List of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television explained

The following is a list of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television (KET), a PBS-affiliated statewide network based in Lexington, Kentucky, which serves the entire state of Kentucky and portions of neighboring states.

Local programming

Current

• Bluegrass and Backroads – produced by Kentucky Farm Bureau
• bookclub at KET
• Comment on Kentucky (1974–present)^[1]
• Connections with Renee Shaw (2005–present)
• GED Connection (2002–present)
• Great Conversations – interviews with famous authors
• Health Three60
• Inside Louisville (2023–present)
• Jubilee (1990?–present) – featuring music performances of local bluegrass and country bands around Kentucky.
• Kentucky Afield (1985–present)^[2]
• Kentucky Collectables (2012–present)^[3]
• Kentucky Edition (2022–present) – statewide news program
• Kentucky Health (2015–present) – focusing on health issues in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Life (1995–present)^[4]
• Kentucky Muse (2008–present) – focuses on culture in Kentucky
• Kentucky Time Capsule – Kentucky history.
• Kentucky Tonight (1994–present)
• Louisville Life (2006–present)^[5]
• News Quiz (1985–present) – a KET-produced newscast for students in Grades 3–6. Features national news headlines, and a quiz for the students to take when the program is viewed in the schools.
• One to One with Bill Goodman (2006–present)
• Pre-GED Connection
• Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen – Hosted and produced by former "Kentucky Afield" host Tim Farmer and his wife Nikki.
  • U of L Today with Mark Hebert – news magazine program devoted to the University of Louisville Video Vault – showcasing some public domain content such as old films and select episodes of old shows.
• Video Vault: Kentucky Edition – showcasing some public domain content involving some Kentuckians with ties to the film industry.
  • Wildcat Insights – magazine program devoted to the University of Kentucky Woodsongs – visual version of the radio program of the same name, featuring Kentucky's Bluegrass music talents.

Former

Series

• Captioned Kentucky News (1984–1998?) – captioned/subtitled versions of local 6 p.m. and/or 7 p.m. newscasts by various television stations in Lexington and Louisville.^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Bywords (1980–1985, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org)^[9]
• Distinguished Kentuckian (1974–1992, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org) – interviews with people with notable accomplishments in Kentucky^[10]
• East of Ninaveh (1986–87)
• Education Notebook (1987)
• From the Ground Up (1991–92, reruns available on KY channel and on KET.org) – show about architecture in Kentucky
• GED – Get it! (1993–199?)
• GED on TV (1975–1976?)
• Kentucky Author Forum Presents
• Kentucky Considered
• Kentucky Journal (1980–198?)
• Kentucky Magazine
• Kentucky Now
• KET Scholastic Challenge (1982–1988) – quiz bowl-style program ^[11]
• Legislative Update (1978–2004) – replaced with live legislative coverage on KET5 and KET6 (2004–07), and then the Kentucky Channel since 2008
• The Lonesome Pine Specials (198?–199?)
• McClain County Festival (1974)
• The People's Business
• A Reflection of Kentucky (1972)
• Run That By Me Again (1977–1981, reruns available on Kentucky channel) – interviews with former Kentucky athletes involved with the biggest events involving Kentucky's college football and basketball programs.^[12]
• Signature (1990s) – nationally distributed

Locally-produced instructional series

• Another Page (1988, reruns continued through 2005)^{[6] [13] [14]}
• Dealing in Discipline
• Imagine That
• Kentucky GeoQuest (1993, occasional reruns continued on KET Star Channels and KET-ED through 2009)^[15]
• Learn to Read (1987–1988, reruns continued through 2005, produced in association with WXYZ-TV/Detroit, Michigan)^[16]
• Math Basics (1992–93, reruns continued through 2012)
• Math Country (1978)
• Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
• Old Music for New Ears (1992–1993)
• Signature (1994–1998) – nationally broadcast by PBS^[17]
• Street Smarts (1998)
• The Universe and I (1976–198?, KET's first nationally distributed ITV series)
• Workplace Essentials Skills (1999–200?)
• Write Right (1985, part of KET/GED library)

Notable documentaries by KET

• Along Kentucky 80 (1992) – John Ed Pearce's cross-state driving journey along Kentucky Route 80^[18]
• The Hills Resound: The Music of Kentucky (1971?)
• Kentucky Is My Land (1969) – KET's first ever instructional television documentary
• The KET Story (September 23, 2018) – KET's 50th Anniversary program highlighting the network's history
• Louisville Symphony in Moscow (1990) – concert film of the Louisville Symphony's performance abroad
• On The Ohio (1987) – John Ed Pearce's journey along the Ohio River from Ashland to Wickliffe
• Our Kentucky (February 28, 2009) – a high-definition broadcast profiling Kentucky's landscape

Political programming

In 1975, KET broadcast its first Gubernatorial debate. Then in 1979, the network broadcast is first Gubernatorial election night coverage, and has covered every single one ever since.

Sports programming

During the 1981–82 season, KET was a part-time affiliate of the short-lived OVC Network, broadcasting select games of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball.^[19]

See also

• Kentucky Educational Television
• American Public Television
• List of programs broadcast by PBS
  • List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids

External links

• KET | Programs – more in-depth information of all of KET's programming
• Kentucky Educational Television official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.ket.org/cgi-local/fw_comment.exe/db/ket/dmps/Programs?id=COMM&do=overview "About Comment on Kentucky"
2. http://fw.ky.gov/Kentucky-Afield/Pages/About-Kentucky-Afield.aspx "About Kentucky Afield"
3. http://www.ket.org/series/KYCOL/ "Kentucky Collectables"
4. http://www.ket.org/kentuckylife/about/ "About Kentucky Life"
5. http://www.ket.org/series/KLOUL/ "Louisville Life"
6. https://archive.org/download/ket-visions-1993-06-red/KET%20Visions%20-%201993-06%20red.pdf KET Visions Magazine, June 1993, page 2
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20010506021945/http://www.ket.org/agency/milestones/1984.htm KET Milestones
8. News: KET to broadcast news for hearing impaired. Park City Daily News. May 3, 1984. 8A. Google Books. June 11, 2023.
9. http://www.ket.org/series/KBYWO/ Bywords << KET
10. http://www.ket.org/series/KDIST/ Distinguished Kentuckian << KET
11. Feb 15 1987 KET Scholastic Challenge McLean County, Bullitt East, Holmes High. May 2016. YouTube.
12. http://www.ket.org/series/KRUNT/ Run That By Me Again << KET
13. http://www.ket.org/series/KANPA/all/ Another Page
14. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223081343/http://www.ket.org/series/KANPA/ Another Page
15. http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/series.php?id=KKGEO&layout=popup&framed=1 "Kentucky GeoQuest"
16. http://www.ket.org/series/KLERE Learn To Read
17. https://web.archive.org/web/20010506022134/http://www.ket.org/itvvideos/offering/reading/signature.htm Signature
18. Web site: Along Kentucky 80 | KET .
19. News: OVC Now Turns to Public Television. Kentucky New Era. November 7, 1981. 14. Google Books. July 27, 2023.