Tune in for live coverage of the Kentucky primary election on KET. Host Renee Shaw is joined by a panel of experts and critics who will provide commentary throughout election night. Panelists include: 

• Bob Babbage, former Kentucky State Auditor and Secretary of State, founder of Babbage Cofounder 
• Trey Grayson, former Kentucky Secretary of State, partner at Frost Brown Todd
• Al Cross, professor emeritus of journalism at University of Kentucky
• Amy Wickliffe, Republican strategist, partner at McCarthy Strategic Solutions
• Sherman Brown, Democratic strategist, partner at McCarthy Strategic Solutions
• Jared Smith, cofounder of Piper-Smith Government Affairs PR Firm
• Tres Watson, founder of Capitol Reins PR

Primary 2026 

KET Tuesday, May 19 • 7/6 pm

Watch on-demand at KET.org and the PBS App

For more info on KET’s coverage of the 2024 primary election, visit KET.org/Elections.  

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