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Summer’s the perfect time for an escape. And with an assortment of new and returning dramas airing on KET this month, from old favorites like Last Tango in Halifax and Grantchester to newcomers like Professor T and Hotel Portofino, we’ve got you covered.
Hotel Portofino
KET Sundays, July 28 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Wednesdays, July 31 • 8/7 pm
This series centers around Bella Ainsworth and her family who run a hotel for wealthy vacationers in the resort town of Portofino on the Italian Riviera during the time of Italy’s rising fascist regime. The series’ third season takes place just as Wall Street crashes, causing Bella and her husband to lose everything and prompting them to confront their future together.
Professor T
KET Sundays, June 30 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Wednesdays, July 3 • 8/7 pm
This award-winning crime drama follows Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, who assists the police in solving crimes. In season three, Professor T finds himself in jail and struggling to find a way to get his old life and job back. Luckily, the police just may need his help in cracking a series of tricky and intriguing new crimes.
Grantchester on Masterpiece
KET Sundays, June 30 • 9/8 pm
KET2 Wednesdays, July 3 • 10/9 pm
In the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester in the 1950s, gruff, down-toearth police inspector Geordie Keating forms an unlikely partnership with the beloved local vicar, Reverend Will Davenport. The pair work together to unravel the bewildering cases that fall into Keating’s lap, suggesting there’s a lot more to life in Grantchester than its sleepy appearance might suggest.
D.I. Ray
KET Sundays, June 30 • 10/9 pm
KET2 Wednesdays, July 3 • 9/8 pm
When D.I. Rachita Ray, a British Asian policewoman new to the homicide unit, is assigned to investigate the suspected honor killing of a young Muslim man, she soon realizes the case is far more sinister than it first appears.
Last Tango in Halifax
KET Sundays, July 21 • 7/6 pm
KET2 Tuesdays, July 23 • 8/7 pm
In this beloved British drama series that’s “as dark as it is comic,” Alan and Celia, two widowers in their 70s, are reunited decades after dating in their teens and decide to marry. But they soon discover that wedded bliss isn’t always so blissful, namely owing to their daughters, uptight Celia and rebellious Gillian, polar opposites who are determined not to let their parents’ new marriage disrupt their lives any more than necessary.
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Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation
KET Wednesday, July 10 • 10/9 pm
Every day across the globe, heart doctors and their teams risk their own lives to save yours by exposing themselves to the deadly occupational hazards of radiation in their modernday operating rooms. This series explores the problems cardiovascular doctors and their teams face from prolonged exposure in their labs and how some are sounding the alarm about the risks.
RNC Convention Coverage
KET Monday, July 15-18 • 8/7 pm
Join PBS NewsHour from July 15-18 for live coverage of the Republican National Convention. Co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, coverage includes reporting from Lisa Desjardins and Judy Woodruff and analysis from opinion writers Jonathan Capehart, David Brooks and Amy Walter, among others.
Great Performances: George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum
KET Friday, July 19 • 9/8 pm
This all-star tribute concert honors one of the most beloved country music stars: George Jones. Over his storied career, Jones recorded 79 hit songs, including “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” which is widely recognized as the greatest country song of all time. This tribute concert features an all-star cast, including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Wynonna, Sam Moore, Travis Tritt and more.
Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking John James Audubon
KET Monday, July 22 • 10/9 pm
This documentary focuses on the art and science of the 19th-century naturalist John James Audubon, best known for his book The Birds of America, a four-volume work of 435 color plates presenting perhaps the greatest documentation of birds ever produced, depicting birds in their natural habitats while eating, hunting, feeding their young, flying and socializing.
Gods of Tennis
KET Tuesdays, July 23 • 9/8 pm
KET2 Mondays, July 29 • 10/9 pm
This three-part documentary series explores how a golden age of tennis changed the sport forever. Framed by the Wimbledon tournament, the series features interviews with some of the greatest players to have graced Centre Court, many of whom broke boundaries and drove significant change both on and away from the tennis courts.
Sea Change
KET Wednesdays, July 24 • 10/9 pm
This three-part series offers an epic story investigating the role the ocean plays along the coast of Maine. The series blends science, exploration and stunning natural history, and brings viewers up close to spectacular wilderness and wildlife that teem along ocean shores. Track the stories of the scientists, Native Americans, fishers and entrepreneurs all working to understand its complex history.
