Web site: http://www.ket.org/kentuckylife/
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Host Dave Shuffett and his faithful canine sidekicks present stories capturing the flavor, history, and heritage of Kentucky. They explore natural beauty and historic sites, sample the creativity of the Commonwealth's hundreds of artists and musicians, and discover the unique contributions of interesting people all over the state.
TV Schedule
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Pool Prodigy/Kids on the Block/Fishing for Smiles/Fabulous Leopard Percussionists #904
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A 7-year-old pool ace from Green County; a nonprofit organization from Bowling Green dedicated to informing children about social issues through puppetry; a fishing event for special-needs children; and Diane Downs, founder and director of the Fabulous Leopard Percussionists, made up of Jefferson County children. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Friday, November 13 at 5:30 pm EST
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Trover Clinic/Child's Playhouse/The Hummingbird Lady/Carter Caves #605
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In Madisonville, Dr. Loman Trover built the "Mayo Clinic of Kentucky." In Paintsville, a couple built a fabulous playhouse for their granddaughter. Jeanine Brady of Marion County builds colorful feeders to attract hummingbirds to her backyard, and Carter Caves State Resort Park in Olive Hill attracts spelunkers and hikers alike with natural beauty. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Friday, November 13 at 11:30 pm EST
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Kentucky's Last Great Places: A Kentucky Life Special #1010
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A rare opportunity to journey to some of the few remaining places that look much as they did when the first European settlers began arriving in Kentucky. Inspired by the book Kentucky's Last Great Places, written and photographed by Thomas Barnes, host Dave Shuffett explores hidden areas in every corner of the Commonwealth. A 2004 KET production.
- KETKY Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 pm EST
- KETKY Wednesday, December 2 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 2:00 pm EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 5 at 5:00 pm EST
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Dog Scouts/Three Springs Dinner/Flaget High School Alumni Association/Paw Pals #1507
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Dogs earn their merit badges for good citizenship just like the Boy Scouts; Chef Ouita Michel visits Three Springs Farm in Nicholas County; although the school is closed, the Flaget High School Alumni Association is still going strong with notable graduates like former professional football player Paul Hornung and others; and more Paw Pals. 2009 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Saturday, November 14 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 15 at 11:00 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, November 15 at 4:30 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 15 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Sunday, November 15 at 7:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, November 20 at noon EST
- KETKY Saturday, November 21 at 6:00 am EST
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Stephanie Townsend/Emma Reno Connor Black History Gallery/Kinniconick Creek #905
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Bowling Green artist Stephanie Townsend; the Hardin County home of Emma Reno Connor, now transformed into a museum chronicling the lives of prominent African Americans; and scenic Kinniconick Creek in Lewis County, known to fishermen for its native muskie population. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Monday, November 16 at 5:30 pm EST
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Paul Sawyier #606
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A look at the life and work of the Franklin County painter and naturalist, best known for his pastoral watercolors inspired by Central Kentucky landscapes. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Monday, November 16 at 11:30 pm EST
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Estill County Arts/Henry Clay's Gardens/Elizabeth Kaiser Fine Candies #906
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Art on Main, an Estill County gallery that's helping to revitalize downtown Irvine; the volunteer-maintained formal gardens at Henry Clay's estate in Lexington; and a Bowling Green husband-and-wife team who create delicious, edible art. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 pm EST
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Kentucky Life TeleFund Special '98 #424
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Byron Crawford hosts an expanded edition featuring highlights from the series: country singer/songwriter Tom T. Hall; the Nia Dance Troupe, an African-American dance company in Paducah; Louisville photographer John Nation; Terri Ramsey, Miss Wheelchair USA; and the Blessing of the Hounds at the Iroquois Hunt Club. A 1998 KET production.
- KETKY Tuesday, November 17 at 10:00 pm EST
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Tilghman Heritage Center/Daniel Boone Forest Archaeology/John Ward/Lake Cumberland #607
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A Paducah museum and antebellum/Civil War education center, a dig in Jackson County where archaeologists are uncovering Kentucky history circa 12,000 years ago, a Mount Sterling painter who's a rising star in the worlds of landscape and wildlife art, and Kentucky's longest lake. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Tuesday, November 17 at 11:30 pm EST
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Lexington Hustlers/Lower Howard's Creek #907
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The Lexington Hustlers, an African-American baseball team that began playing in 1945, and a history and nature preserve in Clark County. A 2003 KET production.
