Spotlight

Kentucky Life and Louisville Life begin new seasons

Monday, Sept. 28, 2009

KET’s award-winning Kentucky Life series is enters its 15th season this weekend with a visit to Renfro Valley to meet Kentucky native and country music legend Loretta Lynn (pictured). The season premiere, which airs Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET, also features the Bluegrass Heritage Museum; a unique portion of downtown Louisville; and a miniature horse farm, where the residents have big personalities.

Now produced entirely in high definition, Kentucky Life showcases the people and places of the Commonwealth as they’ve never been seen before. Along with a new look, the series’ 15th season, hosted by Dave Shuffett, also features new segments: “Our Town,” “Downtown,” and “Dave Does It.”

And, viewers get a sneak peek of a Kentucky Life special this week. Inspired by Ken Burns’s latest documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, the program explores several of the Commonwealth’s nationally recognized treasures, including Mammoth Cave National Park, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Big South Fork National River, and more. Kentucky’s National Parks: A ‘Kentucky Life’ Special premieres during KET’s WinterPledge 2009, taking place November 28 through December 6, but a special preview airs at the end of the Monday, Sept. 28 broadcast of the Ken Burns special.

Louisville Life, KET’s Emmy award-winning series exploring Kentucky’s largest city, also enters a new season this week. The series’ fourth season, hosted by Candyce Clifft, premieres Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30/6:30 p.m. CT on KET2 with a look back at legendary film director D.W. Griffith, a tour of Smith-Berry Vineyard and Winery, a survey of Kentucky lands protected by the National Park Service, a visit to a long-standing Louisville bookstore, and more.