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Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick

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Veteran journalist Sam Dick tells stories about the places and people of the Commonwealth. Have a story idea? Send it to Sam.

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Lexington Choir Has Special Connection to England 13.06.2025

Sam Dick visited the Lexington Boys and Girls Club Choir enjoying summer camp in Lee County

Gatton Park on Town Branch 30.05.2025

Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to see Gatton Park on Town Branch, a new public park located behind Rupp Arena

Stable Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery and Hard Work 16.05.2025

Sam Dick visited Taylor Made Farm in Jessamine and Woodford Counties to see the impact of a unique addiction recovery program

Wolfe County Couple Restores Victorian Home in Hazel Green 25.04.2025

Sam Dick Traveled to Hazen Green, Kentucky to meet a couple who are restoring a victorian home

The Red River Museum in Powell County 18.04.2025

Sam Dick visited Powell County to see a former bank which is now a museum

The Fitchburg Furnace 28.03.2025

Sam Dick visited an Estill County site which once one of the nation's largest producers of iron.

The Ol' Elkhorn Pickers Club 14.03.2025

Sam Dick goes Off the Beaten Path to visit with a church band that travels to entertain seniors in Central Kentucky

Digitizing the History of Enslaved People in Lexington 28.02.2025

Sam Dick visited Lexington to see a program that digitizes historical records of enslaved people

Love stories: Two Lexington couples celebrate marriage more than 60 years after they met 14.02.2025

Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to meet two couples with romances going strong after more than 60 years

Cynthiana's Master Pizza Maker 31.01.2025

Sam Dick traveled to Cynthiana to meet a man who bakes gourmet pizzas and then gives them away

The GED program inside the Pulaski County Detention Center 17.01.2025

Sam Dick traveled to Somerset to visit inmates who are working on getting an education while incarcerated

Winchester's Mrs. Santa Claus 24.12.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Winchester to meet a 90-year-old Mrs. Santa Claus

The Todds Road Stumblers 13.12.2024

Sam Dick visited the Fayette/Clark county line to see a running club called the Todds Road Stumblers

Kentucky family produces country-cured hams for three generations 27.11.2024

Sam Dick visited Taylor County to learn about the Penn County Ham business which has been going strong for three generations

Predicting Flash Flooding in Appalachia 15.11.2024

Sam Dick went off the beaten path to a forest in Eastern Kentucky to learn about a new program trying to predict future flooding events in Appalachia

One Lexington woman's mission: educate young African girls 25.10.2024

Sam Dick went Off the Beaten Path to learn about a grassroots effort called Kenya Girls Forward, and how they’re trying to change lives.

Saving Kentucky's Stone Fences 11.10.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Clark County to meet masons who repair stone fences

Lexington couple creates 'Enchanted Forest' for rescued wildlife 27.09.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Madison County to meet a Lexington couple on a mission to create a sanctuary for rescued wildlife

The Three J's of Basket-Weaving 13.09.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Richmond to meet three women really into basket weaving

The legacy of Lexington actress Alex Simpson 30.08.2024

Sam Dick visited Lexington to learn about a foundation that helps performers and those fighting cancer

Morehead man travels the world building wetlands 26.07.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Oldham County to meet a man who created wetlands on his farm

Bourbon County corn maze designed with unity in mind 12.07.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Bourbon County to visit a family that operates a corn maze in the shape of the U.S.

Changing lives at the Life Adventure Center 28.06.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Woodford County to see how the Life Adventure Center help young Kentuckians

A Scott County pair are the Gelato couple 14.06.2024

Sam Dick traveled to Midway to meet a couple that built a successful Gelato business

The General's Cabin 31.05.2024

Sam Dick goes Off the Beaten Path to visit the General's Cabin in Lee County

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