KET continues its in-depth political coverage with Kentucky Tonight programs featuring candidates in the 2020 general election races.

Hosted by Renee Shaw, Kentucky Tonight programs with candidates will air Mondays, Oct. 5 – 26 at 8/7 pm on KET. The programs also will stream live at KET.org/live and will be archived online.

Invitations to qualifying candidates have been sent, but KET is still awaiting confirmation. The schedule for candidate programs thus far is as follows:

Monday, Oct. 5: 

• U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth—Democrat, Third Congressional District

Monday, Oct. 12:

• Alexandra Owensby—Democrat candidate, Fourth Congressional District

Monday, Oct. 19: 

• UPDATE (Oct. 16): 6th congressional district candidates Republican incumbent Andy Barr and Democratic challenger Josh Hicks met KET’s criteria but ultimately decided not to participate. 

Monday, Oct. 26:

• Amy McGrath—Democrat candidate
• Brad Barron—Libertarian candidate
• UPDATE (Oct. 19): Republican incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell met KET’s criteria but ultimately decided not to participate.

Viewers with questions and comments may send email to kytonight@ket.org or use the message form at KET.org/kytonight. Viewers may also submit questions and comments on Twitter @KyTonightKET.  The phone number for viewer questions during the program is 1-800-494-7605.  All messages should include first and last name and town or county.

Candidates appearing on these programs have demonstrated satisfaction of KET’s candidate invitation criteria, published at KET.org/candidate-invitation-criteria. The proposed live broadcast schedule is subject to change.

Kentucky Tonight is a weekly KET production.

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