WAR R E M E M B E R I N G D - D AY
Plus more programs on WWII and veterans this month
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
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Robert L. Williams
“D-Day was probably the most defining day of the 20th century .... if it wasn’t for all that, we wouldn’t have the life we have today.”
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or 50 years, Robert L. Williams didn’t speak much of the war. But all that changed in 1994 when, at the age of 71, he joined with other paratroopers in the skies above Normandy, France, to re-create his dramatic jump into history. A Northern Kentucky native, Williams (featured in Kentucky WWII Veterans: In Their Own Words) enlisted in the Army in 1942 at the age of 19. Sent to Georgia, he trained at Camp Toccoa, where the young recruits got into the best shape of their lives by running three miles up a mountain every day before breakfast. More training in Tennessee and Kentucky, then it was off to New York to board an English passenger liner across the Atlantic and join the now world-wide fray. At midnight on June 6, 1944, Williams and 12,000 other members of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions were already in the air aboard C-44 troop carriers, waiting to drop into the skies. Below, troops were hitting the beaches at Utah and Omaha. D-Day. Loaded with 100 pounds of gear, Williams parachuted behind enemy lines into a swamp created by the Nazis for the very purpose of bogging paratroopers. “It was very dark, a partly moonlit night,” Williams remembers. “You couldn’t see where you were going to land, and I had no idea I was going to land in water.”
Fifty years later, it was a very different scene on Utah Beach. “It was daylight, nobody was shooting at the airplane, and when we walked off the field, there was a huge crowd greeting the old guys.” That jump was Williams’ brainchild — something he’d been thinking about during those 50 years of silence. His vast collection of wartime memorabilia had been tucked away in the attic and basement — a war diary kept by buddy “Jokin’ Joe Jones” Slosarczyk, who never saw his Wisconsin home again; newspapers; dog tags and pinup girls, photos, booklets, memories. But the silence was broken when Williams — who persevered through Pentagon red tape to arrange the commemorative jump — saw just how much his plunge into the darkened French skies meant to people 50 years later. When he saw how a grateful France pulled out all the stops to celebrate the anniversary of D-Day. When he saw the crowds cheering the “old guys.” “It was a grand way to bring attention back to the guys who made the sacrifice. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to do it.” There was the tribute, and of course the excitement. But what Williams didn’t expect was the visceral memories which would emerge when the former soldiers strapped on their parachutes once more. “When the pilot started up the
This story originally appeared in Visions in 2007. Mr. Williams still resides in Northern Kentucky and continues to talk about his experiences in World War II.
Williams as a 20-year-old Army recruit in Georgia.
engines on that old C-47 transport, that’s when the guys got quiet. Fifty years disappeared. The smell of the plane, the sound of the engine. It all came back to me,” said Williams, his face betraying the emotion the memory evoked. “We were all laughing and joking beforehand, but as soon as that engine started, all their expressions changed.” And so today Williams visits schools, where children born 50 years after his first historic jump listen closely to his story. He signs his book, Return to Normandy, he displays his wartime collection. “The life we have today is the most easy, comfortable life that’s ever been invented,” he says. “It’s all possible because of the defining days of World War II. D-Day was probably the most defining day of the 20th century, because it was the turning point.” “There were 5,000 ships out there in the English Channel; there were 900 planes full of paratroopers. It was the biggest sea-air invasion the world has ever seen. And if it wasn’t for that, we wouldn’t have the life we have today.”
Our heartfelt thanks to all veterans. You made a difference. KET.org
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COVER STORY
WAR
Remember D-Day and World War II in programs this May
WINDS OF I
t was 70 years ago, on June 6, 1944, that an airborne
assault of 24,000 British, U.S., and Canadian troops and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armored divisions began on the coast of Normandy, France. D-Day. Remember this anniversary, and explore the history and legacy of the Nazi rise to power in programs airing this month. In addition, veterans’ issues and the annual Memorial Day concert (see story facing page) make May a month of remembrance.
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Nazi Mega Weapons “Super Tanks” KET Wednesday, April 30 • 10/9 pm
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built deadly pieces of military hardware and technology. Nova: Escape from Nazi Alcatraz KET Wednesday, May 14 • 9/8 pm KET2 Sunday, May 18 • 7/6 pm
Aerospace engineers and carpenters test a plan to escape a Nazi war camp using a two-man glider.
National Memorial Day Concert CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host the 25th-anniversary broadcast and night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, and their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. The National Memorial Day Concert airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Sunday, May 25 at 8/7 pm and repeats at 9:30/8:30 pm on KET. This year’s guests include Gen. Colin L. Powell, The Voice 2013 winner Danielle Bradbery, musical prodigy and classical crossover star Jackie Evancho, and world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns. The National Symphony Orchestra will perform, under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin KET Wednesday, May 14 • 10/9 pm KET2 Sunday, May 18 • 10/9 pm
In April 1945, Hitler hid 10 meters underground in the center of Berlin as the Russians advanced, protected by rings of ingenious defenses, kill zones, and strong-points. Nova: Bombing Hitler’s Dams
KET Wednesday, May 21 • 9/8 pm KET2 Sunday, May 25 • 6/5 pm
In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers destroyed dams in Germany with a revolutionary bouncing bomb.
Escape from a Nazi Death Camp KET2 Sunday, May 25 • 10/9 pm
Survivors from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor recount their extraordinary story of escape. D-Day Uncovered
KET Tuesday, May 27 • 9/8 pm
LiDAR technology is used to recreate the landscape of the D-Day invasion. Nova: D-Day’s Sunken Secrets KET Wednesday, May 28 • 9/8 pm
Finding key examples of the Allied craft that fell victim to German shellfire, mines, and torpedoes during the invasion of Normandy.
COMING BACK In the new three-episode series Coming Back with Wes Moore, the best-selling author and U.S. Army veteran details his search for answers to difficult questions facing returning veterans. It begins Tuesday, May 13 at 8/7 pm on KET2 and Sunday, May 18 at 3/2 pm on KET. Moore’s journey, spurred by the suicide of an old friend and fellow officer, takes him into the personal lives of different soldiers as they attempt to reintegrate into society, establish new identities and, for many, find a new mission. The first episode features a veteran who has successfully translated his experience in the military to a career as a police officer. “Fitting In,” airing May 20 and 25, focuses on the idea of fitting in at home when soldiers are fundamentally changed by war. “Moving Forward” on May 27 and June 1 examines the drive that veterans often have of finding a new mission after returning from war.