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode Three: Truth and Justice
Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies: Episode 1
Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Three
D.I. Ray: Season 2, Episode Three - The Hunt for Rav Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate: Season 1, Episode Three
Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies: Episode 2 Hope in the Water: Farming the Water On Story: Script to Screen: Dolemite The Chavis Chronicles
The Video Vault: Beggars in Ermine; Life with Elizabeth (Short) Reel Visions
Becoming bell hooks
Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth, Hour Three
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Finding Your Roots: Hidden Kin
Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators: And Rarest Parts
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Great Conversations: Congressman John Lewis and Rachel Maddow Bluegrass and Backroads Kentucky Time Capsule
The Great American Recipe: Season 3, Episode Three: A Spoonful of Love POV: Hummingbirds
Help! We Bought a Village: Season 1, Episode Twelve
Conversations with Champions: David Grissom
BBC News
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution: Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Kentucky Edition Whitney Reynolds Show
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Kentucky Muse: Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue WoodSongs Kids
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution: Stayin’ Alive The Twinning Reaction BBC News Kentucky Edition
Seaside Hotel: Season 8, Episode FiveThe Nail Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate: Season 1, Episode Three
Kentucky Edition
MotorWeek: 2024 Acura MDX Type S
Kentucky Life Caring for the Aging: A KET Forum Kentucky Health Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Madisonville Bluegrass and Backroads
Dynamic Planet: Water Hope in the Water: Changing the Menu NOVA: Ice Age Footprints
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode Three: Truth and Justice
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET ‘O’ Is for Outlaw
A Capitol Fourth 2024
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Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Three D.I. Ray: Season 2, Episode Three - The Hunt for Rav Kentucky Edition History Detectives
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story Kentucky Edition Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Kilborn Alley Blues Band Run That by Me Again
This Old House: Lexington Ask This Old House: Generator Hookup The Twinning Reaction Towns In Tune: Lake City, SC, USA Kentucky Edition My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition A Taste of History A History of Sweetness
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Movie Classics: To Catch a Thief
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Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Father Ralph Beiting Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: The Woods and The French Family Reel Visions
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: The Founder Austin City Limits: Jade Bird; Dayglow
David Holt’s State of Music David Holt’s State of Music Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service: Season 2, Episode Seven
Music Anywhere Kentucky Music: Brett Ratliff
WoodSongs: The Woods and The French Family Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Kilborn Alley Blues Band
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30 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Professor T (UK) Season 3, Episode Three: Truth and Justice Professor T is up in court and he must decide whether to save himself or his former lover.
9/8 pm Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 9, Episode Three Geordie and new vicar Alphy Kottaram get off on the wrong foot but soon find themselves teaming up to investigate the murder of a local landowner.
10/9 pm D.I. Ray Season 2, Episode Three - The Hunt for Rav The hunt for the killer intensifies as a third victim is found. Rachita is forced to confront a familiar face from the past.
1 MONDAY
8/7 pm Becoming bell hooks Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement.
9/8 pm The Great American Recipe Season 3, Episode Three: A Spoonful of Love Love is in the air as the home cooks share their favorite comfort foods for their loved ones.
10/9 pm POV Hummingbirds Silvia and Beba tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinks.
2 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Hidden Kin Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
9/8 pm Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution Stayin’ Alive Disco seemed untouchable by the end of the 1970s, but an incited violent backlash led to its demise. Dive into disco’s underground return, where it laid the foundations for all future electronic dance music.
10/9 pm The Twinning Reaction Filmmaker Lori Shinseki lays bare the 1960s Neubauer-Bernard study, a research experiment in which identical twins and triplets were split up in infancy, sent to different adoptive families and then subsequently studied in secret.
3 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Dynamic Planet Water An extraordinary team of marine experts dive into the impacts of our warming planet on our oceans.
9/8 pm Hope in the Water Changing the Menu With our population growing, the demand for food is increasing, putting more pressure on our oceans to provide.
10/9 pm NOVA Ice Age Footprints Thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park capture moments when Ice Age humans crossed paths with enormous ground sloths and mammoths.
4 THURSDAY
8/7 pm A Capitol Fourth 2024 America’s favorite Independence Day celebration features well-known musical artists and the nation’s most spectacular fireworks display.
5 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Celebrate the legacy of Gospel music in America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Secular and gospel artists sing their favorite gospel classics.
10/9 pm Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo Adam Pasi Samoan comic Adam Pasi performs for his parents for the first time.
6 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life In Louisville, a group called “Guns to Gardens Louisville” has teamed with local blacksmith Craig Kaviar to turn surrendered firearms into gardening tools; the International Festival celebrates Kentuckians that make up the diverse population of Bowling Green; Lexington-based designer Soreyda Begley is utilizing her talent and expertise to draw attention to sustainability in the fashion industry; the history of the Black Patch Wars and the civil unrest in Princeton, Kentucky in 1906.
9/8 pm Movie Classics The Founder The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into the biggest restaurant business in the world. Starring Michael Keaton and Nick Offernan (2016).
11/10 pm Austin City Limits Jade Bird; Dayglow Jade Bird plays tunes from her album Different Kinds of Light. Sloan Struble, aka Dayglow, performs cuts from his LP Harmony House
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode FourA Little Drop of Poison
Gospel: The Gospel Train
Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Four
The Video Vault: The Gang’s All Here; Abbot & Costello Short A Taste of History
Kentucky Tonight
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour One
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Ray: Season 2, Episode Four - A Test of Wills Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate
Hope in the Water: Changing the Menu On Story: Dan Erickson The Chavis Chronicles
Great Conversations: Pat Conroy and Maureen Corrigan Bluegrass and Backroads Kentucky Time Capsule
The Great American Recipe: Season 3, Episode Four: Home Baked POV: Is There Anybody Out There?