- KETKY Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30 pm EST
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The Dixie Highway #608
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Host Dave Shuffett drives the eastern route of the old Dixie Highwaythe "magic highway"from the Roebling Bridge over the Ohio River at Covington to the Cumberland Gap at Middlesboro. While visiting some of the current roadside attractions, he also remembers those that flourished from the 1930s through the '50s but faded away with the coming of the interstate highways. A 2000 KET production.
- KET1 Wednesday, November 18 at 11:30 pm EST
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Glassworks/John and Mary Loeser/Simply Oaxaca #908
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A new collaborative in Louisville that has brought together artists from every genre of glassmaking; John Loeser, who has been playing the harmonica all his long life; and Lexington-based business Simply Oaxaca, created to promote and share traditions of Hispanic cultures in the Bluegrass area. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 pm EST
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Antebellum Archaeology/Llama Farm/Warsaw #609
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19th-century artifacts from an archaeological dig at Riverside Farm near Louisville; Seldom Scene Farm in Woodford County, where Paul and Lindy Huber raise llamas and alpacas; and the historic small town of Warsaw in Gallatin County. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Thursday, November 19 at 11:30 pm EST
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Old-Time Fiddler/Amphibious Cars #910
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Fiddler John Harrod of Owen County has spent 30 years finding and documenting Kentucky fiddlers and old-time fiddle tunes and continues to pass on this lively, indigenous roots music to the next generation. At Lake Cumberland, owners of rare amphibious cars built in Germany in the 1960s put their unusual vehicles to the test on land and on water. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Friday, November 20 at 5:30 pm EST
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Bill Monroe's Hometown/Antique Cars/Catherine Smart Wells #611
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The small Ohio County town of Rosine was the birthplace of Bill Monroeand therefore of bluegrass music. Howard Brandon of Murray shows off his collection of antique automobiles, and Johnson County painter Catherine Smart Wells gives a tour of her studio. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Friday, November 20 at 11:30 pm EST
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Dave Does It/Greenup/History of the Piano/Highland Raku Studio/Paw Pals #1508
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Dave steps up to the plate and goes to work at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory; a visit to Greenup, hometown of beloved Kentucky Poet Laureate and author Jesse Stuart; the piano turns 300 and KET turns a spotlight on the celebration with Diane Earle and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra; Henrietta Scott and her husband apply their own methods to an ancient tradition to create unique pottery; and more Paw Pals. A 2009 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 22 at 11:00 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, November 22 at 4:30 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 22 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Sunday, November 22 at 7:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Saturday, November 28 at 6:00 am EST
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Kentucky Life Special: Simple Pleasures, Hidden Treasures #809
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In a two-hour special, host Dave Shuffett finds all kinds of uniquely Kentucky delights, including an Appalachian chef, a rodeo team, a jeweler inspired by nature, and some long-timersa couple still keeping house after 72 years of marriage and a family that has been farming the same land for 150 years. He visits a coal camp, a country music store, the Corvette Museum, the Kirchoff Bakery, the Mother of God Catholic Church, and the Louisville Zoo and goes to beloved landmarks like Cumberland Falls, the Land Between the Lakes, and the Red River Gorge, as well as lesser-known jewels such as the Goddard Covered Bridge and the Parkette Drive-In. A 2002 KET production.
- KETKY Sunday, November 22 at 8:30 pm EST
- KETKY Wednesday, November 25 at 9:30 pm EST
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Battle of Perryville/D.H. Western Village/New Kolb Aircraft/J.D. Crowe #911
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A national gathering of Civil War reenactors at the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville, a dude ranch near Flemingsburg, ultralight airplanes made in London, and Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Monday, November 23 at 5:30 pm EST
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The Mountain Eagle #612
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Tom and Pat Gish have been publishing the Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg since the mid-1950s. This small-town newspaper has the motto "It Screams!" on its masthead, and it has won several national awards for its in-depth, sometimes crusading coverage of Eastern Kentucky issues. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Monday, November 23 at 11:30 pm EST
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The Lincoln Wedding: A Kentucky Life Special #1326
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At the Lincoln Homestead Park in Springfield, a reenactment of the wedding of Abraham Lincoln's parents kicks off the three-year Lincoln Bicentennial celebration sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. This program is an expanded one-hour edition of Kentucky Life Program 1307 featuring additional footage of the wedding ceremony and interviews.