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Globe Trekker: East Texas
Civil War: The Untold Story: Death Knell of the Confederacy
This Is America & The World
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Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Time Capsule
BBC World News
Louisville Life
Appalshop@40 Classics from the Collection: Nimrod Workman
Secrets of the Kentucky Derby
Beyond the Stone Fences
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Kentucky Tonight
Education Matters: Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness
Great Conversations: Alain de Botton and Brian Stetler
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Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, Hour Two
Antiques Roadshow: Minneapolis, Mn. - Hour Two
Independent Lens: Revenge of the Electric Car
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In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Series Premiere
Celtic Crossroads
The Beat of a Different Drummer: America’s Last All-female Military Band
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Jubilee: Michael Cleveland and the Flamekeeper Band with Audie Blaylock
Pioneers of Television: Doctors and Nurses
Frontline: Prison State
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Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers
Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle - A Voces Special Presentation
The Bletchley Circle: Uncustomed Goods, Part 1
Serviam: To Lead and to Serve
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Nature: Love in the Animal Kingdom
Nova: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
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Kentucky Muse: Julius Friedman
Kentucky Muse: Of Hands and Hearts: The Kentucky Guild of Artists BBC World News Charlie Rose Conversations with Champions: Pat Day and Chris McCarron
Prison State: A Kentucky Community Conversation
BBC World News
Great Performances: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Live from the Artists Den: Phoenix
Charlie Rose
Kentucky Derby Festival’s 50th Celebration
Secrets of the Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs: From Start to Photo Finish
WoodSongs: Celebrations of the Ozarks and Arkansas
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Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, Hour Two
Doc Martin: The Portwenn Effect
Father Brown: The Daughters of Jerusalem BBC World News
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The This Old House Hour
Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season Call the Midwife 2 - Part 5
Kentucky Afield: Fishing Call-in 2014
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Kentucky Life
Thoroughbred
Beyond the Stone Fences
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Comment on Kentucky
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose: The Week
Childsplay: A Story of Fiddlers, Fiddles, and BBC World News a Fiddle Maker
Music Anywhere
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Doc Martin: The Portwenn Effect
Movie Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled
Kentucky Muse: Of Hands and Hearts: The Louisville Life: Kentucky Guild of Artists Louisville Water
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Kentucky Life
Movie Classics: Some Like It Hot
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The McLaughlin Group
Kentucky Afield
Lexington in the 40s: Swingin’ in the Bluegrass
Keeping Up Appearances
Kentucky Derby Festival’s 50th Celebration
Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
Kentucky Health
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose Music Anywhere
Jubilee: The Boxcars/The Skip Cherryholmes Quintet/The Chapmans Austin City Limits: Juanes/Jesse & Joy
As Time Goes By
Spy: Codename: Double Oh
Midsomer Murders: Stranglers Wood - Part 2
Kentucky Life: Wild and Scenic Kentucky
Childsplay: A Story of Fiddlers, Fiddles, and a Fiddle Maker KET Friday, May 2 • 10/9 pm Taped live at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, Mass., this remarkable concert special features the fiddle choir Childsplay. The program showcases the group’s passion, authenticity, and artistry and affirms the thriving popularity of traditional music, song, and dance in North America.
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HIGHLIGHTS 27 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Call the Midwife A woman with Down Syndrome is pregnant, Shelagh takes over the running of Nonnatus House, and a new nurse arrives. 8/7 pm Thoroughbred The world of racehorses through the eyes of the people who breed, race, sell, and love them. 9/8 pm Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 5 Loxley’s corrupt empire expands, LeClair lands in deep trouble, Victor and Agnes make plans, and Harry joins the war effort. 10/9 pm The Bletchley Circle Uncustomed Goods, Part 1 After Millie is abducted and released by a crime ring, she is determined to stop human trafficking. 10/9 pm Civil War: The Untold Story Death Knell of the Confederacy In November 1863, Grant routs the Confederate stronghold just outside Chattanooga. Defeated, they escape into Georgia.
28 MONDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow In Anaheim, performance shoes that belonged to Buddy Ebsen.
Frontline: Prison State 10/9 pm Independent Lens Revenge of the Electric Car Follow the race among major car-makers to make and market electric cars.
29 TUESDAY
9/8 pm Pioneers of Television Doctors and Nurses Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., and others discuss ER, St. Elsewhere, and other medical dramas. 9/8 pm Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle - A Voces Special Presentation The life and death of the prominent Civil Rights era journalist.
9/8 pm Education Matters How the new statewide Professional Growth and Effectiveness System helps Kentucky teachers improve their professional practice.
10/9 pm Frontline Prison State The impact of mass incarceration in America, focusing on a troubled housing project, Beecher Terrace in Louisville, Ky., and the statewide effort to reverse the trend.
9/8 pm Antiques Roadshow In Minneapolis, a portrait sketched by George Gershwin accompanied by letters from the composer to the owner’s mother.
30 WEDNESDAY
10/9 pm Great Conversations: Alain de Botton and Brian Stetler Author de Botton discusses The News: A User’s Manual, a guide for our news-addicted age with the CNN senior media correspondent and host of Reliable Sources.
8/7 pm Great Performances Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty A highly theatrical production of the timeless fairy tale.
Great Conversations: Alain de Botton and Brian Stetler
8/7 pm Nature Love in the Animal Kingdom Animals use everything they’ve got to find and secure a mate.
9/8 pm Nova The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies Monarch butterflies' 2,000mile migration to their remote destination, a tiny area high in the mountains of Mexico. 10/9 pm Prison State: A Kentucky Community Conversation KET’s Renee Shaw hosts a follow-up discussion on the issues raised by Frontline’s “Prison State,” which looks at the cycle of incarceration in America and highlights Kentucky’s efforts to reverse the cycle.
3 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life In this Derby Day special, the career of Kentuckian Roscoe Goose who rode Donerail to victory in the 1913 Derby; a profile of Churchill Downs; the mint julep, and Zenyatta, the first filly ever to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic. 9/8 pm Movie Classics Some Like It Hot To evade gangsters, two men don skirts and makeup and join an all-girl band with a sizzling singer. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe star. (1959)
THIS WEEK ON KET KY Churchill Downs: From Start to Photo Finish Wednesday, April 30 • 10/9 pm A pictorial history of the world-famous race track, including famous horses and riders, great African-American jockeys, and more.
