Seventy years ago, GE Appliance Park opened in Louisville. Since then, some of the company’s most innovative appliances not only have been manufactured in Louisville, but the concepts originate here too. Today more than 7,000 employees work in the high-tech labs and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at GE Appliance Park that houses its own movie theater, railroad system and even its own zip code.

On this episode of Inside Louisville, host Kelsey Starks talks with Kevin Nolan, president and CEO of GE Appliances, and Allison Martin, senior director of corporate citizenship & digital communications, about the company’s storied history as well as its First Build facility at UofL and its work supporting JCPS academies.

Inside Louisville 
KET Sunday, Dec. 10 • Noon/11 am
KET2 Monday, Dec. 11 • 7/6 pm
Watch on-demand at KET.org and on the PBS app

Inside Louisville, hosted by Kelsey Starks, is a KET production that features conversations with Louisville’s biggest newsmakers and personalities, celebrating the people, places and traditions that make the River City such a vibrant and diverse community. The half-hour weekly program also features stories that explore Kentucky’s largest city, spotlighting its neighborhoods, nightlife and noteworthy attractions.

For behind-the-scenes footage and photographs, be sure to follow Inside Louisville’s Instagram feed at Instagram.com/KETinLou.

KET is Kentucky’s largest classroom, where learning comes to life for more than two million people each week via television, online and mobile. Learn more about Kentucky’s preeminent public media organization at KET.org, on Twitter @KET and at facebook.com/KET.