On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Baptist Health’s Dr. Mark Dougherty, and Addiction Recovery Care CEO Tim Robinson.

Newsmakers 8/13: Dr. Mark Dougherty; Addiction Recovery Care CEO Tim Robinson

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams and WKYT investigative reporter Garrett Wymer.

Kentucky Newsmakers 12/5: Ky. Secretary of State Michael Adams and WKYT’s Garrett Wymer

Kentucky Newsmakers 4/17: Gov. Andy Beshear; Fayette Co. Clerk Don Blevins Jr.

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton.

Kentucky Newsmakers 1/22: Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton

As I was thinking about a guest list for this upcoming year on Uniquely Kentucky, I knew it had to include a number of musical artists. 

It seems in the last year my ears have been delighted by so many new and upcoming Kentucky artists who are making their mark in the industry.

I am also amazed by the wealth of talent in this state, namely the amount of folks from eastern Kentucky who are really putting out some incredibly meaningful music and not within the confines of mainstream music.  

So many of these up and coming artists are gaining fans not necessarily on the radio, but rather on streaming sites and on social media.

To kick off another season of Uniquely Kentucky, I am sitting down with Brit Taylor.

Taylor is an eastern Kentucky native who is releasing her sophomore album Kentucky Blue on February 3, 2023.

She is another shining example of the musical talent born and bred along the famed Country Music Highway or Route 23 that cuts a path through the mountains of eastern Kentucky.

Taylor's new album is being produced by fellow Kentuckian Sturgill Simpson. 

Taylor calls Kentucky Blue a celebration of her own healing and rebirth.

In this episode we talk all things music, how this record takes her back to her Appalachian roots and why in 2017 she turned off the radio and stopped listening to music in order to find her own sound.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Brit Taylor

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray.

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On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Bluegrass Realtors CEO Justin Landon and 2023 president Kelly Nisbet.

Kentucky Newsmakers 2/5: Bluegrass Realtors CEO Justin Landon and 2023 preisdent Kelly Nisbet

The month of February is one we often think about love because of Valentine's Day, but it's also a month where we put the heart front and center.  We put the heart first, not just because of love this month, but rather for health reasons.

February is American Heart Month, it's a time when we should all focus a little more on our cardiovascular health. 

For this latest episode, WKYT's Amber Philpott is sitting down with University of Kentucky Offensive lineman Kenneth Horsey.  Horsey is passionate about heart health, he knows all too well the reality of a heart condition and how it can change your life.

In 2018, just a few months before he graduated high school he was diagnosed with Endocarditis, an infection that was attacking his heart valve.  Horsey would need open heart surgery, but he had already signed to play football at the University of Kentucky and had no idea what was next.

Skip ahead, Horsey is healthy and is returning this year for his sixth season as a Wildcat.  

Horsey is now a proud Heart Health advocate, but also focused on football and making up for a season that ended last year not the way he says he would like it.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Kenneth Horsey, UK Football

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles.

Kentucky Newsmakers 4/2: Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Republican candidate for Governor Kelly Craft.

Kentucky Newsmakers 4/16: Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft

On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with One Lexington Director Devine Carama.

Kentucky Newsmakers 5/7: ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with political consultant Adam Feldman.

Kentucky Newsmakers 5/21: Political consultant Adam Feldman

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Republican candidate for attorney general Russell Coleman and Fayette County Public Schools Board Chair Tyler Murphy.

Kentucky Newsmakers 5/28: GOP AG nominee Russell Coleman; FCPS Board Chair Tyler Murphy

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with the Republican nominee for Jonathan Shell and WKYT Chief Meteorologist Chris Bailey.

Ky. Newsmakers 7/9: GOP Ag Comm'r nominee Jonathan Shell; WKYT Chief Meteorologist Chris Bailey

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron and candidate for lieutenant governor Robbie Mills.