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Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 6
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Islands of Britain: The North
War: The Untold Story: With Malice This Is America & Secrets of the Dead: Death on the Railroad Civil Toward None The World
Globe Trekker: London City Guide 2 bookclub@ket
Appalshop@40 Classics from the Collection: Harriette Arnow/Ourselves
Living by Words
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Kentucky Governor’s Mansion: A Century of Reflection
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Roadshow: Minneapolis, Mn Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, Hour Three Antiques Hour Three
Independent Lens: A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Calling Tokyo Blair at The New York Times/Lies
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In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: From Bluegrass to Blues
Live Music: The Tim Krekel Story
Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America: The Ralph Stanley Story
2013 Governor’s Awards in the Arts
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Jubilee: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers
Frontline: Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
BBC World News
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Pioneers of Television: Acting Funny
Saving Luna
The Bletchley Circle: Uncustomed Goods, Part 2
Charlie Rose
Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America: The Ralph Stanley Story
Recollections: Governors’ Roundtable
At Leisure’s Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky’s Historic Black Parks
Conversations with Champions: Tubby Smith
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Nature: Shark Mountain
Nova: Why Sharks Attack
Nazi Mega Weapons: Jet Fighter Me262
BBC World News
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Pennsylvania Ballet at 50
Craft in America: Industry
Live from the Artists Den: Sheryl Crow
Charlie Rose
The Appalachians
My Kentucky Home: Lyon County
Kentucky Governor’s Mansion: A Century of Reflection
WoodSongs: Gary “Biscuit” Davis & The Hackensaw Boys
Father Brown: The Three Tools of Death
BBC World News
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Martin: Of All the Harbors in All the Antiques Roadshow: Anaheim, Hour Three Doc Towns
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The This Old House Hour
Saving Luna
Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Time Capsule
BBC World News
Louisville Life
Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season Call the Midwife 2 - Part 6
Charlie Rose
Kentucky Life
Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
Kentucky Health
Kentucky Afield
Bluegrass and Backroads
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Kentucky Life
Time on the River
Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky’s Fields and Streets
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Comment on Kentucky
The McLaughlin Group
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose: The Week
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live From Tanglewood
BBC World News
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Doc Martin: Of All the Harbors in All the Towns
Movie Classics: Some Like It Hot
... damn bad oyster: The Times of William Goebel, Governor
2013 Governor’s Awards in the Arts
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Kentucky Life
Movie Classics: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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Father Brown: The Three Tools of Death
Last of the Summer Wine
Kentucky Governor’s Mansion: A Century of Reflection
The Appalachians
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Kentucky Afield
Keeping Up Appearances
Music Anywhere
Charlie Rose Louisville Life
As Time Goes By
Music Anywhere
Jubilee: Steep Canyon Rangers/Sleepy Man Banjo Boys Austin City Limits: Jack White
Spy: Codename: Pulp Friction
My Kentucky Home: Lyon County
Midsomer Murders: Blood Will Out Part 1 Time on the River
Saving Luna KET Monday, May 5 • 10/9 pm KET Sunday, May 11 • 10/9 pm This vibrant, poignant, and visually stunning film has won awards around the world. It begins when Luna, a baby killer whale, gets separated from his family on the wild coast of Vancouver Island. All alone, he seems determined to make friends with humans. A heartwarming and emotional documentary, it explores the mysterious connection between humans and these mammals.
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HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 4 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Call the Midwife Tom, the local curate, asks Trixie to join him for a day of cricket. Shelagh decides to talk to Dr. Turner about adopting a baby. Patsy struggles to adapt to midwifery. 9/8 pm Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 6 Members of the staff are dying at the front, Miss Mardle and her lodger fall in love. LeClair’s troubles deepen — and so do Harry’s. 9/8 pm Secrets of the Dead Death on the Railroad Modern experts unravel the mystery of the deaths of 57 Irish immigrants hired to lay railroad tracks in West Chester, Pa., in 1832. 10/9 pm The Bletchley Circle Uncustomed Goods, Part 2 The women decide to intercept a crime ring when they learn there’s corruption in the vice squad. 10/9 pm Civil War: The Untold Story With Malice Toward None In early 1864, Gen. Sherman’s force of 100,000 marched from Chattanooga toward Atlanta, the industrial hub of the Deep South.
5 MONDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow In Anaheim, an 18th-century Chinese cinnabar lacquer box and a collection of wanted posters, including one featuring Butch Cassidy. 10/9 pm Independent Lens A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair
Nova: Why Sharks Attack
at The New York Times/Lies The story of serial plagiarist Jayson Blair and the scandal at The New York Times.
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10/9 pm Frontline Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria A look at the alarming rise of untreatable infections in hospitals, communities, and across the globe.
9/8 pm Nova Why Sharks Attack Leading shark experts in Australia and the United States research the science behind the great white’s hunting instincts. 9/8 pm Craft in America Industry An exploration of the value of handmade objects in today’s creative economy and the connection between the consumer and the maker.
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8/7 pm Nature Shark Mountain Underwater filmmakers go on the dive of a lifetime, to a tiny outpost 300 miles off the coast of Central America — Shark Mountain. 8/7 pm Pennsylvania Ballet at 50 This special showcases one of Philadelphia’s cultural treasures and honors the company’s golden anniversary. Kentucky Life: White Thoroughbreds
8/7 pm Kentucky Life BB Riverboats, operating from the Newport Landing, have been cruising Northern Kentucky waters for more than 30 years; the history of the University of the Cumberlands; white Thoroughbreds in Marshall County; and the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox from two knowledgeable insiders. 9/8 pm Movie Classics The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes When a bored Holmes takes the a case, the search for a missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. (1970) 11:06/10:06 pm Austin City Limits White Stripes leader Jack White performs in support of his solo album Blunderbuss.
THIS WEEK ON KET KY ... damn bad oyster: The Times of William Goebel, Governor Friday, May 9 • 8/7 pm Learn the story of the Kentucky governor who became the only U.S. governor assassinated while in office.
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Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 7
Saving Luna
Globe Trekker: Great Australian Hikes
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Islands of Britain: The West
Secrets of the Dead: The Lost Gardens of Babylon
Nazi Mega Weapons: Jet Fighter Me262
This Is America & The World
bookclub@ket Aunt Jane of Kentucky
Appalshop@40 Classics from the Collection: Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers
Instrument Maker: From Wood to Homer Ledford Singing Guitar
Sounds of Our Heritage
Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Time Capsule
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Kentucky Tonight
50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of Secrets of the Dead: Hanging Gardens the Christian Appalachian Project of Babylon
BBC World News
Louisville Life
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour One Antiques Roadshow: Cats & Dogs
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Tim Farmer’s Homemade Jam
The Civic Life of Nathaniel Colley
Independent Lens: Let the Fire Burn
In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Diverse Cultures
A Tribute and a Toast to Opera
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Jubilee: Best of Renfro Valley Bluegrass Festival
Pioneers of Television: Acting Funny
Frontline: United States of Secrets
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Coming Back with Wes Moore: Coming Back
Cool Spaces!: Performance Spaces
The Spirit of Sacajawea
Charlie Rose
Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America: Shelter
My Kentucky Home: Caldwell County
75 Years of Keeneland: A Look Back
Conversations with Champions: Seth Hancock
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Nature: Leave It to Beavers
Nova: Escape from Nazi Alcatraz
Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin
BBC World News
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Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live From Tanglewood
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Live from the Artists Den: Sara Bareilles
The Appalachians
From This Valley
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Impresario
Churchill Downs: From Start to Photo Finish
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour One Doc Martin: Haemophobia
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The This Old House Hour
Kentucky Muse: Mountain Music Gatherin’
Charlie Rose WoodSongs: Family Music: The McEuens & The Snyder Family Band
Father Brown: The Prize of Colonel Gerard BBC World News Charlie Rose
Character Makes the Man – The Story of the Kentucky Military Institute
Bluegrass and Backroads
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Kentucky Life
Digital Renaissance: Imaging the Iliad
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Comment on Kentucky
The McLaughlin Group
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose: The Week
American Masters: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself
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Doc Martin: Haemophobia
Movie Classics: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America: The Ralph Stanley Story
Kentucky Muse: Mountain Music Gatherin’ Louisville Life
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Kentucky Life
Movie Classics: The Train
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From This Valley
Kentucky Afield
Kentucky Health: Wound Care
Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season Call the Midwife 2 - Part 7
Kentucky Afield
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Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
The Appalachians
BBC World News
Charlie Rose Music Anywhere
Jubilee: Della Mae/Dale Ann Bradley/Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands Austin City Limits: Vampire Weekend
Keeping Up Appearances
As Time Goes By
Spy: Codename: Last Scupper
Midsomer Murders: Blood Will Out Part 2
Rovers, Wrestlers, Frontline: Prison State and Stars
Nature: Leave It to Beavers KET Wednesday, May 14 • 8/7 pm KET2 Saturday, May 17 • 6/5 pm Once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, these industrious rodents are seen in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and “employers” who reveal the ways in which the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. Many have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools when it comes to reversing the disastrous effects of global warming and worldwide water shortages.
