globe for The Washington Post. Chikwendiu, once a math teacher, couldn't resist his shutterbug calling and began his photojournalism career at the Lexington Herald-Leader. In 2008, Chikwendiu was honored as the White House News Photographers Associations' Photographer of the Year. He talks with Renee about growing up in Lexington and his calling to cover war-torn and conflict-ridden trouble spots around the world. A 2009 KET production.

• KET2 Friday, December 18 at 5:00 pm EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 9:00 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 20 at 1:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, December 22 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 23 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, December 24 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 12:30 pm EST

Inspirational Stories #515
Renee talks with one-time gang member and convicted felon, Yusef Franklin, who in 2006 became a licensed minister and is currently a student at Asbury College seeking a degree in social work. Franklin discusses his book From the Penitentiary to the Pulpit. Renee also talks with registered nurse and Lexington motivational speaker Gwin Minter about her debut Christian-centered book, See It, Believe It, Do It.

• KET2 Friday, December 25 at 5:00 pm EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 27 at 9:00 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 27 at 1:30 pm EST
• KETKY Tuesday, December 29 at 8:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 30 at 6:30 pm EST
• KET2 Thursday, December 31 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 12:30 pm EST