Kentucky Newsmakers 10/8: GOP candidate for governor Daniel Cameron, lt. gov. candidate Robbie Mills

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky League of Cities Executive Director and CEO James D. Chaney and WKYT Sports Director talks about UK great Tim Couch finally being named to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Newsmakers 1/14: Ky. League of Cities Exec. Dir. & CEO James Chaney; WKYT Sports Dir. Brian Milam

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Transylvania University President Brien Lewis and Darryl Neher, the CEO of Lexington Habitat for Humanity.

Ky. Newsmakers 1/21: Transy University President Brien Lewis; Darryl Neher with Habitat for Humanity

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Association of Counties Executive Director & CEO Jim Henderson.

Kentucky Newsmakers 1/28: Kentucky Assoc. of Counties Exec. Director & CEO Jim Henderson

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy Executive Director Van Ingram.

Kentucky Newsmakers 2/4: Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton; ODCP Exec. Dir. Van Ingram

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaddin and author Nick Rowe.

Kentucky Newsmakers 3/3: EKU President David McFaddin; author Nick Rowe

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer and former NBA player and author of “It’s Hard for Me to Live With Me” Rex Chapman.

Kentucky Newsmakers 3/17: Ky. Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer; former NBA player Rex Chapman

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Minority Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas and SOAR Executive Director Colby Hall.

Ky. Newsmakers 3/24: Ky. Sen. Minority Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas; SOAR Exec. Dir. Colby Hall

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Lexington Emergency Management Director Trent Larkin and ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama.

Kentucky Newsmakers 4/7: Lexington EM Dir. Rob Larkin; ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator David O’Neill.

Kentucky Newsmakers 4/21: Ky. Senate President Robert Stivers; Fayette Co. PVA David O’Neill

Get to know the people who bring you the news in this behind-the-scenes podcast with Victor Puente and Andrea Walker.

WKYT Conversations with Victor and Andrea Ep. 1

Brian Milam and Lee K. Howard discuss Virginia Tech transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. choosing Florida over Kentucky and how the Wildcats and Hoosiers won't play in the regular season. They also talk about Anthony Davis' new home with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Countdown to Game Time: Blackshear chooses Florida, UK/IU Rivalry not renewed

Sally Denton is an award winning investigative reporter, author and historian who has written a number of books, including The Bluegrass Conspiracy.  It is an inside story of power, greed, drugs and murder and it blew the lid off of Lexington, Ky. when it was released.  Denton was a WKYT investigative reporter from about 1980-83 and who worked several reports on corruption in the Lexington Police Department.  Her book The Bluegrass Conspiracy was released in 1989 to both raves and jeers.  It is a detailed account of the events that both surrounded and lead up to former Lexington Police officer Drew Thorton parachuting to his death with 150 pounds of cocaine, it was the beginning of a scandal that reached far beyond the rolling hills of the Bluegrass and became one of Lexington’s and the country’s most intriguing stories.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy

Jacqueline Coleman will be officially sworn in as Kentucky's next Lt. Governor on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Coleman has been hard at work since first being elected to the position back in November.  Coleman will be busy serving in that role and as the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.  Coleman also has another new title coming as well, new mom.
 
Lt. Governor-elect Coleman admits there is no rest for the weary when you are assembling a new administration in Frankfort.  
The educator and former high school girls’ basketball coach knows a thing or two about putting a winning team together.  
She says her primary focus in office will be education, fighting for the teacher she says have felt left out in the past administration.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | 02-4 Lt.  Governor Jacqueline Coleman

No. 10 Kentucky hosts Florida tomorrow at 6 p.m. in a sold-out Rupp Arena. WKYT's Alex Walker and Dave Baker preview the matchup.

Countdown to Game Time 2/21/2020: Getting ready for Florida

Ashley McCarty had it all. Dream job right out of college, company car, travel abroad, and a six-figure salary.  But all that, plus $200,00 in savings disappeared as her drug habit grew and grew. This is her story of a the downward spiral into drugs, and her climb out to rebound with a new life and exciting career.

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