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HIGHLIGHTS 11 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Call the Midwife Sister Julienne calms an anxious new mother who has put her baby in grave danger. As Dr. Turner and Shelagh continue the adoption process, they uncover a devastating secret. 9/8 pm Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 7 Harry’s secret service contact does him a favor. Mae and Loxley cross swords. 9/8 pm Secrets of the Dead The Lost Gardens of Babylon The existence, location, and construction of the spectacular gardens.
12 MONDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow A 1982 UNC championship signed basketball featuring Michael Jordan, and an early 20thcentury Alice R. H. Smith watercolor. 9/8 pm 50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of the Christian Appalachian Project A history of Monsignor Ralph Beiting and the Christian Appalachian Project, an interdenominational, non-profit organization that serves Kentucky’s mountain residents. 9/8 pm Antiques Roadshow Cats & Dogs A special chock-full of appraisals featuring felines and canines, including an original Hush Puppy mascot, dog portraits, and a “naughty cat” bronze. 10/9 pm Independent Lens Let the Fire Burn The 1985 clash between Philadelphia police and the radical urban group MOVE.
Secrets of the Dead: The Lost Gardens of Babylon
13 TUESDAY
9/8 pm Pioneers of Television Acting Funny A peek behind the curtain to reveal the backstage techniques of America’s favorite comedic actors, featuring Robin Williams, Tina Fey, and more. 10/9 pm Frontline United States of Secrets, Part One The secret history of the National Security Agency's unprecedented surveillance program that began in the wake of September 11 and continues today. 10/9 pm The Spirit of Sacajawea Examines the many controversies regarding Sacajawea’s life, how her role in the Lewis and Clark journey impacted her tribe, and how they are surviving today.
17 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Gen. John Hunt Morgan, known as the Thunderbolt of the Confederacy, was born in Alabama, but is considered a true son of Kentucky, and the romantic ideal of the Southern cavalryman. He is known for his daring raids across Kentucky, southern Indiana, and Ohio during the Civil War. 9/8 pm Movie Classics The Train A railroad boss helps the Resistance stop a Nazi colonel from smuggling French art. 11:30/10:30 pm Austin City Limits Vampire Weekend plays songs from its latest, Modern Vampires of the City, while fellow New York act Grizzly Bear highlights its album, Shields.
14 WEDNESDAY
9/8 pm Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings A portrait of an inspiring and inventive musician whose virtuoso skills on the ukulele have transformed all previous notions of the instrument’s potential. 10/9 pm Live from the Artists Den Sara Bareilles Los Angeles’ historic Orpheum Theatre hosts a dynamic performance from the singer.
Kentucky Life: Gen. John Hunt Morgan
THIS WEEK ON KET KY backSTORY Wednesday, May 14 • 7/6 pm A behind-the-scenes look at the details of putting together the award-winning Kentucky-based magazine STORY.
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Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 8
Globe Trekker: Indonesia: Java & Sumatra
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Islands of Britain: The South
World War II: Desert War: Tobruk
This Is America & The World
bookclub@ket
Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Time Capsule
Birdmen: The Original Dream of Flight
BBC World News
Louisville Life
John Glenn: A Life of Service
Independent Lens: God Loves Uganda
Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin
Appalshop@40 Classics from the Collection: Beyond Measure
Kentucky Life: Dr. Clark's Kentucky Tresures
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Kentucky Tonight
Education Matters: Growing Leaders
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour Two Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Gifts
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In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Bluegrass Royalty
Tim Farmer’s Homemade Jam
Jubilee Bluegrass Special II: Jubilee Bluegrass Special II
Kentucky Muse: Coal Black Voices
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Primary 2014
Frontline United States of Secrets, Part 2
BBC World News
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Coming Back with Wes Moore: Fitting In Cool Spaces!: Libraries
Scott & Bailey
Charlie Rose
Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America: His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Rebound: A Basketball Story
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Nature: The Gathering Swarms
Nova: Bombing Hitler’s Dams
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American Masters: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself
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Kentucky Life
Rovers, Wrestlers, Conversations with Champions: John and Stars Carroll BBC World News
A Kentucky Treasure
Live from the Artists Den: Vampire Weekend
Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
Charlie Rose
50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of Wendell Ford: From Yellow Creek to the WoodSongs: Celebration of Arkansas the Christian Appalachian Project Potomac Roots Music - Part 1
The Appalachians
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour Two Doc Martin: Old Dogs
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The This Old House Hour
Father Brown: The Grim Reaper
BBC World News
Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 8
Charlie Rose
Kentucky Health: Neuropsychiatry
Kentucky Afield
Bluegrass and Backroads
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Kentucky Life
Burgoo! Legendary Stew of the South
Vintage Kentucky: The Vine to Wine
Food News and Chews
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Comment on Kentucky
The McLaughlin Group
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose: The Week
A Kentucky Treasure
BBC World News
Music Anywhere
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Doc Martin: Old Dogs
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Movie Classics: The Train
Horses of the West
Kentucky Life: Wild and Scenic Kentucky: Kentucky Muse: Coal Black Voices A Kentucky Life Special (from 7pm)
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Kentucky Life: Keeneland Concours Kentucky Afield
Movie Classics: Separate Tables
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Father Brown: The Grim Reaper
Last of the Summer Wine
50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of the Christ
The Appalachians
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backSTORY
Keeping Up Appearances
Louisville Life
Music Anywhere
Jubilee: J.D. Crowe & The New South/Audie Blaylock and Redline Austin City Limits: Mumford and Sons/ Flogging Molly
As Time Goes By
Spy: Codename: Loser
Midsomer Murders: Beyond The Grave - Part 1
Brothers in Arms
John Glenn: A Life of Service KET2 Monday, May 19 • 10/9 pm Explore the extraordinary life and career of an American legend in this program surveying Glenn’s distinguished military, NASA, and political careers through archival footage and interviews with lawmakers, journalists, historians, and NASA colleagues. Interviews include Sens. Patrick Leahy and Carl Levin and PBS News Hour’s Mark Shields.
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HIGHLIGHTS 18 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Call the Midwife In the season finale, preparations are made for Chummy to nurse her dying mother at home, Jenny feels drawn to help. While Shelagh and Dr. Turner await news from the Adoption Society, Shelagh pulls out all the stops when she enters her choir into a competition. 9/8 pm Masterpiece Classic Mr. Selfridge, Season 2 - Part 8 Justice is served, and so is romance as soldiers return and others leave for the front.