- KETKY Tuesday, November 24 at 11:00 am EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 10:00 pm EST
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WWII Nurse/Schimpff's Confectionery/Wooden Hats #912
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Host Dave Shuffett shares stories with World War II Army nurse Martha Penn of Frankfort; spotlights a candy store in Jeffersonville, IN that has been using traditional methods of making candy for more than 100 years; and introduces Chris Ramsey of Somerset, who makes wooden hats. A 2003 KET production.
- KETKY Tuesday, November 24 at 5:30 pm EST
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Jerrie Oughton/Don and Sylvia Coffey/Phillip Powell/Elkhorn Creek #613
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A Lexington author who wrote for 35 years before attracting a major publisher, husband-and-wife hammered dulcimer players from Shelby County, a wildlife artist from Murray, and a look at Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort through the seasons. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Tuesday, November 24 at 11:30 pm EST
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The Amtrak Cardinal/Miniature Log Cabins/Bardstown Road Youth Cultural Center #913
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An Amtrak train ride along the Ohio River; Adair County craftsman Lowell Carter, who makes miniature log cabins; and the Bardstown Road Youth Cultural Center in Louisville, where youngsters not only help themselves but also help the community. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, November 25 at 5:30 pm EST
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Richard Taylor/Dr. C.C. Howard/William T. Young Library/Heartwood Industries #615
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A Kentucky poet laureate, the Kentucky doctor who attended Floyd Collins and Sgt. Alvin York, the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and a Hartford factory that recycles old wooden materials into new flooring. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Thursday, November 26 at 11:30 pm EST
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Kentucky Life On the Road | TeleFund Special '99 #519
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Byron Crawford hosts a special two-hour edition featuring people and places along the state's eastern and northern borders. Topics include the restored pioneer community near Cumberland Gap known as the Hensley Settlement, Louisville's Fourth Street, the historical statues along Covington's riverfront, an annual Native American powwow in Christian County, the Paramount Theater in Ashland, the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah, the Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, television host Nick Clooney, a young rodeo champion, author Robert Rennick, thumb-picking guitarists, and canoeists exploring caves around Mammoth Cave. A 1999 KET production.
- KETKY Friday, November 27 at 11:00 am EST
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Joe Ley Antiques/Historic Walking Sticks/Pine-Needle Baskets/Arts Across Kentucky Magazine #915
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Louisville antique dealer Joe Ley, who has turned a penchant for junk and an eye for value into one of the most successful antiques businesses in the country; Norman Downs' hand-made walking sticks, made from old wood taken from demolished buildings; pine needle raffia basketry by Pamela Smith of Elizabethtown; and Arts Across Kentucky magazine. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Friday, November 27 at 5:30 pm EST
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Sally Brown Nature Preserve/Treasure Hunter/Wise Village Pickers/Lexington Cemetery #616
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A Nature Conservancy preserve in Garrard County; Tracy Watkins of Jessamine County, who goes treasure hunting with a metal detector; Powell County young people learning to play bluegrass music from legends of the form; and the lush flora of the Lexington Cemetery. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Friday, November 27 at 11:30 pm EST
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Daniel and Amy Carwile/Bill Brumm/Heirloom Tomatoes #1428
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Grand Master fiddle champ Daniel Carwile and his wife, Amy, entertain audiences from the Grand Ole Opry to England; retirement from the U.S. Forest Service led Bill Brumm to become a noted stained glass artist; and Dave travels to Berea to meet Bill Best, a grower of Heirloom Tomatoes, and UK College of Agriculture's Bob Perry whips up tomato salad and BLTs with Bill's best tomatoes. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 11:00 am EST
- KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at noon EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 am EST
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Kentucky Life On the Road | Along Highway 60 #709
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In a special expanded edition, host Dave Shuffett takes a nostalgic tour of Kentucky by driving from Ashland to Paducah on U.S. 60. Stops include a drive-in restaurant, Grayson Lake, Calumet Farm, the state capitol, a Frankfort memorial to African-American Civil War veterans, a Louisville blues bar, Brandenburg, an Owensboro pastry shop, Camp Breckinridge, Smithland, and the Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area. A 2001 KET production.
- KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 2:00 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 18 at 9:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 am EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 7:00 pm EST
- KETKY Wednesday, December 23 at 2:00 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 25 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 26 at 2:00 am EST
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Lincoln: 'I, Too, Am a Kentuckian.' #1427
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In a special expanded edition of Kentucky Life, host Dave Shuffett travels from Hodgenville to Springfield, IL to Washington, DC to explore the life and career of Kentucky's most famous native son. The program examines the many Kentucky people and places that profoundly influenced Abraham Lincoln with stops at his birthplace and boyhood home near Hodgenville, the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, the Louisville home of close friend Joshua Speed, and many other Lincoln-related sites. A 2008 KET production.
- KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 pm EST
- KETKY Monday, November 30 at 2:00 pm EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 5 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 6 at 4:00 am EST
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Schwartz's Countryside Bake Shop/Living Arts and Science Center/Powered Parachute #916
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Schwartz's Countryside Bake Shop in Auburn is known for the "best pecan pie in the west." Lexington's Living Arts and Science Center allows children and adults to explore the arts and sciences through workshops, field trips, classes, and exhibits, while Steve Thomas of Calloway County explores by way of a powered parachute. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Monday, November 30 at 5:30 pm EST
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Lincoln's Boyhood Home/McConnell Springs/Firefighter Training/Log Cabins #617
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Knob Hill Farm, where Abraham Lincoln spent his toddler and preschool years; the site where Lexington was founded, now a park and education center maintained by a volunteer foundation; airport training for firefighters who have to battle blazes aboard airplanes; and log cabins around the state. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Monday, November 30 at 11:30 pm EST
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Park Mammoth Resort/Pumpkin Alley/Day of the Dead/Land Between the Lakes #917
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A quaint hotel in Park City that has been a part of the scenery in the Mammoth Cave area for many years, a Middlesboro neighborhood's annual wonderland of Halloween jack-o'-lanterns, Day of the Dead celebrations in Lexington, and a look at some of the wildlife found in the Land Between the Lakes. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Tuesday, December 1 at 5:30 pm EST
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Kentucky's National Parks: A Kentucky Life Special #1599
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Host Dave Shuffett travels to every National Parks Service site in Kentucky in this special. Features include a wild cave tour at Mammoth Cave National Park; a visit to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and Cumberland Gap, which are National Historic Parks; fall beauty at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area; and the numerous Kentucky sites on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. A 2009 KET production.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00 pm EST
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Christmas 2007 #1327
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A fantastic Christmas light display at the home of Marion County's Paul Ruley; holiday music by the Heartland Dulcimer Club of Elizabethtown; and a tour of the Rosemary Clooney House in Augusta, home of the largest collection of White Christmas memorabilia in the world, led by curators Steve and Heather French Henry. A 2007 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 2 at 2:30 am EST
- KET1 Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, December 13 at 4:30 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 13 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Sunday, December 13 at 7:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 18 at noon EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 19 at 6:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET1 Thursday, December 24 at 11:30 pm EST
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Photographer Chuck Summers/Sculptor Jeff Underwood/Maysville Bridge #918
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The nature photography of Chuck Summers, who shoots primarily in his own back yardCumberland Gap National Historic Park; the simple complexity of metal sculptor Jeff Underwood's work, which graces museums and yards alike; and a look at the William Harsha Bridge in Maysville, the first cable-stayed bridge in Kentucky. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 2 at 5:30 pm EST
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ROTC Training/Cave City Farmers' Market/Artist Debbie Joplin/Wild Horse Adoption #919
