Rufus B. Atwood

Rufus B. Atwood

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.

Season 1 Episode 18 Length 58:29 Premiere: 07/27/08 Rating: TV-G

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Distinguished Kentuckian

A series of KET productions profiling Kentuckians whose leadership in government, education, the arts, journalism, or other fields of public service has had a lasting positive impact on the lives of the citizens of the Commonwealth.

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Earl D. Wallace

Premiered On: 05/25/2008

In 1961, well-known Kentucky businessman and civic leader Earl D. Wallace spearheaded the effort to restore the Shaker village in Mercer County. He remained chairman of the board of the new nonprofit education corporation Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill until his death in 1990. This interview and tribute was taped in October 1982. A KET production.

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Margaret Willis

Premiered On: 06/01/2008

Margaret Willis served as state librarian from 1954 to 1972, under six different governors. A 1977 KET production.

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Chloe Gifford

Premiered On: 06/22/2008

Chloe Gifford, the first woman graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, passed the state bar examination at the age of 21. She taught at Sayre School in Lexington and then went to work at UK. A 1974 KET production.

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Joy Bale Boone

Premiered On: 06/29/2008

A profile of the noted poet, literary critic, and editor who founded the Kentucky literary magazine "Approaches" (later "Kentucky Poetry Review"). A 1975 KET production.

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Barry Bingham Sr.

Premiered On: 07/06/2008

A profile of Barry Bingham Sr., patriarch of the family that dominated local media in Louisville for several decades. The Binghams owned the "Courier-Journal" and "Louisville Times" newspapers as well as WHAS radio and television. A 1975 KET production.

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