On Kentucky Tonight, airing Monday, July 12, at 8/7 pm, Renee Shaw talks with her guests about the political divide between Kentucky’s rural and urban populations. Scheduled guests include:

• Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky
• Dee Davis, founder and president of the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg, Ky.
• Alison Davis, Ph.D., professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky and the executive director of the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)
• Matthew Ruther, Ph.D., director of the Kentucky State Data Center and director of the Urban Studies Institute at the University of Louisville 

Kentucky Tonight programs are available online at KET.org and are rebroadcast on KET, KET KY, and radio. Kentucky Tonight is a weekly KET production.

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