In Focus: Kentucky

In Focus with Mario Anderson

"In Focus" is a 30-minute public affairs program hosted by Mario Anderson, exclusively on Spectrum News 1. Each week, Mario invites experts from around the Commonwealth to discuss a wide range of issues impacting Kentuckians.

In Focus Kentucky airs on channel 1 every Sunday at 10 a.m., and re-airs Sundays at 3 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

As a proud Colonel who attended Eastern Kentucky University, Mario is also an experienced anchor, with previous stops workiing at both the local CBS and ABC television affiliates in Lexington.

Tarrif Impacts on the Commonwealth

Conversation with Kentucky's State Auditor of Public Accounts

Addressing Maternal Health Concerns in the Commonwealth

Celebrating Women's History Month in the Commonwealth

Meeting New Members of 2025 Kentucky General Assembly

Celebrating Black History Month 2025

2025 Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Priorities - House Republicans perspective

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER (R-TOMPKINSVILLE)

RECAPPING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

2025 Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Preview Program

Recapping 2025 State of the Commonwealth

An Update on Improving Kinship Care in the Commonwealth (SB 151)

Conversation with the Mayor of Louisville

ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY GOV. ANDY BESHEAR - DECEMBER 2024

Latest on Efforts to Address Homelessness in the Commonwealth

The State of Non-Partisan Elections in Local Government

REFLECTION OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICE - ONE-ON-ONE WITH STATE SEN. DAMON THAYER

Conversation with State Senate President Pro Tempore David Givens

Celebrating Veterans in the Commonwealth 2024

Preview of Constitutional Amendment #2 School Choice

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN

Latest on Energy Efforts in Kentucky

A Closer Look at Kentucky's Agriculture and Farmland

Back to School in the Commonwealth 2024

Closer Look at Kentucky's Transportation Highway & Roadway Plan

Closer Look at Kentucky's Housing Shortage

A Conversation with Kentucky's Senate President

RECAPPING THE 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY (D-LOUISVILLE)

ONE-ON-ONE WITH KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR

KEEPING THE COMMONWEALTH IN NIL COMPETITION

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE (R-BOWLING GREEN)

RECAPPING THE 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

CONVERSATION WITH LEXINGTON MAYOR LINDA GORTON

Celebrating Pride Month 2024 in the Commonwealth

Latest on Kentucky Bourbon Reform / Recapping National Bourbon Day 2024

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR (R-LEXINGTON)

Protecting Animals in Kentucky from Abuse and Neglect/Ethan's Law (HB 258)

AN UPDATE ON EDUCATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH

Previewing National Stuttering Awareness Week 2024 (SB 111)

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S STATE TREASURER - MARK H. METCALF

Previewing Kentucky's May 2024 Primary Election

AN UPDATE ON MATERNAL HEALTH CARE IN THE COMMONWEALTH

PREVIEWING KENTUCKY DERBY WEEK 150

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

April is Austim Acceptance Month / An Update on Austim Taskforce Proposal (HCR 51)

KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - MARCH 2024

AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - PART 3 - CONVERSATION WITH STATE SEN. CASSIE CHAMBERS ARMSTRONG

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - PART 2 - CONVERSATION WITH AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS ALLISON BALL

Celebrating Women's History Month - Part 1 - Conversation with Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman

February is Heart Month 2024

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL - RUSSELL COLEMAN

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S SECRETARY OF STATE - MICHAEL ADAMS

A CLOSER LOOK AT HOUSE BILL 5: KENTUCKYS SAFER ACT PROPOSAL

2024 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - STATE HOUSE PERSPECTIVE

2024 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - STATE SENATE PERSPECTIVE

2024 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW - EDUCATION PRIORITIES

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH - DANIEL CAMERON

RECAPPING KENTUCKY'S 2023 GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION DAY FESTIVITIES

Spotlight on Kentucky's Commmunities - Stearns / McCreary County

A Conversation with Kentucky's Agriculture Commissioner - Ryan Quarles

A Conversation with Kentucky's State Auditor of Public Accounts - MIKE HARMON

november is National Vetarans and Miltary Families Month

CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE (R-BOWLING GREEN)

2023 Kentucky General Election Final Preview

DECISION 2023: MEET THE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL IN KENTUCKY

DECISION 2023: MEET THE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO BECOME SECRETARY OF STATE IN KENTUCKY

DECISION 2023: MEET THE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO BECOME COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE IN KENTUCKY

DECISION 2023: MEET THE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO BECOME STATE TREASURER IN KENTUCKY

DECISION 2023: Meet the candidates running to become State Auditor of Public Accounts in Kentucky

FALL TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES AT KENTUCKY STATE PARKS

CELEBRATING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2023

CONVERSATION WITH LEXINGTON MAYOR LINDA GORTON

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH

CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY (D-LOUISVILLE)

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROLLOUT OF IN-PERSON SPORTS BETTING IN KENTUCKY

CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR (R-LEXINGTON)

HIGHLIGHTS FROM Kentucky State Fair 2023

Back to School in the Commonwealth (K-12)

STATUS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY

RECAPPING ST. JEROME FANCY FARM POLITICAL PICNIC & FUNDRAISER 2023

Recapping One Year Since Deadly and Historic Eastern Kentucky Flooding Event

ONE-ON-ONE WITH KENTUCKY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL & REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR - DANIEL CAMERON

Recapping Pride Month 2023 in the Commonwealth

Recognizing Juneteenth 2023 in the Commonwealth

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR

AN UPDATE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM IN KENTUCKY

A CLOSER LOOK AT C.R.O.W.N. ACT LEGISLATION IN KENTUCKY

Celebrating Small Business Month 2023

CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 2023 CANDIDATES - GOVERNOR'S RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 2023 CANDIDATES - AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 2023 CANDIDATES - SECRETARY OF STATE RACE

PREVIEWING KENTUCKY DERBY WEEK 149!

The Impact of Gun Violence on Children, Families, & Communities in Louisville

APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 2023 CANDIDATES - STATE TREASURER'S RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 2023 CANDIDATES - AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER'S RACE

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2023

A Conversation with Kentucky's Governor of the Commonwealth

A look at Medical Marijuana in the Commonwealth

Celebrating Black History Month in the Commonwealth

February is National Cancer Prevention Month

CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR OF KENTUCKY'S LARGEST CITY - LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG

A CLOSER LOOK AT 2023 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

A Closer Look at Kentucky's Sales & Proposed Income Tax Changes

2023 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - HOUSE PERSPECTIVE

2023 Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Priorities - SENATE PERSPECTIVE

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ROLL OUT OF NEW WORKFORCE STUDY

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN - REP. ANDY BARR - NOVEMBER 2022

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

Celebrating National Veterans and Military Families Month

CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER

NOVEMBER IS DIABETES PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH

Taking a look at Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the Commonwealth

Building on City-University Partnerships - Part 4 - Focus on Bowling Green/Western Kentucky University

A look at Senate Bill 23: Kentucky's Porch Pirate Law

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH - ANDY BESHEAR

A LOOK AT STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

A CLOSER LOOK AT HOUSE BILL 127: TIM'S LAW AND IT'S IMPACT IN KENTUCKY

BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE COMMONWEALTH 2022

Highlights from the 2022 Kentucky State Fair

BUILDING ON CITY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS - PART 3 - FOCUS ON FLORENCE/NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Building on City-University Partnerships - Part 2 - Focus on Lexington/UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

A LOOK BACK ON HISTORIC FLASH FLOODING IN KENTUCKY

Addressing Kentucky's Opioid Epidemic

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - MIKE HARMON

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER - DR. RYAN QUARLES

HIGHLIGHTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH - RICHMOND/MADISON COUNTY

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL - DANIEL CAMERON

Conversation with a Mayor Series, PART 1 - LEXINGTON MAYOR LINDA GORTON

Supporting Equal Rights in Kentucky (LGBTQ/Pride Month)

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - JACQUELINE COLEMAN

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN - BRETT GUTHRIE

Celebrating Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

A look at House Bill 362: Casey's Law

NTIA's Broadband USA program

2022 Kentucky May Primary Election Preview

Kentucky Oaks/Derby 2022 Preview

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Conversation with a Congressman - ANDY BARR

Conversation with a U.S. Senator - RAND PAUL

Women's History Month 2022 / A Conversation with Kentucky's State Treasurer

2022 State Budget Proposal Review

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR - ANDY BESHEAR

2022 Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Priorities - Part 2

2022 Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Recap - Part 1

Update on Tornado Relief Efforts / Conversation with a Congressman - JAMES COMER

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S SECRETARY OF STATE - MICHAEL G. ADAMS

RECAPPING FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S INVESTMENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - JACQUELINE COLEMAN

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL - DANIEL CAMERON

Celebrating National Recovery Month

September is Hunger Action Month

Conversation with a U.S. Senator - Mitch McConnell

September is National Suicide Prevention Month

CONVERSATION WITH LEXINGTON MAYOR - LINDA GORTON

REOPENING OF KENTUCKY'S SCHOOLS AND THE LATEST ON MASK MANDATES

RECAPPING FANCY FARM 2021

SUMMER TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH

ADDRESSING CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN THE COMMONWEALTH

AN UPDATE ON KENTUCKY'S NEW "SCHOOL CHOICE" LAW

EXPLAINING WHAT NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS OPPORTUNITIES MEAN FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES IN KENTUCKY

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN SERIES - U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES COMER

INAGURAL WOMEN'S SUMMIT

SUPPORTING EQUAL RIGHTS IN KENTUCKY (LGBTQ+/PRIDE MONTH 2021)

RECAPPING NATIONAL BOURBON DAY IN THE COMMONWEALTH

CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ANDY BESHEAR

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER, DR. RYAN QUARLES

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

CELEBRATING MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - MIKE HARMON

CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

PREVIEW OF KENTUCKY OAKS AND DERBY 147

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN - U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANDY BARR

