An important part of our mission is taking our message into “the world” and Kentucky Educational Television is an important step in that direction. Through a partnership with KET, the recordings of our live programs are being broadcast across the 16 stations and available to stream anytime on their website.
In addition to reaching almost all parts of our state, KET reaches into parts of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. This partnership is truly a game-changer for Kentucky to the World, and we’re proud to be able to help provide KET with important programming that promotes the best our state has to offer.
Kentucky Educational Television – KET – is Kentucky’s largest classroom, serving more than two million people each week via television, online, and mobile. KET is an innovative and efficient producer of digital education tools for the classroom with a presence in every school district and Kentucky’s highest-quality source for public affairs and cultural programming.
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KENTUCKY: RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC CHANGE
Nothing shapes the possibilities we dream and the solutions we discover quite like the stories we share. And, who better to help us tell the story of the future of Kentucky than individuals who are working towards building it?
We’ve partnered with MIT Comparative Media Studies Researcher and AccelerateKY Executive Director Sam Ford to tell the story of Kentucky’s economic future during our year-long initiative in hopes of inspiring people throughout our Bluegrass state and beyond to see what’s possible, and to think about a future for themselves here.
This series, in collaboration with Sam Ford, highlights stories of innovation in a state where core 20th-century economic drivers like coal mining, tobacco farming, traditional manufacturing, and transportation have faced significant disruption in the first two decades of the 21st century.
The series premiere features our Resilience Initiative's kickoff event in August 2021 at Waterfront Botanical Gardens where Sam spoke with a panel of thought leaders including Vijay Kamineni, Chief Innovation & Technology Leader at Logan Aluminum; Rusty Justice, Founder of Bit Source; and Dr. Alison Davis, Executive Director of the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) at the University of Kentucky.
The kickoff event highlighted in the premiere showcases the panel's discussion of personal stories focused on the realities of Kentucky’s evolving economy and discussion on how to move forward to achieve innovative economic and workforce development in the Commonwealth.
Watch the full conversation on KET here.
The Future of Food is Female
For International Women’s Month, Kentucky to the World teamed up with the LEE Initiative for a dynamic program featuring female chefs from our booming culinary arts ecosystem.
In addition to the lively conversation about the past, present and future of female chefs at the forefront of Kentucky’s national culinary contributions, The LEE Initiative announced the new mentees selected for Season 3 of The Women Chefs Initiative live on stage. The Lee Initiative was co-founded in 2015 by Chef Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek and stands for Let’s Empower Employment which pairs female chefs with mentors for an immersive learning experience meant to advance their careers.
Beloved Louisvillian and Food Network personality, Chef Damaris Phillips, uses her wit and her updated take on Southern cuisine to pack a one-two punch in the kitchen. Her first cookbook, “Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy” was released by Abrams Books in October 2017.
On March 2, 2020 Damaris hosted a panel of up-and-coming female figures in Kentucky’s expansive food and beverage community including:
Chef Samantha Fore, Food & Wine Magazine’s August 2019 featured cover chef and proprietor of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites in Lexington, Ky. One of the few representations of Sri Lankan cuisine in the United States, it reflects Sam’s Sri Lankan upbringing in the American South. She is a 2019 Smith Fellow with the Southern Foodways Alliance and was selected as one of Plate Magazine’s 2018 Chefs to Watch.
Chef Kristen Smith, Chef/Owner/Farmer of The Wrigley Taproom & Eatery in Corbin, Ky —a farm-to-table Appalachian restaurant. Chef Smith is a celebrated foodways evangelist for Southeastern Kentucky that works with area farmers to create a sustainable, supportive economy. She discovered her passion for communicating with honest, thoughtful, engaging food while living and working in rural China. She returned home in 2009 to take over her family’s sixth-generation cattle farm.
Chef Nikkia Rhodes, Grew up in Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood, went to Western High School’s early college program, then to JCTC studying Culinary Arts. From there she went on to being chosen for the LEE Initiative’s Women Chefs Mentoring program and is now a full-time culinary instructor at Iroquois High School. Nikkia has quite a story to tell that you won’t want to miss.
