With a projector, screen and laptop in tow, the host and producer from KET’s Kentucky Life visited Princeton last week—not to film this time, but to share stories about his filming adventures across Kentucky.
Chip Polston spoke at the Princeton Rotary Club’s meeting on Tuesday, sharing highlights from his early life, his years at Western Kentucky University, and his long career with the Kentucky Lottery Corporation before joining KET two and a half years ago.
During that time, Polston said he had visited Princeton several times, including filming a full episode at the historic Adsmore Museum, which he praised as one of Kentucky’s amazing resources. He shared a lighthearted memory about struggling to film the front of the building because they couldn’t get traffic to stop.
He also shared a portion of an episode they filmed on a return visit to Princeton on the Black Patch Tobacco Wars.
During this episode, Wayne Yates, administrator of the Adsmore Museum, told the story of the Night Riders.
click to download audioPolston showed pictures and video clips from other filming adventures at places like Kentucky State Parks in celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Savannah Limestone Cave, the World Championship Dainty Contest, Carcassonne Square Dancing, and Mammoth Cave, where they filmed an episode on Civil War graffiti found on a cave’s walls along with an old newspaper left behind from August 1887.
He said his favorite story to share is the Great Kentucky Hoard, which aired in Season 29.
click to download audioPolston shared a portion of he video from the story, noting it’s their biggest feature yet with over two million views.
click to download audioPolston mentioned that viewers can watch all 30 seasons on KET’s website.
Kentucky Life airs on KET on Saturdays at 8 p.m. Eastern and 7 p.m. Central.
To listen to Polston’s full presentation to the Princeton Rotary Club, click on the audio link below:
