KET has announced the relocation of its Louisville offices and production studio to the American Life Building at 471 West Main Street. The move will allow the statewide public television network to improve its facilities and enhance productions featuring more of Louisville’s unique people, places and culture. 

The James Graham Brown Foundation provided a grant of $1 million to help support the expansion of KET’s operations in Louisville, including construction of a production studio and facilities located on the first floor of the American Life Building.

“This funding is a pivotal investment in the future of KET’s services for Greater Louisville and the Commonwealth,” said Shae Hopkins, KET’s executive director and CEO. “We are grateful for the James Graham Brown Foundation’s generous lead gift and the support of others who are helping to make these facilities possible. This move is a tremendous step forward for KET and the more than 2 million people we serve each week. And we are so pleased to have found such a wonderful location in the iconic American Life Building and to keep our Louisville operations in the heart of the city.”

Additional support is being provided by The Gheens Foundation, Henry V. Heuser, Jr., and Austin and Jane Musselman. To support future productions, KET is seeking funding to help make more programs about and for Louisville possible. More information is available at KET.org/Louisville.

KET’s offices will open later this summer, as work continues on the new production control rooms and studio. 

ABOUT KET 

As Kentucky’s only statewide media source, KET offers original series and specials dedicated to the Commonwealth’s arts, history and public affairs. In addition to the more than 35,000 hours of programming broadcast each year, KET local productions include series Kentucky Edition, Kentucky Tonight, Kentucky Life, Comment on Kentucky, Kentucky Health, The Farmer and the Foodie, Great Conversations and Inside Louisville, as well as documentaries that have featured Alice and Wade Houston, Sally Brown, Mary Ann Currier, Actors Theatre, Jim Host and others. KET is also a national leader in producing innovative and effective learning resources, ranging from early childhood through career readiness, with use in every Kentucky school district and across the nation. 

ABOUT THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION

The James Graham Brown Foundation was established in 1954 by the noted lumberman, horseman and entrepreneur.  Since its founding, the organization has awarded nearly 4,000 grants totaling over $669 million. The foundation funds a variety of causes and local charities working in the areas of education, human services, economic development, cultural and civic projects. Total grants for 2023 were approximately $12,575,511.