Kentucky Tonight

Renee Shaw hosts a conversation about the progress and challenges facing Northern Kentucky. Guests include: Gary Moore, Boone County Judge-Executive; Lee Crume, president & CEO, BE NKY Growth Partnership; Kevin Canafax, vice president of regional public affairs at Fidelity Investments; and Cady Short-Thompson, Ph.D., president of Northern Kentucky University.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss school choice and Amendment 2. Guests: Tom Shelton, chair of the Protect Our Schools Campaign and a former school superintendent; Randy Adams, former principal in the Anderson County School district; Matt Robbins, former superintendent of Daviess County Public Schools; and Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss affordable and available housing. Guests include: Winston Miller, executive director and CEO, Kentucky Housing Corporation; Pam Featherstone, president, Kentucky Realtors; Charles Aull, executive director, Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research; Adrienne Bush, executive director, Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky.

Renee Shaw hosts a conversation about the National Conference of State Legislatures 2024 Summit held in Louisville. Guests include: State Senator Robert Stivers (R- Manchester), Kentucky Senate President; State Representative David Osborne (R-Prospect), Kentucky Speaker of the House; and State Representative Cherlynn Stevenson (D-Lexington), Kentucky House Minority Caucus Chair.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss K-12 education. Guests: Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D​., commissioner of the Ky. Dept. of Education; Rep. James Tipton (R-Taylorsville), chair of the House Education Committee; Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville), special education teacher and a member of the House Education Committee; and Rhonda Caldwell, Ed.D., executive director of the Ky. Assoc. of School Administrators.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the progress and opportunities in Owensboro. Guests include: State Rep. Suzanne Miles (R-Owensboro); Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson; Mark Marsh, president and CEO of Owensboro Health; Candance Castlen Brake, president and CEO at Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce; and Jake Boswell, Greater Owensboro Chamber Young Professionals.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss national politics. Guests: David Tandy, attorney, Democrat and former Louisville Metro Councilman; Rebecca Hartsough, Republican and senior policy director at Babbage Cofounder; Mike Ward, former Democratic congressman and Democratic political consultant; and Tres Watson, former spokesman for the Republican Party of Kentucky and founder of Capitol Reins PR.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the progress and opportunities in southwestern Kentucky. Guests include State Rep. Jason Petrie (R-Elkton); Wayne Hunt, chairman and CEO of H&R Agri-Power; Carter Hendricks, executive director of the Southwestern KY Economic Development Council; Madisonville Mayor Kevin Cotton; and Elizabeth McCoy, president and CEO of Planter's Bank.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss the state of the media. Scheduled: Al Cross, journalist and director emeritus of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues; Jamie Lucke, editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Lantern; Michael Abate, First Amendment and media law attorney; Rick Green, executive editor of the Herald-Leader; Jennifer Brown, co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle.