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‘Kentucky Life’ explores Paducah’s movie history, learns about a unique plant discovered in Kentucky, travels back in time to meet the Tobacco League and more

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‘Kentucky Life’ explores Paducah’s movie history, learns about a unique plant discovered in Kentucky, travels back in time to meet the Tobacco League and more

For Release: 02/20/25 12:35 PM

On an all-new episode of Kentucky Life, host Chip Polston explores Paducah’s long and dynamic history with the movies; learns about the Round-Leaved Sundew, a unique plant recently discovered in Kentucky; dives into The Tobacco League, a popular baseball league in Central Kentucky between World War II and the Korean War; and observes the work of two photographers who captured scenes of Louisville during the twentieth century using developing technology. A 2025 KET production.

Kentucky Life                                                                                                                    
KET Saturday, Feb. 22 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Wednesday, Feb. 26 • 2:30/1:30 pm                                                                      
Watch on-demand at KET.org and on the PBS Video app

Kentucky Life is a KET production, produced by Casey Harris. View more Kentucky Life episodes online, as well as those from KET’s archives, at KET.org/KentuckyLife.

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