Help! We Bought a Village: Season 1, Episode Thirteen
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution: Stayin’ Alive Kentucky Edition Whitney Reynolds Show
Conversations with Champions: Doug Flynn Kentucky Edition Kentucky Muse: Tracks of Imagination WoodSongs Kids
Finding Your Roots: Salem’s Lot American Experience: Boys of ‘36
Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators: Time Decays
Voces on PBS: From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla)
Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece: Episode One Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate: Season 1, Episode Four
Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Tonight Kentucky Health Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Ballads and Blues
Dynamic Planet: Earth
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode FourA Little Drop of Poison
NOVA: Ancient Builders of the Amazon Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation
MotorWeek: 2024 Lexus GX550
Bluegrass and Backroads
Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Four D.I. Ray: Season 2, Episode Four - A Test of Wills Kentucky Edition History Detectives: Cromwell Dixon
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET BattleFire! Olmsted in Louisville
Edition Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Albert Castiglia
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour One Doc Martin: All My Trials Father Brown: The Wisdom of the Fool
This Old House: Lexington Ask This Old House: Double Pane American Experience: Boys of ‘36
Run That by Me Again
News Kentucky Edition
Towns In Tune: Stephenville, NL, Canada Kentucky Edition My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition Appalachia Heart East Kentucky Flood Kentucky Afield
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Doc Martin: All My Trials
Movie Classics: The Founder Kentucky Edition
Comment on Kentucky
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Harry Caudill Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: The Kruger Brothers and The Friel Sisters Reel Visions
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: The Great Escape
David Holt’s State of Music David Holt’s State of Music Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service: Season 2, Episode Eight
Music Anywhere Kentucky Music: Jamie and Jesse WoodSongs: The Kruger Brothers and The Friel Sisters Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Albert Castiglia
7 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Professor T (UK) Season 3, Episode Four - A Little Drop of Poison Out of prison, the professor is eager to resume his work at the university and consultancy with the police.
9/8 pm Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 9, Episode Four Alphy is invited to a party at a country manor, where he hopes to raise funds for the ailing church. The evening’s frivolities are cut short when a body is found in the basement.
10/9 pm D.I. Ray Season 2, Episode Four - A Test of Wills After Rav’s capture attempt takes an unexpected turn, past traumas resurface for Rachita. The team uses Martin’s intel to track down a former friend of Frank’s with a grudge to bear, just as Rachita suspects one of her team might be hiding something.
8 MONDAY
9/8 pm The Great American Recipe Season 3, Episode Four: Home Baked Home cooks must put their baking skills to the test as they create a baked breakfast item and their favorite bake sale good.
10/9 pm POV Is There Anybody Out There? Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers.
9 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Salem’s Lot Explore primal scenes from America’s past with actors Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels.
9/8 pm
American Experience Boys of ‘36 Explore the thrilling story of the American rowing team that triumphed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. Inspired by #1 best-seller The Boys in the Boat, the film follows the underdog team that took the nation by storm when they captured gold.
10/9 pm Voces on PBS From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla) DACA recipient and immigration attorney Luis Cortes Romero, the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, risks his legal status to join a highly visible legal team to fight the rescinding of DACA.
10 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Dynamic Planet Earth Experts, Indigenous communities and megafauna from the Arctic to the Amazon reveal how science, nature and tradition can help prepare us for a fast-changing future.
9/8 pm NOVA Ancient Builders of the Amazon Discoveries reveal traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries with prehistoric populations in the Amazon.
10/9 pm Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation Explore the occupational hazards that doctors and their teams face from prolonged radiation exposure in operating rooms.
11 THURSDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Hour One Vintage treasures include a Norman Rockwell charcoal self-portrait, a 1958 signed Indy 500 racing flag and a Victorian wedding ensemble.
9/8 pm Doc Martin All My Trials In the season 8 finale, Martin stops practicing the week before his hearing, but patients continue to solicit his advice.
10/9 pm Father Brown The Wisdom of the Fool Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jesters’ convention.
12 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl Sarah Cannon dreams of becoming a Shakespearean actress but finds fame playing simple country girl Minnie Pearl, identifiable by her straw hat with a price tag dangling from its brim, becoming an icon of country music radio, stage and television.
13 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life The Bell Observatory at Western Kentucky University inspires future astronomers; a partnership between Prestonsburg’s Mountain Arts Center and online radio station, CMH23 Radio, aims to support the next generation of country music legends; Chip visits the Hopewell Museum in Paris, Ky.; the history of Butchertown, one of Louisville’s oldest neighborhoods.
9/8 pm Movie Classics The Great Escape Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough and Charles Bronson (1963).
Kentucky Life Healthy Aging: A KET Forum
National Convention
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode FiveThe Conference Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Five
D.I. Ray: Season 2, Episode Five - Staying on Top
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET Clear Springs Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation Kentucky Edition
Republican National Convention
This Old House: Lexington Ask This Old House: Rain Garden Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl
Edition History Detectives: Korean War Letter
Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Joe Louis Walker with Murali Coryell Run That by Me Again
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Chihuly: Roll the Dice Kentucky Edition My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking John James Audubon Kentucky Afield Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic Great Performances: George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Restless - Being Paul Newman Movie Classics: The Great Escape
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Wilson Wyatt Sr. Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: Vince Herman and Jessica Willis-Fisher Reel Visions
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: Hugo Austin City Limits: Terry Allen
David Holt’s State of Music: Darrell Scott David Holt’s State of Music: John Doyle Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours Halifax: Retribution: Episode One Music Anywhere Kentucky Music: John P. Rodgers WoodSongs: Vince Herman and Jessica Willis-Fisher Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere Jubilee - Summertime Blues: Joe Louis Walker with Murali Coryell
14 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Professor T (UK) Season 3, Episode Five - The Conference The professor is a suspect when his rival colleague is murdered at a criminology conference. Professor T must prove his innocence and find the murderer to regain his reputation and return to his job at the university.
9/8 pm Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 9, Episode Five A murder at Esme’s office sends shockwaves through the Keating family. Alphy’s meeting with the bishop fails to go as planned.
10/9 pm D.I. Ray Season 2, Episode Five - Staying on Top As she treads dangerously close to the truth, DI Ray becomes the target of a vicious threat. Mounting dissent from the public adds pressure to name a triple homicide suspect, and Rachita comes under fire for her role in a fatal shooting.
11/10 pm Elizabeth: Fashioning a Monarch Fiona Bruce looks at the clothes worn by Queen Elizabeth II during her reign and shows how the monarch used her outfits and jewelry as a way to communicate with the world.
15 MONDAY
8/7 pm Republican National Convention PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention from Milwaukee.
10/9 pm Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Explore the life and career of Josephine Baker, who rose to become an icon and a civil rights activist from a journey plagued by racism and tragedy.
16 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Republican National Convention PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention from Milwaukee.
17 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Republican National Convention PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention from Milwaukee.
18 THURSDAY
8/7 pm Republican National Convention PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention from Milwaukee.
8/7 pm This Old House Lexington | Ramping Up Repairing the original brick; building a DIY ramp; touring a modern accessible home; adding trim to the exterior.
9/8 pm Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl Sarah Cannon dreams of becoming a Shakespearean actress but finds fame playing simple country girl Minnie Pearl, identifiable by her straw hat with a price tag dangling from its brim, and becomes an icon of country music radio, stage and television.
10:30/9:30 pm Chihuly: Roll the Dice Seattle artist Dale Chihuly and his team test the limits of working in the glass medium as they pioneer a new creative concept to realize “Rotolo,” a series of large-scale pedestal sculptures.
19 FRIDAY
9/8 pm Great Performances George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum An all-star tribute concert to one of the most beloved stars in country music history features Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Wynonna, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Lorrie Morgan, Justin Moore, Trace Adkins and more.
20 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life The Great Kentucky Hoard In this special episode, find out how more than three million dollars in Civil War-era gold coins were found in a Kentucky farm field. How did they get there? For the first time, hear insights from the farmer who discovered them in what is now known as the Great Kentucky Hoard.
8/7 pm David Holt’s State of Music Darrell Scott David visits with singer-songwriter Darrell Scott, whose music is intensely personal but also universal.
9/8 pm Movie Classics Hugo Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Starring Ben Kingsley; Sacha Baron Cohen; Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz (2011).
11:07/10:07 pm Austin City Limits Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band Iconic Texas songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen showcases music from his album Just Like Moby Dick
Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl
Movie Classics – Hugo
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode Six -
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The Video Vault: Bells of San Angelo; Colgate Comedy Hour Story Road
Kentucky Tonight The Great American Recipe: Season 3, Episode Five: A Celebration of Flavors
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour Two
Help! We Bought a Village: Season 1, Episode Fifteen
Conversations: Alain de Botton and Brian Stetler Bluegrass and Backroads
Story of Tom Hanks: Hollywood’s Mr. Nice Guy Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Conversations with Champions: Kelly Wells Kentucky Edition
Finding Your Roots: Far from Home Gods of Tennis
Muse: Of Hands and Hearts: The Kentucky Guild of Artists
WoodSongs Kids: The Biscuit Eaters
Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning BBC News
Last Tango in Halifax: Season 1, Episode One Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece: Episode Three The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor: Love and Duty Kentucky Edition MotorWeek
Kentucky Life Kentucky Tonight
Kentucky Health: Sustainability Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: Showcase of Kentucky Talent
Nature: American Horses NOVA: Sunken Ship Rescue Sea Change BBC News
Professor T (UK): Season 3, Episode SixAttachment Issues
Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Six
Bluegrass and Backroads
Kentucky Edition
D.I. Ray: Season 2, Episode Six - Enemy Within Kentucky Edition History Detectives
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET Arturo Alonzo Sandoval: The Fabric of Art Kentucky Edition Jubilee: Sam Bush Band Run That by Me Again
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour Two Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode One: To the Lighthouse Father Brown: The Folly of Jephthah BBC News Kentucky Edition
This Old House: Lexington Ask This Old House: Winter Prep
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice Lively One Kentucky Edition My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition At Leisure’s Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky’s Historic Black Parks
Kentucky Afield
Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic American Masters: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Variety Studio: Actors on Actors BBC News Kentucky Edition
Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode One: To the Lighthouse
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
Movie Classics: Hugo Kentucky Edition
Distinguished Kentuckian: Carl Perkins Kentucky Edition
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: To Catch a Thief
David Holt’s State of Music: Keb’ Mo’ David Holt’s State of Music
Music Anywhere: Best of Bluegrass
Kentucky Music: Karly Dawn Higgins
Comment on Kentucky (11:34 pm)
WoodSongs: Billy Dean & Paul Overstreet and Tom Wopat Reel Visions
Austin City Limits: Japanese Breakfast/ Arlo Parks
Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours Halifax: Retribution: Episode Two
WoodSongs: Billy Dean & Paul Overstreet and Tom Wopat
Lanham Brothers Jamboree
Music Anywhere: Best of Bluegrass Jubilee: Sam Bush Band
21 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Professor T (UK) Season 3, Episode Six - Attachment Issues A woman is found dead at the scene of a car crash, although it’s not certain what killed her; the professor finds himself unfurling memories of his own when investigating this case.
9/8 pm Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 9, Episode Six Alphy and Geordie’s investigation into the murder of an archaeologist uncovers a tangled web of betrayal and deceit.
10/9 pm D.I. Ray Season 2, Episode Six - Enemy Within The discovery of the missing gun causes DI Ray to refocus on the Chapman family.
22 MONDAY
9/8 pm The Great American Recipe Season 3, Episode Five: A Celebration of Flavors The home cooks serve up their most cherished dish from a special event in their lives and best family-style holiday meal.
10/9 pm Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking John James Audubon The art and science of the 19th century naturalist John James Audubon, best known for The Birds of America, which features 435 color prints of birds.
23 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Far from Home Jamie Chung, Cyndi Lauper and Danny Trejo retrace the journeys of their immigrant ancestors.
24 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature American Horses Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that helped shape our nation.
9/8 pm NOVA Sunken Ship Rescue The epic operation to secure, raise and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the coast of Italy in 2012, is chronicled.
10/9 pm Sea Change The series highlights a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 99 percent faster than the global ocean. What happens here, for the animals in the water, for the jobs dependent upon it and for the millions of people along its shores, is likely to happen worldwide.
25 THURSDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Hour Two Discover treasures from Indianapolis including a 1952 Joe Louissigned whiskey bottle, a Sheraton sideboard and a 1928 NY Yankees teamsigned baseball.
9/8 pm Doc Martin Season 9, Episode One: To the Lighthouse Martin’s medical career remains under scrutiny as a GMC representative has come to assess him and his surgery.
10/9 pm Father Brown The Folly of Jephthah Flambeau seeks Father Brown’s help to get rid of an unwanted rival.
26 FRIDAY
9/8 pm American Masters Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach, whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him.
27 SATURDAY
8/7 pm Kentucky Life A tool library in Louisville aims to make DIY projects and community more accessible; banjo and fiddle player Lily May Ledford, whose career spanned seven decades, was the driving force of The Coon Creek Girls, a string band from Powell County formed in the 1930s that became one of the most popular and influential musical groups the state has ever produced; preserving McConnell Springs Park in Lexington; the Home For Wayward Babydolls in Rowan County accepts dolls from all over the world.
9/8 pm Movie Classics To Catch a Thief
A famous cat burglar who has retired to the Riviera catches a thief imitating his old style. Starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly (1955).
11/10 pm Austin City Limits Japanese Breakfast/Arlo Parks Japanese Breakfast plays songs from the breakthrough album Jubilee. Arlo Parks performs songs from her Mercury Prize-winning album Collapsed in Sunbeams
NOVA – Sunken Ship Rescue
Movie Classics – To Catch a Thief
Hotel Portofino: Season 3, Episode One: Entitled
Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special: Part Two
Video Vault: They Made Me a Criminal; Life with Elizabeth (Short)
Kentucky Tonight
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour Three
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles
We Bought a Village: Season 1, Episode Sixteen
Last Tango in Halifax: Season 1, Episode Two Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece: Episode Four The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor: Threats
Kentucky Life Kentucky Tonight Kentucky Health Kentucky Edition In Performance at the Governor’s Mansion: From Bluegrass to Blues
Nature: Primates: Secrets of Survival
Operation Bridge Rescue
Hotel Portofino: Season 3, Episode One: Entitled Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode Seven Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie
Kentucky Life bookclub@KET
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Eight Acres of History: Lexington’s African Cemetery No. 2 Kentucky Edition Jubilee: The Greencards Run That by Me Again
Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, Hour Three Doc Martin: Season 9, Episode Two: The Shock of the New Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast BBC News
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This Old House Ask This Old House American Experience: Jesse Owens Never Drop the Ball Kentucky Edition My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Kentucky Collectibles Kentucky Edition A History of Kentucky in 25 Objects Kentucky Afield Comment on Kentucky Washington Week with the Atlantic American Masters: Floyd Abrams - Speaking Freely One Voice: The Songs We Share BBC News
Doc Martin Movie Classics: The Queen Kentucky Edition Comment on Kentucky
Kentucky Life Kentucky Collectibles Distinguished Kentuckian: Adron Doran Kentucky Edition WoodSongs: George Winston and Cutter Elliott Reel Visions
Kentucky Life Kentucky Afield Movie Classics: Dirty Dancing Austin City Limits
David Holt's State of Music David Holt's State of Music Last of the Summer Wine Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By Still Open All Hours Halifax: Retribution
Music Anywhere: Austin Lucas Kentucky Music: Rich and the Po’ Folk WoodSongs: George Winston and Cutter Elliott Lanham Brothers Jamboree Music Anywhere: Austin Lucas Jubilee: The Greencards
28 SUNDAY
8/7 pm Hotel Portofino Season 3, Episode One: Entitled While preparing for the arrival of her father and sister, Bella is stunned when Cecil arrives and asks her for a divorce. A shocked Alice bumps into Carlo, who is with another woman. Constance meets charming local Vito. 9/8 pm Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 9, Episode Seven Alphy is stunned to discover that a woman he knows has gone missing. When her friend is later brutally murdered, Alphy and Geordie race to find the answers.
29 MONDAY
9/8 pm The Great American Recipe Season 3, Episode Six: Outside the Comfort of Your Kitchen The home cooks put a spin on a fellow competitor’s recipe. In the second round, the cooks share dishes inspired by a friend.
10/9 pm POV Against the Tide Bombay fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system - a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept traditional methods, while Ganesh has embraced technology, causing a strain on their friendship.
30 TUESDAY
8/7 pm Finding Your Roots Rising from the Ashes Actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis discover records that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.
8/7 pm Last Tango in Halifax Season 1, Episode Two Celia and Alan decide to buy an extravagant sports car instead of an engagement ring and throw an engagement party at the farm, which descends into chaos for both families.
10/9 pm The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor Threats The Royal Family come face to face with danger while Prince Charles searches for a bride.
31 WEDNESDAY
8/7 pm Nature Primates: Secrets of Survival Discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.
9/8 pm NOVA Operation Bridge Rescue Follow the rebuilding of the 19th century Blenheim Covered Bridge. Watch elite craftsmen raise this engineering icon under grueling time pressure and witness traditional artisans in China restoring ancient covered bridges to ensure their survival.
10/9 pm Sea Change The series highlights a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 99 percent faster than the global ocean. What happens here, for the animals in the water, for the jobs dependent upon it and for the millions of people along its shores, is likely to happen worldwide.
10/9 pm Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie Interviews and archive material help create an unprecedented portrait of the “complex” author.
1 THURSDAY
8/7 pm Antiques Roadshow Indianapolis, Hour Three Travel to Indianapolis for hidden treasures including an 1898 Alphonse Mucha JOB poster, a 1974 George Nakashima “Kent Hall” floor lamp, and a 1961 Ty Cobb-signed baseball.
9/8 pm Doc Martin Season 9, Episode Two: The Shock of the New Martin’s GMC report requires that he pass three refresher courses, starting with phlebotomy; Louisa is focused on her new career as a child and adolescent counselor; much to Bert’s dismay, Al hires Caitlin, and confesses to his accidental proposal.
10/9 pm Father Brown The Numbers of the Beast Mrs. McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortuneteller.
2 FRIDAY
9/8 pm American Masters: Floyd Abrams – Speaking Freely Follow the 50-year career of preeminent First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams and see how his landmark cases, from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United to Clearview AI, helped define free speech as it is known today.
3 SATURDAY
9/8 pm Movie Classics Dirty Dancing
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Starring Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze and Jerry Orbach (1987).
JULY
ET/CT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
6:00/5:00 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Wai Lana Yoga YNDI Yoga Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Wai Lana Yoga Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
6:30/5:30 Arthur Sit and Be Fit
Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Sit and Be Fit Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Yoga in Practice Arthur
7:00/6:00 Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Molly of Denali (5,12,19)/ Brambletown (26) Molly of Denali
7:30/6:30 Alma's Way Alma's Way Alma's Way Alma's Way Alma's Way Alma's Way (5,12,19) Alma's Way
8:00/7:00 Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts Wild Kratts (5,12,19) Wild Kratts
8:30/7:30 Curious George Curious George Curious George Curious George Curious George Curious George Curious George
9:00/8:00 Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street
9:30/8:30 Work It Out Wombats! Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Work It Out Wombats!
10:00/9:00
10:30/9:30
11:00/10:00
11:30/10:30 Connections Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
12:00/11:00
12:30/11:30 Tell Me
1:00/12:00
1:30/12:30
2:00/1:00
2:30/1:30
3:00/2:00 Help! We Bought
3:30/2:30
4:30/3:30 Kentucky Afield
4:00/3:00 Kentucky Life We Hold These Truths: The Global Quest for Liberty (1)/ The Invisible Shield (8)/ Towns in Tune (15)/ Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899 (22)/ TBA (29)
5:00/4:00 This Old House
5:30/4:30 Ask This Old House
6:00/5:00 Last of the
6:30/5:30 Keeping Up Appearances
7:00/6:00 Shakespeare & HathawayPrivate Investigators (7,14)/ Last Tango in Halifax (21,28)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly (1)/ Becoming bell hooks (8)/ Boys of '36: American Experience (15)/ RestlessBeing Paul Newman (22)/ Story of Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr. Nice Guy (29)
Chef's
(2,9,16,23)/
for All with Buki Elegbede (30)
More or Less Perfect Union, a Personal Exploration (2)/ The Invisible Shield (9)/ Towns in Tune (16)/ Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor (23,30)
Finding Your Roots
More of Less Perfect Union, a Personal Exploration (3)/ The Invisible Shield (10)/ Outback (17)/ Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (24)/ Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl (31)
More of Less Perfect Union, a Personal Exploration (4)/ The Invisible Shield (11)/ Outback (18)/ Jesse Owens: American Experience (25)
Craft in America (3)/ Unseen: How We're Failing Parent Caregivers (10)/ Elizabeth: Fashioning a Monarch (17) Nova
RHD: Hidden Diagnosis (24)/ Chihuly: Roll the Dice (31)
Rosendo's Steppin' Out (6,13,20)/ Fly Brother with Ernest White II (27)
Pati's Mexican Table (6,13)/ Steven Raichlen's Planet Barbecue (20,27)
Twinning Reaction (5)/ Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation (12)/ Outback (19)/ Art for Science's Sake: Stalking John James Audubon (26) America's Test Kitchen From Cook's
Dynamic Planet(5,12)/ Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet (19)/ Nature (26) Lawrence Welk Show
Antiques Roadshow (6,13,20)/ Antiques Roadshow Recut (27)
Antiques Roadshow Recut (27)
Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen
7:30/6:30 The Red Green Show
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KET announces winners of 2024 Young Writers Contest
KET is pleased to announce the winners of our 2024 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. This year, KET received 1,443 entries from students across Kentucky. To read all the winning entries please visit KET.org/WritersContest.
