Kentucky Monthly is a general interest regional magazine about the U.S. state of Kentucky and Kentuckians. Founded in 1998 by Stephen M. Vest,[1] publisher, Michael Embry, editor, (who retired in 2006) and business manager Kay Vest, it featured actor George Clooney on its first (and 101st) cover and has featured such Kentucky notables as Ashley Judd, Molly Sims, Wendell Berry, Silas House, Annie Potts, and numerous others.
Based in Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky's capital, the magazine features all aspects of contemporary Kentucky culture and presents an annual Kentuckian of the Year award.
In 2005 Kentucky Monthly was presented the Governor's Award in the Arts for media, the Commonwealth's highest prize in the arts. Also in 2005, Kentucky Monthly was featured in the Stu Pollard film Keep Your Distance in a scene where the main character is named Kentuckian of the Year.
Kentucky Monthly was named the official state magazine for The Cup Experience, a series of events held in conjunction with the 2008 Ryder Cup in Louisville in September 2008. Team USA won the Ryder Cup, led by Kentuckians Kenny Perry and J. B. Holmes, who were named Kentuckians of the Year. In March 2008, Kentucky Monthly was selected as the "Official Kentucky Magazine" for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
In 2008, celebrating its 10th anniversary, Kentucky Monthly published Another Serving: Kentucky Monthly's 10th Anniversary Cookbook and THAT Kind of Journalist, a collection of Vest's back-page columns. The magazine has since published: Sacred Places of Kentucky (2011); Seasoned Cooking of Kentucky (2011); Kentucky A to Z by Amanda Hervey (2012); Kentucky's Twelve Days of Christmas (2012), an anthology of Kentucky-related Christmas material edited by James B. Goode, which includes such writers as Wendell Berry, Robert Penn Warren, Irvin S. Cobb, and Harriette Simpson Arnow; and Walt's Wisdon by Walt Reichert (2014), a collection of the author's gardening columns from Kentucky Monthly. In 2016 Kentucky Monthly released the Kentucky Monthly Coloring Book in conjunction with Danville artist Robert Powell.
In 2021, Kentucky Explorer magazine was merged into Kentucky Monthly.[2]
Winners of Kentucky Monthly's Kentuckian of the Year award include: Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry (1999), Heath High School-shooting survivor Missy Jenkins (2000), Drs. Layman Gray and Robert Dowling (2001), First Lady Judi Patton (2002), Kentucky's military (2003), KCTCS President Michael McCall (2004), author Wendell Berry (2005), Drs. A. Bennett Jenson and Shin-je Ghim (2006), and 11-year-old Michala Riggle (2008), who raised $200,000 for autism research selling beaded bracelets. On December 26, 2008, Kentucky Monthly presented the Kentuckian of the Year Award to Riggle at a University of Louisville basketball game. In attendance was Muhammad Ali, who made a contribution to Riggle's charity. As of March 1, 2008, Riggle had raised nearly $500,000 and was later a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney took the honor in 2009 and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer was named Kentuckian of the Year for 2011. University of Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich received the award in 2013 after guiding 10 different Cardinal teams to Top-25 rankings in 2013, including the men's basketball team, which won the NCAA Championship, and the women's basketball team, which played in the championship game. Harlan's Jordan Smith won the honor for 2015 following his championship on NBC's The Voice.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Kentucky Monthly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kentucky Monthly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Kentucky Monthly is a general interest regional magazine about the U S state of Kentucky and Kentuckians Founded in 1998 by Stephen M Vest 1 publisher Michael Embry editor who retired in 2006 and business manager Kay Vest it featured actor George Clooney on its first and 101st cover and has featured such Kentucky notables as Ashley Judd Molly Sims Wendell Berry Silas House Annie Potts and numerous others Kentucky MonthlyFebruary 2013 coverEditor amp PublisherStephen M VestFrequency10 times a yearCirculation 2019 35 000PublisherStephen M Vest Editor amp PublisherFounderStephen M Vest Kay Vest Michael EmbryFounded1998First issueSeptember 1998CompanyVested Interest PublicationsCountryUSABased inFrankfort KentuckyLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr kentuckymonthly wbr comISSN1542 0507 Based in Frankfort Kentucky Kentucky s capital the magazine features all aspects of contemporary Kentucky culture and presents an annual Kentuckian of the Year award Contents 1 History 2 Kentuckian of the Year 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message In 2005 Kentucky Monthly was presented the Governor s Award in the Arts for media the Commonwealth s highest prize in the arts Also in 2005 Kentucky Monthly was featured in the Stu Pollard film Keep Your Distance in a scene where the main character is named Kentuckian of the Year Kentucky Monthly was named the official state magazine for The Cup Experience a series of events held in conjunction with the 2008 Ryder Cup in Louisville in September 2008 Team USA won the Ryder Cup led by Kentuckians Kenny Perry and J B Holmes who were named Kentuckians of the Year In March 2008 Kentucky Monthly was selected as the Official Kentucky Magazine for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games In 2008 celebrating its 10th anniversary Kentucky Monthly published Another Serving Kentucky Monthly s 10th Anniversary Cookbook and THAT Kind of Journalist a collection of Vest s back page columns The magazine has since published Sacred Places of Kentucky 2011 Seasoned Cooking of Kentucky 2011 Kentucky A to Z by Amanda Hervey 2012 Kentucky s Twelve Days of Christmas 2012 an anthology of Kentucky related Christmas material edited by James B Goode which includes such writers as Wendell Berry Robert Penn Warren Irvin S Cobb and Harriette Simpson Arnow and Walt s Wisdon by Walt Reichert 2014 a collection of the author s gardening columns from Kentucky Monthly In 2016 Kentucky Monthly released the Kentucky Monthly Coloring Book in conjunction with Danville artist Robert Powell In 2021 Kentucky Explorer magazine was merged into Kentucky Monthly 2 Kentuckian of the Year editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Winners of Kentucky Monthly s Kentuckian of the Year award include Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry 1999 Heath High School shooting survivor Missy Jenkins 2000 Drs Layman Gray and Robert Dowling 2001 First Lady Judi Patton 2002 Kentucky s military 2003 KCTCS President Michael McCall 2004 author Wendell Berry 2005 Drs A Bennett Jenson and Shin je Ghim 2006 and 11 year old Michala Riggle 2008 who raised 200 000 for autism research selling beaded bracelets On December 26 2008 Kentucky Monthly presented the Kentuckian of the Year Award to Riggle at a University of Louisville basketball game In attendance was Muhammad Ali who made a contribution to Riggle s charity As of March 1 2008 Riggle had raised nearly 500 000 and was later a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Academy Award winning actor George Clooney took the honor in 2009 and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer was named Kentuckian of the Year for 2011 University of Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich received the award in 2013 after guiding 10 different Cardinal teams to Top 25 rankings in 2013 including the men s basketball team which won the NCAA Championship and the women s basketball team which played in the championship game Harlan s Jordan Smith won the honor for 2015 following his championship on NBC s The Voice See also editKentucky Afield Kentucky LifeReferences edit Kentucky Monthly Magazine Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 Retrieved 2011 09 25 KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE WILL NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED TheLevisaLazer com The Levisa Lazer 2020 12 29 Retrieved 2021 02 20 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kentucky Monthly amp oldid 1121127748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
