Don’t forget our favorite newsie-politico-dork show on KET tonight! Comment on Kentucky airs at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. If you can’t watch it live, make sure you check out the excellent archive on KET’s website.
Mark Hebert will be substituting as host for Ferrell Wellman this week and next so the show should be extra […]
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Watch Comment on Kentucky Tonight!
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Courier-Journal · Journalism · KET · Media · Politics · TV
KET to Feature Old Louisville
July 8th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Note from Rick: Please welcome David DominĂ©, who’s been writing up a storm over at ‘Ville Voice Eats. I thought this piece on an upcoming KET documentary would be of interest to some V.V. readers. Knowing a little history of our city might be good for you.
by David Dominé
Move over San Francisco! And all you […]
Tags: David Domine · Documentary · KET · Old Louisville
Hill Smart Enough to Know When to Get Out
June 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Bob Hill’s retirement from the Courier-Journal isn’t just the end of the career of another Louisville journalism icon. As the newspaper continues to hire journalism grads from distant colleges, it’s guy like Hill who remind us of the sense of place we have here, and why we think it’s a cool place to keep our […]
Tags: Blogging · Clear Channel · Courier-Journal · Gannett · Journalism · KET · Uncategorized · WHAS
On With the Weekend - Stuff to Do
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Nothing like a summer weekend with lots of stuff to do.
First, catch this week’s Comment on Kentucky, where the guests are Stephanie Steitzer of the Courier-Journal, Ryan Alessi of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Carla Wade of WTVQ-TV in Lexington. Plenty of compelling topics to consider, beginning with the upcoming special session in Frankfort. Let’s hope […]
Tags: Charity · Courier-Journal · Horse Industry · KET · LMPD · Music · Police · Politics · Shopping · State Government
KET in Crisis
June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Over at the state’s public broadcasting outlet, which produces some of our favorite political programming (Comment on Kentucky, Kentucky Tonight), the budget crunch combined with the potential for a slate of retirements has folks worried.
Half of KET’s funding comes from the state budget, and it was asked to make do with $1.8 million less in […]
Tags: Business · KET · Marketing · Public Relations · TV
Crusading on Media, Friday Edition
June 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Some thoughts while figuring out how to get around town this weekend dodging Crusade roadblocks (hey, we’ve already given all our change):
Will He or Won’t He: Proof that you can’t always believe what you read in the paper — the C-J reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and son of you-know-who, will speak […]
Tags: Arena · Bad Behavior · Courier-Journal · Crime · Horse Industry · KET · LEO · Media · WHAS · WLKY
Just Adding a Few Things to our Bourbon Post
May 30th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Video on the Radio: Is this a first? WFPL, the public radio news station, produced this video interview with Mayor Jerry. Gabe Bullard probed the Mayor on the city’s vehicle fleet. And dammit, there will be no more idling, of cars, that is. There’s also a list of city officials who have take-home cars. […]
Tags: Advertising · Alcohol · Bourbon · Doug Hawkins · KET · Louisville Magazine · Radio · Steve Beshear
A Good Comment Tonight
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Should be a good one tonight on KET — four days before the Kentucky primary, there’s plenty of controversial topics for the Comment on Kentucky crew. This week’s guests are Bill Bartleman of the Paducah Sun, Ronnie Ellis of CNHI and Mark Hebert of WHAS-TV.
The show airs at 8:00 p.m. You can catch it online […]
No, I Don’t Like Network TV
May 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Idolatry in Louisville: It’s bad enough that Kentucky is one of the few states holding out on crowning Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, but now we know that Kentuckians are silly enough to give “American Idol” a ratings boost, going against the national trend. According to Tom Dorsey, when Idol airs in Louisville, […]
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