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I was wondering if anybody else watched the program "Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled" on KET last week? I tend to be a bit critical of historical programs so I was interested in other opinions. I found it fairly interesting and there were items he found I was not aware of, but I am wary of his history. When he started with an incorrect definition of Bourbon I became suspicious of his research. As I saw some other incorrect statements I grew to doubt everything he was saying to some degree. It should be pointed out that the program was paid forby Lexington Tourism and definitely had a bluegrass/Lexington twist to most everything said. I want to hear your opinions.

Sadly, no. I don't get KET. What is that? Kentucky Educational Television? Just who is the 'he' that you speak of? Is it someone we would know?

Linn

KET is, indeed, Kentucky Educational Television. In Kentucky, all of the state's PBS stations are run by a single entity. When I lived there I was involved in trying to keep Louisville's station independent, but we were not successful.

My documentary, Made and Bottled in Kentucky, was one of the first productions to receive a grant from the KET Fund for Independent Production, which also provided some of the funding for this project.

I haven't seen it and as far as I know, it was only broadcast in Kentucky.

The guy behind it is Kent Masterson Brown, a Lexington lawyer who has a side business called Witnessing History, which has been cranking out historical books and videos. He is, apparently, a Civil War buff.

He also does policy analysis for conservative think tanks.

I may be a little too critical, but I will say, "He is no Chuck Cowdery!" Chuck's documentary is much better than this one even after 15 years.

Thanks, Mike. I'm sure you're right, as always.