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Exile; SuperChefs; Ulysses S. Grant

Chart-topping band Exile; SuperChefs in Louisville; Ulysses S. Grant's Kentucky connection
Season 24 Episode 9 Length 25:08 Premiere: 02/16/19

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Music Legends Exile, Louisville’s SuperChefs, and a History of Ulysses S. Grant!

Chart-topping band Exile hits the road performing their greatest hits, step into the extraordinary at Louisville’s superhero-themed restaurant SuperChefs, and explore the history of Ulysses S. Grant and his Kentucky connections and inspirations in this first part of a three-part series.

Exile

JP Pennington is a guitarist, vocalist, and the founder of Exile, a band that got its start in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963. Pennington cites some early advice the band received from Dick Clark as one of the pillars that has kept Exile going strong for more than 50 years.

“He said one thing to us that has stuck with us our whole career,” Pennington remembers. “He said, ‘Never forget your audience,’ and we haven’t.”

The band’s hard-working roots kept them going from the beginning through their 1978 breakout hit, “Kiss You All Over.”

“We went from a pickup to a Cadillac overnight,” says Pennington. “We like to say we were a 15-year overnight success. That changed it all for us.”

“’Kiss You All Over,’ it was a life-changing song,” says Exile keyboardist and vocalist Marlon Hargis. “At that point we had recorded the ‘Mixed Emotions’ album and it had been finished for a while, but we were still playing clubs every week and basically kind of starving. We weren’t making a lot of money. I remember one week we were playing in downtown Lexington for the door money, [and] literally the next week we were in Los Angeles taping ‘The Midnight Special,’ and heading out on a major Aerosmith concert.”

Exile spent four weeks at the top of the pop charts in the U.S. with “Kiss You All Over,” and the song made the band popular around the world. In the 1980s, they started writing and performing country music and went on to have 10 No. 1 songs on the country charts during that decade.

Now, in 2019, the band is touring again to audiences that have been with them throughout their long career.

“Here we are, 55 years as a band and the fans are still turning out,” says drummer Steve Goetzman. “One thing that we hear constantly when we’re signing autographs is, ‘Thanks for the memories.’ We take people back now. That’s where we are in our career. That’s where they are in their lives, and so that’s pretty cool.”

Ulysses S. Grant Part I

Ulysses S. Grant isn’t technically a Kentucky native. But he spent a great deal of time in his formative years exploring Northern Kentucky.

“[Grant] loved horses, and early on, his parents entrusted him with a horse,” says author and historian G.L. Corum. “He, as a very young boy, would make trips down into Kentucky.”

He spent one school year in Maysville, Kentucky, where he most likely lived with family members. Ultimately, at his father’s suggestion, he went to West Point where he excelled at math and looked at becoming a math teacher at his alma mater.

“He graduated age 21,” says historian Ronald C. White. “He was stationed out in St. Louis. It was there that he met his roommate’s sister, Julia, and they fell quickly in love and it became one of the great matches and marriages.”

The Mexican-American War altered Grant’s plans to teach math. He served in the war and was then stationed in Oregon and California.

“He missed Julia and he met the children,” says White. “He probably fell into drinking. The story’s a little bit mired; he might have been threatened with a court martial. He resigned and come home to Missouri and he struggled.”

“Grant was happy to rejoin his family,” says David Newmann, a park ranger at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis. “He was certainly very proud father and husband, happy to be here with his loved ones. But at the same time, he also struggled financially. His father-in-law’s plantation, Whitehaven, had never been a great success. Grant struggled to make a living as a farmhand on the property and resorted to a number of odd jobs to help pay the bills.”

Grant’s father, Jesse, owned leather goods stores in Covington, Kentucky, and other locations. When Grant asked his father for a job, he sent him to Galena, Illinois, to work for his younger brother at one of the family’s stores.

“All of a sudden, in April of 1861, Fort Sumter gets fired on,” says historian Christopher Burns. The beginning of the Civil War was the end of Grant’s career selling leather goods. “Grant walks out of the store and he said it was one of the happiest moments he ever had. He never had to be a clerk again in his life.”

However, Grant’s first role was at a desk in Springfield, Illinois.

“He helps muster in new regiments, troops and acts as an adjunct to the state,” says Burns. “He lives in a little nook up in the old statehouse which is still there. It’s called Grant’s nook in a little corner under a staircase and that’s where he does all this work. He travels back and forth between Galena and Springfield and finally he gets a command by Illinois congressman Elihu Washburne and he becomes Col. of the 21st Illinois infantry division.”

SuperChefs

Louisville’s popular spot, SuperChefs, started out as a pop-up concept that gained a big following early on.

“We started back in 2012 at a gyro restaurant,” says Rodney “Rock Alan” White, co-owner and chef at SuperChefs. “We would do breakfast there and then around 11:00 they would come in and do gyros.”

“We started Derby week, and by the time July hit, we’d already been offered three other restaurants to go into and do our same pop-up concept,” says co-owner and executive chef Darnell Ferguson.

Read more about SuperChefs and watch the video.

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Premiered On: 04/06/2019

Young at Heart's group of octogenarians keep the classics alive by performing throughout Central Kentucky, Maple Ridge Soaps in Bracken County makes soap the natural and 2800 B.C. way, and western Kentucky's The Savage Radley sing about small-town Kentucky life.

  • Saturday October 22, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
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Luthiers - Frank Neat, Bryan England, Neil Kendrick; Warren May

Premiered On: 09/24/2016

In this episode dedicated to Kentucky's stringed-instrument makers, Frank Neat of Russell Springs makes custom banjos for the likes of JD Crowe and "Call of the Wildman" personality Neal James; luthier Bryan England of Caneyville shows off his mandolin-making skills and custom inlay work; Menifee County luthier Neil Kendrick crafts beautiful guitars, including one for Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; and host Doug Flynn visits with Berea-icon Warren May for a dulcimer sing-along.

  • Monday October 24, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Monday October 24, 2022 2:30 pm CT on KETKY

Somerset Art Scene; Aluminum Recycling; Brigid Kaelin

Premiered On: 02/23/2019

Somerset rolls out the red carpet and puts their artists, musicians, and local brewery in the spotlight; the aluminum can in your fridge has a life cycle and migration you'll have to see to believe; and Brigid Kaelin brings Kentucky flair to an international audience through her Louisville roots.

  • Saturday October 15, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
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Speed Museum; Kentucky Gateway Museum Center; Lake Cumberland; Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese

Premiered On: 10/01/2016

Kentucky Life begins its new season! Doug Flynn explores all the additions and changes to the Speed Museum in Louisville, the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville showcases its citizens' pride in their community, Lake Cumberland is a popular tourist destination and an engineering marvel, and Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese in Barren County is a model for the Kentucky Proud crowd.

  • Tuesday October 25, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Silver Run Ceramics; Maysville; Walt's Hitching Post; Columbus Belmont State Park

Premiered On: 10/08/2016

Silver Run Ceramics in Boyd County combines the functional with the beautiful in their pottery, Doug Flynn basks in the scenic beauty and rich culture of Maysville, Walt's Hitching Post is an iconic Fort Wright restaurant, and Columbus Belmont State Park memorializes the site of a Civil War battle that marked the rise of Ulysses S. Grant.

  • Wednesday October 26, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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The Lee Initiative; Candleberry Candles; Daniel Goff - S24 E7

  • Saturday September 24, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
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Princess Alice Gurielli & Dimitrie Berea; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl. Airport; Todd Co. Marker; Lighthouse Landing - S20 E18

  • Friday September 23, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Derby-Themed Program - S20 E16

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Outdoors-Themed Program - S20 E15

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Heartbeats; Central Auto; Judy Drive-In - S24 E5

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Kentucky Mainstreet; Our Town-Booneville; Conrad-Caldwell House Museum; Historical Marker; Maysville's Gateway Museum Center - S20 E14

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The Crittenden Watch; Minor E Clark Fish Hatchery; Home Cafe & Marketplace; Elwyn Berlekamp - S21 E14

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Dancing Well; Purple Toad Winery; Paradise Point - S24 E6

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Downtown Paducah; Today's Special - Peak Bros. Bar-B-Que; Aaron Kizer; Warren Co. Marker; The Historic Railpark and Trail Museum - S20 E13

  • Friday September 16, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Eastern Kentucky PRIDE - S20 E12