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8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow In Richmond, a 1765 Thomas Pitts silver epergne, a Leveille-Rousseau perfume bottle, and a Tiffany & Co. brooch. 9/8 pm Education Matters Growing Leaders Bill Goodman and guests discuss how Kentucky schools are helping students acquire leadership skills. “The Leader in Me” program in Warren County and the statewide Student Technology Leadership Program are featured. 9/8 pm Antiques Roadshow Greatest Gifts Items that guests received as presents include a Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace and a Fender bass. 10/9 pm Birdmen: The Original Dream of Flight A startling, adrenaline-filled insight into the new sport of base jumping that brings the dream of human flight alive.
Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge
20 TUESDAY
10/9 pm Frontline United States of Secrets, Part Two The role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency's surveillance program. 10/9 pm Scott & Bailey Gill and Rachel investigate a murder which bears striking similarities to a 13-year-old case.
21 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature The Gathering Swarms The planet’s most extraordinary swarms, including locust swarm, mayflies along the Mississippi, 17-year cicadas, and brine fly hatches.
Nature: The Gathering Swarms
23 FRIDAY
11:17/10:17 pm Horses of the West: America’s Love Story Actress Ali MacGraw hosts stories including Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, spotted Appaloosas and their Nez Perce heritage, and therapy horses at the National Ability Center. 11:30/10:30 pm Music Anywhere Performances by Wooden Wand at CD Central, the Lost River Caveman at Labold and Sons Salvage, Brothers Lazaroff at Town Branch Distillery, Anna Vogelzang in a covered walkway, and Coralee and the Townies at Triangle Park.
24 SATURDAY
9/8 pm Movie Classics Separate Tables An alleged war hero, a spinster, and other long-term guests interact at a seaside British resort. David Niven, Burt Lancaster, and Deborah Kerr star. (1958) 11/10 pm Austin City Limits Mumford & Sons performs cuts from its hit album, Sigh No More. Flogging Molly hits highlights from its career.
THIS WEEK ON KET KY Wild and Scenic Kentucky: A Kentucky Life Special Friday, May 23 • 7/6 pm Dave Shuffett rafts, canoes, sails, kayaks, rides, hikes, and bikes his way around Kentucky.
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EVENING may 25 – 31 ET 8:00 CT 7:00
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National Memorial Day Concert
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Birdmen: The Original Dream of Flight
World War II: Desert War: Alamein
Appalshop@40 Classics from the Collection: Sunnyside of Life
Kentucky Life Special
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Kentucky Tonight
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour Three
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10:00 9:00
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National Memorial Day Concert
11:00 10:00
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Globe Trekker: Central Japan This Is America & The World
bookclub@ket Hell’s Angels
Bluegrass and Backroads
In Their Own Words: Kentucky
Death and the Civil War: American Experience
BBC World News
Louisville Life
50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of Every Day Is a Holiday the Christian Appalachian Project
Charlie Rose
In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: A Grand Night for Singing
Escape from a Nazi Death Camp Tim Farmer’s Homemade Jam
The Spirituals
Muse: Ellis Wilson—So Much Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage Kentucky to Paint
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Jubilee: Sam Bush Band
D-Day Uncovered
Frontline To Catch a Trader
BBC World News
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Coming Back with Wes Moore: Moving Forward
Cool Spaces!: Art Spaces
Scott & Bailey
Charlie Rose
Kentucky Entrepreneur: “Papa John” Schnatter
A Walk with Simon Kenton
The Wonder Team
Conversations with Champions: Joker Phillips
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Nature: American Eagle
Nova: D-Day’s Sunken Secrets
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Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff
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BBC World News backSTORY
In Their Own Words: Kentucky Veterans of the Korean War
Korea - The Forgotten Korea - The Forgotten War In Colour: War In Colour (9:27) Stalemate (10:14)
Kentucky Life
Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
Charlie Rose WoodSongs: Celebration of Arkansas Roots Music - Part 2
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Antiques Roadshow: Richmond, Hour Three
Doc Martin: In Loco
Father Brown: The Laws of Motion
BBC World News
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The This Old House Hour
Last Days of Anne Boleyn
Call the Midwife
Charlie Rose
Kentucky Health
Kentucky Afield
Bluegrass and Backroads
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Kentucky Life
Magic on the Ether: Western Kentucky Radio History
Bringing People Together
The Kentucky Theatre
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Comment on Kentucky
The McLaughlin Group
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
Charlie Rose: The Week
In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul
BBC World News
Music Anywhere
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Doc Martin: In Loco
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(from 7:30) Bataan: The Harrodsburg
The Spirituals
Kentucky Muse: Ellis Wilson—So Much to Paint
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Kentucky Life
Kentucky Afield
Movie Classics: Cabaret
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Father Brown: The Laws of Motion
Last of the Summer Wine
A Walk with Simon Kenton
In Their Own Words: Kentucky Veterans of the Korean War
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Movie Classics: Separate Tables
Charlie Rose Louisville Life: Saunders Springs
Music Anywhere
Jubilee: The Roys/Darin & Brooke Aldridge/ The Bankesters Live from the Artists Den: Fifth Anniversary Special
Keeping Up Appearances
As Time Goes By
Spy: Codename: Tramp
Midsomer Murders: Beyond The Grave - Part 2
Korea - The Forgotten War in Colour: Outbreak
Korea - The Forgotten War in Colour (11:13)
Movie Classics “Cabaret” KET Saturday, May 31 • 9/8 pm KET2 Friday, June 6 • 9/8 pm Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, and Michael York star in this 1972 Bob Fosse musical telling the story of an American chanteuse in Berlin caught in the rising tide of Nazism. The iconic film, loosely based on the 1966 musical, still holds the record for most Academy Award wins in a single year — including best supporting actor, actress, and director to Grey, Minnelli, and Fosse — without winning the highest honor, Best Picture.
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HIGHLIGHTS 26 MONDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow A collection of Langston Hughes signed first editions, a 1935 Bride of Frankenstein pressbook, and a 1890 Frank Henry Shapleigh oil painting. 9/8 pm Death and the Civil War: American Experience Key battles and the immense implications of the Civil War’s staggering death toll on America.
27 TUESDAY
10/9 pm Frontline To Catch a Trader Billionaire Steven A. Cohen, Wall Street characters, and the largest insider trading scandal in U.S. history are investigated. 10/9 pm Scott & Bailey The team investigate when the body of an 8-year-old boy is discovered, but are unaware that the culprit has placed himself at the heart of the child’s grieving family.
Last Days of Anne Boleyn
29 THURSDAY
9/8 pm Last Days of Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn’s sudden and violent downfall, which has fiercely divided historians, writers, and amateur enthusiasts for centuries.
28 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature American Eagle Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent’s most recognizable aerial predator. Learn the story of a year in the lives of these majestic raptors on a breathtaking stretch of the Mississippi.
30 FRIDAY
10/9 pm In Performance at the White House Women of Soul Aretha Franklin, Janelle Monae, Jill Scott, and others perform songs made famous by remarkable women of soul.
Death and the Civil War: American Experience
11:30/10:30 pm Music Anywhere Performances by Warren Byrom and Fabled Canelands at the future home of National Provisions, Nathan Reich at Griffin’s Modern Motel, Matt Duncan at Essence of the Bluegrass Bed & Breakfast, Small Batch at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, and Adam Faucett at Natasha’s Bistro and Bar.
31 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life Pennyroyal Scuba Blue Springs Resort in Hopkinsville is one of the most popular scuba diving destinations in the region; in Daviess County, how politician George Graham Vest gained international fame thanks to a dog; artist Ken Swinson’s works featuring Kentucky’s landscapes and whimsical farm animals; and Dave enjoys a day at the Festival of the Bluegrass, a 40-year musical tradition in Lexington. 11:05/10:05 pm Live from the Artists Den Fifth Anniversary Special Highlights from the series’ history includes performances by Ringo Starr, Adele, and Patty Griffin.
THIS WEEK ON KET KY Kentucky Entrepreneur: ‘Papa John’ Schnatter Tuesday, May 27 • 8/7 pm A discussion with John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John’s International.
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KET DAYTIME MONTH OF MAY ET/CT 6:00/5:00 6:30/5:30
SUNDAY Sesame Street
MONDAY
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THURSDAY
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Wai Lana Yoga
Wai Lana Yoga
Wai Lana Yoga
Wai Lana Yoga
Wai Lana Yoga
Barney & Friends
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Body Electric
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Body Electric
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Bob the Builder
Arthur
Arthur
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Arthur
Arthur
Curious George
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Curious George
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Wild Kratts Lot About That!
Wild Kratts
Wild Kratts
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Wild Kratts
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
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Peg + Cat
Curious George
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Peg + Cat
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Dinosaur Train
The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows Dinosaur Train a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That!
9:00/8:00
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Peg + Cat
Peg + Cat
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
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SuperWHY!
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
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Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
SuperWHY!
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
10:00/9:00
Kentucky Collectibles
10:30/9:30
Charlie Rose: The Week
11:00/10:00
Moyers & Company
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sewing with Nancy
11:30/10:30
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
12:00/11:00
The McLaughlin Group
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid
Quilting Arts
12:30/11:30
Comment on Kentucky
Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends
Knitting Daily
1:00/12:00
One to One with Bill Goodman
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home
1:30/12:30
Connections with Renee Shaw
Caillou
Caillou
Caillou
Caillou
Caillou
Garden Smart
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
SuperWHY!
News Quiz - Old Music for SuperWHY! New Ears
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Rick Steve’s Europe
2:00/1:00
The Best of the Joy of Painting
Cool Spaces!
2:30/1:30 3:00/2:00
Dinosaur Train
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Peg + Cat Peg + Cat Peg + Cat Peg + Cat Lidia’s Kitchen Civil War: The Untold Story Peg + Cat (4)/ John Glenn: A Life of Service (11)/ Coming Back The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows The Cat in the Hat Knows Martha Stewart’s Cooking with Wes Moore (18,25) a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That! a Lot About That! School
4:00/3:00
Kentucky Life
Curious George
Curious George
Curious George
Curious George
Curious George
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
4:30/3:30
Kentucky Afield
Arthur
Arthur
Arthur
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Arthur
Taste of History
WordGirl
WordGirl
WordGirl
WordGirl
WordGirl
Wild Kratts
Wild Kratts
Wild Kratts
Wild Kratts
Wild Kratts
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This Old House Hour
Antiques Roadshow
6:00/5:00
Keeping Up Appearances
BBC World News America BBC World News America BBC World News America BBC World News America BBC World News America
6:30/5:30
Last of the Summer Wine
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
7:00/6:00
As Time Goes By PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
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Spy
The Lawrence Welk Show
The Red Green Show Louisville Life PBS Kids Programming
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Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford the Big Red Dog
Rogers’ Clifford the Big Red Dog Mister Neighborhood
6:30/5:30
bookclub@ket
Martha Speaks
Martha Speaks
Martha Speaks
Martha Speaks
Martha Speaks
7:00/6:00
European Journal
Newsline
Newsline
Newsline
Newsline
Newsline
7:30/6:30
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Louisville Life
Kentucky Life
One to One with Bill Goodman
Connections with Renee Shaw
Connections with Renee Comment on Kentucky Shaw
8:00/7:00
Wai Lana Yoga
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Body Electric
Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique
Body Electric
Body Electric
McLaughlin Group
8:30/7:30
This American Land
Workplace Essential Skills
Essential Sara’s Weeknight Meals Workplace Skills
Jaques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way
Workplace Essential Skills
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
Roadtrip Nation
Chef’s Life
Equitrekking Adventures Joanne Weir’s Cooking (7)/ Journeys in India Class
Best of Simply Painting: Across Europe
Start Up
America’s Heartland
Workplace Essential Skills
In the Americas with David Yetman
Gary Spetz’s Painting Places! with Bake Decorate Celebrate! Wild Watercolor (2)/ Color World with Gary Spetz
9:00/8:00 9:30/8:30
Globe Trekker
Peep and the Big Wide World Washington Week with Gwen Ifill
This with Jerry Workplace Essential Skills Paint Yarnell
Southern Accents
Sit and Be Fit
Quilt in a Day
Thomas & Friends
10:00/9:00
Biz Kids
The Best of the Joy of Painting
10:30/9:30
Cyberchase
The Beauty of Oil Painting Cook’s Country from with Gary and Kathwren America’s Test Kitchen Jenkins
Scheewe Art Workshop
Christina Cooks
Knit and Crochet Now!
