In Memoriam: O. Leonard Press
O. Leonard Press, KET’s founder and first executive director, died Wednesday, July 31 at the age of 97. A visionary with a dream of bringing quality learning resources to every community across the commonwealth, Press first thought of creating a statewide public television network in the late 1950s and worked tirelessly for years to make his idea a reality. Since its debut in 1968, KET has touched countless citizens, both young and old, transforming individuals and the state along the way.
Kentucky Muse
Sixteen Tons of Merle Travis
Kentucky Muse traces the career of Merle Travis, the Kentucky guitarist and songwriter best known for his songs "Sixteen Tons," "Dark as a Dungeon," and his unique thumb-picking style.
Doc World
Elephant Path – Njaia Njoku
The survival of the last wild herd of forest elephants in the Central African Republic is threatened by civil war and a poaching crisis driven by the global demand for ivory. ELEPHANT PATH profiles guardians of the herd united in their commitment: a local tracker, an American biologist and an eco-guard. The film is an indelible tale of devotion set against the beauty of the “Village of Elephants." Watch now.
Nova
Why Sharks Attack
Leading shark experts in Australia and the United States research the science behind the great white's hunting instincts.
Preventing Youth Suicide: A KET Forum
This forum, hosted by Renee Shaw, explores the alarming rise in youth suicide, examining its root causes and highlighting the most effective strategies for prevention.
The Open Mind
A Vote Against Life Expectancy
Vanderbilt University Center for Medicine, Health, and Society director Jonathan Metzl discusses his new book Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland. Watch now.
Family Pictures USA
Southwest Florida
Visit Ft. Myers and the Paradise Coast, home to ranchers, Native Americans and fishing communities. Explore cattle country in rural Florida and meet a family of migrant workers who now own the company that harvests the produce. Watch now.
Comment on Kentucky
News of the Week: Aug. 16, 2019
Bill Bryant and a panel of journalists discuss the week's news from around the state, including the latest on the general election political races and a move by the University of Louisville to purchase Jewish Hospital. Guests: Lawrence Smith from WDRB-TV in Louisville; Deborah Yetter from the Louisville Courier-Journal; and Wes Swietek from the Bowling Green Daily News.
POV
Happy Winter
Every summer on Palermo's Mondello beach, over 1,000 cabins are built in preparation of the Ferragosto holiday. Centered around a family who goes into debt, three women holding onto the feeling of youth, and a politician seeking votes, Happy Winter portrays a vanity fair of beach goers hiding behind the memory of a social status that the economic crisis of recent years has compromised. Watch now.
