Whitney Austin calls herself an “accidental activist.” After miraculously surviving a mass shooting in 2018, she felt a call to action to find common ground solutions to a gun violence epidemic.

On this episode of Inside Louisville, host Kelsey Starks talks to Whitney about her story and her efforts to create the Whitney Strong Organization, which strives to cut through the divisiveness on the issue to create change. 

Inside Louisville 
KET Sunday, Oct. 20 • Noon/11 am
KET2 Monday, Oct. 21 • 7/6 pm
Watch on-demand at KET.org and 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.

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