GRAPHIC NOVEL
First place, Elementary Division: Ava Evans, Tully Elementary, Louisville
First place, Middle Grades Division: Lucie McCaffrey, SCAPA at Bluegrass, Lexington
First place, High School Division: Claire Higginbotham, Barren Academy of Virtual and Expanded Learning, Nicholasville
POETRY
ELEMENTARY DIVISION
First place: Pippy Raymond, Tully Elementary, Louisville
ELEMENTARY DIVISION
First place: Chloe Iranpour, Eastern Elementary, Georgetown
Second place: Gigi Blalock, W.R. McNeill
Elementary School, Bowling Green
Third place: Maryam Gauhar, Greathouse Shryock Elementary, Louisville
MIDDLE GRADES DIVISION
First place: Calvin Rittichier, Crosby Middle School, Louisville
Second place: Akshaya Majji, Crosby Middle School, Louisville
Second place: Lily Terrell, Burgin Elementary, Danville
Third place: Harvey Stubbs, homeschool, Richmond
MIDDLE GRADES DIVISION
First place: Ellias Pitmon, J Graham Brown School, Louisville
Second place: Sydney McIlwraith, Tastes Creek Middle School, Lexington
Third place: Ava Bogard, Calloway County Middle School, Murray
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
First place: Sophy Zhao, duPont Manual High School, Louisville
Second place: Esia West, Eastern High School, Louisville
Third place: Sylvia Freire, Eastern High School, Louisville
ILLUSTRATED STORY
EARLY CHILDHOOD DIVISION
First place: Hadiyah Gauhar, Chenoweth Elementary, Louisville
Third place: Harper Mohlman, Crosby Middle School, Louisville
SHORT STORY
EARLY CHILDHOOD & ELEMENTARY DIVISION
First place: Susannah Goodrich, homeschool, Frankfort
Second place: Colton Knight, Wheeler Elementary, Louisville
Third place: Corabel Hewitt, homeschool, Louisville
MIDDLE GRADES DIVISION
First place: Lucy Mudd, Grayson County Middle School, Leitchfield
Second place: Eden Potterton, SCAPA Bluegrass, Lexington
Third place: Ava Bogard, Calloway County Middle School, Murray
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
First place: Ella Clanton, Meade County High School, Brandenburg
Second place: Rylie Humphress, Lafayette High School, Lexington
Third place: Carmindy Phillips, Danville High School, Stanford
Second place: Grayson Stearns, Glenn Marshall Elementary, Richmond
Third place: Annelyse Buckley, Lexington Christian Academy, Lexington
Louisville students learn stop-motion animation
Students from Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville recently toured KET’s studios and took part in a Media Lab workshop where they were introduced to stop-motion animation. The student group, comprising 6th through 8th graders, are part of the school’s newscast team that does a daily live broadcast program for the student body.
KET Forum examines healthy aging
In Healthy Aging: A KET Forum, Dr. Wayne Tuckson, host of the weekly series Kentucky Health, and a panel of medical experts discussed ways in which those entering their golden years can promote their best health via their physical, social and mental habits. The forum is part of KET’s The Next Chapter initiative, which focuses on aging issues and offers a curated collection of programs and resources related to the challenges and rewards of navigating one’s golden years. For more info, visit KET.org/NextChapter. The Next Chapter initiative is funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.
The Great Kentucky Hoard video draws more than one million views
Kentucky Life’s recent episode about The Great Kentucky Hoard, a cache of more than 800 gold and silver Civil Warera coins discovered in a cornfield by a Kentucky farmer in 2023, struck a chord with audiences. Online streams have exceeded 1 million views since it was posted in mid-May. During the episode, host Chip Polston interviews the farmer, who has remained anonymous and granted KET his first and only interview about the rare coin find, estimated to be worth $4 million. To view the episode, please visit KET.org/KentuckyLife.
We appreciate our corporate partners and their support this year through program underwriting. Please say ‘Thank you for supporting KET’ when you visit any of these businesses:
AIA KY
Addiction Recovery Care
Alltech, Inc.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts of Kentucky
Blue and Company
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Brown-Forman
Carolyn Tassie Memorial Fund
Cave Hill Cemetery
Central Bank & Trust Co.
Central Bank Center
The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Clay Ingels Company
Clarks Material Handling Company
Community Action Council
CSX Transportation Company
Eastern Kentucky University
Frazier History Museum
Frontier Nursing University
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
Gray
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Highlands Latin School
HighBridge Springs Water
Horse Races Now
James Motor Company
Jewish Federation of Louisville
Kentucky Artisan Center
Kentucky African American Heritage Commission
Kentucky Association of Manufacturers
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Kentucky Blood Center
Kentucky CancerLink
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
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Kentucky Center For Mathematics
Kentucky Coal Association
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Kentucky Farm Bureau
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
Kentucky League of Cities
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Kentucky Medical Association
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Kentucky Proud
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KHEAA /KHESLC
Kosair for Kids
Lane Communications
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Lexmark
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LifeWorks at WKU
Lincoln Hills
Live Nation/Louisville Palace
Louisville Urban League
Messer
Mental Health America of KY
Muhammad Ali Center
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Norton Center for the Arts – Centre College
Owensboro Health
Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau
Planters Bank
PNC
Sew A Lot
Stantec
Stites and Harbison PLLC
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UK HealthCare
University of Pikeville
Visit Owensboro
Wiebold Studios
World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Indiana
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Coping
What to know about long-term care insurance
Two things are expensive when it comes to long-term care: the cost of the care and the cost of a long-term care insurance policy.
There's not much you can do about the cost of long-term care itself — from about $5,100 a month for a home health aide to roughly $8,000 a month, on average, for a semiprivate room in a nursing home. That can mean an annual cost of nearly $100,000.