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Army ROTC training at Fort Knox; fresh fruits, vegetables, and more at the Cave City Farmers' Market; mixed-media artist Debbie Joplin of Crestwood, who creates sculptures from hand-dyed silk; and a Bagdad couple who have adopted two wild horses. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 5:30 pm EST
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High Bridge/Archivist Tom Owen #620
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Though long since eclipsed, High Bridge between Jessamine and Garrard counties was once the highest railroad bridge in the countryand a popular tourist destination in its own right. University of Louisville librarian and historian Tom Owen talks about the history of the River City. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Thursday, December 3 at 11:30 pm EST
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Carving Carousel Horses/Soap Maker/Stearns Coal History/Artist Barbara Stallard #920
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Master woodcarver Bud Ellis shares the almost-lost art of carving carousel horses with Lexington students, Kathy Haynes-Ellis of Russell Springs makes soap the old-fashioned way, a McCreary County museum teaches about coal-mining history, and artist Barbara Stallard creates innovative paintings and prints. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at 5:30 pm EST
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Festival of Trees/Wonderland of Lights/Scuba Santa #1121
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The Festival of Trees at Ashland's Paramount Arts Center, the Winter Wonderland of Lights in Ashland's Central Park, and a scuba-diving Santa at the Newport Aquarium. A 2005 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Sunday, December 6 at 11:00 am EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 6 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, December 8 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 4:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 11 at noon EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 4:30 am EST
- KET1 Monday, December 21 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Wednesday, December 23 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 4:30 am EST
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Kentucky Music Hall of Fame/Raven Run/Sculptor Paul Fields #921
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The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Renfro Valley, the Raven Run nature sanctuary outside Lexington, and sculpture by Paul Fields of Louisville. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Monday, December 7 at 5:30 pm EST
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Robert Penn Warren/Pennyroyal Museum #622
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The home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren, author of All the King's Men, at Guthrie in Todd County and a museum exhibit in Hopkinsville that pays tribute to early 20th-century "psychic healer" Edgar Cayce. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Monday, December 7 at 11:30 pm EST
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Pisgah Church/Artist Martin Rollins/Rogers Scholars #922
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The historic Pisgah Church in Woodford County, painter Martin Rollins of Louisville, and the Rogers Scholars Program's intensive one-week summer session for high school students from 42 counties in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Tuesday, December 8 at 5:30 pm EST
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1995 Holiday Special #114
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Santa impersonator Jack Gillespie of Shepherdsville; Olde Tyme Toys in Richmond; a Christmas concert by Rockcastle County children; holiday decorations in Frankfort; and dollmaker Anna Lee Blinco of Louisville, who gives away many of her creations. A 1995 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 8 at 11:30 pm EST
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Christmas Around Bardstown #413
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Holiday festivities in and around the Nelson County town include a train ride, a tour of My Old Kentucky Home, reading by the fireside, and caroling. A 1998 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 1:00 am EST
- KET1 Thursday, December 10 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 1:00 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 1:00 am EST
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1998 Holiday Special #509
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Holiday music in the studio with Homer Ledford and host Byron Crawford, the Triple-F Christmas Tree Farm in Nelson County, and a look at growing poinsettias at Pemberton's Nursery in Lexington. A 1999 KET production.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 1:30 am EST
- KET1 Friday, December 11 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 1:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 1:30 am EST
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Fort Harrod Holiday #623
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Host Dave Shuffett takes a candlelight tour of the fort, visits a Victorian-decorated mansion museum complete with a Christmas Tree Festival, enjoys holiday music, and meets a Victorian-era version of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. A 2000 KET production.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 2:00 am EST
