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What is AgriTech? And what does this burgeoning industry mean for Kentucky’s economy? Join host Renee Shaw for AgriTech in Kentucky: A KET Forum, a discussion that explores this growing sector and examines its role in job creation and the future of Kentucky farming.
This episode of Kentucky Life visits the Louisville business A Purrfect Day Cafe which provides a unique way to find new homes for cats; checks in on Kentucky’s elk population, which after 25 years of restoration efforts, is thriving again; celebrates the dedication of the volunteers at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, whose work and research have aided restoration efforts of aircraft and other aviation artifacts; and explores AppHarvest, the agricultural venture that seeks to provide quality jobs by growing tomatoes in Appalachia.
Beginning in June, KET will premiere a new weekday series, Evening Edition, dedicated to covering the events, issues and stories happening across the Commonwealth. The half-hour program, hosted by Renee Shaw, will summarize recent major developments and go beyond the headlines to highlight Kentucky’s fascinating people, places and happenings with stories produced by KET’s award-winning public affairs team.
On Kentucky Tonight, Renee Shaw and her guests preview the Kentucky Primary Election.
KET is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Young Writers Contest. The annual contest encourages creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in grades Pre-K through high school to submit original graphic novels, illustrated stories, poetry and short stories.
KET invites guests to chart a course for a high-seas adventure at the 34th annual Summer Celebration on Saturday, June 11, at Donamire Farm in Lexington. Captained by honorary chairs Nick and Tyra Rowe of Kentucky American Water and guided by harbormaster and host Mira Ball, this year’s event offers a chance to Sail the Sea with KET and support KET’s flagship fundraising event.
KET will feature live, comprehensive coverage of primary election returns in Kentucky with Primary 2022, hosted by Renee Shaw.
Kentucky Life catches up with The Lexington Camera Club, which has reinvented itself after a long hiatus; visits artist-blacksmiths Matthew and Karine Maynard, whose work blurs the lines between function and sculpture; celebrates the story of artist Charles Williams, who inspired the founding of Moveable Feast in Lexington; and meets Kentucky writer Maurice Manning.
On the next Kentucky Tonight, airing Monday, May 9, at 8/7 pm, Renee Shaw talks with qualifying Congressional candidates in the 2022 Primary Election.
In memory of the late Naomi Judd, the country music star from Ashland who died earlier this week, KET will re-air a 2014 episode of One to One with Bill Goodman in which she talked about her life and a near-death medical experience.