But there are ways to save money on a long-term care insurance policy.
What long-term care insurance pays for
A long-term-care insurance policy won’t pay for things like groceries or doctor visits, but it does provide for home care assistance for activities like bathing, dressing and toileting. Those over 65 have a 70 percent chance of needing long-term care eventually, according to federal estimates.
Medicare generally doesn't cover long-term care. So, unless you'll qualify for Medicaid or have enough in savings to self-insure, a longterm care policy could be worth considering.
What long-term care insurance costs
A standard long-term care policy with inflation protection often runs between $2,000 and $3,600 a year for $165,000 in benefits if you purchase one in your mid-50s (the typical age of a buyer). Premiums for women can be substantially more than for men since women live longer, in general.
The price of a long-term care insurance policy can be considerably higher if you buy it in your 60s or 70s than in your 50s.
"I usually tell people a policy will cost anywhere from about 4 percent to 6 percent more a year if you wait to buy it," said Brian Gordon, president of a long-term care planning firm.
But your application may get rejected due to your health if you try to buy a long-term care insurance policy in your 60s or 70s.
"Not everybody is going to be a candidate to buy long-term care," Gordon noted.
Potential reasons for declined applications: obesity, hypertension, cancer, dementia and joint problems.
How to cut long-term care policy cost
One way to reduce the cost of a long-term care insurance policy is buying one that will only pay benefits for two to five years or so, rather than lifetime benefits. And be sure to find an insurer with strong financial health, since its benefits likely won't be paid out for years. You or your agent can review insurers' financial strength by looking at their ratings from companies like A.M. Best, Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
To continue reading this article, and find additional articles on aging-related issues, visit KET.org/NextChapter
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television
Chair: G. Dan Griffith, retired, former CEO, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro • Vice Chair: David Couch, associate commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort • Secretary : Robert M. Beck, attorney, Stites & Harbison, Lexington • Executive Committee at Large: Leah Adkins, director and officer, RJA Enterprises, Catlettsburg, and Karyn Hoover, retired, former elementary education teacher, Jamestown • Jay Mehta, senior accountant, PCF Insurance Services, Murray • Crystal Staley, communications director, Office of Governor Beshear, Lexington • Kevin W. Weaver, attorney, Sturgill, Turner, Barker and Moloney, Lexington • Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education (ex officio)
KET Foundation Inc.
Members of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television • Rebecca Rose, Morgantown (Friends of KET representative) • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director (Treasurer)
Friends of KET Executive Committee
President: A. Dale Josey, Louisville • President-Elect: Elizabeth Griffith Mudd, Benton • Secretary: Kelly Green, Frankfort • Vice President: Ben Talley, Hopkinsville • Nominating Chair: Carol Beirne, Ft. Mitchell
Commonwealth Fund for KET
Chair: Nick Nicholson, retired, former president, Keeneland, Lexington • Secretary : Kimberly D. Patton, president, Elevar Design Group, Hebron • Treasurer : John S. Domaschko, president, Suits That Rock, Covington • D.R. Ball, site acquisition manager, Ball Homes, Inc., Lexington • Mira S. Ball, co-founder, Ball Homes, Inc., Lexington • Robert M. Beck, attorney, Stites & Harbison, Lexington • Donovan Blackburn, president, Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville • Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, president, VYBG Consulting PLLC, Louisville • G. Dan Griffith, retired, former CEO, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro • Shae Hopkins, KET Executive Director • Alice Houston, owner, HJI Solutions, Louisville • William J. Jones, retired, U.S. Bank, Paducah • Sean Mestan, retired teacher, Princeton • Michael Owsley, founding partner, English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, Bowling Green • Hilma Prather, retired, school administrator, Somerset • Melanie Simpson-Conley, president, KV Oil, Inc., Lexington • William T. Young Jr., president, W.T. Young, Lexington
VISIONS/ Volume XLVII, Number 7
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 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
Managing Editor: Elizabeth Greenfield • Editor: Reggie Beehner • Contributing Staff: Lauren Bennett, Mollie Eblen, Nancy Howard, Katherine Mueller-White • Photography : Patrick Brumback • Design/ Production: Karen Billings, Amy Crittenden, Sam Cooper, Justin Stewart • Senior Director, Marketing and Communications: Todd Piccirilli
Go Cats and KET!
Located adjacent to Kroger Field, KET offers the benefit of a season parking pass at the KET Network Center to Fund for Excellence donors, our leadership annual giving society.
By making a gift of $1,500 or more, you can enjoy easy access, greenspace for tailgating and sideline seats for the Cat Walk and other gameday traditions. Make your qualifying gift by July 31 to secure your pass.
Additionally, your gift includes an invitation to KET’s Donor Appreciation Tailgate before the Saturday, October 12 homecoming game against Vanderbilt.
Contact Kacie Miller at (859) 258-7206 or kmiller@ket.org for information about the Fund for Excellence.
Thanks for being a champion of KET!
MemberCard features a Sustainer Benefit of the Month: During July, please enjoy $5 off admission at two Bowling Green attractions: the Historic RailPark & Train Museum and Bowling Green Trolley Tours, which departs from the National Corvette Museum’s front entrance.
Celebrate America’s birthday with the National Symphony Orchestra and performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway.
KET Thursday, July 4 • 8/7 pm & 9:30/8:30 pm Non-profit Org U.S. Postage
between 6/26/24 - 6/30/24