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
11:00/10:00
Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Sewing with Nancy
Martha Bakes
Sew It All
Jazzy Vegetarian
Knitting Daily
WordGirl
11:30/10:30
In Pursuit of Passion
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
Fit 2 Stitch
Second Opinion
Beads, Baubles, and Jewels
Wild Kratts
12:00/11:00
Louisville Life
12:30/11:30
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
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Spy
Well Read
Theater Talk
Living Smart
Simple Living with Wanda Between the Lines with Urbanska Barry Kibrick
Rough Cut–Woodworking with Tommy Mac
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Last of the Summer Wine Mind of a Chef
Natural Heroes
Katie Brown Workshop
Detective with The Donna Dewberry Show Travel Peter Greenberg
This Old House
Garden Smart
Crafting at the Spotted Canary
It’s Sew Easy
Lidia’s Kitchen
Ask This Old House
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home
For Your Home
Scrapbook Soup
Simply Ming
Hometime
Built to Last
Hey Kids, Let’s Cook
Music Voyager (1,18,15)/ Rhythm Abroad (22,29) In Pursuit of Passion (1)/ Vintage
Pati’s Mexican Table
Woodsmith Shop
Primal Grill with Steve Raichlen
The Woodwright’s Shop
Secrets of the Kentucky Derby (1)/ Saving Luna (8)/ Islands of Britain (15,22)/ 50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of the Christian Appalachian Project (29)
Chef John Besh’s Family Motor Week Table
Garden Smart
Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends
2:00/1:00
As Time Goes By
2:30/1:30
Test Kitchen Keeping Up Appearances America’s from Cook’s Illustrated
3:00/2:00 3:30/2:30
Doc Martin
4:00/3:00
Taste of History Wyland’s Art Studio
Woodturning Workshop
Travel with Kids
Painting with Paulson
Tennessee’s Wild Side
New Scandanavian Cooking
Father Brown
4:30/3:30
The American Woodshop Motorweek
Rudy Maxa’s World
The Aviators
Connections with Renee Bluegrass and Shaw Backroads
Travelscope
Tracks Ahead
Louisville Life
5:30/4:30
PBS NewsHour Weekend This Old House
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Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
Ciao Italia
Moyers & Company
Diamond Queen/ Nova (25)
Neven Maguire: Home Chef
Painting and Travel with The Desert Speaks Roger & Sarah Bansemer
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Victory Garden’s EdibleFEAST
Kentucky Afield
PBS NewsHour Weekend
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Cyberchase
Cyberchase
Cyberchase
Cyberchase
Cyberchase
Travel with Kids
Rick Steves’ Europe
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions
Just Seen It
Up Front with Jonathan Bastian
Kentucky Health
One to One with Bill Goodman
The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman
Louisville Life
Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack
Nature
Nova
Classic Gospel
PBS Kids Programming
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EXPLORE KENTUCKY
A TRUE KENTUCKY HOME
Tour the governor’s mansion on its 100th anniversary Curious about the interior and history of the Kentucky chief executive’s official residence? Come on inside with Kentucky Governor’s Mansion: A Century of Reflection, which traces the evolution of the home from its construction in 1914 to its use as a diplomatic tool for the Commonwealth. Narrated by newswoman and Kentuckian Diane Sawyer, the program premieres Monday, May 5 at 9/8 pm on KET. In Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, produced by Michael Breeding MEDIA, you’ll meet the first families who have lived in the Beaux-Arts mansion and see firsthand how it has changed and evolved over the past 100 years. The new mansion was envisioned as a gubernatorial
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dream house, not only a comfortable and appropriate four-year home away from home for first families, but also a structure that would reflect both classical taste and the accomplishments and aspirations of Kentucky itself. A promotional brochure for the mansion wasn’t shy about proclaiming the new residence as being the center of all that’s modern: “All the big roads, the railroads, the automobiles, carriages, buggies, bicycles, boats, and airships — all lead to Frankfort, Kentucky.” Kentucky Governor’s Mansion also airs Wednesday, May 7 at 10/9 pm and other times throughout the month on the Kentucky Channel.
CABLE CHANNEL GUIDE FOR TIME WARNER LOUISVILLE/KENTUCKIANA 13 – KET 15 – KET2 189 – KET 190 – KET2 192 – KET KY 918 – KET (HD)
LEXINGTON 12 – KET 15 – KET2 189 – KET 190 – KET2 192 – KET KY 918 – KET (HD)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 6 – KET 23 – KET2 190 – KET 191 – KET2 193 – KET KY 918 – KET (HD)
BOWLING GREEN 26 – KET 190 – KET2 192 – KET KY 916 - KET (HD)
A complete list of cable and satellite channel listings is available online at KET.org/tv-where-to-watch.
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‘Kentucky Tonight’ features candidate programs, primary election coverage KET continues its in-depth political coverage with Kentucky Tonight programs featuring candidates for U.S. Congress in the May primaries. Hosted by Bill Goodman, the Kentucky Tonight programs with candidates air Mondays at 8/7 pm on KET. The programs will also stream live at KET.org/live and are archived online. On May 5, 5th and 6th District Democratic Primary candidates will be featured, and on May 12, Democratic candidates from the 1st and 3rd districts will appear. In addition, Primary 2014, hosted by Goodman and Renee Shaw, presents comprehensive statewide coverage of the 2014 primary election returns in Kentucky. They are joined in the studio by political observers Ellen Williams, Jennifer Moore, and Al Cross. It begins at 8/7 pm May 20 on KET. Additional election coverage and analysis continues on Comment on Kentucky Fridays at 8/7 pm on KET, and the topic of the May 19 Kentucky Tonight program will be the election.
Meet five people making the world a better place
The five recipients of a prestigious award bestowed by the University of Louisville in the fields of music, political science, psychology, education, and religion are interviewed in The Power of Ideas: Louisville’s Grawemeyer Awards, airing Monday, May 12 at 5/4 pm on KET KY. The recipients, who receive $100,000 prizes, are interviewed by Allan Dittmer, the awards program director. They’re psychological anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann, education historian Diane Ravitch, neuroscience professor Antonio Damasio, international relations professor Jacques Hymans, and composer Djuro Zivkovic. Their work includes a Bach-inspired piece for chamber orchestra and books offering new insight on evangelical Christians, nuclear weapons, education reform, and decision-making. The awards were created in 1984 by Charles Grawemeyer, a UofL alumnus and philanthropist. The Power of Ideas: Louisville’s Grawemeyer Awards also airs Thursday, May 15 at 7/6 pm on the Kentucky Channel.
Louisville Life KET Saturdays • 7:30/6:30 pm KET2 Sundays • noon/11 am KET2 Thursdays • 7:30/6:30 pm May 3 Caudill Seed Company, tours of Seelbach Hotel and 21c Museum Hotel, Erin Keane of WFPL, and American Printing House for the Blind. May 10 Gen. George Patton Museum of Leadership, the Conrad-Caldwell House, Dr. Rita Shourds of Ivy Tech, and the Thoroughbreds chorus.
May 17 The Louisville Zoo, Terry Middleton’s martial arts school, Gina O’Brien of Brightside, and President Zachary Taylor. May 25 Saunders Springs Nature Preserve, The Kentucky Center, Kentucky Humanitarian of the Year Mark Hogg, and WLOU. May 31 Jason Cohen’s bourbon barrel furniture, the Root Cellar, architect Charles Cash, and Icelandic horses.
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Pioneers of Television: Breaking Barriers KET2 Tuesday, April 29 • 8/7 pm KET Tuesday, May 6 • 9/8 pm Learn the story of people of color on American television — including the mid-1960s breakthroughs of African Americans Diahann Carroll (“Julia”) and Bill Cosby (“I Spy”). Latino landmarks range from “I Love Lucy” with Desi Arnaz to “Miami Vice” with Edward James Olmos. Also featured are Asian-Americans including George Takei (“Star Trek”), who details his youth spent in a Japanese internment camp.
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live from Tanglewood KET Friday, May 9 • 10/9 pm KET2 Wednesday, May 14 • 8/7 pm In the summer of 2012, the talented musicians of the Silk Road Ensemble came together and recorded this concert at Tanglewood in Western Massachusetts. The program also features behind-the-scenes moments and interviews.
Cool Spaces! KET Begins Sunday, May 4 • 2/1 pm KET2 Begins Tuesday, May 13 • 9/8 pm Join architect Stephen Chung for an exploration of architecture as the foundation of our everyday lives. It shapes our world in visible ways by defining the streetscape and the skyline. Using everyday language, Chung draws us into interesting projects, unlocking architecture for a generation that values design but wants to learn more.
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American Masters: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself KET Friday, May 16 • 10/9 pm KET2 Wednesday, May 21 • 8/7 pm Journey through the tall-tale life of participatory journalist George Plimpton: The Paris Review co-founder, amateur sportsman, and actor. The film shares his experiences using Plimpton’s own narration, interviews, and previously unseen material.
