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Father Ralph Beiting

A conversation with Father Ralph Beiting, a Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Christian Appalachian Project. Beiting began dreaming of helping people in Appalachia help themselves out of poverty in 1946 when, as a seminarian, he accompanied several priests on preaching trips to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. A 1976 KET production.
Season 1 Episode 22 Length 58:54 Premiere: 08/24/08 Rating: TV-G

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Season 1 Episodes

Adron Doran
S1 E28 Length 58:00 Premiere Date 09/29/08

A.D. Albright
S1 E27 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 09/22/08

Lillie Chaffin
S1 E26 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 09/22/08

Carl Perkins
S1 E25 Length 59:02 Premiere Date 09/10/08

Wilson Wyatt Sr.
S1 E24 Length 58:47 Premiere Date 09/09/08

Harry Caudill
S1 E23 Length 58:57 Premiere Date 08/31/08

Father Ralph Beiting
S1 E22 Length 58:54 Premiere Date 08/24/08

Leslie Combs II
S1 E21 Length 58:44 Premiere Date 08/17/08

Thomas D. Clark
S1 E20 Length 58:43 Premiere Date 08/10/08

Eleanor Churchill
S1 E19 Length 57:43 Premiere Date 08/03/08

Rufus B. Atwood
S1 E18 Length 58:29 Premiere Date 07/27/08

Adolph Rupp
S1 E17 Length 58:39 Premiere Date 07/20/08

John Jacob Niles
S1 E16 Length 58:54 Premiere Date 07/13/08

Barry Bingham Sr.
S1 E15 Length 57:13 Premiere Date 07/06/08

Joy Bale Boone
S1 E14 Length 59:01 Premiere Date 06/29/08

Chloe Gifford
S1 E13 Length 58:38 Premiere Date 06/22/08

Ed Prichard
S1 E12 Length 1:41:23 Premiere Date 06/15/08

Bert Combs
S1 E11 Length 1:06:28 Premiere Date 06/09/08

Margaret Willis
S1 E10 Length 58:50 Premiere Date 06/01/08

Earl D. Wallace
S1 E9 Length 58:40 Premiere Date 05/25/08

Robert Martin
S1 E8 Length 1:00:13 Premiere Date 05/18/08

William H. Neal
S1 E7 Length 58:30 Premiere Date 05/12/08

Morton Holbrook
S1 E6 Length 57:59 Premiere Date 05/04/08

Mary Helen Byck
S1 E5 Length 28:41 Premiere Date 04/27/08

Everett Moore
S1 E4 Length 55:10 Premiere Date 10/11/02

O. Leonard Press
S1 E3 Length 58:02 Premiere Date 04/13/08

Francis and Louise Hutchins
S1 E2 Length 57:06 Premiere Date 04/06/08

Smith D. Broadbent Jr.
S1 E1 Length 28:40 Premiere Date 04/01/08

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Rufus B. Atwood

Premiered On: 07/27/2008

Rufus B. Atwood served as president of Kentucky State College (now university) from 1929 to 1962. While improving educational opportunities for African Americans and bringing full accreditation to the college, he also led the battle for desegregated education in Kentucky in the 1940s. A 1976 KET production.

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Eleanor Churchill

Premiered On: 08/03/2008

Eleanor Churchill cofounded Churchill Weavers in Berea with her husband, D. Carroll Churchill. Her innate flair for combining colors and textures soon made her the company's primary designer, and she also managed and marketed the business to national renown. A 1976 KET production.

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Thomas D. Clark

Premiered On: 08/10/2008

Kentucky's most notable historian, Dr. Thomas D. Clark, personally saved a large portion of the state's printed records from destruction. Those documents later became a core collection at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Often referred to as the ?Dean of Historians,? Clark also wrote "A History of Kentucky," published in 1937 and still considered the standard history of the Commonwealth. A 1976 KET production.

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Leslie Combs II

Premiered On: 08/17/2008

Horseman Leslie Combs II, founder of Spendthrift Farm, was a leading owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses. Combs revitalized the practice of syndicating stallions, beginning with Beau Pere, whom he syndicated to 20 investors for $5,000 each. He later syndicated champions Nashua, Majestic Prince, and Raise a Native. A 1976 KET production.

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Adolph Rupp - S1 E17

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