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O. Leonard Press

A profile of KET's founding executive director, O. Leonard Press. His reminiscences about the early days of public broadcasting in Kentucky provide a fascinating glimpse of people, places, and events spanning a 40-year period from 1952 to 1992. A 1992 production of Video Editing Services, Lexington.
Season 1 Episode 3 Length 58:02 Premiere: 04/13/08 Rating: TV-G

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Season 1 Episodes

Adron Doran
S1 E28 Length 58:00 Premiere Date 09/29/08

A.D. Albright
S1 E27 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 09/22/08

Lillie Chaffin
S1 E26 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 09/22/08

Carl Perkins
S1 E25 Length 59:02 Premiere Date 09/10/08

Wilson Wyatt Sr.
S1 E24 Length 58:47 Premiere Date 09/09/08

Harry Caudill
S1 E23 Length 58:57 Premiere Date 08/31/08

Father Ralph Beiting
S1 E22 Length 58:54 Premiere Date 08/24/08

Leslie Combs II
S1 E21 Length 58:44 Premiere Date 08/17/08

Thomas D. Clark
S1 E20 Length 58:43 Premiere Date 08/10/08

Eleanor Churchill
S1 E19 Length 57:43 Premiere Date 08/03/08

Rufus B. Atwood
S1 E18 Length 58:29 Premiere Date 07/27/08

Adolph Rupp
S1 E17 Length 58:39 Premiere Date 07/20/08

John Jacob Niles
S1 E16 Length 58:54 Premiere Date 07/13/08

Barry Bingham Sr.
S1 E15 Length 57:13 Premiere Date 07/06/08

Joy Bale Boone
S1 E14 Length 59:01 Premiere Date 06/29/08

Chloe Gifford
S1 E13 Length 58:38 Premiere Date 06/22/08

Ed Prichard
S1 E12 Length 1:41:23 Premiere Date 06/15/08

Bert Combs
S1 E11 Length 1:06:28 Premiere Date 06/09/08

Margaret Willis
S1 E10 Length 58:50 Premiere Date 06/01/08

Earl D. Wallace
S1 E9 Length 58:40 Premiere Date 05/25/08

Robert Martin
S1 E8 Length 1:00:13 Premiere Date 05/18/08

William H. Neal
S1 E7 Length 58:30 Premiere Date 05/12/08

Morton Holbrook
S1 E6 Length 57:59 Premiere Date 05/04/08

Mary Helen Byck
S1 E5 Length 28:41 Premiere Date 04/27/08

Everett Moore
S1 E4 Length 55:10 Premiere Date 10/11/02

O. Leonard Press
S1 E3 Length 58:02 Premiere Date 04/13/08

Francis and Louise Hutchins
S1 E2 Length 57:06 Premiere Date 04/06/08

Smith D. Broadbent Jr.
S1 E1 Length 28:40 Premiere Date 04/01/08

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William H. Neal - S1 E7

Premiered On: 05/12/2008

A profile of William H. Neal, a civic leader from Owensboro. Neal talks about his first job as a newspaper carrier at the age of 9, his aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player, and his 36-year career with Western Kentucky Gas Company. A 1985 KET production.

  • Friday November 6, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Earl D. Wallace - S1 E9

Premiered On: 05/25/2008

In 1961, well-known Kentucky businessman and civic leader Earl D. Wallace spearheaded the effort to restore the Shaker village in Mercer County. He remained chairman of the board of the new nonprofit education corporation Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill until his death in 1990. This interview and tribute was taped in October 1982. A KET production.

  • Thursday November 12, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Margaret Willis - S1 E10

Premiered On: 06/01/2008

Margaret Willis served as state librarian from 1954 to 1972, under six different governors. A 1977 KET production.

  • Thursday November 19, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Chloe Gifford - S1 E13

Premiered On: 06/22/2008

Chloe Gifford, the first woman graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, passed the state bar examination at the age of 21. She taught at Sayre School in Lexington and then went to work at UK. A 1974 KET production.

  • Thursday November 26, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Joy Bale Boone - S1 E14

Premiered On: 06/29/2008

A profile of the noted poet, literary critic, and editor who founded the Kentucky literary magazine "Approaches" (later "Kentucky Poetry Review"). A 1975 KET production.

  • Thursday December 3, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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William H. Neal - S1 E7

  • Thursday November 5, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Morton Holbrook - S1 E6

  • Friday October 30, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Friday October 30, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Thursday October 29, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Everett Moore - S1 E4

  • Friday October 23, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
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O. Leonard Press - S1 E3

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Francis and Louise Hutchins - S1 E2

  • Friday October 9, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Friday October 9, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Thursday October 8, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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