A Kentucky Treasure: A Center for All KET2 Wednesday, May 21 • 9:30/8:30 pm KET Friday, May 23 • 10/9 pm Learn the story of The Kentucky Center’s dramatic beginnings, when a determined group of citizens and two Kentucky governors came together, knowing a vibrant cultural life is vital for economic growth and would benefit the entire state. The center, with its collection of contemporary art, has become a Kentucky treasure visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff KET2 Wednesday, May 28 • 8/7 pm In this production of Verdi’s brilliant final masterpiece, Ambrogio Maestri sings the iconic basso buffo role of Sir John Falstaff, the boorish, blustery character in Shakespeare’s Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor. It is conducted by Met Music Director James Levine, appearing for the first time in nearly two years.
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SHORT TAKES Today’s KET: Honoring those who served As Memorial Day approaches, we are featuring programs that explore the many facets of U.S. military service and combat, from remembering the epic WWII D-Day operation on its 70th anniversary to delving into some of the most difficult questions facing veterans returning from war today. The popular National Memorial Day Concert, presenting its 25th anniversary broadcast this year, is sure to provide another wonderfully uplifting mix of tribute and performance. I’m proud that KET offers these programs because they honor the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women in uniform who, along with their families, have given so much for our country. Like many of you, I have a family history rich in military service. We still have my father’s Marine Corps uniform, and we’re proud of my uncle’s service in Vietnam. Stories of my grandfather fighting in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge, as well as of my great aunt, who was one of the first women to enlist in the WAVES, will always fill me with gratitude. I’m similarly touched by remarkable stories like that of Robert Williams, featured again in this issue of Visions from his interview in the 2007 KET documentary Kentucky WWII Veterans: In Their Own Words. These are only a handful of the countless acts of service to our country and stories of heroism and valor that deserve to be shared and never forgotten. So join us in remembering all those who have served, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and sharing our appreciation for the many courageous men and women who continue to serve our country. Sincerely,
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KET’s Distance Learning physics teacher Chuck Duncan demonstrates the pendulum apparatus from KET Virtual Physics Labs at the Kentucky Association of Physics Teachers Spring 2014 meeting at Bellarmine University in Louisville.
KET educators lend expertise to teachers in Kentucky KET provides vital instruction to students and teachers alike in a wealth of conferences and training sessions all year long. The first part of 2014 was no exception. In March, KET was the site of the Adult Educator Multimedia Day, a daylong professional development event designed to help Kentucky adult education teachers learn how to incorporate technology into instruction. KET education consultants were on hand at the Kentucky Society for Technology Education (KySTE) conference, also held in March, in Louisville to talk about the many high-quality teaching and learning resources available from KET.
Summer sizzles at fundraiser in June Join KET for “Sizzle & Salsa,” our 26th annual Summer Celebration with honorary chairs UK coach Mark Stoops and his wife, Chantel. The party is set for Friday, June 6 from 7 pm til midnight at Donamire Farm in Lexington. For tickets, call (800) 8660366 or go online at KET.org/ support. Proceeds benefit KET’s programs and services.
Have a super summer with KET’s Family Fun Club events Join Buddy the T-Rex and all your Dinosaur Train friends at the French Lick Scenic Railway in French Lick, Ind., for a Nature Trackers adventure May 3 and 4 and May 10 and 11. For tickets and more information go to FrenchLickScenicRailway.org or call (866) 468-3401. Then, on May 18, meet the Cat in the Hat for a day of exploring, reading, and playing at a free community event at Lexington’s Spindletop Hall. The event, which encourages family time and physical activity, will be held May 18 from 1 to 5 pm. Then, on June 7 and 8 and 14 and 15, a Thomas the Train event is planned for the Kentucky Railway Museum. And on June 15 kids can meet Curious George at a Lexington Legends baseball game. For more information, call KET at (800) 866-0366.
Three named to KET regional fundraising boards Sherry Miller Feldpausch has been named to KET’s Louisville regional board. An attorney, she is a principal with the Glenview Trust Company. Louisville native Tony Carney has also been named to the Louisville board. A financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, he has spent nearly 20 years working and living internationally. Debbie Brown has been named to the KET Northern Kentucky board. Brown, who recently served on the Louisville regional board, is employed by TriVersity Construction Co.
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Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Chair: Donna Moore Campbell, Lexington • Vice Chair: Rusty Cheuvront, Assistant Vice President & Director of Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman, Louisville • Secretary: Dr. Suvas Desai, Saint Joseph Medical Foundation, Lexington • Executive Committee At Large: Angela Cain, Walton • Laura Ladd, Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington • Terry Holliday, Ph.D., Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort • Heidi Margulis, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Humana, Louisville • Hilma Prather, Somerset • Felicia Cumings Smith, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort KET Foundation Inc. Members of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television • Judy Cain, Rowan County (representative of the Friends of KET Board of Directors) • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer) Friends of KET Executive Committee President: Mary Butler, Dry Ridge President-Elect: Maude Teegarden, Germantown Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy Thames, Richmond Vice President: Kathy Brauer, Henderson Vice President: Deede Dykes, Ashland Vice President: G. Dan Griffith, Owensboro Vice President: A. Dale Josey, Louisville Vice President: Sean Mestan, Princeton Past President: Barbra Ledford, Baxter Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Fort Wright Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc. Board of Directors Chair: John R. Hall, retired Chairman and CEO, Ashland Inc., Lexington • Secretary: Kimberly D. Patton, Turner Logistics, Hebron • Treasurer: John S. Domaschko, retired President, MC Squared, Inc., Edgewood • Mira S. Ball, Chief Financial Officer, Ball Homes, Lexington • Vickie Yates Brown, Frost Brown Todd, University of Louisville, Louisville • Rusty Cheuvront, Assistant Vice President & Director of Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman, Louisville • Billy Harper, President, Harper Industries, Inc., Paducah • Bill Jones, Community Division Manager, U.S. Bank • James H. “Mike” Molloy, Lexington • Nick Nicholson, retired President, Keeneland Association, Lexington • William T. Young Jr., President, W.T. Young, Inc., Lexington • Representatives of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television: Donna Moore Campbell, Hilma Prather and Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director • Representative of the Friends of KET Board of Directors: Terri Srinivasan, Maysville VISIONS/ Volume XXXVI, Number 5 Visions is a membership benefit published monthly by KET, with funds from the KET Foundation Inc., 600 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY, 405022296, (859) 258-7000. It is sent to active members of Friends of KET. KET does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status and/or disability in employment or the provision of services and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. Guide Staff Publisher: Todd Piccirilli • Editor: Ellen Soileau • Art Director: John Dawahare • Contributing Staff: Debbie Britton, Mollie Eblen, Nancy Howard, Abigail Malik, Lisa Meek • Photography: Steve Shaffer • Design/Production: Job Canfield, Dave Hamon, Justin Stewart, Missy Upton • Director of Marketing: Timothy Bischoff • Printing: Publishers Press, Shepherdsville Printed on recycled paper with soy ink.
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HORSELESS CARRIAGES
Take a stroll with Kentucky Life through the grounds of Keeneland Race Course for its annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance, a three-day car exhibition which draws tourists from throughout the Southeast.
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“Horsepowered: The Keeneland Concours” KET Saturday, May 24 • 8/7 pm KET Sunday, May 25 • 4/3 pm