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Tony Moore - Co-Creator of The Walking Dead and Fear Agent
Tony Moore was “raised by a wild pack of televisions” in the small town of Cynthiana, Ky. Most known for his work on The Walking Dead, Moore also co-created the comic series The Exterminators and Fear Agent, and has since lent his hand to bombastic runs on Marvel’s Ghost Rider, Punisher, Venom, and Deadpool, and has drawn covers for countless others. He has been twice nominated for the comics industry’s prestigious Eisner Award. The production company Giant Generator has signed a three-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, and they've already set up a Fear Agent TV adaptation for Amazon Prime. Amazon beat out NBC's Peacock, Warner Media's HBO Max and TNT, who were also bidding on the Fear Agent adaptation as well.
Of all the honors he has received throughout his sterling career, perhaps the most precious of all was being commissioned by Governor Steve Beshear as a Kentucky Colonel, following in the footsteps of his grandfather.
In conversation with University of Louisville Professor Joe Turner, Tony Moore discussed how Kentucky has influenced his creative identity as an artist at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in the Bomhard Theater on October 23, 2019.
Watch the full conversation or check out KET’s air schedule for future air times.
FInis ‘ky’ white - hit maker and career builder
Sound engineer and Kentucky native, Finis 'KY' White, managed to turn homelessness into a multi-platinum career mixing and engineering records for artists like Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and more. Sean Cannon speaks with White about his Kentucky roots and how they informed his success. Known as "the engineer from Kentucky," White is the owner of Bass Recording Studios in Atlanta.
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VICKI PHILLIPS – Public Education: Unbridled or Unraveling?
What was once one of our greatest national resources, public education is in danger. On March 7, global education strategist Dr. Vicki Phillips returned to her home state for a thought provoking conversation with former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Matthew Barzun.
Join us in exploring how we can take the power of education and transform it into a system that can move Americans to the highest levels of performance in the world. Where does Kentucky fall into that equation? How can our state’s citizens, businesses and others help support our critically important journey? And much more!
For decades, Dr Vicki Phillips has witnessed the tremendous power education holds for transforming lives, families and communities. Phillips’ background gives her a unique perspective that is particularly relevant to our lives here in Kentucky.
Dr. Vicki Phillips, raised in Falls of Rough, KY, among other accomplishments spent eight years as director of education strategy and grant making for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is now the Chief Education Officer for National Geographic Society. As a classroom teacher and education leader in local, state and national organizations, Phillips has had a bird’s-eye view of the challenges and best practices in education around the world.
Watch the full program below or see on air schedule for additional air dates.
Chuck Brymer: A World of InfluencE
Chuck Brymer went from Louisville’s Main Street to New York’s Madison Avenue as one of the world’s leading brand experts whose work influences decision-making around the world. Brymer is chairman of DDB Worldwide Communications Group, one of the top advertising and marketing agencies in the world. He speaks with business leader and community activist Maggie Payette Harlow about the impact of his work and how his Kentucky roots have been an advantage in his career. His clients include Volkswagen, McDonald’s, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, Audi, Miller, Coors, Pepsi, and many more.
Watch the full program below or see the on air schedule for additional air dates.
MARY T. MEAGHER & Kelsi Worrell Dahlia: LIFE OF AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION
You’re not even 25 years old, and the pressure of the world is on your shoulders. How do you handle it? And what happens after you succeed? We explore these questions in a conversation with Louisville’s own Olympic Gold Medalists in swimming Mary T. Meagher and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia. Known as “Madame Butterfly,” Mary T. Meagher successfully competed in the 1984 Olympics. UofL graduate Kelsi Worrell Dahlia is a world record holder and won gold in swimming at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They discuss how Kentucky impacted their path to success and how to navigate life when it seems like your greatest accomplishment is behind you. WHAS 11’s Whitney Harding moderates.
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PHILLIP A. SHARP: IN PURSUIT OF ANSWERS
Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Phillip A. Sharp is an Institute Professor (highest rank) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), co-founder of Biogen, Inc., and founder of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He discusses his own pursuits in science, from his past accomplishments to his vision for the future of biotechnology with Jenni Laidman, a freelance writer specializing in science and medicine. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Sharp talks about growing up on a farm in Pendleton County and how he learned the value of hard work and to keep moving forward. His early education took place entirely in the public schools of Pendleton County, where he first gained his appreciation of math and science.
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Empower Today & Change Tomorrow: Louisville’s Global Game Changers
This program focuses on Louisville’s own Global Game Changers (GGC), a nonprofit that seeks to empower all children to discover their inner superpower through unique educational programs and partnerships. Sam Corbett, president of the Jefferson County Public Education Foundation, moderates a discussion with GGC co-founders Jan Helson, a successful business owner and philanthropist, and her daughter Rachel Annette Helson, an actress, producer, CEO and philanthropist who lives in New York City, as well as Anne and Justin Walker, who returned from successful careers to Louisville to head the organization. Together they are expanding GGC using their equation: MY TALENT + MY HEART = MY SUPERPOWER to change the trajectory of Louisville youth to become change-makers in their community.
Watch the full program below or see the on air schedule for additional air dates.
ELIZABETH MAYHEW: FROM KENTUCKY TO KENLUCKY
Style expert and Louisville native Elizabeth Mayhew has a conversation with WAVE3’s Shannon Cogan and shares how being born and raised in Kentucky has helped propel her success in some unexpected ways. Mayhew is the brand editor for Reese Witherspoon’s Southern-inspired brand Draper James, is a regular on NBC’s Today Show, and a columnist for The Washington Post. She is the author of FLIP! for Decorating.
Watch the full program below or see the on air schedule for additional air dates.
PERRY BACON, JR.: Inside Political Reporting in the Era of Tribalism, Trump, & Twitter
Long time national political reporter, and Louisville native, Perry Bacon, Jr. shares an insider’s view honed from more than a dozen years in Washington and on the campaign trail covering our nation’s most important political developments. Hear his insights on the rise of hyper-partisanship, the growing connection between celebrity and political success, and how technology is reshaping media and politics. He explores how we got to a President Trump and what that means for 2017 and beyond.
Following his remarks, Perry and Congressman John Yarmuth, a former newspaper publisher, whom Perry met as a high school student in the days when he was just “a nerdy kid” dreaming big, discussed the future of politics and the media.
Perry Bacon, Jr. is the Senior Political Writer for ESPN’s 538 and John Yarmuth is a United States Congressman from the 3rd district of Kentucky.
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WENDY WHELAN – TO THE POINT: A Conversation with Emily Bingham
Millions know Wendy Whelan as America’s premier ballerina, but few know the woman inside the dance icon. Award-winning historian and author, Emily Bingham, engaged in an intimate conversation with one of America’s premier dance artists as she talked about her future and embracing her creative power. “I honestly feel like I’m bursting with something. I’m deciding who I want to dance with, what I want to do each day. It’s not a place I’ve been at in my career before… It’s daunting and scary, and so beautiful.” – Wendy Whelan.
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The Booth Sisters – Lady, Rebecca, and Cecil
The Booth sisters – Lady, Rebecca, and Cecil – talk about growing up in Kentucky; success in their chosen professions; and their famous dad – Wayne Perkey of 84 WHAS radio.
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Breaking the MoldPodcast by Evan and Daniel Roth with Junior Bridgeman
Brothers Daniel and Evan Roth presented the first ever LIVE audience production of their popular Breaking the Mold podcast. Daniel Roth, executive editor of LinkedIn, and Evan Roth a founder of BBR Partners interviewed Junior Bridgeman, a franchise entrepreneur and former Uof L and NBA star about how he navigated his transition from the world of sports to the list of the highest earning retired athletes in Forbes Magazine 2016.
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