Comment on Kentucky
News of the Week: June 22, 2018
Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including a major court ruling affecting recent public pension legislation. Scheduled guests: Adam Beam, the Associated Press; Jack Brammer,
Connections with Renee Shaw
Reforming the Bail System and Other Criminal Justice Issues
Renee's guest is Cherise Fanno Burdeen, CEO of the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI). Burdeen talks about her organization's mission to reduce incarceration rates and their efforts to reform the bail system.
POV
Quest
Filmed with vérité intimacy for nearly a decade, QUEST is the moving portrait of a family from North Philadelphia. Starting during the Obama era, Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" raise a family while nurturing a community of hip hop artists in their home music studio. QUEST is an illumination of race and class in America, and a testament to love, healing and hope.
Masterpiece
Man In An Orange Shirt
Two love stories, 60 years apart, chart the changes and challenges in gay lives in England—from the era of jail terms to the onset of dating apps. Vanessa Redgrave stars in this drama scripted by best-selling novelist Patrick Gale.
Kentucky Afield
Family Fishing, Bass Angler Sondra Rankin, and a State Record Elk!
On this weeks show, we've got family fishing turned into fish tacos, a great trip to Kentucky Lake with former professional bass angler Sondra Rankin, and we also take a look back at the Kentucky state record bull elk.
Breaking News from PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Watch the latest PBS NewsHour episodes, read breaking news stories, and learn more about the issues behind national and world events.
Comment on Kentucky
News of the Week: June 15, 2018
Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the latest political doings from Frankfort. Scheduled guests: Ryland Barton from Kentucky Public Radio; Marcus Green from WDRB-TV in Louisville; and Janet Patton from the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Connections with Renee Shaw
KCTCS President Jay Box Outlines Goals in Postsecondary Education
Dr. Jay Box, president of KCTCS (Kentucky Community and Technical College), talks about the agency's outreach efforts to Kentucky's adult population without a GED and other groups currently not engaged in the workforce. He also reviews the success of the Kentucky FAME program, a statewide partnership with companies to close the jobs skills or talent gap, and the growing popularity of the dual credit courses, which are college-level classes that simultaneously earn both high school and college credit that count toward a postsecondary degree/credential and high school diploma.
Civilizations
Paradise on Earth
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, escapes and refuges—the elusive paradise on earth.
Conversations with Champions
Kelly Wells
Billy speaks with Kelly Wells, head coach of the University of Pikeville (UPIKE) men's basketball team. Wells led the UPIKE Bears to win the 2011 NAIA National Championship and was named the NAIA Coach of the Year following that championship season.