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH 2021

ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH 2021

AN UPDATE ON EDUCATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH - PART 2

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH - PART 1

ONE YEAR LATER, COVID-19'S IMPACT ON THE COMMONWEALTH

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH - PART 2

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH - PART 1

Addressing Kentucky's Addiction Crisis

COVID-19 Vaccination Education Week

2021 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - PART 2

2021 Kentucky General Assembly Session Legislative Update - Part 1

REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN

IN FOCUS KENTUCKY - 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON

TRACKING COVID-19's IMPACT ON KENTUCKY'S ECONOMY

30th Anniversary of the American with Diabilities Act

LATEST ON REPAIRS TO BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY

COVID-19'S IMPACT ON RURAL KENTUCKY HOSPITALS

COVID-19 Update - City of Lexington

COVID-19'S IMPACT ON SMALL KENTUCKY TOWNS

RECAPPING KENTUCKY'S 2020 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER, ALLISON BALL

STATE OF RACE RELATIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

COVID-19'S IMPACT ON KENTUCKY'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

PREVIEWING KENTUCKY'S UPCOMING 2020 GENERAL ELECTION PLANS

ADDRESSING HOUSING EVICTION CONCERNS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

COVID-19'S IMPACT ON THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEALTH

FUTURE OF IN-PERSON LEARNING: KENTUCKY SCHOOLS WORK TO SAFELY REOPEN

SIX MONTHS LATER, COVID-19's IMPACT ON THE COMMONWEALTH

THE CORONAVIRUS IN KENTUCKY & THE FEDERAL RESPONSE

THE CASE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IN KENTUCKY

ADDRESSING CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS IN THE COMMONWEALTH

BREAKING DOWN HOUSE BILL 137 - KENTUCKY'S PROPOSED SPORTS BETTING LAW

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH

BREAKING DOWN SENATE BILL 2 - KENTUCKY'S PROPOSED VOTER ID LAW

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN

PREVIEW OF THE 2020-2022 BUDGET OF THE COMMONWEALTH ADDRESS

IN FOCUS: 2020 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - HOUSE PERSPECTIVE

In Focus: 2020 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - SENATE PERSPECTIVE

A CONVERSATION WITH KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR

RECAPPING THE BIGGEST STORIES AND TOP ISSUES OF 2019

HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS IN KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES

THE NEW DATA ON THE WELL-BEING OF KENTUCKY KIDS

DAY IN THE LIFE - KENTUCKY'S MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER - SENATOR DAMON THAYER

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN KENTUCKY

NORTHERN KENTUCKY RIVERFRONT COMMONS PROJECT

VAPING IN THE BLUEGRASS & THE GROWING HEALTH CRISIS

RECAPPING THE 2019 KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE AND EXPO

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - STATE TREASURER RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - SECRETARY OF STATE RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS RACE

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - GOVERNOR'S RACE - DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, ANDY BESHEAR

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES 2019 SERIES - GOVERNOR'S RACE - REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, MATT BEVIN

FALL TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES IN KENTUCKY

ADVOCATING FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS IN KENTUCKY

HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY SERIES, PART 4 - UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

SCOOTER LAWS IN KENTUCKY

RECAPPING FANCY FARM 2019

THE FIGHT AGAINST CALLER I.D. SPOOFING IN KENTUCKY

DAY IN THE LIFE - KENTUCKY SPECIAL SESSION 2019 - SENATOR CHRIS MCDANIEL

HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY SERIES, PART 3 - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

THE 2019 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK & THE WELL-BEING OF KENTUCKY'S KIDS

Partnering in the Effort to End Child Abuse in Kentucky

HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY SERIES, PART 2 - EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN - REP. BRETT GUTHRIE (KY'S 2ND DISTRICT)

Supporting Equal Rights in Kentucky (LGBTQ)

STATUS OF HEALTHCARE IN KENTUCKY

Day in the Life - Louisville Metro Council President David James

MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

RECAPPING KENTUCKY'S 2019 MAY PRIMARY RESULTS

CONVERSATION WITH A CONGRESSMAN - Rep. Andy Barr (KY's 6th District)

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

PREVIEWING THE KENTUCKY OAKS AND KENTUCKY DERBY 145

NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

NATIONAL ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH

HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY SERIES, PART 1 - Kentucky Community and Technical College System

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH & KY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2019 WRAP-UP

TACKLING HOMELESSNESS IN KENTUCKY

Solving Louisville's $65 Million Dollar Shortfall

Agriculture Industry's Impact on Kentucky

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - ALLISON BALL KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER

GRADING KENTUCKY'S INFRASTRUCTURE

A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR OF RICHMOND

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN KENTUCKY

A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON

2019 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE

2019 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES - REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE

Tackling Non-Emergency 911 Calls in KY

A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR OF LOUISVILLE

RECAPPING ONE YEAR OF IN FOCUS KENTUCKY

JUVENILE JUSTICE FORM LEGISLATION & 2019 PRIORITIES

IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF KENTUCKY'S KIDS

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR

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