- KET1 Monday, December 14 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 2:00 am EST
- KETKY Wednesday, December 16 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 2:00 am EST
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Christmas Special 2002 #824
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Host Dave Shuffett and canine co-star Sadie introduce Christmas segments from around Kentucky, including music and lights from Renfro Valley, toy trains under the Christmas tree at Covington's Behringer-Crawford Museum, and a photo session in which pets get their pictures taken with Santa. A 2002 KET production.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 2:30 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 2:30 am EST
- KET1 Tuesday, December 15 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 2:30 am EST
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Christmas at the Jouett House/Lindy Evans/Patti's 1880s Settlement #924
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A pioneer Christmas at the Jouett House in Versailles, Lindy Evans' sculpted Santas, and holiday lights and sounds at Patti's 1880s Settlement. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 3:00 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 3:00 am EST
- KETKY Friday, December 18 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET1 Tuesday, December 22 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 3:00 am EST
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Christmas Island/Christmas Dinner at Forkland/Warren Wolf #925
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The lights of Burnside State Park's Christmas Island, Christmas dinner at the Forkland Community Center, music by Warren Wolf, and snow scenes with Sadie. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 3:30 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 3:30 am EST
- KET1 Thursday, December 17 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Monday, December 21 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 3:30 am EST
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2004 Christmas Special #1024
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The Garden Club of Kentucky's holiday boutique in Paris, a visit to the Bethlehem post office with stamp collector Linda Lawrence, antique toys on display at the Hunt-Morgan House in Lexington, and Christmas music by Angel Voices and Ars Nova. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 4:00 am EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 15 at 4:00 am EST
- KET1 Friday, December 18 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Tuesday, December 22 at 5:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 4:00 am EST
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David and Lalie Dick/Buffalo Crossing Ranch #923
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Kentucky native David Dick and his wife, Lalie, work together to publish his books and write several columns, including "A View from Plum Lick" in Kentucky Living magazine. Shelbyville's Buffalo Crossing Restaurant and Family Fun Ranch raises and serves up American bison. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 5:30 pm EST
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Pioneer Christmas in Washington #307
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Christmas activities in historic Washington in Mason County, including caroling and other musical performances, craft demonstrations, and a tour of the re-created pioneer village. A 1997 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.
- KET1 Wednesday, December 9 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Monday, December 14 at 5:30 pm EST
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McLean River Towns/Dinosaur World/Andee Rudloff #1001
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Host Dave Shuffett traces the route of the Green River through the McLean County towns of Livermore and Calhoun; visits Dinosaur World in Cave City; and introduces Bowling Green artist and muralist Andee Rudloff, who was commissioned to paint a pair of fiberglass catfish for a display of public art in Tennessee. A 2004 KET production.
- KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 5:30 pm EST
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Ruby Pearl Felix/Failte Irish Imports/Mark Whitley #1002
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Ruby Pearl Felix from the Ohio County town of Hartford, who's still quilting at 100; Lexington's Irish import shop; and Smiths Grove woodworker Mark Whitley. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Friday, December 11 at 5:30 pm EST
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Wild and Scenic Kentucky: A Kentucky Life Special #1110
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Dave Shuffett rafts, canoes, sails, kayaks, rides, hikes, and bikes his way around Kentucky, enjoying wildlife and outdoor adventure across the state. Sights include the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River, Breaks Interstate Park, the Pine Mountain Trail, black bears at Kingdom Come State Park, Daniel Boone National Forest, Cave Run Lake, the Red River and its surrounding natural arches, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, the Ohio River, the museum at Big Bone Lick State Park, Clifty Falls State Park in Southern Indiana, Mammoth Cave National Park, Land Between the Lakes, Audubon State Park, wetlands at Henderson Sloughs WMA, and Reelfoot Lake.
- KETKY Monday, December 14 at 3:00 pm EST
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Santa Train/Civil War Christmas/Nazareth, Ky./State Parks Holiday Celebrations #1509
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Every year since 1943 on the Saturday before Thanksgiving the "Santa Train" laden with gifts for mountain children winds its way through the mountains with Old Saint Nick riding the caboose, and this year Dave's along for the ride. Also, learn how Kentuckians celebrated Christmas during the Civil War; make a visit to Nazareth, Ky., during an auspicious month; and Dave visits Rough River Dam State Resort Park for Winter Wonderland, and finds out how the state parks serve the Commonwealth during the holidays. A 2009 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Saturday, December 19 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 11:00 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, December 20 at 4:30 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Sunday, December 20 at 7:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, December 22 at 7:30 am EST
- KET1 Wednesday, December 23 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 7:30 pm EST
- KETKY Friday, December 25 at noon EST
- KETKY Friday, December 25 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET1 Friday, December 25 at 11:30 pm EST
- KETKY Saturday, December 26 at 6:00 am EST
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Michler's Florist/Snug Hollow Farm and Country Inn/Sculptor Marie-Elena Ottman #1421
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Michler's Florist, one of the oldest florists in Kentucky and a Lexington tradition for more than 100 years; the Snug Hollow Farm and Country Inn, a bed-and-breakfast nestled on 300 acres of land between the mountains of Red Lick Valley in Irvine; and sculptor Marie-Elena Ottman, whose clay sculptures are inspired by her homeland of Panama. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Saturday, December 26 at 8:00 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 27 at 11:00 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, December 27 at 4:30 pm EST
- KETKY Sunday, December 27 at 5:30 pm EST
- KET2 Sunday, December 27 at 7:30 pm EST
- KET2 Tuesday, December 29 at 7:30 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 8:00 am EST
- KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 7:30 pm EST
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John Christopher Knight/Nature Academy #1003
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Host Dave Shuffett and Sadie tour the Nature Academy in Owen County with Rich Detzel and learn about some herbal remedies made from things most people consider weeds. In Logan County, John Christopher Knight shares his original songs about his family's simple life on a farm with no electricity, cars, or indoor plumbing. A 2004 KET production.
- KETKY Monday, December 28 at 5:30 pm EST
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Gary Akers/Bomber Pilot/Kentucky Youth Chorus #701
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A Boone County painter who works in egg tempera and his daughter, who is also taking up art; Graves County pilot Ralph Waldrop, who flew a B-26 bomber in World War II; and a performance by the 2000 Kentucky All-State Chorus. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Monday, December 28 at 11:30 pm EST
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Glier's Goetta/U of L Photo Archives/Mini-Corvettes #1004
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Glier's in Covington is the largest producer of goetta (a German side dish often compared to breakfast sausage or scrapple) in the U.S. The University of Louisville Photographic Archives houses more than 1.2 million historical images. And in Bowling Green, an annual mini-Corvette race raises money for Junior Achievement. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Tuesday, December 29 at 5:30 pm EST
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Wickliffe Mounds/Horse Mania/Jefferson County Memorial Forest #702
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Native American burial mounds in Western Kentucky that date to 800 A.D., the colorful and creative horse statues from Lexington's 2000 public-art project, and a forest preserve located just 15 miles from downtown Louisville. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 29 at 11:30 pm EST
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Old Crow Inn/Lonnie and Twyla Money/Mini Mansions/Vernon-Douglas Nature Preserve #1005
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Visits to the Old Crow Inn in Danville, the oldest stone house west of the Allegheny Mountains; Laurel County folk artists Lonnie and Twyla Money, whose work is included in the permanent collection of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art; the Mini Mansions Dollhouse and Miniature Shoppe in Owensboro; and the Vernon-Douglas State Nature Preserve. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Wednesday, December 30 at 5:30 pm EST
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Family Reunion/Tommy Clark/Jeannie Spears/Debbie Tuggle #703
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The Pollittes of Mason County hold their 67th annual family reunion, a Campbellsville potter sculpts dinosaurs, a former mapmaker in Edmonton puts her drafting skills to work creating cards and silk-screen prints, and a Letcher County singer/songwriter combines her concern for the environment with her music. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Wednesday, December 30 at 11:30 pm EST
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Thomas Edison House/Extreme Skate Park/Wrather Museum #1006
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The Thomas Edison House, where the famed inventor lived, worked, and experimented while living in Louisville; Louisville's Extreme Skate Park; and Murray State University's Wrather West Kentucky Museum, which spotlights the social, cultural, and economic development of Western Kentucky and the Jackson Purchase. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 5:30 pm EST
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Hill Community Theater/Greyhound Rescue/Bybee Pottery #704
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A Danville community theater troupe named for a Centre College scholar and writer; Jack Bricking of Richmond, who travels to greyhound tracks to save former racing dogs that would otherwise be destroyed; and the highly sought-after pottery made in the little community of Bybee. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- KET1 Thursday, December 31 at 11:30 pm EST
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