My name is Karrington Garland, all of these packages were written, edited, and produced by me for Kentucky Educational Television’s program Kentucky Edition.
In my role as Associate Producer I have had the opportunity to cover a wide variety of stories and topics for Kentucky Edition. These topics range from housing, literature, arts, politics, race and more.
Listen, Learn, Act
Two white women in Louisville, Kentucky after the murder of Breonna Taylor, go on a journey to get others to unlearn and understand racism.
Banned Books Week 2023
Lexington Public Library participates in banned books week. Showcasing all banned books in teen and children’s literature.
Dare to Care
Dare to Care has been feeing families around Kentucky and Indiana for years.
A New Way to Avoid Eviction
Resolve: Restorative Practices LLC has a new pilot program that tries to avoid eviction by brining landlords and tenants together to solve their issues through mediation.
Sharing Thanksgiving: Basket Brigade with God’s Pantry 2023
Each year God’s Pantry along with volunteers pack boxes for families who experience food insecurity in Kentucky. These boxings took place in Morehead, London and Lexington throughout November 2023.
The Kind Line
Four Franklin Country students are making their classmates smile and spreading positivity with a smile phone call.
Goodwill Aspire Program
The Goodwill Aspire Program works with inmates who are going to be released soon to find jobs and guidance once they get out.
Central High School Law Magnet Program
Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky, has the longest running law magnet program in the state. It’s goal is to get more black and brown youth interested in the law system and pursuing careers in it.
First Lexington Youth Poet Laureate
Kiitan Adedeji is the first Lexington Youth Poet Laureate. She reflects on her experience in the position and how she has grown as a poet and a person in it.
42nd Annual Kentucky Book Festival
Book lovers from Kentucky and other states gather for the 42nd annual Kentucky Book Festival during a time when book banning in Kentucky is a hot topic in schools around the state.
Food Boxes for Thanksgiving 2023
Each year God’s Pantry along with volunteers pack and handout food boxes to families around Kentucky. In Lexington, volunteers finished packing up Thanksgiving boxes and distributed them to families in the Fayette County area, days before the holiday.
Fresh Food During the Off-season
Community organizations come together to provide fresh produce to people during the off-season
Talking Trash
A Kentucky women born on Earth Day, has a goal of collecting trash around the state to make it a cleaner.
Henry Clay Ashand Estate: Traces Tour
Henry Clay, known as Kentucky’s favorite son, had slaves on his Ashland Estate in Lexington. A new tour called Traces, follows and reveals the lives of the enslaved who lived on the estate and worked for him.
Free Vision Program for JCPS Students
A new program is set to give Jefferson County students free eye exams and glasses.
New Mobile Market in Lexington
Some Fayette County residents experience food deserts. A new mobile market in Lexington is making access to fresh foods and produce available for those in food deserts and who experience food insecurity.
Greatful Bread Food Pantry
Greatful Bread Food Pantry expands to meet more needs in the community.
Breaking Down Barries of Food Accessibility in Berea
Appalachian Community Meal, a non-profit located in Berea, Kentucky has taken it upon themselves to install dry food pantries around the Berea area in order to break down barriers of food accessibility.
Lexington’s 2nd Youth Poet Laureate Competition
Four Fayette County students compete to see who will become the second Lexington Youth Poet Laureate.
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