UPDATE: Kentucky Tonight announces candidate programs for 2020 primary election
For Release: 05/26/20 4:36 PM
Editor’s note: The list of candidates expected for the May 27 program has changed and an additional June 8 program has been added owing to a Congressional scheduling conflict.
KET continues its in-depth political coverage with Kentucky Tonight programs featuring candidates in the 2020 primary election races.
Hosted by Renee Shaw, Kentucky Tonight programs with candidates will air Wednesday, May 27, and Monday, June 1 and June 8 at 8/7 pm on KET. The programs also will stream live at KET.org/live and will be archived online.
The scheduled guests for Kentucky Tonight’s candidate programs include:
Wednesday, May 27:
- Alexandra Owensby—Democrat, Fourth Congressional District
- Gerardo Serrano—Republican, Fifth Congressional District
- C. Wesley Morgan—Republican, U.S. Senate
Monday, June 1:
- Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, Charles Booker, and Mike Broihier—Democratic U.S. Senate candidates
- Daniel Kemph and Josh Hicks—Democratic candidates in the Sixth Congressional District
Monday, June 8:
- Andy Barr—Republican, Sixth Congressional District
- Todd McMurtry—Republican candidate for the Fourth Congressional District
- Michael Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State (pre-taped interview)
Viewers with questions and comments may send email to kytonight@ket.org or use the message form at KET.org/kytonight. Viewers may also submit questions and comments on Twitter @KyTonightKET. The phone number for viewer questions during the program is 1-800-494-7605. All messages should include first and last name and town or county.
Candidates appearing on these programs have demonstrated satisfaction of KET’s candidate invitation criteria, published at KET.org/candidate-invitation-criteria. The proposed live broadcast schedule is subject to change.
Kentucky Tonight is a weekly KET production, produced by Toby Gibbs.
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Contact:
Todd Piccirilli
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
859-258-7242
tpiccirilli@ket.org