  • Thursday September 15, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Our Town-Bellevue; Chandler's-Today's Special; Susan & George Miller; St. Claire Medical Center; Sister Jeanne Francis Cleves - S20 E11

  • Wednesday September 14, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Hotel Metropolitan; Cabin Creek Covered Bridge Marker; Emerald Ash Borer; Our Town - Hazard - S20 E10

  • Tuesday September 13, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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eKAMI; Schneider's Candies; Barber Legacy - S24 E4

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Old Airdrie; Himlerville; Sherman Cahal; Louisville Historic House - S20 E9

  • Monday September 12, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Weavers Bottom Craft Studio; Luthiers - Bryan England; David Stephenson - S21 E13

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"Sultana" Disaster; General Lloyd Tilghman Marker; Louisville's Mega Cavern; Kentucky Ingrained LLC - S20 E8

  • Friday September 9, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Jerry Bransford; Dr. Thomas Walker Markers; Eugene McMahan & Sons Furniture; Harper's Country Hams - S20 E7

  • Thursday September 8, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Painter Steve White; Downtown Paris; The Potter's Inn Bed and Breakfast; 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry - S20 E6

  • Wednesday September 7, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Veterans Day Program - S20 E5

  • Tuesday September 6, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Makerspaces; Spinal Cord Injury; Frank Duveneck; Duncan Hines - S24 E3

  • Monday September 5, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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Hitcents Park Plaza; The Kentucky Tragedy; Morehead State University; White Nose Syndrome - S20 E4

  • Monday September 5, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Mammoth Cave; Vaulting at Life Adventure Center; The Parklands of Floyds Fork - S21 E12

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Red Bird; Carrollton - Our Town; Trigg Enterprise; Tillandsias - S20 E3

  • Friday September 2, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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The Ascent; Homeplace on Green River; Hemmer Hill Farm; Burkesville - S20 E2

  • Thursday September 1, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Owensboro's Riverfront; Variety Pizza; Blakely Burger and The Hollow Bodies; Bonita Skaggs-Parsons - S20 E1

  • Wednesday August 31, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Horsepowered: The Keeneland Concours - S19 E21

  • Tuesday August 30, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Eminence Speaker; Luthiers - Frank Neat; Tee Dee's Blues Club - S21 E11

  • Saturday September 3, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Central Kentucky Tours; Harden Coffee; Wigwam Village - S24 E2

  • Monday August 29, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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John Hunt Morgan - S19 E20

  • Monday August 29, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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BB Riverboats; Cumberland College Marker; White Thoroughbreds; Fort Knox Gold Depository - S19 E19

  • Friday August 26, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Roscoe Goose; Churchill Downs; Mint Juleps; Zenyatta - S19 E18

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David Domine and Old Louisville's Haunted Places - S21 E10

  • Saturday August 27, 2022 3:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Hosts

Our Current Host, Doug Flynn

Doug Flynn, former Major League Baseball player and current Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, began as the host of Kentucky Life in the 21st season.

During an 11-year MLB career, Flynn won two world championships with the Reds and a Gold Glove award at second base for the New York Mets.

Doug was born and raised in Lexington and is involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations, including Hope for the Warriors and the American Association for the Prevention of Substance Abuse in Athletics. He is a graduate of Somerset Community College, and a member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dave Shuffett, Host for Seasons 6 – 20

As host of Kentucky Life from 1999 to 2015, Dave Shuffett received nine Emmy nominations for on-camera performance and producing.

Shuffett is a native of Greensburg and a graduate of Murray State University. From 1989 to 1995, he served as both host and producer of Kentucky Afield.

Dave joined Kentucky Life for the series’ sixth season, replacing former host Byron Crawford. Shuffett was always accompanied by one of his dogs and they frequently appeared as “co-hosts.”

Dave lives in rural Central Kentucky and is the author of “My Kentucky Life,” a collection of his photos and stories of people and places throughout the state.

Byron Crawford, Host for Seasons 1 – 5

Kentucky native Byron Crawford hosted the program from its debut in September 1995 through the summer of 1999.

He studied speech and broadcasting at Murray State University, then worked as a radio and television news reporter in Cincinnati and Louisville before beginning a newspaper career.

Byron wrote his “Kentucky Column” for the (Louisville) Courier-Journal from 1979 until 2008. Today he writes the back page column for Kentucky Living magazine.

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